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The prelicensure BSN is a new option within the BSN Program at Midway University.This program option is in the Initial Status with the Kentucky Board of Nursing and is fullyaccredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).BSN Mission StatementThe mission of the Midway University Baccalaureate Program is to engage and challengestudents to achieve individual and academic growth, responsible citizenship, and meaningfulprofessional nursing careers (January 2019).BSN Vision StatementThe Midway University Baccalaureate Program will be recognized for its academicexcellence in the preparation of graduates as leaders committed to individual professional growthwho provide compassionate, evidence-based health care to diverse populations (January 2019).BSN Program Core tInterprofessional CommunicationAccountabilityLife-Long LearningOrganizing Framework of the BSN ProgramThe Midway University BSN faculty adopted two national nursing best practicedocuments/standards as the organizing framework for the BSN Curriculum: The Essentials ofBaccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008) and Quality andSafety Education for Nursing (2019). The BSN faculty determined that the Essentials ofBaccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008) best reflects thefuture professional nursing role. The University and nursing leaders recognize the myriad ofchanges taking place in health care. Patient safety, evidence-based practice and informatics arejust a few of the areas receiving intense focus. Nurses are uniquely positioned to play a key rolein transforming health care delivery and influencing health care policy. In addition, nursingleaders and Midway University Nursing faculty acknowledge the importance of educating nursesto care for the increasing number of older adults.The Essentials framework was first introduced and adopted by the American Associationof Colleges of Nursing in 1998 with a revision in 2008. The Essentials document emphasizessuch concepts as patient-centered care, interprofessional teams, evidence-based practice, qualityimprovement, patient safety, informatics, clinical reasoning/critical thinking, genetics and3

genomics, cultural sensitivity, professionalism, and practice across the lifespan in an everchanging and complex healthcare environment. The Essentials document meets the Institute ofMedicine’s recommendations for core knowledge needed for all healthcare professionals(AACN, 2008)The nine Essentials are: Essentials I: Liberal Education for Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practiceo A solid base in liberal education provides the cornerstone for the practice andeducation of nurses. Essential II: Basic Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care andPatient Safetyo Knowledge and skills in leadership, quality improvement, and patient safety arenecessary to provide high quality health care. Essential III: Scholarship for Evidence Based Practiceo Professional nursing practice is grounded in the translation of current evidence intoone’s practice. Essential IV: Information Management and Application of Patient CareTechnologyo Knowledge and skills in information management and patient care technology arecritical in the delivery of quality patient care. Essential V: Health Care Policy, Finance, and Regulatory Environmentso Healthcare policies, including financial and regulatory, directly and indirectlyinfluences the nature and functioning of the healthcare system and thereby areimportant considerations in professional nursing practice. Essential VI: Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration for ImprovingPatient Health Outcomeso Communication and collaboration among healthcare professionals are critical todelivering high quality and safe patient care. Essential VII: Clinical Prevention and Population Healtho Health promotion and disease prevention at the individual and population level arenecessary to improve population health and are important components ofbaccalaureate generalist nursing practice Essential VIII: Professionalism and Professional Valueso Professionalism and the inherent values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity,integrity, and social justice are fundamental to the discipline of nursing. Essential IX: Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practiceo The baccalaureate-graduate nurse is prepared to practice with patients, includingindividuals, families, groups, communities and populations across the lifespan andacross the continuum of healthcare environments.o The baccalaureate graduate understands and respects the variations of care, theincreased complexity, and the increased use of healthcare resources inherent in caringfor patients.The prelicensure QSEN competencies are: Patient-Centered Careo Recognize the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in4

providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for patient’spreferences, values, and needs. Teamwork and Collaborationo Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering opencommunication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve qualitypatient care.Evidence-Based Practiceo Integrate best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferencesand values for the delivery of optimal health care.Quality Improvemento Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods todesign and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health caresystems.Safetyo Minimizes risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectivenessand individual performance.Informaticso Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error,and support decision making.The curriculum encourages students to think in greater depth, to question preconceivednotions and entertain dialogue among their peers and faculty about the complex theoretical andconceptual basis for patient care. Course work in the BSN program is built upon the technicalknowledge of the practicing nurse and the liberal arts and sciences. Nursing courses provide thestudent with theoretical and clinical content for implementation of therapeutic nursinginterventions, communication, application of research evidence, and critical thinking.Further, this program of study is designed to prepare students to address key issuesconcerning gender, sexual orientations, ethnicity, race, religion, socio-economic status and otherspecial populations as well as to involve students in rigorous intellectual endeavors. Providing afoundation for graduate study, the emphasis of study encompasses the development of criticalthinking, independent decision-making, creative problem-solving abilities, refinement of writtenand verbal communication, self-sufficiency, leadership behaviors, moral and ethical insights, andactive professional commitments.The principle of Adult Learning Theory is utilized throughout the curriculum, becauselearning is a life-long process in which the learner acquires new knowledge, skills,understanding, and attitudes. Learning is an interactive process between the learner and theenvironment. How the student learns varies greatly in rate of learning and style, requiring avariety of teaching/learning strategies and activities to enhance the process. Learning is notdirectly observed, but can in part be inferred from behavior changes which occur as a result ofexperience (Knowles, Holton, & Swanson, 2014).In the learning process, the student assumes the autonomy inherent in the professionalrole and accepts its attendant accountability. A willingness to be receptive to new experiences in5

often unfamiliar and unpredictable settings is essential in the socialization to expandedprofessional roles.The baccalaureate learner fosters interdisciplinary collaboration in planning andcoordinating high quality health care to individuals, families, and communities. Becauselearning is a life-long process, a foundation must be developed to facilitate continuing selfdevelopment. Self-development implies an openness to diversity, a willingness to change, andan ability to incorporate new knowledge and understanding into one's value system.Baccalaureate education lays the foundation for graduate nursing education and continuing lifelong learning.American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2008). The essentials of baccalaureate educationfor professional nursing practice. Washington, DC: AuthorKnowles, M. Holton, E.F., & Swanson, R.A. (2014). The adult learner: The definitive classic inadult education and human resource management (8th ed.). New York: Elsevier.Quality and Safety Education for Nurses. (2019). Prelicensure Competencies. Retrieved s/BSN Program OutcomesBSN Program outcomes will be measured just prior to graduation and/or within six (6) totwelve (12) months of graduation. The outcomes are:Outcomes1. A minimum of 85% of graduates will pass theNCLEX-RN exam on the first take (PrelicensureBSN option only)2. A minimum of 75% of students will complete theprogram within 150% of the length of thecurriculum.a. Prelicensure BSN option: Within 12 semesters3. A minimum of 90% of graduates will be employedin positions for which the program prepared themwithin six (6) to twelve (12) post-graduation.6Outcome MeasuresNCLEX Pass RatesGraduation RatesJob Placement Rates.

BSN Student Learning OutcomesGraduates of the Midway University BSN Program will be able to:1. Facilitate evidence-based health promotion, quality, safety, and patient-centered nursingcare to individuals, families, groups, and diverse populations across the lifespan.2. Utilize effective interprofessional communication with community leaders to advocatefor culturally sensitive care for individuals, families, groups, and diverse populations.3. Synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from nursing, scientific, and humanisticdisciplines to incorporate evidence into practice and in development of capstone project.4. Explore professional attitudes, values, and expectations about aging to design patientcentered care for older adults and their families.5. Implement the nursing roles of member/advocate of the profession, communicator,educator, utilizer of research, life-long learner, collaborator, manager, and leader to meetcurrent and emerging needs of individuals, families, groups, and populations in diverse,complex health care systems.6. Integrate professional responsibility, accountability, standards, values, ethics, morals, andlegal/political aspects into caring for the health of the public.Revised January 20197

