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Bachelor's Degree · AL
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Median earnings
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Cost
$458
Duration
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Completion
85%
Baccalaureate preparation in nursing is the basic educational level for entry into professional nursing practice. This foundational education includes both academic and professional nursing courses that provide a base for clinical competence and informed judgments about health and patient care in a variety of settings.
Apply resource allocation, delegation, and quality improvement principles to nursing practiceAnalyze legal, healthcare system, and contemporary issues in professional nursingSynthesize nursing knowledge and skills to independently manage patient careFunction as caregiver, educator, consumer of research, advocate, counselor, leader, and interprofessional team memberProvide quality and safe nursing care to assigned patient cohortsApply evidence-based practice to clinical nursingIdentify clinical problems and search literature for evidence-based solutionsEvaluate quality of research literature as consumer of researchPerform advanced nursing skills using critical inquiry and clinical reasoning to provide safe, quality patient careApply expanded nursing role to provide family-centered care for complex health conditionsManage complex health issues across the lifespan in diverse settingsFunction as caregiver, manager, collaborator, advocate, leader, and educator in complex care situationsIntegrate nursing knowledge to manage complex health conditions in patients and familiesApply advanced pharmacotherapy principles to disease processes with emphasis on nursing implicationsImplement nursing care for childbearing and childrearing families across diverse settingsApply theoretical and empirical knowledge to care for neonates, infants, children, adolescents, and womenFunction as educator, caregiver, collaborator, and advocate in maternal-child health practiceAdvance social justice through community engagement with vulnerable and at-risk populationsApply health promotion, illness prevention, and disaster preparedness strategies to population aggregatesFunction as caregiver, educator, advocate, health coach, counselor, leader, collaborator, and interprofessional team member in community settings