The RN BSN program at UNC Pembroke is offered cooperatively with Fayetteville State University, is designed for registered nurses only who wish to earn the baccalaureate nursing degree. Students select which institution to attend as each confers the BSN degree. Program of 125 hours is designed to prepare RNs, graduates of ADN or Hospital Diploma technical programs, to integrate principles and theories of general education and nursing in using the nursing process to provide care to clients and their families and groups in any health care setting.
Program prepares the professional nurse generalist to perform six interrelated roles.
Program builds upon competencies attained by RNs and extends their knowledge, skills, attitudes, and scope of practice for expanded career opportunities, enhances personal and professional satisfaction, and develops a foundation for further study in nursing graduate education. The program has membership in the Council of Baccalaureate and Higher Degree Programs, National League for Nursing. The Nursing program is an Agency Member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Organizing framework for the program is based on the Theory of Self-care by Dorothea Orem . The goal is for the preceptor, a member of a clinical nursing or health care staff, to utilize his or her education and clinical experience and expertise to facilitate the RN BSN student or preceptee to have a rewarding clinical experience in a variety of settings.