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Department of Nursing
The Department of Nursing at Fayetteville State University (DON-FSU) was established in 1992 to provide baccalaureate education to registered nurses through a RN to BSN completion program. Graduates of the program are nurse generalists who are prepared to function in six interrelated roles: advocate, clinician, collaborator/coordinator, educator, leader, and consumer of research.
The program holds membership in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), a subsidiary of AACN, and is currently on Warning Status with the North Carolina Board of Nursing, and admissions into the generic track have been suspended. The Department also holds membership in the National League for Nursing (NLN).
The educational objectives of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program are consistent with the mission of the Department of Nursing, the mission of Fayetteville State University, the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the laws, rules and standards of the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
Upon graduation from the program, students will be able to do the following:
- Synthesize empirical and theoretical knowledge from nursing, the natural, social and applied sciences, and the humanities to achieve optimal health care outcomes;
- Demonstrate competency in assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care;
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to provide culturally competent, patient centered care to clients throughout the life cycle;
- Demonstrate competency in the utilization of systematic and purposeful application of the nursing process to promote the optimal health of clients throughout the life cycle in a variety of settings;
- Utilize the principles of economics and social justice to enhance accessibility to health care and thereby decreasing health disparities;
- Utilize critical thinking and ethical decision making to enhance quality improvement in the outcomes of patient care and the health care needs of the community;
- Integrate informatics and technological advancement into the delivery of nursing practice;
- Utilize knowledge and leadership skills to manage systems that are responsive to the health care needs of southeastern North Carolina, the state, the nation and the global society; and
- Apply research findings to support evidence-based best practices in the delivery of nursing interventions to improve health care of diverse populations.
Admission Requirements
Course Descriptions
Offered Degrees
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