Certificate Entry Into Nursing Bachelor of Science Program (CEIN/BS) The University of Connecticut School of Nursing

Certificate Entry Into Nursing

Bachelor of Science Program (CEIN/BS)

The University of Connecticut

School of Nursing

The UConn CEIN/BS Program …

• is designed for those with a bachelor’s degree in a non-nursing field

• recognizes achievement and previously earned credits

Ease the Nursing Shortage

• Nurses are retiring

• Increase in

healthcare jobs

• Rapidly aging

More About The Program …

• Pre-licensure portion of the program takes twelve months (full-time only).

• Awarded an additional BS degree in nursing and eligible to take the NCLEX (the licensure

Why Choose UConn?

• Since 2003, the School has graduated 570 MEIN/CEIN-BS students since December, 2013.

• We are the first NLN Center of ExcellenceNLN Center of Excellence in New England!

• We are CCNECCNE accredited

• Our faculty develop outstanding mentoring relationships.

• CEIN graduate and student mentoring program

We have strong links with community-based health care resources, including our renowned UConn Health Center.

CEIN/BS is now available at four UConn campuses:

• Avery Point (Groton, CT) • Stamford

• Storrs

Find

your

Passion …

Discover an area of nursing and healthcare that: • you feel passionate about

• meets a significant social need

• can sustain a lifelong program of research and practice

What is nursing?

• Nursing’s Social Policy Statement: The Essence of the Profession:

“Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of

health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human

response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (ANA, 2010, p. 3).

Nurses

• Highly skilled

caregivers

• Nurses today

have taken on

new roles and

expanded their

responsibilities

Responsibilities:

• Perform physical exams and health histories

• Provide health promotion, counseling and education • Administer medications, wound care, and numerous

other personalized interventions

• Interpret patient information and make critical decisions about needed actions

decisions about needed actions

• Coordinate care, in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals

• Direct and supervise care delivered by other healthcare personnel like LPNs and nurse aides • Conduct research in support of improved practice

and patient outcomes

Career Opportunities

• They are endless…..

• You can work in hospitals, nursing homes, medical offices, clinics, schools, workplaces, specialized workplaces, specialized

institutions, homeless shelters, prisons, sporting events, cruise

ships, camps, the armed forces, home and community settings

• Also work as managers, counselors, nurse practitioners, educators and researchers

Pre-Licensure Program

Total of 45 credits

• Each class starts the first full week of January • 3 semesters - Spring,

Summer, Fall Summer, Fall

• 36 didactic and clinical credits in basic nursing • 9 graduate credits as

foundation for graduate study (theory, statistics, and research)

Schedules

• Classes - on one day a week from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

• Clinical resource lab – one day a week in the Spring semester and then variable times

throughout the rest of the year • Clinical

• Clinical

– 21 hours a week not including preparation time

– With exception of class day, ALL possible clinical days

– Clinical times vary by group; 6:00 a.m.-12:00 Midnight

• Schedules are known 3-4 weeks before each semester begins

Example of Schedule

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Preparation for classes – 2+ hours per 1 credit Clinical Resource Lab 8am to Preparation for classes – 2+ hours per 1 credit NURS 4304 8:30am to Clinical – 9 hours 8am to 12pm to 2:30pm _{Clinical –} 9 hours Prep time for clinical Preparation for classes – 2+ hours per 1 credit Study group/ preparation time for classes and clinical Preparation for classes – 2+ hours per 1 credit NURS 5011 3:30pm to 6:30pm

Problem-Based

Teaching and Learning

• Nursing history • Culture • Health assessment • Nutrition • Disease science • Information technology • Patient safety • Nutrition • Pharmacology • Clinical science • Nursing science – Independent / dependent / interdependent nursing actions

• Health care finance • Nursing theory

• Nursing ethics • Leadership

Didactic and Clinical Courses

• Six undergraduate nursing courses (36 credits) – Health Assessment/Fundamentals

– Theory and Nursing Practice for Behavioral Health, Perinatal and Women’s Health, Child Health,

Community/Public Health, and Acutely Ill Adults – Minimum 21 hours clinical per week

