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The program provides education and training for pre-licensure nursing students to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and be eligible, upon graduation, to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) required for registered nurse (RN) licensure. The curriculum is based on requirements of the Tennessee Board of Nursing (TBON), as well as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The program includes standard core content (pathophysiology, pharmacology, health assessment, foundational nursing skills, evidence-based practice), nursing and clinical content across the lifespan (maternity/OB, newborn, pediatrics, adult, older adult) and across settings (acute care, ambulatory care, population and community health), and content on the profession (professional nursing, leadership and management, ethics, policy, and transition to practice). Accelerated students achieve a second bachelor鈥檚 degree that includes four semesters of courses in the nursing major (60 credits).

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

The program provides education and training for pre-licensure nursing students to receive a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and be eligible, upon graduation, to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) required for registered nurse (RN) licensure. The curriculum is based on requirements of the Tennessee Board of Nursing (TBON), as well as the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The program includes standard core content (pathophysiology, pharmacology, health assessment, foundational nursing skills, evidence-based practice), nursing and clinical content across the lifespan (maternity/OB, newborn, pediatrics, adult, older adult) and across settings (acute care, ambulatory care, population and community health), and content on the profession (mental health, professional nursing, leadership and management, ethics, policy, and transition to practice).

Accelerated students achieve a second bachelor鈥檚 degree that includes four semesters of courses in the nursing major (60 credits).

The baccalaureate program at LCON prepares the graduate to:

Provide safe, compassionate, inclusive, high-quality nursing care across the lifespan and continuum of healthcare settings.

Use evidence-based research, informatics, and technologies in nursing practice to improve the health of diverse populations.

Explore the impact of social determinants of health, legal factors, and political factors that shape healthcare delivery and professional nursing practice.

Communicate and collaborate effectively as a leader and member of interprofessional teams to impact healthcare delivery.

Implement clinical prevention and health promotion strategies to improve patient and population health outcomes.

Integrate personal and professional values and ethical principles into the design and delivery of person-centered care.

Demonstrate practices that foster personal health, resilience, well-being, and lifelong learning to support the acquisition of nursing expertise and leadership.