Preparing the next generation of nurses.

BSN nursing students have the opportunity to take part in a traditional college experience at the Loyola University Chicago's Lake Shore Campus, while gaining experience at world-class clinical sites in the Chicago area. Under the mentorship, supervision, and guidance of  faculty, students  will learn to think critically, analyze complex situations, make sound clinical decisions, and deliver safe nursing care. Beyond the requisite nursing competencies needed to  care for clients, Loyola's BSN program truly prepares graduates to learn, adapt, and grow in their nursing career.

Not a graduating high school senior? Loyola also offers an Accelerated BSN program.

Accreditation

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing (BSN) at Loyola University Chicago is accredited by:

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
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The BSN program has approval from the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Division of Professional Regulation.

Curriculum

Suggested Sequence of Courses

The below sequence of courses is meant to be used as a suggested path for completing coursework.  An individual student’s completion of requirements depends on course offerings in a given term as well as the start term for a major or graduate study.  Students should consult their advisor for assistance with course selection.

Total credits in program: 123
Total credits from major: 92

Clinical Rotations

Students complete seven clinical rotations at a variety of acute care, community based, and primary care health care organizations.

Clinical Role Transition (CRT)

Through preceptor-based learning and seminars, this experience focuses on assimilating the role behaviors of a professional nurse as a provider, designer, manager, and coordinator of care in health care systems. Clinical reasoning, critical thinking, prioritization, and the integration of knowledge are emphasized in this experience, focusing on the provision of patient-centered, evidence-based care as a member of an inter-professional health care team.

Additional Undergraduate Graduation Requirements

All Undergraduate students are required to complete the University Core, at least one Engaged Learning course, and UNIV 101.  SCPS students are not required to take UNIV 101.  Nursing students in the Accelerated BSN program are not required to take core or UNIV 101.  You can find more information in the University Requirements area.

Learning Outcomes

The goal of the BSN program is to prepare baccalaureate generalist nurses.

At the completion of the program, graduates are expected to:

• Synthesize knowledge from liberal arts, sciences, and nursing science as a basis for professional nursing practice.
• Integrate levels of prevention, quality, safety concepts and principles and leadership into professional nursing practice.
• Provide culturally competent, effective and patient-centered professional nursing care to individuals, families and communities across the lifespan.
• Demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with the patient and interprofessional team to deliver evidence-based, safe, patient-centered care to individuals, families and communities.
• Integrate values, ethics and legal knowledge into nursing practice.
• Integrate scientific evidence and patient, family and community preferences into the planning, implementation and evaluation of professional nursing care.
• Apply skills of information technology and information management effectively in professional nursing practice.
• Analyze ways governmental, institutional and professional policies directly and indirectly influence the healthcare system and population health.