Program Overview
The 12-month Accelerated Basic Baccalaureate program is designed for students who have already completed a bachelor's degree, either at the State University of New York at Stony Brook or another comparable institution. The concentrated nursing curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in nursing.
This second bachelor's degree draws on the prerequisite courses from the humanities and the natural and social sciences as a means of assisting the student to use theory and utilize nursing process to provide health promotion, health maintenance and restoration of diverse populations of patients. Students are provided learning experiences focused on individuals, families, groups and communities. In addition, students are exposed to various delivery models of professional nursing and health care. Stony Brook University Hospital is utilized as a clinical site along with various other settings.
School of Nursing Mission
The mission of the School of Nursing is to provide accessible high quality undergraduate, graduate, and related nursing education to geographically dispersed students through innovative programs that reflect current trends and promote professional growth.
School of Nursing Philosophy
Nursing education is based on a commitment to meet the health care needs of a complex and culturally diverse society. Such education begins with a comprehensive understanding of human interaction with the environment through a synthesis of the arts, sciences, humanities, and life experience. Faculty believe that education is a shared undertaking wherein the faculty are facilitators and the learners are active participants in knowledge development. Ongoing data collection, evaluation, and change based on sound rationale are inherent components of the educational program.
Faculty believe that nurses must be able to facilitate change in the world's evolving health care environment through communication, negotiation, and leadership. Graduates are prepared to provide patient care, recognizing its contextual nature and to adapt evidence-based guidelines to novel circumstances through analytical skills.
Faculty believe that professional nursing practice involves a systematic process of data collection, assessment, diagnosis, intervention, evaluation, and ethical sensitivity based upon a sound body of knowledge. The role of the professional nurse is multifaceted and innovative, requiring competencies in primary, secondary, and tertiary care for participation in a wide variety of settings. Cultural competence and scientific competence are integrated in nursing action.
The philosophy that guides baccalaureate education also guides graduate education. Faculty believe that nurses must be prepared for complex roles in which they function as direct providers of health care and participate as managers, consultants, educators, and researchers. Relationships among faculty, other clinical experts, preceptors and students facilitate the integration of theory, research and clinical application in the curriculum. Nursing education at Stony Brook reflects the reality of practice while preparing students with the knowledge to provide, reform and direct health care across a variety of settings.
School of Nursing Goals
- Educate a diverse population of students for professional nursing practice in a variety of settings.
- Provide educational access to geographically dispersed students through innovative programs and evolving technologies.
- Contribute to the scholarly development of the profession through integration of theory, research, and clinical practice.
- Provide an educational foundation to promote cultural competence, ethical sensitivity, leadership and life-long learning.
- Prepare for global improvement of health care through individual, collaborative and interdisciplinary efforts.
- Provide an environment and infrastructure that supports faculty teaching, scholarship, service and practice.
- Provide a mechanism for continuous program assessment, evaluation, and improvement.
Undergraduate Curriculum Objectives
Upon completion of the program the student will be able to:
- Utilize nursing process to provide health promotion, health maintenance and restoration of diverse populations of patients
- Use theory to conceptualize health responses of diverse populations of patients.
- Apply research findings to improve nursing practice.
- Apply principles of leadership and management in nursing and in health care delivery.
- Demonstrate accountability for quality improvement in nursing practice.
- Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration to improve healthcare and health outcomes through advocacy, activism and change.
- Demonstrate ethical and social responsibility.
- Demonstrate professional development.
Admission Requirements
- B.A. or B.S. Degree
- Minimum GPA 2.8 and grades of C or higher in the following courses
- Anatomy and Physiology (6-8 credits)
- Chemistry I (3-4 credits)
- Chemistry II or another science e.g. Biology/Genetics/Physics (3-4 credits)
- Microbiology (3-4 credits)
Additional Admission Requirements
- Three letters of recommendation
- Certification in Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (BLS) w/ AED
- Personal statement
- Evidence of health and student malpractice insurance
- Evident of meeting University health requirements
Meet the Technical Standards For Admission and Retention (see attached).
Notes
- Applications are available after September 1st online at http://www.nursing.stonybrook.edu
- Deadline date for receipt of application, letters of recommendation, paid application fee (or approved waiver) and transcripts: November 2.
- To be considered for admission, three of the five required prerequisite sciences must be completed by the application deadline.
- All foreign transcripts must be evaluated by the World Education Services (www.wes.org).
- All prerequisites courses must be completed prior to the first day of class.
- The 12-month accelerated program runs from July through June.
- Graduates may apply to the State Education Department for licensure. The National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) is taken following graduation.
