Nursing - Accelerated (ABSN), B.S.N.

The Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program is for individuals who have bachelor degrees in other fields and wish to become registered nurses. This program builds upon the current BSN degree program which is fully approved by the Commission Collegiate on Nursing Education (CCNE) and approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing. Admission to the ABSN program will follow the successful completion of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited program. For more information, see https://acceleratednursing.xavier.edu/ .

The following four program objectives guide the ABSN program: 1. Demonstrate scholarship through critical thinking vital to professional judgement and ethical/moral decision making; 2. Exemplify service by valuing the dignity and worth of each person while providing thoughtful, compassionate and competent professional care with clients in transition;  3. Demonstrate leadership by coordinating, delegating, collaborating and maintaining collegial relationships with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team to promote the health and welfare of clients; and,  4. Value personal and professional growth through involvement in professional activities and by assuming responsibility for professional competence and continuing education.

The 63 credit hour curricula for the ABSN program is sequentially and logically structured to achieve expected individual and aggregate student outcomes related to program objectives.  Didactic content is applied to health care delivery in eight (8) practicum courses over program. Practicums are started in the first semester.  Content becomes more complex with each succeeding semester. Students are gradually placed in more complex  health care environments within the community (i.e. schools, nursing homes, hospitals, rehabilitation centers and home health) and end their course of practicum study with an immersion experience.  Successful completion of objectives for individual courses within the nursing major at each level provides the knowledge and skills necessary for a smooth transition to the next level.  Upon completion of the program, students will have provided nursing care to individuals across the life span with diverse cultural backgrounds. The combined course work promotes student achievement of program objectives.