Happy Spring!
We hope everyone is staying warm on these cool spring days! It will be summer soon! Heidi, Sharon and I would like to give you a few updates on our hybrid RN to BSN completion program here at UW-Stevens Point.
Graduation May 2019
We have 12 BSN students graduating this month! This is the largest cohort that we have graduated and we are excited to see our students finish their journey.
Accreditation
Our program is entering an accreditation cycle. We are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Accreditation indicates that we have met national standard reflective of high quality BSN education. If you're planning to go to graduate school or are competing for employment, graduating from an accredited program is a needed recognition. We are in the preparatory phase of accreditation; our next on-site visit will be spring 2020. As a student in our program next spring you may be able to meet the site visitors!
Inter-professional Education Experience
We had another inter-professional education event on March 5 with 28 RN to BSN students attending the collaborative event at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW). The topic was "Transitions in Care." Our students, associate-degree seeking students and medical students collaborated on various case studies related to this topic. The student evaluation was overwhelmingly positive; therefore, our next event with MCW will be in September and the focus will be on a "Just Culture."
Find us on Facebook
Join us in our Connecting Point: UW-Stevens Point Nursing Facebook group through the School of Health Care Professions Facebook page. Like the page, then join the group at facebook.com/groups/uwspnursing!
N310 Offerings
We will be offering our introductory one-credit N310 - Professional Essentials course in the following locations and dates:
Summer 2019
Wausau
May 30, June 13, June 27 (1-2:50 p.m.)
UW-Stevens Point at Wausau
Rhinelander
Nicolet Area Technical College
July 23, July 30, August 13 (4-5:50 p.m.)
Fall 2019
N310 will be offered in Wausau, Marshfield and Stevens Point. Contact Tiff Akins for details.
Contact adviser Tiff Akins for questions about enrolling in the NURS 310 class to get started on BSN completion.
1+2+1 Mentorship Event
We had our first mentorship event on March 27 where our 1+2+1 students were linked with our RN to BSN students for discussion and hor d’oeuvres. There was good discussion about the RN profession and how to be successful throughout your education. We plan on continuing this event in the future. View Photos
NURS 455 Capstone Course Update: GLOBAL!!
Nursing Capstone (NURS 455 - Concepts in Nursing Practice) is a course at the end of the BSN completion program where the student is linked with a preceptor and completes a semester long scholarly project related to nursing in an area of interest.
Update: We are working on a project where we could have the students participate in a two-week concentrated global experience as an alternative to the project for N455. The health promotion and wellness students historically have traveled to the island of Ometepe, Nicaragua, where they experience service learning in the four medical clinics in the small villages on the island. We are submitting a proposal to have our RN to BSN students in N455 join them summer 2020. If this is successful, we may have an annual global experience for our RN to BSN students! We will update you when we hear if we are approved.
