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BSN Post RN
2 Year Degree Program for registered nurses.
Overview
Post-RN BSN turns your diploma into a bachelor's degree in 60 credit hours, so you can move into senior clinical, teaching and management roles.
Scope
- Head nurse and nursing supervisor
- Nursing instructor
- Nursing manager
- Route to MSN
Hospital & clinical practice
- Public and private hospitals
- Teaching hospitals and medical centres
- Intensive and specialised care units
Education, management & research
- Nursing education and clinical training
- Nursing administration and management
- Research and evidence-based practice
Community & public health
- Primary and community health services
- Public health programmes
- NGOs and health development organisations
Curriculum
- Advanced nursing concepts and clinical practice
- Health assessment
- Community health nursing
- Biochemistry, pharmacology and other health sciences
- Epidemiology and population health
- Nursing research and evidence-based practice
- Nursing leadership and management
- Professional, ethical and legal aspects of nursing
- Teaching, health education and clinical preceptorship
- Computer skills and information technology
- English and communication skills
- Clinical practicum
Scheme of studies
Scheme of studies by semester. Credit hours are shown as total (theory + practical).
Year 1 · Semester I16 credit hours
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| BiochemistrySC 611 | 2 (1.5 + 0.5) |
| Advanced Concepts in NursingNU 612 | 4 (2 + 2) |
| Health AssessmentNU 613 | 3 (1.5 + 1.5) |
| PharmacologySC 614 | 3 |
| English I (Functional) | 2 |
| Computer Skills & Information TechnologyCS 616 | 2 |
Year 1 · Semester II17 credit hours
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Advanced Concepts in Nursing II (Mental Health)NU 621 | 2 (1.5 + 0.5) |
| Introduction to BiostatisticsSC 622 | 4 (2 + 2) |
| EpidemiologySC 623 | 3 (1.5 + 1.5) |
| Culture, Health & SocietyHU 624 | 3 |
| Introduction to Nursing Models & TheoriesNU 625 | 2 |
| English II (Academic)EN 626 | 2 |
| Principles of Teaching and Clinical PreceptorshipNU 627 | 1 |
Year 2 · Semester III17 credit hours
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Advanced Concepts III (Community Health Nursing)NU 631 | 4 (2 + 2) |
| Introduction to Nursing ResearchSC 632 | 3 |
| Professional Development and EthicsNU 633 | 3 |
| Pakistan StudiesPS 634 | 2 |
| Leadership and ManagementNU 634 | 3 |
| English III (Professional Writing)EN 635 | 2 |
Year 2 · Semester IV14 credit hours
| Course | Credit hours |
|---|---|
| Research / Evidence-Based Elective ProjectNU 641 | 4 |
| Clinical PracticumNU 642 | 6 |
| English IV (Scholarly Writing)EN 643 | 2 |
| Islamic Studies / Ethics (Ethics for non-Muslims)IS 644 | 2 |
Fee structure
Please contact the admission office for the current fee structure.
Eligibility
- Diploma in General Nursing
- One-year post-basic Diploma in Midwifery (or equivalent specialty)
- Valid PNMC registration
Selection criteria
- Admission on the PNMC criteria for Post-RN BSN: Diploma in Nursing plus a one-year post-basic Diploma in Midwifery (or equivalent specialty).
Who teaches you
Teaching is led by qualified nursing and health-science faculty in these roles:
- Professor / Head of Nursing
- Associate Professor of Nursing
- Assistant Professor of Nursing
- Lecturer in Nursing
- Clinical Nursing Instructor
- Senior Clinical Instructor
- Nursing Skills Lab Instructor
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Biochemistry
- Pharmacology
- Pathology
- Microbiology
- Biostatistics
- English
- Islamic Studies
- Pakistan Studies
- Computer Science
Download prospectus (PDF)
BSN Post RNPDF
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