– Minimum 21 hours clinical per week • Three 3-credit graduate nursing courses

– Nursing Theory and Ways of Knowing including nursing science, legal and ethical issues

– Graduate level Statistics

Pre-Licensure Course Information

Health Assessment & Fundamentals of Nursing Praxis: 12 credits Nursing Science & Patterns of Knowing: 3 credits (Graduate Level Course)

Second semester (Summer)

Theory and Nursing Practice for Behavioral Health: 4 credits Theory and Nursing Practice for Behavioral Health: 4 credits

Theory and Nursing Practice for Perinatal and Women’s Health: 4 credits

Theory and Nursing Practice for Child Health: 4 credits

Statistical Methods in Nursing: 3 credits (Graduate Level Course)

Third semester (Fall)

Theory and Nursing Practice for Community/Public Health: 4 credits Theory and Nursing Practice for Acutely Ill Adults: 8 credits

Nursing Research in Evidence-Based Practice: 3 credits (Graduate Level Course)

CEIN/BS Calendar

• Program starts first full week in January

• Spring break

• Two weeks off in April

• Summer session starts beginning of May

• Two weeks off in August • Two weeks off in August

• Fall semester starts last week of August

• Thanksgiving break – one week

• Graduation – mid-December

Pedagogy

• Problem based learning

– Case studies

– Interactive exercises – Interactive exercises

• Clinical experiences

• Simulated laboratories

Clinical Experiences

• Inpatient and outpatient

• All age groups

• Long term care, inpatient and outpatient

• Long term care, inpatient and outpatient

behavioral health, maternal/newborn

settings, inpatient and well-visit

pediatrics, hospitalized adults,

More on Clinical Experiences

• Groups of 6-8 students to 1 faculty

• Increasing responsibility for total

patient care

• Technical as well as cognitive process

• Thinking as well as doing

More on Schedules & Expectations

• Guaranteed clinical placement

• No guarantee of specific site or specific

hours

• Agencies can be within 75 miles of

• Agencies can be within 75 miles of

Transition to Graduate Study

Students transition to graduate study after completion of the 45 credit sequence.

You need to maintain a 3.0 average in the CEIN/BS program to be accepted to the Graduate Program. You also need to achieve a B or better in all

You also need to achieve a B or better in all graduate courses.

You may choose a specialty option within the current master’s program (29+ credits dependent on the

specialty track). For master’s options, visit our web site:

Graduate Tracks

• Masters:

– Adult/Gerontology Acute Care – Adult/Gerontology Primary Care – Family Nurse Practitioner

– Neonatal Acute Care – Neonatal Acute Care – Clinical Nurse Leader

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

• PhD (PhD in Nursing)

BS to DNP …BS to PhD

• Please see website at

www.nursing.uconn.edu

• Full-time is approximately 4 years

• Full-time is approximately 4 years

• Part-time is approximately 6 years

• Bachelor’s degree from accredited institution with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better

Admission Requirements

an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better

• Required science courses (grades of B or better)

• Undergraduate statistics course and an

undergraduate formal research methods course

focusing on human subjects/participants (grades of C or better)

• TOEFL/IBT exam

• Official transcripts of ALL colleges/universities attended

• Current curriculum vitae/resume

• Three references (at least one academic and one professional – no personal references)

Required Science Courses

-Prerequisites

B or better in college level courses (B- will not be accepted)

– Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II with labs

– Biology

– Microbiology

– Chemistry with lab

If you are not sure

if a course is acceptable:

• Check our “Accepted Courses” list on the CEIN/BS website

• See http://transfer.uconn.edu/search.php

• E-mail Dorine Nagy at [email protected]

with:

– Where you took/are taking the course – The course number and name

– The course description and/or a link to the course

Human Anatomy and Physiology:

8 credits total

• A & P I and A & P II (8 credits total with labs)

• Labs can NOT be done online

• If there are separate grades for the class and

lab portion, you have to earn at least a “B” or

lab portion, you have to earn at least a “B” or

better in both class and lab (the grades will

not be averaged by the CEIN/BS Admission

Committee).

