Jacksonville University

Nursing Programs Offered

RN to BSN Program Details

JU’s online RN to BSN program is a flexible and convenient way for nurses with an active U.S. RN license to earn a bachelor’s degree using the power of Internet classroom technology. Your lectures are available via streaming video, CD ROM and MP3 audio. No matter if you are at work, home or jogging, you can actively pursue your Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Jacksonville’s online nursing degree program was designed for busy working nurses with active family lives.

You can enroll in the JU online RN to BSN degree program at any time and begin your studies at six (6) convenient times during the year. Each class is eight (8) weeks in length and you can choose to study full or part time. Upon successful completion of all nursing and non-nursing required courses, you will receive the same Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree as the one earned by on-campus students.

Earning an RN to BSN from Jacksonville University requires successful completion of 120 credit hours, including 30 for your RN license and transfer credits from your associate’s or diploma program. Your academic advisor will review your transcript and award transfer credits.

BSN Program Details

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Jacksonville University will do more than increase your income. A BSN degree will open doors to exciting new opportunities, enhance your knowledge of the healthcare system and bring a genuine sense of accomplishment. Working with the best and brightest minds in the country, you’ll experience the kind of education that can truly transform your nursing career. And thanks to various financial student aid options, money doesn’t have to be an obstacle to furthering your education. You can earn your Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree online, without disrupting family and work obligations. Read more about the RN to BSN curriculum and discover why U.S. News & World Report ranks Jacksonville University as one of America’s best

MSN Program Details

Upon completion of the Master of Science in Nursing Program, the graduate will be able to:

-Synthesize knowledge from a variety of disciplines to support advanced practice nursing roles as administrators, educators and practitioners.
-Formulate collaborative approaches in developing programs that address health promotion and disease prevention needs of populations.
-Utilize principles of ethics in relation to educational, administrative, or clinical problem solving and decision-making.
-Utilize a leadership role in influencing regulatory, legislative, and public policy in private and public arenas to promote and preserve healthy communities.
-Advance nursing knowledge through inquiry, research utilization, and generation of educational, administrative, or clinical strategies to facilitate changes in professional nursing practice.
-Appraise theories and conceptual frameworks from nursing and related disciplines as a foundation for implementing change in nursing.
-Evaluate the influences of cultural diversity, in relation to decision-making, in the areas of clinical practice, education and administration.
-Design strategies to allocate and manage resources for evaluation of nursing care outcomes.
-Compose a plan for professional career development and lifelong learning.

Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Details

acksonville University’s first doctoral degree, a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) begins in fall of 2011. Applications are now being accepted for the first group.

The DNP degree is a practice-focused doctorate that prepares Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) to further develop leadership and management skills, translate research into method and expand clinical knowledge and skills. The JU DNP is a postmaster’s program designed to accommodate the working schedules of APRNs.

The practice-focused program will begin on a part-time basis, but will mature and expand to full-time. Courses are offered in a hybrid format with some evening classes and the remaining course content delivered online. JU created the DNP to be attractive to advanced practice nurses who are working and designed it to accommodate their schedules and allow for customization to individual interests.

A post-master’s program, the DNP is aimed at further developing the clinical expertise needed in today’s complex healthcare environment. The JU DNP program has many unique features, including a clinical focus and a format designed with flexibility in mind to prepare expert advanced practice nurses to deliver high quality, cost-effective care.

According to data released by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) in March, enrollment in doctoral nursing programs has been rapidly increasing during the last five years, with a surge of as much as 35% last year.