PRELICENSURE BSN CURRICULUMAll general education courses must be completed prior to taking the BS Nursing courses (12month option).General EducationBIO 190/191 Anatomy and Physiology I and LabBIO 198/199 Anatomy & Physiology II and LabBIO 225/226 Microbiology and LabBUS 2XXBusiness Elective, 200 or higherCHM 150Principles of ChemistryDVS 290Human DifferenceENG 101College Writing IENG 102College Writing IIENG 380Writing in the Disciplines (Fulfilled by NSG 430)ENV XXXContemporary Global ENV Issues (ENV Science, Global Ecol.,Geography, REL 285)HUMHumanitiesMTH 140College Algebra (MA 140 or higher)MTH 245Probability and StatisticsMWY 101Pathways and PerspectivesPHIL 301EthicsPSY 260Human Growth and DevelopmentSOC XXXSocial Science (ANT, PS, PSY, SOC)WST XXX Gender StudiesCredit Hours444333330333333333BSN Nursing CoursesNSG 101Professional Nursing ConceptsNSG 235Health AssessmentNSG 240Pathopharmacology INSG 245Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing I: FundamentalsNSG 250Pathopharmacology IINSG 255Principles of Teaching and LearningNSG 260Mental Health NursingNSG 345Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing IINSG 350Perinatal NursingNSG 355Population HealthNSG 365Pediatric NursingNSG 435Evidence-Based Nursing ResearchNSG 445Adult Medical-Surgical Nursing III: High Acuity NursingNSG 470Nursing LeadershipNSG 490Synthesis/Capstone333633666463635TOTAL CREDITS120*Grade of “C” of higher in all courses required for graduation.8

GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT AND SUPPORTING COURSES OF THEPRELICENSURE BSN PROGRAMGeneral Education and Supporting CoursesCourse DescriptionsStudents may transfer a maximum of 80 hours of transfer credits from another academic institutiontowards a baccalaureate degree.NURSING COMPONENT OF THE PRELICENSURE BSN PROGRAMBSN Major Course RequirementsBSN Course DescriptionsPRELICENSURE BSN ADMISSION CRITERIAADMISSION CRITERIABSN Admission CriteriaPRELICENSURE BSN PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS1. The student is expected to provide transportation to practicum facilities.2. The student is expected to satisfy all University requirements for graduation.a) Students must complete a program plan with their advisor in the Self-Servicesoftware during their first semester. In each subsequent semester, students shouldcheck their progress with general education and Nursing course requirements in theStudent Planning software.b) It is the student’s responsibility, in consultation with their advisor, to register for andsuccessfully complete all courses needed to meet graduation requirements.3. A minimum grade of “C” is required in all nursing courses.4. All graduation requirements for General Education must be completed prior tograduation.5. Provide the following: evidence of immunizations or immunity for hepatitis B, measles,mumps, rubella, and varicella; current negative tuberculin skin test; current Tdap andinfluenza immunization; current CPR certification; and evidence of health insurance priorto admission to NSG 245.6. Technology requirements for online courses: Technology Requirements*Students will also need the equipment to record themselves giving oral presentations and to post thosepresentations online.9

SELECTED UNIVERSITY POLICIESStudent Honor CodeStudent HandbookDisability Support ServicesStudent HandbookStudent ConductStudent HandbookAcceptable Use Policy for TechnologyStudent HandbookPolicy Against Unlawful Discrimination and HarassmentStudent HandbookSexual Misconduct PolicyStudent HandbookStudent Grievance ProcedureUniversity Catalog-Student Affairs10

PRELICENSURE BSN NURSING POLICIES AND INFORMATIONAcademic AdvisingAll BSN students are assigned a nursing faculty for academic advising prior to entering NSG 235.Students will be notified of advisor’s name and contact information. Advisor names are also on theMidway Portal. If advisor is unavailable, as during the summer, contact the Nursing Office forassistance. I

Consistent with the mission and goals of the University, the BSN program prepares nurses as leaders who can provide high quality, safe health care to individuals, families, groups, and populations of diverse cultures in a variety of settings. The BSN program is designed, in accordance with professional standards and guidelines,