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Bachelor of Science in

Nursing (RN to BSN)

Complete Your BSN in 14 Months, 100% Online

Take your next step! The RN to BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) program at Columbia International University is 100% online and designed for the full-time working adult student with an Associate degree or diploma in Nursing. You can transfer up to 81 credits with an active, unencumbered RN license. Move your nursing career forward and open the door to advanced nursing positions by completing CIU’s RN to BSN.

Experienced faculty will guide your learning toward systems leadership and efficiencies, continuous care improvement, Christ-like caring and professional growth. The 14-month program consists of taking two classes at a time, every eight weeks. It is cohort-based, so you will move through the program with a group of nurses to encourage and support you.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Columbia International University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

Location

Online

Next Start

August 25

Credit Hours

39 Credits ($340/Credit Hour)

College

School of Nursing

Accreditation

ABHE, CCNE, SACSCOC

Career Opportunities

  • Registered Nurse (RN)
  • Charge Nurse
  • Nurse Manager
  • Clinical Nurse Leader
  • Patient Care Coordinator
  • Health Educator
  • Case Manager
  • Community Health Nurse
  • Home Health Nurse
  • School Nurse
  • Nursing Supervisor
  • Quality Improvement Nurse
  • Hospice Nurse
  • Triage Nurse

Faith-Driven Nursing

You will be part of a supportive, Christ-centered community where you will be encouraged and challenged to think critically, grow personally, and develop into a compassionate, moral nurse leader dedicated to service.

Holistic Care Planning

Integrate theorey and scientific knowledge into comprehensive nursing care planning and patient education, ensuring a holistic approach that addresses both physical and emotional needs.

Safe Patient Care

Deliver culturally competent and safe population care to patients in diverse environments, collaborating effectively as a valued interprofessional team member dedicated to improving patient outcomes and promoting holistic health.

Meet the Faculty

Course Preview

In addition to the undergraduate core and other related courses, here is a glimpse at a few of the courses you will be taking in this program.

For a full list of courses related to this program, visit the Academic Catalog:

NUR 3030 - Research & Evidence Based Practice

An overview of scholarly research and ethics needed within the profession are presented. Beginning with the critical appraisal of research, the learner proposes a capstone project addressing a system issue in LTC or population health to promote quality and safety and enhance client outcomes through evidence based practice.

NUR 3040 - Leadership in Nursing

Principles such authority, power, love, and money are the cornerstone of this course. Strategies for effective communication and the organization and safe interprofessional delivery of quality, ethical care needed by multiple patients with varying levels of acuity are presented. Systems thinking is used to analyze operations and budgetary constraints. Mentoring and precepting skills are developed.

NUR 4010 - Community/ Population Health

Measures of community and population health and the nurses role in health promotion and disease prevention for families and diverse vulnerable populations across the lifespan in the community are explored. The determinants of health, surveillance of epidemiological data, interprofessional collaboration, sanctity of life, the dying process and salvation care, and the impact of faith on health are explored. Interviews of nurses and/or health leaders in various community settings are incorporated.

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