• The content has to be human anatomy and

physiology, not animal anatomy and

Biology: 3-4 credits

• No lab is required, but many courses are linked with a lab

• If there are separate grades for the class and the lab, you have to achieve a “B” or better in the

class grade. The lab grade will not be recorded class grade. The lab grade will not be recorded by the CEIN/BS Admissions Committee.

• If a course is not on our list, the content needs to be the equivalent of BIOL 1107 at UConn.

• Topics covered should include molecular and cell biology, animal anatomy and physiology.

CLEP for Biology

• A CLEP exam

(

http://clep.collegeboard.org

) is

accepted if you have already taken a

biology course and feel that you have

mastery of this college-level content.

mastery of this college-level content.

A scaled score of a 57 or higher is

Microbiology: 3-4 credits

• No lab is required, but most courses do have a lab

• This is what is required for the microbiology content:

– Using MCB 2610 from UConn as an example): Biology of – Using MCB 2610 from UConn as an example): Biology of

microorganisms, especially bacteria. Cellular structure,

physiology, genetics, and interactions with higher forms of life and/or includes the structure, function, growth and

transmission of viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoans, and helminths as well as vectors of pathogenic agents.

• If there are separate grades for the class and the lab, you have to achieve a “B” or better in the

class grade. The lab grade will not be recorded by the CEIN/BS Admissions Committee.

Chemistry: 4 credits

• Lab is required and can NOT be online

• If there are separate grades for the class and lab portion, you have to earn at least a “B” or better in both class and lab (the grades will not be

averaged by the CEIN/BS Admission Committee). • The content needs to be at least the equivalent of

CHEM 1122 at UConn: Brief but comprehensive survey of important chemical theories and

applications of chemistry. Preparation for one-semester courses in organic chemistry and biochemistry. Atomic structures, chemical

bonding, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, states of matter, and theories of solutions.

CLEP for Chemistry

• A CLEP exam

(

http://clep.collegeboard.org

) is

accepted if you have already taken a

chemistry course and feel that you

have mastery of this college-level

have mastery of this college-level

content. A scaled score of a 65 or

higher is required.

Genetics: 3-4 credits

• No lab required, but some courses do have a lab • Must be taken within the last 5 years

• This course can be taken online (even if it has a “lab” component).

“lab” component).

• The content focus has to be human genetics. • If there are separate grades for the class and the

lab, you have to achieve a “B” or better in the class grade. The lab grade will not be recorded by the CEIN/BS Admissions Committee.

Statistics: 3-4 credits

• C or better in college level courses (C- will not be accepted)

• This is the course description of STAT

1100Q at UConn, for example: Standard and nonparametric approaches to statistical

nonparametric approaches to statistical analysis; exploratory data analysis,

elementary probability, sampling

distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing, one- and two-sample procedures, regression and correlation. Learning to do statistical analysis on a personal computer is an integral part of the course.

Research Methods: 3 credits

• C or better in college level courses (C- will not be accepted)

• You need to take a formal course that covers

content on research methods focusing on human subjects/participants

subjects/participants

• This is what we request in a research methods class: evidence-based research, ethical aspects, research problems, hypotheses, literature

reviews, research design, sampling plans, data collection, evaluating

measurements/instruments, data quality, rigor/trustworthiness and integrity for both quantitative and qualitative research.

Computer and Writing Literacy

• Computer and information literacy is

expected

• A laptop with wireless capability is

required for the program

required for the program

• Writing literacy is required

TOEFL Exam

• Permanent residents of the United States who

attended English-speaking, US schools beginning in the 9th grade are waived from this requirement.

• Applicants born in the following countries are also waived from this requirement: Australia, Canada

(except Quebec Province), New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States.

Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States. • Passing scores are as follows: A total score of 92

with the following breakdown: a minimum of 26 in both the listening and speaking sections and a minimum of 20 in both the reading and writing sections.

• Please have an official copy of your scores sent to the School of Nursing

Letters of Recommendation

(References)

• Three letters of recommendation are

required (at least one academic and one professional)

• No personal recommendations are reviewed. • No personal recommendations are reviewed. • Should address your background,

independence, perseverance, potential for academic success, ability to balance,

flexibility, potential as a nurse, and ability to successfully work independently and in

Letters of Recommendation

• Please fill out the waiver for letters of

recommendation (posted on the CEIN/BS website) and give a copy to each recommender.

