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BSN StudentHandbook2020-2021Class of 2023

University of Dayton BSN Pathway ProgramWelcome to the University of Dayton (UD) and to nursing. The UD BSN pathway program is aunique, highly competitive and challenging program. Another term for the pathway program isthe 1 2 1 program. You will competitively apply for direct entry as a UD freshman. As a directentry freshman, you are a nursing student. Upon successful completion of the fall, spring andsummer freshman courses, you will begin attending the Sinclair Community College (SCC)associate degree in nursing program.This unique model combines an excellent UD liberal arts curriculum with a top-quality RNpreparation program at SCC. You are a UD student during your first year, while attendingnursing at SCC and your final senior year back at UD. You are concurrently attend UD and SCCduring year two and three.Upon successful completion of your associate degree at SCC, you will be eligible to sit for yourNCLEX-RN exam the summer before your senior year. After successfully passing the NCLEXRN board exam, you can return to UD full time to complete your bachelor of science in nursing(BSN) degree.Upon completion of the University of Dayton BSN program, you willhave met the following UD Institutional Learning Goals:1. Scholarship: All undergraduates will develop and demonstrate advanced habits of academicinquiry and creativity through the production of a body of artistic, scholarly or community-basedwork intended for public presentation and defense.2. Faith traditions: All undergraduates will develop and demonstrate ability to engage inintellectually informed, appreciative and critical inquiry regarding major faith traditions.Students will be familiar with the basic theological understandings and central texts that shapeCatholic beliefs and teachings, practices and spiritualities. Students’ abilities should bedeveloped sufficiently to allow them to examine deeply their own faith commitments and also toparticipate intelligently and respectfully in dialogue with other traditions.

3. Diversity: All undergraduates will develop and demonstrate intellectually informed,appreciative and critical understanding of the cultures, histories, times and places of multipleothers, as marked by class, race, gender, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation andother manifestations of difference. Students’ understanding will reflect scholarly inquiry,experiential immersion and disciplined reflection.4. Community: All undergraduates will develop and demonstrate understanding of and practicein the values and skills necessary for learning, living and working in communities of support andchallenge. These values and skills include accepting difference, resolving conflicts peacefullyand promoting reconciliation; they encompass productive, discerning, creative and respectfulcollaboration with persons from diverse backgrounds and perspectives for the common purposeof learning, service and leadership that aim at just social transformation. Students willdemonstrate these values and skills on campus and in the Dayton region as part of theirpreparation for global citizenship.5. Practical wisdom: All undergraduates will develop and demonstrate practical wisdom inaddressing real human problems and deep human needs, drawing upon advanced knowledge,values and skills in their chosen profession or major course of study. Starting with a conceptionof human flourishing, students will be able to define and diagnose symptoms, relationships andproblems clearly and intelligently, construct and evaluate possible solutions, thoughtfully selectand implement solutions, and critically reflect on the process in light of actual consequences.6. Critical evaluation of our times: Through multidisciplinary study, all undergraduates willdevelop and demonstrate habits of inquiry and reflection, informed by familiarity with CatholicSocial Teaching, that equip them to evaluate critically and imaginatively the ethical, historical,social, political, technological, economic and ecological challenges of their times in light of thepast.7. Vocation: Using appropriate scholarly and communal resources, all undergraduates willdevelop and demonstrate ability to articulate reflectively the purposes of their life and proposedwork through the language of vocation. In collaboration with the university community,students’ developing vocational plans will exhibit appreciation of the fullness of human life,including its intellectual, ethical, spiritual, aesthetic, social, emotional and bodily dimensions,and will examine both the interdependence of self and community and the responsibility to livein service of others.Additionally, upon successful completion of the BSN degree you willhave met the following the UD BSN Program Learning Outcomes:1. Apply critical thinking skills to leadership roles in order to improve patient safety andquality of care by utilizing interdisciplinary communication skills.

2. Use clinical reasoning to enhance nursing practice by understanding appropriateapplication and dissemination of Evidence-Based research and practice.3. Evaluate policies related to healthcare in terms of finance, regulations, andcommunity/public health through the use of professional competence and values.4. Choose appropriate communication styles and venues that will enhance interdisciplinarycollaboration and patient-centered care incorporating the principles surroundingorganizational environments and management.5. Demonstrate customer service to stakeholders within the nursing profession throughprofessional competence and ethical behaviors.6. Combine skills learned regarding evidence-based practice, information literacy, research,and healthcare informatics to advocate for and provide quality care to multiple patientpopulations across the lifespan.The UD BSN curriculum offers each student learning opportunities across courses to meet theUD Institutional Learning Goals and BSN Program Learning Outcomes.UD Mission StatementOur mission is simple, yet profound.The University of Dayton is a top-tier Catholic research university with academic offerings fromthe undergraduate to the doctoral levels. We are a diverse community committed, in theMarianist tradition, to educating the whole person and linking learning and scholarship withleadership and service.We are committed to the Marianist tradition of education that includes: educating the whole person through a learning community of challenge and support;connecting learning to leadership and service; andcollaborating for adaptation and changeMission and Vision for the UD BSN Program:The mission of the University of Dayton’s nursing program is to prepare students to practice asBaccalaureate generalist nurses through a rigorous and transformative liberal arts and sciencescurriculum in concert with nursing courses that are in alignment with the American Associationof Colleges of Nursing Essentials for Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice.

