Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree at Campbell University is designed to provide students with the
training and education necessary to enter the workforce as a registered nurse. The College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
is dedicated to helping students become the best healthcare professionals they can be by offering interprofessional
education opportunities, top of the line training facilities, and first-hand experience with rural healthcare needs.
Program Philosophy
The mission of Campbell University and the Department of
Nursing is to graduate students with exemplary academic and
professional skills prepared for purposeful lives and meaningful
service as beginning practitioners of nursing. We embrace the
concept of a community of learning that is committed to the
pursuit, discovery, and dissemination of knowledge. We believe
that nursing is a practice discipline that relies on both science
and art to provide care that addresses mind, body and spirit.
Meeting the Need
Between 2010 and 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
projects registered nurse employment growth of 26 percent, in
large part to higher healthcare demand from aging Baby
Boomers. The number of Registered Nurses per one hundred
thousand population is calculated using estimates from the
Census Bureau in 2011. The number of RNs to 100,000 in NC
is 945 with the U.S. average at 874. The data for the bordering
states includes: Georgia (665), Tennessee (946), Virginia (768)
and South Carolina (911). Thus the potential job market includes
a portion of the Southeast Region of the U.S.
Applying to Campbell
Upon acceptance, the applicant is admitted to Campbell University
as a general undergraduate student and is identified as pre-nursing
for the first two years.
During the sophomore year, pre-nursing students complete a
competitive admission application to the BSN program. Criteria for
the BSN program includes: cumulative and science GPAs of 3.0 or
higher on a 4.0 scale, an interview session with either an admissions
committee and/or the director of the program, a written essay, and
an evaluation of special skills and abilities that enhance the nursing
profession.
For individual appointments or visitation
opportunities available to high school or transfer
students, please contact the Undergraduate
Admissions Office by phone, 1-800-334-4111 ext. 1290, or email,
[email protected].
Applying to Campbell University as an undergraduate does not
guarantee acceptance to the university or the nursing program.
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Program Requirements
The applicant must have verbal and writing abilities that
are correct, clear and timely
The applicant must have earned a Health Care Provider
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate prior to upper
division coursework
The applicant must complete a criminal background check
The applicant must have documentation of the following
vaccines and health assessments prior to upper division
coursework: Tuberculin test, Rubella, Rubeola, Mumps and
Varicella titer, Tetanus toxoid, Influenza, Hepatitis B and a drug
screen
Program Objectives
Program Purpose
The purpose of the Campbell University BSN degree
program is to prepare each student for initial licensure as a
registered nurse. The program provides a Christian
environment in which to develop the knowledge, skills, and
values deemed essential for safe, quality nursing care in a
complex and changing environment. The program
contributes to the mission of the university by educating
students to become caring, ethical, beginning care providers
with interprofessional healthcare team skills. Campbell
University will educate generalist nurses to practice in
collaborative care settings with a focus on the needs of rural
and underserved populations.
1. Function effectively within nursing and interprofessional teams
by fostering open communication, respect and shared decisionmaking to achieve quality outcomes in patient care.
2. Collect, analyze, and synthesize data to make clinicallyreasoned judgments about evidence-based interventions and
evaluation of outcomes for the care of diverse, underserved
clients, families, groups and communities.
3. Assume accountability for quality and safety for one’s own
practice and delegated nursing care.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the influence of policy on social
determinants
of
health
and
lifestyle
variations
for
interventions related to health promotion, risk reduction and disease
prevention for individuals, families, groups, communities and
populations across the lifespan and across the continuum of
healthcare.
5. Use knowledge of organizations and systems leadership to
design, manage, coordinate, collaborate and negotiate a plan of
care with the client/family, interprofessional health care team, and
to allocate physical, fiscal and human resources.
Post Office Box 1090
Buies Creek, North Carolina 27506
www.campbell.edu/cphs
1-800-760-9734 ext. 1690