A supportive learning environment for nursing students in the classroom,
clinical arena, and the greater community.
The Department of Nursing鈥檚 mission is to provide nursing curricula that supports excellence in nursing education. We educate future nursing leaders to provide innovative, high quality, accessible health care to the geographic regions of Plymouth and beyond. With a 100% NCLEX pass rate and recognition as the #1 Nursing Program in New Hampshire by registerednursing.org, we teach practices that promote the health and well-being of diverse individuals, families, communities, populations, and systems. We graduate competent nurses who make sound clinical judgments, communicate effectively, and make decisions using the best evidence available, to practice in an interdisciplinary global healthcare environment.
Our vision is to prepare nurses to deliver patient-centered care as members of an interdisciplinary team, emphasizing teamwork and collaboration, safety, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics.
Program Goals
Based on the Mission, Vision, and Philosophy of the Department of Nursing, the following program goals have been identified. The program goals of the nursing program are to:
- Prepare graduates to provide safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care that reflects ethical clinical judgement and inter-professional collaboration.
- Provide an innovative program of study that is responsive to the changes in the healthcare environment.
- Promote collaboration and partnerships within the communities of New Hampshire and the world beyond.
- Develop students鈥 critical thinking skills, to solve problems encountered on the work unit, considering the health care system鈥檚 technological resources, agency policies, and client/family needs, to deliver quality care.
- Promote effective communication across all nursing practice settings, considering psychosocial, physiological, developmental, spiritual, cultural and educational concerns, in order to support positive client outcomes.
Program Philosophy
The Nursing Program derives its philosophy from the mission statement of 橙子视频app Ut Prosim: That I May Serve. The Department of Nursing embraces innovative and creative approaches to interdisciplinary, culturally-sensitive nursing practice. The faculty believe the purpose of a collegiate undergraduate education is to prepare the professional nurse whose practice is informed by theory and research to positively impact communities. The philosophy is further rooted in the competencies defined by the Nurse of the Future literature (MA Dept. of Higher Education, 2010) and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education.
Educational Philosophy
The PSU Nursing Department provides a supportive learning environment for nursing students in the classroom, clinical arena, and the greater community. The pursuit of a career in the profession of nursing implies a spirit of life-long learning; in that vein, the Nursing Department seeks to partner with students to create a mutual teaching and learning continuum wherein we all learn from each other. This spirit of inquiry is encouraged through discovery of the arts and sciences of nursing, using a problem-solving approach, whereby students and faculty alike find meaning in their nursing practice, within a framework of mutual respect. The essence of nursing lies in service to people in need; the PSU motto embraces this spirit of service to our community.
Allied Health Sciences Pre-Nursing Option
Plymouth State鈥檚 Allied Health Sciences Pre-Nursing Option is a great pathway for applicants lacking appropriate grades for acceptance in PSU鈥檚 highly competitive nursing major. Pre-nursing students who complete and earn a minimum of B- in will automatically move into the nursing program entering their sophomore year. Alternatively, students can choose from three additional options as an : pre-athletic training; pre-professional; or healthcare administration.
RN to BS in Nursing Option
This new option enables working nurses to earn their bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) degree. Prospective students who already have an associate degree and are licensed as registered nurses (RN) in any state can transfer between 60 to 90 credits toward the 120 total credits required to graduate at PSU.
While nursing classes will be held in-person at the PSU campus, there is also an option to attend remotely via Zoom, which will provide flexibility for working nurses and out-of-state students. Certain general education courses are also available as online courses.
Requirements are listed below in CURRICULUM & REQUIREMENTS (click on Requirements for the Program, then cursor down to the RN-BSN BS in Nursing Option). 鈥RN to BSN Program Launched鈥 has additional information.
From the Director
Welcome! You have made an excellent decision to join a profession that provides tremendous opportunities. As a nurse, you are choosing to spend your life helping others by using skills that blend scientific knowledge with compassion and caring. There are few professions that offer such a rewarding combination of high tech and high touch.
The nursing faculty at 橙子视频app is committed to educating and preparing future nursing leaders for practice and service to meet the growing health care demands of the community and the world.
On behalf of the nursing faculty and staff, I wish you success as you pursue your nursing education. If you have any questions about the program, please don鈥檛 hesitate to contact me. I look forward to meeting you.
