Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree
Program Overview
The ORU Anna Vaughn College of Nursing was established as an expression of the charismatic concern upon which the University was founded: healing for the totality of human need. The school offers a baccalaureate program with a focus on nursing for the whole person. Nursing is viewed as a goal-directed service to assist the individual, family and/or community to promote, maintain and restore health.
The curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing provides a broad, general background for professional nursing and a foundation for specialization in graduate study.
Upon completion of the BSN curriculum, the graduate will be able to do the following:
- Synthesize critical thinking skills for professional nursing practice.
- Communicate in a professional manner.
- Evaluate therapeutic nursing interventions within a pattern of professional practice.
- Demonstrate professional nursing practice in various roles and health care settings.
The program prepares the student to write the National Council of State Boards Examination for licensure as a registered nurse.
The ORU Anna Vaughn College of Nursing is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the Oklahoma Board of Nursing.
| "I'm honored to say I'm a part of the ORU Anna Vaughn College of Nursing. The faculty here is what makes the program so special. They genuinely have a heart for the students and will do anything they can to help us succeed. Whether it's helping us practice skills in the sim lab and clinical or helping us polish our senior paper, the faculty is available and willing to help us with anything."
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Student Societies, Clubs and Extracurricular Opportunities
Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Med Society
This organization is the pre-medical honor society, which recognizes excellence in pre-med scholastic achievement.
Alpha Lambda Delta
An academic honors association that invites freshmen with a required GPA to join.
American Chemical Society
Chemistry majors have formed this student fellowship which promotes an awareness of responsibilities and challenges of the modern chemist.
Environmental Stewardship
This group actively seeks ways to care for and cooperate with the environment, both on campus and in the community, and promotes education and awareness of environmental issues.
Student Nurses Association
As a member of the Oklahoma National Student Nurses Association, this group strives to contribute to the development of nursing education.
Tri Beta
The Biology Honor Society strives to honor both professional and academic excellence in the biological sciences.
Outcomes
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that by the year 2020 the nation will have 20% fewer registered nurses than it needs. The nursing shortage is resulting in higher salaries, signing bonuses and exceptional benefits. ORU nursing graduates are prepared to write the national exam to become a registered nurse and are able to work in a wide range of settings including:
- Hospitals
- Community agencies
- Home health care
- Hospice settings
- Industry settings
- Schools
Course Offerings
- Prerequisite Courses for Nursing
- Chemistry Lecture/Lab (listed in general education)
- Principles of Microbiology Lecture/Lab (listed in general education)
- Introduction to Psychology (listed in general education)
- Developmental Psychology
- Nutrition
- Human Anatomy and Physiology
- Professional Nursing Courses
- Called to Care
- Foundations of Nursing
- Pathophysiology
- Health Assessment
- Pharmacotherapeutics
- Community Mental Health Nursing
- Patterns of Health and Illness
- Patterns of Community Health
- Patterns of Leadership
- Patterns of Health and Illness
- Patterns of Childbearing
- NCLEX-RN Review
- Nutrition
If you desire to enter ORU's Nursing program as a freshman, you must have a 21 ACT or a 1000 SAT. In order to transfer into the program from another school, you must have a 3.3 cumulative GPA from your previous college, a 21 ACT or a 1000 SAT.
Degree Plan
Contact
918.495.6198
