Nursing: Accelerated RN/BSN/MSN

Major: Nursing
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Calendar Type: Quarter
Minimum Required Credits: 75.0
Co-op Options: No Co-op (Three years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 51.1601
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 29-1141

About the Program

The RN-BSN-MSN Option is a pathway for RNs who have a bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing and are interested in pursuing a fast-track option to complete a BSN and MSN. This program is also available to students who are currently in the Drexel RN to BSN completion program and are interested in continuing their studies to pursue the MSN.

Application

For the following tracks, students submit an application to the MSN program upon admission:

Eligible MSN Programs

Admission Requirements

The students must meet the admission requirements for the MSN program.

Student's academic transcript and professional experience are reviewed and credit is applied to meet the degree requirements. Students are awarded both the BSN and MSN at the completion of the program. 

*Drexel University is currently unable to admit students living in Washington state to this program.*

Additional Information

For more information, contact:  

Graduate Nursing Division
CNHPGraduateDivision@drexel.edu

Degree Requirements

Note: MSN Nurse Practitioner concentrations are currently not accepting students in this program.

BSN Courses
NURS 325 [WI] Critical Issues in Nursing4.5
NURS 335Genetics and Genomics: Application to Nursing Practice4.5
NURS 460Population Health: Local & Global6.0
Portfolio Assessment *15.0
MSN Core Courses
NURS 500 [WI] Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments3.0
NURS 502Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care3.0
NURS 544Quality and Safety in Healthcare3.0
RSCH 503Research Methods and Biostatistics3.0
RSCH 504Evaluation and Translation of Health Research3.0
MSN Concentration - select one from the options below30.0-31.0
Total Credits75.0-76.0
*

Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.

MSN Concentrations (Select one)

Clinical Nurse Leader

NURS 531Epidemiology in Action: Tracking Health & Disease3.0
NURS 532Evaluation of Health Outcomes3.0
NURS 574Advanced Integrative Clinical Concepts4.5
NUPR 664The Economics and Business of Healthcare4.5
NUPR 602Foundations for Clinical Nurse Leader5.0
NURS 603Clinical Nurse Leader Capstone Immersion I5.0
NURS 604Clinical Nurse Leader Capstone Immersion II5.0
Total Credits30.0

Healthcare Simulation

IPS 617Simulation in Healthcare Education4.5
IPS 618Standardized Patients3.0
IPS 619Advanced Debriefing and Reflective Practice3.0
IPS 620Simulation Center Leadership3.0
IPS 621Evaluation in Simulation-Based Education3.0
IPS 622Simulation Capstone5.5
IPS 585Science of Safety, Human Factors, and System Thinking3.0
IPS 587Safety Culture in Healthcare3.0
NURS 591Foundations of Healthcare Education3.0
Total Credits31.0

Nursing Education

IPS 617Simulation in Healthcare Education4.5
NURS 574Advanced Integrative Clinical Concepts4.5
NURS 591Foundations of Healthcare Education3.0
NURS 606Curriculum Design for Higher Level Cognition3.0
NURS 613The Role and Responsibility of the Nurse Educator3.0
NURS 615Assessment, Measurement and Evaluation3.0
NURS 616Teaching Methods in Nursing Education3.0
NUPR 618Nursing Education Practicum I3.0
NUPR 619Nursing Education Practicum II3.0
Total Credits30.0

Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management

NUPR 663Communication and Self-Awareness for Leadership4.5
NUPR 664The Economics and Business of Healthcare4.5
NUPR 665Managing Operations and Human Resources for Quality Outcomes of Care Delivery4.5
NURS 568Practicum and Symposium in Healthcare Operations Management3.0
NURS 569Practicum and Symposium in Technology and Management of Information in Healthcare Organizations3.0
PROJ 501Introduction to Project Management3.0
Electives7.5
Total Credits30.0

Public Health Nursing

CHP 561Overview of Issues in Global Health3.0
EPI 570Introduction to Epidemiology3.0
or NURS 531 Epidemiology in Action: Tracking Health & Disease
HMP 505Qualitative Data and Mixed Methods Analysis3.0
IPS 511Collaboration with Vulnerable Populations3.0
NURS 532Evaluation of Health Outcomes3.0
NURS 665Advanced Nursing Practice in Population Health5.0
PBHL 510Public Health Foundations and Systems I4.0
PBHL 511Public Health Foundations and Systems II4.0
Elective3.0
Total Credits31.0

Quality, Safety and Risk Management in Healthcare

IPS 584Analysis of Performance Standards in Healthcare Quality3.0
IPS 585Science of Safety, Human Factors, and System Thinking3.0
IPS 587Safety Culture in Healthcare3.0
IPS 601Quality, Safety and Risk Management Capstone5.0
LSTU 551Compliance Skills: Auditing, Investigation & Reporting4.0
LSTU 600Health Care Rules and Regulations4.0
LSTU 601Health Care Quality, Patient Safety and Risk Management4.0
LSTU 602Patients and Privacy: HIPAA and Related Regulations4.0
Total Credits30.0

Writing-Intensive Course Requirements

In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.

