New program allows nursing students to graduate in 15 months
Nick Ware
Issue date: 12/3/09 Section: News
In May 2010, eight students who have been chosen to be a part of UNA's accelerated nursing degree program will begin their journey to achieve a BSN (bachelor of science nursing degree) in a short amount of time.
Like many other schools in the country, UNA now offers this program which allows nursing students to graduate in 15 months rather than in two years. It is made to run from May of one year to June or July of the next year.
According to Interim Healthcare chairwoman of the nursing program, Marilyn Lee, the eight students "will be in class for four days a week for five hours at a time, plus all the homework that goes into that and the clinicals."
The course cuts down on breaks in order to move things along faster. The first course, for example, is taught in two weeks instead of one semester. The program is not something that a student can do in his or her spare time. Along with the 20 hours a week in class the students must endure, they must also participate in 20 hours of clinical study per week.
"It seems like the accelerated nursing students wouldn't be as experienced because they had to learn everything so fast," said Meggin Major, a nursing student at UNA.
According to BestNursingDegree.com, "the basic idea is that an accelerated second degree BSN gives you credit for non-nursing classes you already took in college. Then it puts you through a sequence of nursing theory and clinical classes to prepare you to sit for the national licensing exam for Registered Nurses, called the NCLEX-RN."
The hard work pays off, however. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs for registered nurses are expected to increase 23 percent from 2006 to 2016. Also, the median percentage of Registered Nurses are expected to earn between $47,710 and $69,850 a year.
Though the program will only accept eight students this year, 16 students will be accepted for the next accelerated program.
For more information on the program or UNA's Nursing program itself, visit www.una.edu/nursing.
Like many other schools in the country, UNA now offers this program which allows nursing students to graduate in 15 months rather than in two years. It is made to run from May of one year to June or July of the next year.
According to Interim Healthcare chairwoman of the nursing program, Marilyn Lee, the eight students "will be in class for four days a week for five hours at a time, plus all the homework that goes into that and the clinicals."
The course cuts down on breaks in order to move things along faster. The first course, for example, is taught in two weeks instead of one semester. The program is not something that a student can do in his or her spare time. Along with the 20 hours a week in class the students must endure, they must also participate in 20 hours of clinical study per week.
"It seems like the accelerated nursing students wouldn't be as experienced because they had to learn everything so fast," said Meggin Major, a nursing student at UNA.
According to BestNursingDegree.com, "the basic idea is that an accelerated second degree BSN gives you credit for non-nursing classes you already took in college. Then it puts you through a sequence of nursing theory and clinical classes to prepare you to sit for the national licensing exam for Registered Nurses, called the NCLEX-RN."
The hard work pays off, however. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs for registered nurses are expected to increase 23 percent from 2006 to 2016. Also, the median percentage of Registered Nurses are expected to earn between $47,710 and $69,850 a year.
Though the program will only accept eight students this year, 16 students will be accepted for the next accelerated program.
For more information on the program or UNA's Nursing program itself, visit www.una.edu/nursing.
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