The nursing mission is congruent with UD’s mission and commitment to the Marianist traditionto prepare nurses who will learn, lead, and serve the common good.UD Diversity and Guiding PrinciplesDriven by our Catholic and Marianist traditions, the University of Dayton will be known for itsresolute commitment to social justice, a high degree of cultural intelligence, interculturalcompetency, its awareness of different identities and their significance to higher education. We believe diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to the University of Daytonfulfilling its Catholic and Marianist mission and institutional excellence.We will provide leadership in achieving a more robust integrated approach to diversity,equity and inclusion that:o builds on existing efforts across campus;o operates in a strategic, evidenced-based and data-driven manner; ando underscores the importance of comprehensive outcomes assessments and strongaccountability measuresWe will focus on efforts that innovate and transform institutional culture that result in thesustained celebration of diversity, modeling of inclusion, and achievement of equitableoutcomes across multiple identities.Ethical Conduct and Academic HonestyIt is an expectation that nursing students follow the University of Dayton standards of behaviorand code of conduct, academic honor code and commitment to community. Refer to the UDstudent handbook and key concepts and notices athttps://udayton.edu/studev/dean/student handbook.phpUD BSN Admission, Progression & Graduation:Purpose: To communicate admission requirements in addition to student expectations forprogram progression and graduation.Admission Policy: The UD BSN program is a direct admit program. Students admitted tonursing begin the nursing program their first year. The minimum requirements for considerationfor admission to this highly competitive program are:1. High School GPA of 3.0 or greater2. ACT of 24/SAT 1160*3. Essay, minimum of 250 words describing what motivated you to want tobecome a nurse. Include aspects of inspiration, volunteering, and/or workexperience.4. All applicants and matriculating students must meet essential abilitiesoutlined in the Sinclair Community College (SCC) nursing student

handbook. Ability to manage the stress and rigor of the nursing profession. Respond and react immediately to verbal instructions/requests. Demonstrate effective oral communication. Perform close and distance visual activities involving objects,persons, and paperwork, as well as discriminate depth and colorperception. Respond and react immediately to auditory signals frommonitoring equipment. Perform auditory auscultation without impediment. Discriminate between sharp/dull and hot/cold when usinghands. Work in a standing position. Frequent walking. Lift and transfer patients up to six inches (6") from a stoopedposition, then push or pull the weight up to three feet (3'). Lift and transfer patients from a stooped to an upright positionto accomplish bed-to-chair and chair-to-bed transfers. Physically apply up to ten pounds (10#) of pressure.*Applicants that do not meet the ACT/SAT requirement can take the Test of EssentialAcademic Skills (TEAS). Students must receive a proficient rating or higher in each area of theexam (Reading 69%, Math 63%, Science 45% and English 60%) to be eligible for the BSN(1 2 1) nursing program.Progression Policy:1. Students must complete and pass all freshman courses to progress to the second year atSCC. Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA and earn a grade of C or higher inNursing, Science, and Math courses to progress (HSS 197, BIO 151, CHM 123, MTH207, HSS 305, HSS 307). Exceptions are at the discretion of the nursing programdirector.2. Nursing assistant requirement: Prior to starting the Sinclair nursing courses (second fallsemester), students must complete a state approved nurse aide training program (STNA).Comparable work experience (nurse aide, patient care technician) may be consideredupon review of the position description/job responsibilities. Students must provide to thenursing office a copy of the letter, card, or certificate of course completion, or submittheir job description for consideration. Sinclair Community College offers STNA trainingthrough the Allied Health Department (ALH 1120). Contact the Nurse Aide TrainingProgram at 512-2484 for information. Students will not progress to second year (at SCC)without such evidence.3. Withdrawal from the program any time during the first year will result in the studentcompetitively reapplying to the program.4. Students withdrawing from the SCC courses or program during year two and/or threeneed to follow the SCC program progression policy. See SCC nursing student handbook.