Arizona State University

Nursing Programs Offered

BSN Programs
DNP Programs (Doctor of Nursing Practice)
Nursing Administration - Master's degree
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing - Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
RN Programs
RN to BSN Programs
RN to MSN Programs

RN to BSN Program Details

The RN-BSN program leads to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. Students who enter this program have earned an Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS) in Nursing from a community college or a diploma program. Upon completion of the BSN, students are prepared for graduate study at the master’s degree level or enter a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. The master’s degree or DNP are essential for teaching, administration, clinical specialization, and research.

Starting Spring 2011, the RN-BSN program will be offered entirely at ASU Online.

The RN-BSN program builds on the knowledge and skills the student learned in their associate degree or diploma program. The course assignments will enhance the student’s written and verbal communication skills, clinical reasoning skills, and information technology skills. Faculty are leaders and experts in their practice areas. Faculty strive to prepare graduates who will be engaged, professional, innovative leaders who use evidence-based practice to facilitate positive change in the work environment and community. Graduates will demonstrate holistic population-based perspectives and be solution identifiers, client advocates and effective communicators.

BSN Program Details

The college offers an undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. The BSN degree prepares the graduate for entrance into graduate study in nursing at the master's degree level, which is essential for teaching, administration, clinical specialization and nursing research.

Completion of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree prepares beginning professional nurses who possess the theoretical foundation and the clinical competence to function in various healthcare settings. The graduate is prepared to deliver nursing care services to individuals, families, population groups, and communities. Upon graduation, students are eligible to sit for the national licensing examination for registered nurses (NCLEX).

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing prepares students to think critically, make decisions and function effectively in their interpersonal and team surroundings. The general education courses in biology, social science, and humanities provide a strong foundation for the nursing theory and clinical/experiential courses. Nursing graduates are prepared to understand and respond to the vast and changing healthcare needs of individuals and communities in society.

MSN Program Details

The Community Health Nursing graduate program provides theoretical and practical foundations for advanced practice in community/public health nursing in public or private sector healthcare settings. Graduate courses in Nursing Theory, Research, Healthcare Systems, and Epidemiology provide a foundation for practice in Community Health Nursing. The major focus in this specialty area is on assessment of health needs and planning, delivering, and evaluating healthcare services at a population level.

Graduates are prepared in community health assessment, program planning and evaluation, policy development, and health promotion and disease prevention intervention. Experiences in the development of community partnerships, grant writing, and leadership roles are provided for the purpose of building and assuring healthy communities. Advanced study in specialized areas such as case management, school nursing, occupational health nursing, or home healthcare is available. At the completion of the program, students are eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center exam for national certification.

RN to MSN Program Details

The RN-BSN program leads to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. Students who enter this program have earned an Associate of Applied Science degree (AAS) in Nursing from a community college or a diploma program. Upon completion of the BSN, students are prepared for graduate study at the master’s degree level or enter a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. The master’s degree or DNP are essential for teaching, administration, clinical specialization, and research.

Starting Spring 2011, the RN-BSN program will be offered entirely at ASU Online.

The RN-BSN program builds on the knowledge and skills the student learned in their associate degree or diploma program. The course assignments will enhance the student’s written and verbal communication skills, clinical reasoning skills, and information technology skills. Faculty are leaders and experts in their practice areas. Faculty strive to prepare graduates who will be engaged, professional, innovative leaders who use evidence-based practice to facilitate positive change in the work environment and community. Graduates will demonstrate holistic population-based perspectives and be solution identifiers, client advocates and effective communicators.

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Details

To transform healthcare delivery, nurse clinicians must design, evaluate, and continually improve the context within which care is delivered. Based upon the growing complexity of healthcare compounded by an escalating demand for services, burgeoning growth in scientific knowledge, and the accelerating advance in technology, the nursing profession's current practice of preparing advanced practice nurses in master's degree programs is no longer sufficient.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at ASU is focused on improving healthcare through facilitating a culture of best practice, and providing the additional skills necessary to develop the advance practice nursing leader for the future. Graduates of this program will be able to facilitate the application and integration of research into clinical practice using innovative approaches across multiple settings to improve healthcare, patient outcomes, and healthcare systems.