Nursing (BS)

The Simmons College nursing faculty believes that professional nursing is practiced according to the nursing metaparadigm, which includes beliefs about person, health, nursing, and environment. Each person is unique. Human beings are holistic in nature, yet they have interacting biophysical, cognitive, social, spiritual, and developmental dimensions. Persons have their own perceptions, values, beliefs, and goals and have the ability to be self-directive, to adapt to change, to achieve their potential, and to ascribe personal meaning in their lives. Psychosocial concepts, research, leadership, management, health assessment skills, nutrition, pharmacology, growth, and development are integrated into all content. The educational process exists to help students become self-directed, creative, socially responsive, and lifelong learners.

Program Requirements:

The student who has been accepted into the major of nursing must fulfill the all-College requirements. A student accepted into the nursing major must achieve an acceptable level of academic performance, including a minimum grade of C+ in all science course prerequisites, prior to beginning the nursing course sequence, as well as maintain an acceptable level of clinical and academic performance to progress to the next nursing course. Progression is also affected by professional behavior. Those students achieving outstanding academic records may be initiated into Academy and/or the Simmons chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, Theta -at-Large, the International Nursing Honor Society. Criteria regarding academic performance, professional behavior, and health requirements are available upon entrance into the nursing major. Nursing students are required to show documentation of appropriate immunization and health clearance for clinical coursework. Please see the Nursing Student Handbook for specific requirements. All students will undergo a criminal record check each year (CORI) required for nursing practice in state and private agencies and by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.

Nursing Courses in the 4 year BSN Program and 2 year Dix Scholars BSN Program

NURS 228Nursing Theory & Evidence Based Practice

4

NURS 295Fundamental Skills and Health Assessment

4

NURS 229Nursing Health Promotion

4

NURS 331Pharmacology

4

NURS 332Medical Surgical Nursing 1

4

NURS 333Maternity Nursing

4

NURS 334Pediatric Nursing

4

NURS 335Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing

4

NURS 346Medical Surgical Nursing 2

4

NURS 336Health Care Policy

4

NURS 347Complex Nursing Care Management across the Continuum

4

NURS 417Leadership and Management

3

NURS 418Synthesis & Clinical Decision Making

3

NURS 419Clinical Capstone Practicum

2

Nursing Courses in the 16 Month Accelerated BSN Program

NURS 404Advanced Pathophysiology

4

NURS 295Fundamental Skills and Health Assessment

4

NURS 331Pharmacology

4

NURS 332Medical Surgical Nursing 1

4

NURS 333Maternity Nursing

4

NURS 334Pediatric Nursing

4

NURS 335Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing

4

NURS 346Medical Surgical Nursing 2

4

NURS 387Nursing Care of Individuals, Families, and Communities

4

NURS 417Leadership and Management

3

NURS 419Clinical Capstone Practicum

2

NURS 455Clinical Decision Making & Complex Care

4

Science Prerequisites

Students Accepted into Nursing may take one of these 2 sequences:

Sequence 1:

BIOL 123NPrinciples of Microbiology

4

CHEM 110General, Organic and Biological Chemistry

4

BIOL 231Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIOL 232Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIOL 232: may be taken concurrent with NURS 225

BIOL 123, CHEM 110, BIOL 231, BIOL 232: Includes a lab.

Sequence 2 (chosen by students to keep options open to other science majors ie: premed):

BIOL 113General Biology

4

CHEM 111Introduction to Chemistry: Inorganic

4

CHEM 112Introduction to Chemistry: Organic

4

BIOL 231Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIOL 232Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIOL 221Microbiology

4

BIOL 221: may be taken concurrent with NURS 235

BIOL 113, CHEM 112, BIOL 231, BIOL 232, BIOL 221: Includes a lab.

Other Requirements:

Pass Math Competency Exam prior to NURS 295.

Complete PSYC 101 Introduction to Psychological Science and PSYC 237 N or PSYC 235 prior to NURS 333, NURS 334, NURS 335.