Are you looking to take your nursing career to the next level? Mercyhurst University can help you to achieve that goal with its RN to BSN Completion Program.
Registered Nurses will have the opportunity to complete the necessary coursework Tuesday and/or Thursday evenings, making it convenient for those trying to balance careers, families and school. All nursing courses integrate both distance (online) learning and face-to-face learning strategies. Blended learning has been shown to best meet the needs of working RNs by reducing the time the RN needs to be on-campus, while still allowing for time to interact with professors and peers.
This program prepares the RN to adapt to an ever-changing healthcare delivery system, to care for individuals, families, and communities and to function in leadership positions. Graduates will also be qualified to pursue advanced level professional and educational opportunities.
Mercyhurst North East’s RN to BSN program is unique in that students who have successfully completed either an Associate’s Degree in Nursing or Diploma program are eligible to enter the program without additional pre-requisites, providing a seamless academic progression.
The program is made up of 52 credits, which is described as Track 1. We also offer a 31 credit BSN completion program for those RNs who have a non-nursing bachelor's degree in Track 2. A detailed list of the required courses are available here: course descriptions.
All 300 and 400 level nursing classes are held in the Janet L. Miller building which is conveniently located immediately off the Thruway in North East, PA. All program faculty and staff are also located in this convenient location.
For additional information, please contact the program director, Dr. Judith Stanley, by email at [email protected] or phone 814-725-6143 or contact Colleen Lanigan, Admission’s Counselor, by email at [email protected] or phone 814-725-6218.
The faculty of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion Program believes nursing is a caring profession whose members provide patient-centered care across the life span to individuals, families, and the global community. We believe nursing is a scientific discipline using clinical judgement, substantiated by evidence, and integrating safe, quality care and health promotion.....
As part of our professional identity, we value interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork to promote effective communication and shared decision making. We believe nurses use information and technology to communicate, access resources, promote patient safety and engage in continuous quality improvement.....
Professional nurses adhere to the established standards of practice and are accountable within the legal and ethical framework of the profession. Inherent in this is the belief that professional education is a continuous life-long process necessary to integrate the best current evidence for clinical practice. In keeping with the core values of Mercyhurst University, we believe nurses are ambassadors of service demonstrating the values of social mercy, global responsibility, intellectual creativity, and reflective awareness.....
We believe learners are self-directed and build on prior knowledge and life experiences. Learning is facilitated by various teaching strategies which consider individual learning preferences and varied teaching and educational methodologies. The faculty encourages and supports the spirit of inquiry to challenge the status quo and question underlying assumptions.
