Nursing Accelerated BSN

Ramapo College of New Jersey offers an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) for prospective students who hold a non-Nursing Bachelor’s degree or have a minimum of 60 credits from a regionally-accredited institution.

The accelerated degree is a program for qualified students who wish to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). The program is a full-time, daytime, in-person intensive experience that prepares students to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX) and launch their careers soon after completion.

The accelerated Nursing program also provides a strong foundation for graduate study at the Master’s and Doctoral levels, of which programs are offered at Ramapo College (program and program). Clinical experiences for the pre-licensure programs are held at local magnet hospitals. These hospitals, such as The Valley Hospital, St. Joseph’s Health, Holy Name, and Morristown Medical Center, are recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as Centers of Excellence in nursing. Students are expected to supply their own transportation to and from the clinical sites. Transfer and second-degree students are admitted to the major upon completion of the prerequisite courses and 64 college credits.

GOALS

• Nursing graduates will be citizens of the world.

• Nursing graduates will embrace differences in each other, society and other countries.

• Nursing graduates will be exposed to diverse societies in order to have opportunities to expand their worlds, change their lives and shape their futures as leaders of global healthcare.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Upon graduation from this program, graduates will:

1. Knowledge: Apply knowledge synthesized from nursing science, basic sciences, and humanities to support global nursing and a holistic view of the person-centered dynamic.

2. Evidence based research and practice: Apply best scholarly practice standards to the delivery of safe, equitable and inclusive care to diverse populations across the healthcare continuum. Initiate inquiry to address system wide healthcare issues.

3. Information Management: Use current and emerging technology to manage and evaluate current information and outcomes appropriate for the delivery of evidence based care to diverse populations.

4. Professionalism: Model principles of professional accountability and personal well-being when practicing within the healthcare community. Upholds ethical principles and values including justice, autonomy, human rights, integrity and civility.

5. Social Advocacy: Promotes equity and inclusion and act in the best interest of individuals, communities, populations and the nursing profession. Supports the need of the diverse global population while recognizing the impact of social determinants of health on diverse populations.

6. Leadership: Applies principles of leadership to influence systems-based practice change in the delivery of equitable and inclusive care to global populations.

7. Role Function: Communicates and collaborates within interdisciplinary healthcare environments utilizing scholarly findings for the implementation of high quality and safe, equitable and inclusive person-centered care.