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Overview

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) Program at The University of Mississippi School of Nursing is located on the only academic health center in Mississippi. The UMMC interdisciplinary campus provides a rich environment to support the School of Nursing in educating students from diverse backgrounds to improve health care through excellence in education, practice and research.

The School of Nursing is affiliated with more than 100 hospitals, community health centers, health departments, private practice and community clinics and schools, affording students extensive opportunities to learn and work with people of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and needs in rural and urban settings.

Undergraduate education in nursing prepares graduates to begin professional nursing practice and provides a foundation for gradute education in nursing. The BSN program requires 126 semester hours for completion of which 63 semester hours are in the upper division nursing major.

The undergraduate program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Purpose

The purpose of the baccalaureate program is to prepare nurses for entry-level professional practice and provide a solid foundation for graduate study

Outcomes of Baccalaureate Program Graduates

Liberal Education

1. Incorporate knowledge from the arts, sciences, humanities, and nursing into professional practice.

Professional Values

2. Demonstrates professional values through value-based behavior (caring, altruism, respect for human dignity, integrity, social justice, ethical principles, cultural sensitivity).

Core Competencies

3. Demonstrate competency in critical thinking, communication, assessment, and clinical skills.

Core Knowledge

4. Demonstrate professional practice using knowledge of health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, and illness and disease.

5. Relate information and health care technology to the understanding of global health care and enactment of professional behaviors.

6. Apply knowledge of health care systems and policy to professional nursing practice.

Role Development

7. Utilize research and theory-based knowledge in the roles of designer, manager, coordinator,  and provider of care and as a member of the profession.