Accelerated Second-Degree Curriculum

Pre-Licensure Accelerated BSN Curriculum Plan: May 2014
BSN Program: 60 credit hours; 840 total program hours of clinical and laboratory experience

Summer 1

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NUR 3065	Health Assessment in Nursing Situations	2
NUR 3065L	Health Assessment in Nursing Situations Lab	1L
NUR 3115	Foundations of Caring in Nursing Situations	3
NUR 3119L	Foundations of Nursing Practice	2L
NUR 4125	General Pathophysiology	3
NUR 3145	Pharmacotherapeutics	3
NUR 4824L	Professional Development in Nursing I: Ethical and Legal Perspectives of Caring	1L
	TOTAL	15

Fall 1

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NUR 3262	Chronic Care in Nursing Situations for Adults and Aging Populations	3
NUR 3262L	Chronic Care in Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations in Practice	2L
NUR 4525	Psychiatric and Mental Health: Nursing Situations Across the Lifespan	3
NUR 4525L	Psychiatric and Mental Health: Nursing Situations in Practice	2L
NUR 4638	Population Health: Nursing Situations	3
NUR 4165	Nursing Research	3
NUR 4833L	Professional Development II: Designer of Caring Environments	1L
	TOTAL	17

Spring 1

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NUR 3171	Creating Healing Environments	3
NUR 4945	Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing	2
NUR 4716	Acute Care Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations	4
NUR 4716L	Acute Care Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations in Practice	2L
NUR 3465	The Developing Family: Nursing Situations	4
NUR 3465L	The Developing Family: Nursing Situations in Practice	2L
NUR 4860L	Professional Development in Nursing III: Leader/Coordinator of Caring Environments	1L
	TOTAL	18

Summer 2

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NUR 4945L	Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Capstone	1L
NUR 4764	Complex Care in Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations	3
NUR 4764L	Complex Care in Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations in Practice	1L
NUR 4829L	Nursing Practice Immersion	4L
NUR 4861L	Professional Development in Nursing IV: Member of a Caring Profession	1L
	TOTAL	10

Pre-requisite and co-requisite course information is officially found in the Catalog.

BSN Course Descriptions

Pre-Licensure Accelerated BSN Curriculum Plan: Spring 2015
BSN Program: 60 credit hours; 840 total program hours of clinical and laboratory experience

Spring 1

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NUR 3065	Health Assessment in Nursing Situations	2
NUR 3065L	Health Assessment in Nursing Situations Lab	1L
NUR 3115	Foundations of Caring in Nursing Situations	3
NUR 3119L	Foundations of Nursing Practice	2L
NUR 4125	General Pathophysiology	3
NUR 3145	Pharmacotherapeutics	3
NUR 4824C	Professional Development in Nursing 1: Ethical and Legal Perspectives of Caring	1C
NUR 4833C	Professional Development 2: Designer of Caring Environments	1C
	TOTAL	16

Summer 2

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NUR 3262	Chronic Care in Nursing Situations for Adults and Aging Populations	3
NUR 3262L	Chronic Care in Nursing Situations for Adults and Aging Populations in Practice	2L
NUR 4525	Psychiatric and Mental Health: Nursing Situations Across the Lifespan	3
NUR 4525L	Psychiatric and Mental Health: Nursing Situations in Practice	2L
NUR 4638	Population Health: Nursing Situations	3
NUR 4165	Nursing Research	3
	TOTAL	16

Fall 1

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NUR 4945	Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing	2
NUR 4716	Acute Care Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations	4
NUR 4716L	Acute Care Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations in Practice	2L
NUR 3465	The Developing Family: Nursing Situations	4
NUR 3465L	The Developing Family: Nursing Situations in Practice	2L
NUR 4860C	Professional Development in Nursing 3: Leader/Coordinator of Caring Environments	1L
	TOTAL	15

Spring 2

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
NUR 4945L	Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing Capstone	1L
NUR 4764	Complex Care in Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations	3
NUR 4764L	Complex Care in Nursing Situations with Adults and Aging Populations in Practice	1L
NUR 4829L	Nursing Practice Immersion	4L
NUR 4861C	Professional Development 4: Member of a Caring Profession	1C
NUR 3171	Creating Healing Environments	3
	TOTAL	13

Note: Pre-requisite and co-requisite course information is officially found in the FAU catalog (http://www.fau.edu/academic/registrar/FAUcatalog/).