bsn nursing recruitment power point

8/8/2019 BSN Nursing Recruitment Power Point

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Erin Randall, RN, BSN

[email protected](919) 966-4260

Carrington Hall, Suite 1200


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Video:y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-gj-

Vk1JZk&feature=related


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Why Nursing?y Flexibility

y Exciting

y Rewardingy Challenging

y Personal and professional growth

y Essential to healthcare and health

promotiony Projected job growth, especially

community opportunities


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Salary

http://www.discovernursing.com/benefits-and-salaries


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Where Nurses Work:y Hospitals

y Nursing homes

y

Reh

abilitation facilitiesy Home health

y Physician offices

y Prisons

y Travel nursing

y Military

y Community/ Public Health

y Service Organizations (Doctors without Borders, PeaceCorps)


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Hospital Opportunities:y Emergency Department

y Intensive Care/Critical Care

y Transplanty Pediatrics

y Labor and Delivery

y Psychiatric/Mental Health

y Operating Roomy Oncology

y Rehabilitation

yAnd much, much more!


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Opportunities inthe Communityy School nurse

y Home health

y Hospice

y Parish nursingy Public health

y Holistic nurse

y Consultant/entrepreneur

y Pharmaceutical salesy Research

y Long-term care

y Wound care

y

And more!


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Advantages ofa BSN Degree:y Increased critical thinking skills

in complex nursing situations

y Employers often look to hire BSN applicants

y To pursue advanced nursing degrees

y NP, CNS, Nurse Midwife, CRNA, DNP, PhD

y

Nursing management, teach

ing, and administrationy Personal satisfaction and career growth


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Why Nursingat Carolina?y Simulation labs

y Clinical experiences

abroady Uganda, Honduras,

Mexico, Guatemala, andmore!

y 97% NCLEX first timepass rate in 2008 and2009y Higher than both the state

and national pass rates


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Why Nursingat Carolina?y Honors opportunity

yAcademic counseling support

y Student service opportunitiesy SHAC, ANS, volunteer missions

y Global health initiatives

y School environmenty Research intensive, multi-level programs

y Integrated campus location

yVariety of clinical practice sites


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CarringtonHall


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BSN Programs:y Pre-licensure:

y BSN

y 24 months (6 semesters)y 1st or 2nd degree-seeking students

y ABSN

y 14 months (4 semesters)

y 2nd degree-seeking students onlyy Post-licensure:

y RN to BSN

y 1 or 2 year option


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BS

N OptionFirst & Second DegreeStudents

y Builds on liberal arts base

y 65 upper division credits

y Six semesters in length

y Full-time study

y Graduate 140 students/yearyAdmit in January and May

y Graduate in May and December


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ABS

N OptionSecond DegreeStudents

y Uses previous academic achievement

y Recognizes strengths of life experiences

y 65 upper division credits

y Four semesters in length

y Graduate 72 students/yeary Admit in January and May

y Graduate in May and August


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Advanced Practice Nursingy Requires Masters in Nursing (MSN)

y Graduate school 2-3 years

y Nurse Practitionersy Clinical Nurse Specialists

y Nurse Anesthetist

y Certified Nurse Midwife

y BSN to PhD program

y For more info:Contact Jennifer Moore at [email protected]


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Program Objectivesy The baccalaureate program in nursing prepares the

graduate to:y understand the problems of contemporaryhealth and illnessy utilize a systematic approach to assess human responses to

actual and potential health problems in avariety of settingsy directly provide and manage competent care for individuals,

families and groups who have simple to complex health careneeds

y

employ interpersonal processes and th

erapeuticcommunication skillsy integrate professionalvalues and role behaviorsy collaborate with other groups in shaping health policies

which affect both individual and communityhealth.


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FinancialAidy University

y Scholarships, grants, loans

y Office of Scholarships and Student Aidy Fill out FAFSA by March 1st

y School of Nursing-based scholarships

y Outside resources

y Loan repaymenty Employer support

y See BSN CD for more tips and links


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WhentoApply:y Matriculation 2 times/year

y Spring (August 10th deadline)

y Summer (December 22nd deadline)

y Dont wait until the last minute to apply!


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Whatto Know BeforeApplying:y Prerequisites

y 1st degree-seeking students:y

Microbiology, Statistics, Gen. Psych

ology, Anatomy, and Ph

ysiology, inaddition to the Universitys general education requirements

y CHEM 101 and 102, BIOL 101/101L

y 2nd degree-seeking students:y 5 science courses listed above, as well as either Global Issues or U.S.

Diversity Connections course

y Transcript Evaluationy http://nursing.unc.edu/admissions/transcript_evaluation.html

y Send in unofficial college transcript(s)


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Whatto Know BeforeApplying:y Cant apply for both BSN and ABSN simultaneously

yAll prereqs done before matriculation

y BSN (24-month option):

y Minimum GPA 2.5

y 3 of 5 science prereqs done before application

y

ABSN (14-month

option):y Minimum GPA 3.0

y All science prereqs done before application


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HowtoApply:

y Only available online

y nursing.unc.edu

y Go to Admissions tab

y Click on Applications

y

Please read instructions carefully!y Summer 2011 matriculation deadline is December 22,

2010


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Tips and Reminders:yAdmission is competitive, so

y Maintain a high GPA, especially in science courses

y Essays are very importanty Proofread them carefully

y Explain any deficiencies in your application

y Additional skills/abilities that add to your application

y

Volunteer consistency is th

e keyy No recommendation letters

y Make sure application is complete

y Be absolutely 100% truthful


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Questions:y Visit nursing.unc.edu

y Information on BSN CD

y

On-line chat session- Tuesdays from 11:00am to noony BSN info sessions at Carrington Hall

y Monday, December 6, 2010 @ 5:30

y Thursday, March 17, 2011 @ 6:00

y Thursday, June 9, 2011 @5:30

y Transfer credit and applications/admissions procedures:y Contact Amy Burdette or Carlee Cox

y (919)966-4260

y [email protected]

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