A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.

Writing-Intensive Course Requirement

A [WI], Writing Intensive, next to a graduate course in this catalog indicates that the graduate course is a writing intensive course. The graduate course is a required course in your curriculum.

Sample Plan of Study - Clinical Nurse Leader Concentration

Healthcare Simulation

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 3254.5NURS 3354.5NURS 4606.0NURS 5023.0
  Portfolio Assessment*15.0NURS 5443.0
 4.5 4.5 21 6
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 5003.0IPS 6183.0IPS 6174.5VACATION
NURS 5913.0RSCH 5033.0  
 6 6 4.5 0
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
IPS 6193.0IPS 5853.0IPS 6203.0IPS 6225.5
RSCH 5043.0IPS 5873.0IPS 6213.0 
 6 6 6 5.5
Total Credits 76
*

Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.

Clinical Nurse Leader

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 3254.5NURS 3354.5NURS 4606.0NURS 5023.0
  Portfolio Assessment*15.0NURS 5443.0
 4.5 4.5 21 6
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 5003.0NURS 5323.0NURS 5313.0NURS 5744.5
RSCH 5033.0RSCH 5043.0NUPR 6644.5 
 6 6 7.5 4.5
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
NUPR 6025.0NURS 6035.0NURS 6045.0 
 5 5 5 
Total Credits 75
*

Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.

Quality, Safety, and Risk Management

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 3254.5NURS 4606.0NURS 5003.0LSTU 5514.0
NURS 3354.5Portfolio Assessment*15.0NURS 5443.0NURS 5023.0
 9 21 6 7
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
LSTU 6004.0LSTU 6014.0IPS 5843.0IPS 5853.0
RSCH 5033.0RSCH 5043.0LSTU 6024.0IPS 5873.0
 7 7 7 6
Third Year
FallCredits   
IPS 6015.0   
 5   
Total Credits 75
*

Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.

Public Health Nursing

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 3254.5NURS 4606.0NURS 3354.5VACATION
  Portfolio Assessment*15.0 
 4.5 6 19.5 0
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 5003.0NURS 5323.0EPI 5703.0NURS 5023.0
PBHL 5104.0PBHL 5114.0RSCH 5033.0RSCH 5043.0
 7 7 6 6
Third Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCredits 
CHP 5613.0IPS 5113.0HMP 5053.0 
NURS 5443.0Elective3.0NURS 6655.0 
 6 6 8 
Total Credits 76
*

Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.

Nursing Education Concentration

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 3254.5NURS 4606.0NURS 5003.0NURS 5023.0
NURS 3354.5Portfolio Assessment*15.0NURS 5913.0NURS 6063.0
 9 21 6 6
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 6133.0NURS 6153.0IPS 6174.5NURS 5744.5
RSCH 5033.0RSCH 5043.0NURS 6163.0NUPR 6183.0
 6 6 7.5 7.5
Third Year
FallCredits   
NURS 5443.0   
NUPR 6193.0   
 6   
Total Credits 75
*

Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.

Nursing Leadership in Health Systems Management

First Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
NURS 3254.5NURS 4606.0NURS 5003.0NUPR 6654.5
NURS 3354.5Portfolio Assessment*15.0NURS 5023.0RSCH 5033.0
 9 21 6 7.5
Second Year
FallCreditsWinterCreditsSpringCreditsSummerCredits
PROJ 5013.0NURS 5443.0NUPR 6644.5NURS 5683.0
RSCH 5043.0NUPR 6634.5 Elective3.0
 6 7.5 4.5 6
Third Year
FallCredits   
NURS 5693.0   
Elective4.5   
 7.5   
Total Credits 75
*

Students will not register for "Portfolio Assessment." Instead they will receive 15.0 credits at the completion of an approved assessment.