THE SCHOOL OF NURSING RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ADMISSION AND PROGRAM CRITERIA TO MEET PREVAILING ACCREDITATION AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
12 Month Accelerated Basic Baccalaureate Program
| Graduation Requirements |
Credits |
Advisement Notes |
Professional Socialization |
| HNI 350 - Perspectives in Nursing Education and Nursing Practice |
2 |
|
| HNI 367 - Healthcare Policy |
1 |
|
| HNI 440 - Research in Nursing |
2 |
|
| HNI 479 - Professional, Managerial, Legal and Ethical Implications for Nursing Practice |
3 |
|
Health Related Sciences |
| HBP/HNC 310 - Pathology |
3 |
|
| HNI 301 Mathematics for Health Care |
1 |
|
| HNI 363 Nutrition |
2 |
|
| HBH/HNC 330 - Fundamentals of Pharmacology I |
2 |
Must be Taken Prior to HBH 331 |
| HBH/HNC 331 - Fundamentals of Pharmacology II |
3 |
|
Clinical Nursing |
| HNI 370 - Health Assessment |
4 |
|
| HNI 364 Fundamental Concepts of Nursing Practice |
10 |
|
| HNI 373 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing |
6 |
|
| HNI 374 Community Health Nursing |
6 |
|
| HNI 463 Parent Child Health Nursing I (Obstetrics) |
6 |
|
| HNI 464 Parent Child Health Nursing II (Pediatrics) |
6 |
|
| HNI 473 Adult Health Nursing |
9 |
|
| HNI 474 Capstone Nursing Practicum |
3 |
|
Electives |
|
Waived From First Baccalaureate Degree |
Total Credits |
69 |
|
Note: Admission to the Nursing program is highly competitive. Meeting minimum criteria for admission does not guarantee acceptance. The School of Nursing reserves the right to make final decisions based upon the applicant pool each year.
| Graduation Requirements |
Credits |
Didactic Clock Hours |
Clinical Clock Hours |
Professional Socialization |
| HNI 350 - Perspectives in Nursing Education and Nursing Practice |
2 |
30 |
|
| HNI 367 Healthcare Policy |
1 |
15 |
|
| HNI 440 Research in Nursing |
2 |
30 |
|
| HNI 479 Professional, Managerial, Legal and Ethical Implications for Nursing Practice |
3 |
45 |
|
Health Related Sciences |
| HBP/HNC 310 - Pathology |
3 |
45 |
|
| HNI 301 Mathematics for Health Care |
1 |
15 |
|
| HNI 363 Nutrition |
2 |
30 |
|
| HBH/HNC 330 Fundamentals of Pharmacology I |
2 |
30 |
|
| HBH/HNC 331 Fundamentals of Pharmacology II |
3 |
45 |
|
Clinical Nursing |
| HNI 370 Health Assessment |
4 |
45 |
45 |
| HNI 364 Fundamental Concepts of Nursing Practice |
10 |
90 |
120 |
| HNI 373 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing |
6 |
45 |
90 |
| HNI 374 Community Health Nursing |
6 |
45 |
90 |
| HNI 463 Parent Child Health Nursing I (Obstetrics) |
6 |
45 |
90 |
| HNI 464 Parent Child Health Nursing II (Pediatrics) |
6 |
45 |
90 |
| HNI 473 Adult Health Nursing |
9 |
60 |
150 |
| HNI 474 Capstone Nursing Practicum |
3 |
|
144 |
Electives (Waived) |
|
|
|
Total Credits |
69 |
660 |
820 |
Technical Standards for Admission and Retention
The Stony Brook University School of Nursing faculty has specified technical standards critical to the success of students in any Stony Brook University nursing program. Qualified applicants are expected to meet all academic admission criteria, as well as these technical standards, appropriate to their program of study.
1. Observation
The applicant/nursing student must be able to participate actively in all classroom, clinical and laboratory exercises. The applicant/nursing student must be able to assess and comprehend the condition of all patients assigned to her or him. Such observation and information acquisition usually requires the functional use of visual, auditory, olfactory and somatic senses.
2. Communication
The applicant/nursing student must be able to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients in order to elicit information, describe changes in mood, activity and posture, assess non-verbal communications, and be able to effectively and efficiently transmit information to patients, fellow students, faculty, staff and all members of the health care team. Skills include verbal, written, and nonverbal abilities consistent with effective communication.
3. Sensory/Motor
The applicant/nursing student must be able to use the senses of seeing, hearing, touch, and smell to make correct judgments regarding patient conditions for the purpose of demonstrating competence to safely engage in the practice of nursing. The applicant/nursing student must have sufficient motor function to elicit information from patient and be able to execute motor movements reasonably required to provide general care and emergency treatment to patients.
4. Intellectual-Conceptual, Integrative and Quantitative Abilities
The applicant/nursing student must be able to measure, calculate, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate to engage completely in the safe practice of nursing.
5. Behavioral and Social Attributes
The applicant/nursing student must have the emotional health to fully use her or his intellectual ability, exercise good judgment, and complete all responsibilities attendant to the diagnosis and care of patients. The practice of nursing requires applicants/nursing students to be able to develop mature, sensitive, and effective relationships with patients and colleagues. To provide safe patient care applicants/nursing students must possess characteristics of adaptability, flexibility, and be able to function in the face of uncertainty. The health care environment requires applicants/nursing students to be able tolerate physical and emotional stress and continue to function effectively and efficiently. She/he must have a high level of compassion for others, motivation to serve, integrity and a consciousness of social values. Candidates and students must possess sufficient interpersonal skills to interact positively with people from all levels of society, all ethnic backgrounds and all belief systems.