title: Integrating the curriculum to advance baccalaureate nursing education.
abstract: In 2004, the School of Nursing at the University at Buffalo began a program in which individuals with a degree in another field could complete an intensive 12-month program leading to a baccalaureate degree in nursing. Curriculum design using courses from the basic baccalaureate and RN-to-BS program, as well as graduate courses, not only provided the opportunity to integrate accelerated bachelor of science (ABS) students with the other student populations but eliminated the need for the development of courses specific to the ABS program. A unique feature of the program is the incorporation of graduate courses, allowing students to earn 9 to 12 graduate credits. The potential for future nursing leaders has also increased, given the characteristics of these mature, highly motivated, career-minded students who have chosen nursing as a second career.
authors: Undergraduate Studies, Child Health Graduate Program, School of Nursing, University at Buffalo, 1021 Kimball Tower, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA. kemsley@buffalo.edu
authors: Martha J
authors: MJ
authors: Kemsley
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Riegle
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009518:New York; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods; D012951:Socialization; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D013997:Time Factors