Nursing Faculty

Suzan Blacher, PhD, RN, CARN (Drexel University) RN-BSN Program. Assistant Clinical Professor. Care of the patient with substance use disorders; stigmatization of addictions.
Joyce Brill, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC. Assistant Clinical Professor.
Linda Celia, DNP, RN-BC (Drexel University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Medical-surgical and telemetry.
Beth Chiatti, PhD, RN, CTN, CSN (Widener University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Genetics, transcultural nursing, immigrant health, human rights and global health
Danielle Devine, PhD, RN (Villanova University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Neurology, Critical Care.
Gloria Donnelly, PhD (Bryn Mawr College) Dean Emerita. Professor. Nursing education and a variety of mental health topics including assertiveness, stress and change.
Jane Donovan, PhD, RNC -MNN (Widener University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Maternal-newborn and gynecological nursing, intellectual and development disabilities nursing, nursing administration, nursing education.
Theresa Fay-Hillier, DrPH, MSN, PMHCNS-BC (Drexel University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Child, adolescent and family mental health nursing.
Maryann Godshall, PhD, RN, CCRN, CPN, CNE (Duquesne University). Associate Clinical Professor. Pediatrics, critical care, nursing education, pediatric burn patients.
Maureen Gonzales, MSN, WHNP (University of Pennsylvania). Assistant Clinical Professor. Women's health, high risk obstetrics.
Elizabeth Hammond-Ritschard, PhD(c), MSN, RN (Indiana University of Pennsylvania). Assistant Clinical Professor. Cardiac nursing, adult medical-surgical nursing, leadership, and nursing education.
Shelly Hickey, MSN, BSN, RN (Villanova University). Critical care, nursing education.
Dana C. Kemery, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, CEN, CPEN (Drexel Universiy). Assistant Clinical Professor. Emergency nursing (adult and pediatric), nursing education.
Tasha Martin-Peters, MSN, RN (Duke University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Pediatric critical care, pediatric cardiac care.
Pamela McGee, MSN, FNP-BC, CNE (University of Pennsylvania). Assistant Clinical Professor. Medical/surgical nursing, gerontology, primary care, family nurse practitioner.
Kristen McLaughlin, PhD (candidate), MSN, RN, CPNP-PC (Widener University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Pediatric nurse practitioner.
Maura Nitka, MSN, RN, CPN (Drexel University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Pediatric nursing.
Jennifer Olszewski, EdD, MSN, CRNP, ANP-BC (Drexel University) Interim Chair of the BSN Nursing Accelerated Career Entry Program. Assistant Clinical Professor. Adult-gerontology nurse practitioner, dementia care.
Alis Kotler Panzera, DrNP, WHNP-BC, RN (Drexel University) Director of Nursing Student Success. Assistant Clinical Professor. Board certified women’s health nurse practitioner, reproductive health and female urology.
Genevieve Porrecca, MSN, RN, PCCN (Holy Family University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Critical care
Catherine Quay, MSN, RN-BC (Pace University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Board certified gerontology, medical/surgical nursing, dementia.
Mary Jean Ricci, MSN, RN, BC (University of Pennsylvania) Adjunct Faculty Coordinator. Assistant Clinical Professor. Community public health, medical-surgical nursing.
Al Rundio, PhD, DNP, RN, APRN, CARN-AP, NEA-BC, FNAP, FIAAN, FAAN (Chatham College). Clinical Professor. Transference of dependencies from bariatric surgical procedures, relapse prevention in chemically addicted clients, nursing leadership and management, nursing administration.
Meaghan Shattuck, MSN, RN, OCN (Holy Family University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Oncology certified, medical/surgical nursing and education.
Tina Solomon, MSN, RN FNP-C (West Chester University). Assistant Clinical Professor.
Helen Teng, PhD, RN (University of Pennsylvania). Assistant Clinical Professor. Community health, immigrant health.
Ann Thiel-Barrett, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CNE (Chatham University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Family health nursing.
Elizabeth Ward, MSN, RN, FNO-BC, CORLN (Drexel University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Family nurse practitioner, nursing leadership and education, pediatric otolaryngology.
Denise Way, DNP, MSN, RN (Wilmington University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Osteoporosis prevention throughout the lifespan.
Joyce Welliver, MSN, CRNP, CAC, RN (Drexel University) Director of Faculty Role Development and Clinical Performance. Assistant Clinical Professor. Psychiatric/mental health nursing, adult health
Mary Yost, PhD, RN (Widener Unirsity) Interim Chair of the BSN Co-Op Program. Assistant Clinical Professor. Trauma/Critical Car and Emergency Nursing.
Mary Ann Zimmer, RN, MSN, CPN (Villanova University). Assistant Clinical Professor. Pediatrics, adult medical-surgical nursing, nursing education.
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