The First Archdiocesan Catholic University in Asia

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College of

Nursing and Pharmacy

Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

The degree shall be Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). To ensure the quality of the nursing graduate, the degree is conferred upon completion of at least four-year BSN program offered by a college, professional institution or university duty recognized by the Commission on Higher Education. In the Philippines, the BSN degree is equivalent to Level 6 of the Philippine Qualifications Framework.

Nature of Field of Study

The BSN is a four-year program consisting of general education and professional courses. Professional courses are threaded through from the first year thru the fourth year with emphasis on the nursing concepts with corresponding Related Learning Experience. The BSN program provides an intensive nursing practicum that will refine further the nursing competencies to ensure achievement of the BSN program outcomes required of an entry level nurse.

Program Goals

The BSN program aims to develop a professional nurse who is able to assume entry-level positions in health facilities or community settings. The professional nurse is capable of providing safe, humane, quality, and holistic care to individuals of varying age, gender, and health-illness status; healthy or at-risk families; population groups; and community; singly or in collaboration with other health care providers to promote health, prevent illness, restore health, alleviate suffering and provide end of life care.

Specific Roles and Careers for Graduates

The National Core Competencies Standards of 2012 include the three (3) major roles of the professional nurse. As a nurse generalist, they can assume the following roles: Client care, Leadership and Management, and Research.

Advanced Career Options

Include the following roles but not limited to: Ambulatory care, cardiovascular nursing, critical care nursing, diabetes educator, emergency care nursing, enterostomal and wound care nursing, entrepreneurial nursing, gerontology nursing, hospice/palliative nursing, nephrology nursing, neurologic nursing, nursing informatics, oncology nursing, orthopedic nursing, renal nursing, and telehealth nursing.

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