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NURSING PROGRAM INFORMATION
The Florida Hospital College online nursing degree program offers registered nurses the opportunity to gain the knowledge and skills needed for continual professional growth, career advancement, and greater earning potential. Students learn skills in leadership, management, critical thinking, and communication which are essential in today’s continuously changing nursing environment. Graduates of the program are prime candidates for administrative positions and many continue on the educational path to a graduate degree.
Accredited by the NLNAC *, this program can be completed in as little as 18 - 24 months. Crafted for adult learners, the program accommodates the needs of individuals juggling job, family, and personal responsibilities. With a strong learning community built around motivated students, faculty with real-world experience, and a staff dedicated to your success, FHCHS can make an immediate impact on your life and career.
RN-BSN PROGRAM PURPOSE
The purpose of the online nusing program is to prepare registered nurses to provide holistic healthcare to individuals, families, and communities. Graduates from the RN-BSN program are prepared to use theory and research-based knowledge as a designer, coordinator, and manager of holistic healthcare in diverse settings. The program provides a foundation for the graduate to enhance professional growth, facilitate career mobility, and prepare for graduate work.
RN-BSN PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the online nursing degree, the graduate will be able to:
- Exhibit ethical principles that demonstrate interactions with patients/clients, healthcare professionals, and the public.
- Combine knowledge from nursing, the arts, sciences, and humanities to meet the patient’s/client’s physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental, and spiritual needs.
- Evaluate ethical, legal, economic, and political factors that affect the management of healthcare for individuals, families, and communities.
- Incorporate community resources to meet primary, secondary, and tertiary healthcare needs for individuals, families, and communities.
- Utilize critical thinking to resolve healthcare issues.
- Assume a leadership role within one’s scope of practice.
- Evaluate research findings for use in nursing practice.
- Utilize effective communication in the healthcare environment.
- Participate in activities that support the profession of nursing.
*The Baccalaureate degree is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) www.nlnac.org, 61 Broadway - 33rd floor, NY, NY 10006, (212) 363-5555 x153.