Dr. Donna Driscoll, DNP, RN, CEN
Office Location: Samuel Read Hall Rm 313
Office Phone: (603) 535-2120
Mail Stop: MSC 58
E-mail: dldriscoll@plymouth.edu
Curriculum & Requirements
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| 叠滨听2110 &补尘辫;听叠滨听2130 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I | 4 |
| 叠滨听2120 &补尘辫;听叠滨听2140 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II | 4 |
| 叠滨听2340 | Microbiology for Nurses | 4 |
| 惭础听2300 | Statistics I (QRCO) | 3 |
| 笔厂听2015 | Introduction to General Psychology | 4 |
| 笔厂听2055 | Life-Span Developmental Psychology | 4 |
| 狈搁听2100 | Foundations of Professional Nursing | 3 |
| 狈搁听2550 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| 狈搁听2750 | Pathophysiology | 4 |
| 狈搁听3020 | Introduction to Patient-Centered Care (DICO) | 3 |
| 狈搁听3035 | Nursing Care of Children | 2 |
| 狈搁听3052 | Clinical Applications of Patient-Centered Care | 4 |
| 狈搁听3070 | Health and Wellness of Older Adults (WECO) | 3 |
| 狈搁听3095 | Evidence-Based Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 2 |
| 狈搁听3135 | Clinical Applications of Pediatric Wellness and Illness | 1 |
| 狈搁听3150 | Pharmacology | 4 |
| 狈搁听3550 | Clinical Application of Health and Wellness for the Older Adult and Chronic Illnesses | 2 |
| 狈搁听3700 | Clinical Evidence-Based Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 1 |
| 狈搁听4000 | Evidence-Based Practice in Medical Surgical Nursing | 4 |
| 狈搁听4015 | Maternal and Newborn Care | 2 |
| 狈搁听4020 | Global Health and Population-Based Health Care (GACO) | 3 |
| 狈搁听4060 | Research Process and Evidence-Based Practice (QRCO,WRCO) | 3 |
| 狈搁听4100 | Clinical Evidence-Based Practice in Medical Surgical Nursing | 3 |
| 狈搁听4150 | Clinical Application Maternal Newborn Care | 1 |
| 狈搁听4500 | Nursing Leadership for Acute Care Nursing (INCO) | 3 |
| 狈搁听4600 | Leadership, Collaboration & Quality Health Care Systems (TECO) | 3 |
| General Education | ||
| 贰狈听1400 | Composition | 4 |
| 滨厂听1115 | Tackling a Wicked Problem | 4 |
| CTDI | Creative Thought Direction | 3-4 |
| PPDI | Past and Present Direction | 3-4 |
| SSDI | Self and Society Direction | 3-4 |
| Directions (choose from CTDI, PPDI, SSDI) 1 | 4-8 | |
| 滨厂听4220 | Signature Project (INCO,INCP) | 4 |
| Electives | 0-8 | |
| Choose either Pre-licensure or RN-BSN Option | 13-15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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Directions should total 16-17 credits because SIDI is waived for BS Nursing.
Pre-licensure BS in Nursing Option
This option is designed for those seeking to earn a BSN and be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN upon successful completion of the program.听 Pre-licensure students must earn a minimum grade of B- in all prerequisite courses. Students must earn a grade of a B- (minimum numeric score of 80) or higher in all nursing (NR) theory courses and a听pass听in all nursing (NR) clinical courses in order to progress in the program. Students must earn and maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.67 (B-) in both the major and the cumulative GPA in order to progress in the program.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 狈搁听2300 | Biochemistry for Nurses | 3 |
| 狈搁听3077 | Clinical Applications of Community Based Care | 1 |
| 狈搁听4082 | Leadership and Quality Improvement in Clinical Settings | 6 |
| 狈搁听4310 | NCLEX-RN Success 1 | 1 |
| 狈搁听4360 | NCLEX-RN Success II | 2 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
RN-BSN BS in Nursing Option
Students with an earned Associate Degree in Nursing and licensure as an Registered Nurse may apply to PSU to earn a BS in Nursing.听 Once admitted, students must earn a grade of a B- (minimum numeric score of 80) or higher in all nursing (NR) theory courses and a听pass听in the nursing (NR) clinical course to progress in the program. Students must earn and maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.67 (B-) in both the major and the cumulative GPA to progress in the program.听
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 笔叠贬听2000 | Foundations of Public Health | 4 |
| Business Course (Choose one course): | 3-4 | |
叠鲍听2240 | Business Statistics (QRCO) | |
叠鲍厂听1200 | Business Law and Ethics (DICO) | |
叠鲍厂听1300 | Digital Information Technologies (TECO) | |
叠鲍厂听1400 | Principles of Economics (GACO) | |
叠鲍厂听2000 | Financial & Managerial Accounting | |
| Social Issues Course (Choose one course): | 3-4 | |
础狈听3605 | Forensic Anthropology | |
贰厂笔听3550 | Environment and Health (WECO) | |
贬贰听3700 | Drug Behavior (WECO) | |
贬贰听4100 | Women's Health Issues (WECO) | |
笔翱听3255 | Model United Nations (GACO,INCO) | |
笔驰听3325 | Medical Ethics (INCO,WECO) | |
厂奥听3500 | Health and Society (GACO,WECO) | |
| 狈搁听4083 | Clinical Applications of Leadership | 3 |
| Total Credits | 13-15 | |
Check all course descriptions for prerequisites before planning course schedule. Course sequence is suggested but not required.
