Bachelor of Science in Nursing
RN to BSN Completion
Program of Study
The School of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing(BSN) degree for pre-licensure students and those students who are licensed to practice professional nursing(RN). Students must complete Pre-Nursing before applying to the School of Nursing. The RN-BSN degree completion program is available.
The nurse is a healthcare provider who is skilled in the care and nurturing of healthy and ill people. The American Nurses Association provides the following definition of nursing: "Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses; and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations"(American Nurses Association [2003], Nursing's Social Policy Statement[2nd ed.], p. 6).
The baccalaureate generalist nurse is well-grounded in the arts, science, and humanities; exercises appropriate clinical judgment; understands the reasoning behind policies and standards of professional nursing practice; and accepts responsibility for continued development of the self and the discipline of nursing. Nurses are independent care providers licensed by the State of Illinois as Registered Nurses.