Nursing, R.N. to B.S.

Curriculum

In order to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from URI, you must complete all required nursing classes, statistics and pharmacology, meet URI’s General Education Requirements, and complete a total of 120 credits with a 2.2 GPA.

Credits from other accredited colleges are accepted; however the student must complete at least 30 credits at URI in order to earn the B.S. degree in nursing. Students can transfer up to 75 credits at the associates level and 15 credits at the baccalaureate level for a potential total of 90 transfer credits.

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Credit for Prior Learning

Earn credit toward your degree from prior learning experiences including the workforce, training, certificate programs, and more.

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Required Nursing Courses

  • NUR 247: Introduction to Professional Nursing Practice
  • NUR 252: Nursing Research
  • NUR 347: Nursing Management of Clients
  • NUR 441: Community/Public Health Nursing
  • NUR 442: Community/Public Health Nursing Practicum
  • NUR 447: Adult Health Assessment

Additional Coursework

  • BIO 220: Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Phys. I
  • BIO 221: Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Phys. I Lab
  • BIO 222: Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Phys. II
  • BIO 223: Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Phys. II Lab
  • BPS 333: Nursing Pharmacology
  • CMB 201: Intro to Medical Microbiology
  • STA 220: Statistics in Modern Society
  • WRT 104: Writing to Inform and Explain

A grade of C or better is required in all required courses. View curriculum sheet PDF for more information.

Explore URI’s Academic Catalog for course descriptions.

Program Outcomes

  • Knowledge for Nursing Practice: Integrate and apply nursing knowledge supported by knowledge from liberal arts and sciences to enrich nursing practice
  • Person-Centered Care: Implement holistic, just, compassionate, person-centered, evidence-based nursing care to individuals and families across the lifespan and spheres of care.
  • Population Health: Use principles of social justice, advocacy, and collaboration to promote equitable care for individuals, families, communities, and populations, from prevention to disease management, through partnerships that address social determinants of health and improve population health outcomes.
  • Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline: Engage in scholarly inquiry and critically appraise research as the foundation to deliver evidence-based nursing practice.
  • Quality and Safety: Use principles of quality and safety as core values of nursing to enhance practice and minimize risk of harm to patients and providers.
  • Interprofessional Partnerships: Engage with individuals, families, communities, health care professionals, and other colleagues to optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and improve outcomes.
  • Systems-Based Practice: Coordinate and utilize resources in healthcare settings to provide safe, quality, equitable, and value- based care to diverse populations.
  • Informatics and Healthcare Technologies: Use healthcare technology to gather and interpret data, form information to support clinical judgment, provide care, and improve interprofessional communication that enhances healthcare delivery in accordance with best practice and professional and regulatory standards.
  • Professionalism: Cultivate a professional identity and conduct grounded in nursing core values of compassionate caring, a collaborative disposition, civility, accountability, ethics and social justice for exemplary practice.
  • Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development: Engage in wellness by participating in activities and self-reflection that fosters personal health, resilience, and well- being; contributes to lifelong learning; and supports the acquisition of nursing expertise and leadership.