To complete the bachelor鈥檚 degree in 4 years, you must successfully complete a minimum of 15 credits each semester or have a plan to make up credits over the course of the 4 years.听 For example, if you take 14 credits one semester, you need to take 16 credits in another semester.听 Credits completed must count听toward your program requirements (major, option, minor, certificate, general education or free electives).
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| 叠滨听2110 | Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| 叠滨听2130 | Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I | 1 |
| 滨厂听1115 | Tackling a Wicked Problem | 4 |
| 笔厂听2015 | Introduction to General Psychology | 4 |
| Directions (choose from CTDI, PPDI, SSDI) | 3-4 | |
| Directions (choose from CTDI, PPDI, SSDI) | 3-4 | |
| 听 | Credits | 18-20 |
| Spring | ||
| 叠滨听2120 | Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
| 叠滨听2140 | Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II | 1 |
| 惭础听2300 | Statistics I (QRCO) | 3 |
| 贰狈听1400 | Composition | 4 |
| Directions (choose from CTDI, PPDI, SSDI) | 3-4 | |
| 听 | Credits | 14-15 |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| 笔厂听2055 | Life-Span Developmental Psychology | 4 |
| 狈搁听2100 | Foundations of Professional Nursing | 3 |
| 狈搁听2300 | Biochemistry for Nurses | 3 |
| Directions (choose from CTDI, PPDI, SSDI) | 3-4 | |
| 听 | Credits | 13-14 |
| Spring | ||
| 叠滨听2340 | Microbiology for Nurses | 4 |
| 狈搁听2750 | Pathophysiology | 4 |
| 狈搁听2550 | Health Assessment | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Credits | 14 |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| 狈搁听3020 | Introduction to Patient-Centered Care (DICO) | 3 |
| 狈搁听3150 | Pharmacology | 4 |
| 狈搁听3052 | Clinical Applications of Patient-Centered Care | 4 |
| 狈搁听3095 | Evidence-Based Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 2 |
| 狈搁听3700 | Clinical Evidence-Based Practice in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 1 |
| 听 | Credits | 14 |
| Spring | ||
| 狈搁听3035 | Nursing Care of Children | 2 |
| 狈搁听3135 | Clinical Applications of Pediatric Wellness and Illness | 1 |
| 狈搁听3077 | Clinical Applications of Community Based Care | 1 |
| 狈搁听4020 | Global Health and Population-Based Health Care (GACO) | 3 |
| 狈搁听3070 | Health and Wellness of Older Adults (WECO) | 3 |
| 狈搁听3550 | Clinical Application of Health and Wellness for the Older Adult and Chronic Illnesses | 2 |
| 狈搁听4600 | Leadership, Collaboration & Quality Health Care Systems (TECO) | 3 |
| Elective or INCP | 3 | |
| 听 | Credits | 18 |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| 狈搁听4000 | Evidence-Based Practice in Medical Surgical Nursing | 4 |
| 狈搁听4015 | Maternal and Newborn Care | 2 |
| 狈搁听4100 | Clinical Evidence-Based Practice in Medical Surgical Nursing | 3 |
| 狈搁听4150 | Clinical Application Maternal Newborn Care | 1 |
| 狈搁听4310 | NCLEX-RN Success 1 | 1 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| 听 | Credits | 14 |
| Spring | ||
| 狈搁听4500 | Nursing Leadership for Acute Care Nursing (INCO) | 3 |
| 狈搁听4060 | Research Process and Evidence-Based Practice (QRCO,WRCO) | 3 |
| 狈搁听4360 | NCLEX-RN Success II | 2 |
| 狈搁听4082 | Leadership and Quality Improvement in Clinical Settings | 6 |
| 听 | Credits | 14 |
| 听 | Total Credits | 120 |
- Demonstrate accountability for practicing nursing within established moral, legal, ethical, regulatory, and humanistic principles.
- Demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context and system of health care and the ability to effectively call on system resources to provide care that is of optimal quality and value.
- Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
- Identify, evaluate, and use the best current evidence coupled with clinical expertise and consideration of patients鈥 preferences, experience and values to make practice decisions.
- Function effectively within nursing and interdisciplinary teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, shared decision making, team learning, and development.
- Minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both individual performance and system effectiveness.
- Use data to monitor outcomes and care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care.
- Influence the behavior of individuals or groups of individuals within their environment in a way that will facilitate the establishment and acquisition/achievement of shared goals.
- Deliver holistic nursing care and advocate for health promotion and disease prevention strategies at the individual, family, community, and global levels.
- Demonstrate effective communication skills with clients that foster mutual respect and shared decision making to enhance patient satisfaction and health outcomes.
- Microbiology
- Nutrition
- Human anatomy & physiology
- Chemistry
- Statistics
- Variety of clinical experiences in different healthcare settings
- Nursing care of women & children
- Nursing care of the adults & elderly
- Mental health nursing
- Community and Public Health
BS graduates may go on to have successful careers in specialized fields such as:
- Emergency room care
- Home healthcare
- Mental health
- Critical care
- Oncology
- Geriatrics
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics
- International healthcare settings
- Military healthcare
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Approval
Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
7 Eagle Square
Concord, NH 03301
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at 橙子视频app has been granted Full Approval Status by the .
Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at 橙子视频app is accredited by the .
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
655 K Street, NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001
P: (202) 887-6791
F: (202) 887-8476
For questions about the approval and accreditation of the Nursing Program please contact: Donna Driscoll, DNP, RN, CEN, Director of Nursing Program, (603) 535-2120.
Transfer Student Requirements
Currently, each nursing cohort is limited; therefore, very few openings are expected yearly. Students requesting transfer into the program may apply to the nursing department following the guidelines outlined on the page linked below.
Program Fees 鈥 2023/2024 Academic Year
The Nursing Program fee is assessed each semester a student is enrolled in the Nursing Program. The Program Fee replaces the Course Fees that were previously attached to the nursing courses. The Program Fee covers a multitude of goods and services previously billed directly to the student. The Program Fee structure provides the student the opportunity to spread the cost of the required program components over multiple years and take advantage of financial aid.
The fee for the current academic year per semester is $550.00 and covers the following required goods and services:
- : The products are used in the nursing courses and also to prepare for the NCLEX examination.
- : An online platform to manage background checks, drug screening and health clearances necessary to attend clinical.
- : A nursing school information management platform that stores clinical hour logs, resumes, clinical placement information and more.
- : One scrub top, one pair of pants, and one name badge from Uniformly Yours, Laconia, NH.
- Simulation Lab Fee
IDEA Ambassador Spotlight
Shandiin Clark 鈥25
Shandiin Clark, a nursing major, began working with the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Center because she wanted to 鈥渂ring more recognition to the Native American and Indigenous community.鈥 She also believed this position would give her an opportunity to learn more about other cultures and their traditions. To her, diversity means appreciating and accepting other people鈥檚 cultures and values without being judgmental.
When not at work or studying, you can find Shandiin in her free time listening to music, reading, drawing, playing basketball, and hanging out with friends. The best part about being a social justice leader to her would be learning about the new cultures through programs that the center hosts, such as Empower Hours. 鈥淏eing a SJL has given me more opportunities, whether it be within my educational career or not.鈥
If given the chance to be in a movie, you would find Shandiin in Percy Jackson & the Olympians.
Shandiin Clark 鈥25: Belonging on Campus
IDEA Ambassadors work hard to advance inclusion, diversity, equity, and access across our campus and beyond.
Visit the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and aCCESS site for more information
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