• Have the recommender complete the waiver form and a letter of recommendation

• There are directions on the waiver form for the recommender to put the waiver form and

recommendation in an envelope, seal the

envelope, sign their name across the seal, and return the envelope directly to the applicant. • All three letters of recommendation need to be

received by the SON in order for your application to be reviewed.

You’re Ready to Apply!

• Submit application fee of $75 to the SON. Make check payable to UConn School of Nursing.

• The admission deadlines are • Apply online at:

http://nursing.uconn.edu/program-info/cein

• The admission deadlines are January 31st_{, June 30}th_{, and}

August 20th

• Prerequisites must be completed prior to the January start date

• Applicants may have 1 or 2 prerequisites left to take when

applying, but must submit proof of enrollment for these prerequisites

Application Submission

• Please submit your current official

transcripts from all schools attended,

CV/resume, and three letters of

recommendation all in one package

• Letters of recommendation must be in a

sealed envelope signed across the seal

by the recommender

• If you have any outstanding prerequisite

course grades when applying, submit

Financial Aid

• Please call 1-860-486-2819

• Considered a 5

_{year student (not a}

graduate student). Can fill out FAFSA

• Some scholarships are available

• Some scholarships are available

– Specific to CEIN/BS

• The Heist Family Endowed Nursing Scholarship Fund

• CEIN/BS Scholarship Fund

• Learn about eligibility for these scholarships and for financial aid on our web site.

– Scholarship opportunities are also sent to the listserv once you are admitted to the program

• $28,560 for 2015 – not including University fees, equipment,

uniforms, books, travel, criminal background checks, other

miscellaneous costs.

• University fees – set by UConn

Program Costs

• Equipment • Equipment

• Lab supplies are included in your fees

• Personal equipment – stethoscope, BP cuff, penlight, etc.

• Uniforms cost approximately $150

• Books cost approximately $1900 for the program • Travel and parking – site dependent, approximately

$300/semester

• Criminal background checks, fingerprinting, drug screening, etc.

• Certification in CPR as a professional rescuer

• A criminal background check by the Connecticut League for Nursing

• Possible fingerprinting and drug testing

• Health of Students:

In addition to pre-entrance University requirements, prior to clinical experiences students admitted to the School of Nursing must

present evidence of a recent physical examinations with proof of

Requirements

prior to

B

eginning Coursework

present evidence of a recent physical examinations with proof of the following immunizations:

– tetanus immunization within the past ten years;

– one poliomyelitis booster following initial immunization; – flu vaccination;

– a test for tuberculosis (PPD) - with chest x-ray for positive reactors;

– MMR vaccination [measles (rubeola), mumps, rubella (German measles)] and titers;

– hepatitis B titers (with vaccine if titer is negative); – varicella titer;

– and any other tests required by affiliated agencies.

Students who fail to provide written documentation that they have met the above stated health requirements will not be allowed in the clinical areas. Faculty reserve the right to recommend a student's withdrawal from the program for reasons of health.

Mandatory Orientations

for CEIN/BS

• Two full-day orientations

• First week of October at the Storrs campus

(all campuses combined)

(all campuses combined)

• Second week of December on the

Regional Campuses

Frequently Asked Questions

• How competitive is the program?

• Can you attend part-time?

• Can you work during the program?

• Does UConn provide housing?

Accelerated Nursing Programs:

Talk with your family

and arrange time for

you to immerse in

your studies.

• Family support is vital for your success.

• You may need to study

elsewhere (library, reading room, etc.).

Contacts

• Dorine Nagy

Admissions and Recruitment Coordinator – 1-860-486-1937

– [email protected]

• Robin Miller, PhD, RN, CNE

• Robin Miller, PhD, RN, CNE

Director of CEIN/BS Program at Avery Point and Storrs – 1-860-405-9061

– [email protected]

• Debra A. Simons,

– 1-203-251-9562