{"id":93,"date":"2014-06-17T19:16:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T00:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/?page_id=93"},"modified":"2022-06-30T14:17:08","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:17:08","slug":"nursing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/online-degrees\/nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"RN to BS Nursing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"color: #005947\">Registered Nurses: Earn your BSN as quickly as <em>ONE YEAR!<\/em><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2832 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nurse-with-Gurney-300x164.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"309\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nurse-with-Gurney-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nurse-with-Gurney-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nurse-with-Gurney-114x62.png 114w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nurse-with-Gurney.png 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 309px) 100vw, 309px\" \/><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Qualify for new positions:<\/strong> \u201c43.2% of hospitals and other healthcare settings are requiring new hires to have a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing, while 82.1% of employers are expressing a strong preference for BSN program graduates\u201d. American Association of Colleges of Nursing<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 1rem\">Earn more:<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 1rem\"> The nation\u2019s Magnet hospitals, generally recognized as the best hospitals, give hiring preference to BSN nurses.\u00a0 To be a nursing manager or leader at a Magnet hospital, an RN must have a bachelor\u2019s degree.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Get promoted:<\/strong> The Veteran&#8217;s Administration (VA), the nation&#8217;s largest employer of RNs, requires a baccalaureate degree for promotion beyond entry-level.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Become a better nurse.\u00a0<\/strong>Learning topics include community and family nursing, information management, policy, education, and research designed to complement the technical RN training you&#8217;ve already accomplished.<\/li>\n<li><strong>We&#8217;re Top 25: <\/strong>BSU\u2019s RN-BS program was recently ranked 2nd best online RN-BS program in Minnesota, and 23rd nationally by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.registerednursing.org\/rn-to-bsn\/\">RegisteredNursing.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #005947\">Bemidji State&#8217;s program is online, <\/span><span style=\"color: #005947\">flexible, and rewarding<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.registerednursing.org\/rn-to-bsn\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2829 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nursing-TOP-25-In-Nation-300x208.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nursing-TOP-25-In-Nation-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nursing-TOP-25-In-Nation.png 312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online delivery: <\/strong>Course instruction is completely online with the option to attend class sessions via Zoom, or watch recordings on your own time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexible: <\/strong>You may enroll full-time, part-time, or at whatever pace fits your schedule. <a style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 1rem;background-color: white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2021\/03\/RN-BS-Schedule-of-Courses-Fall-2021-32-credits-.pdf\">View the 2021-2021 course schedule<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 1rem\">Experienced nurses can save $1,000: <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: 1rem\">Contact the BSU Nursing Department to learn about earning credit for your experience.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #005947\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/transfer\/\">ÐßÐßÂþ»­ Today<\/a>\u00a0 <\/span><em>To enroll in the RN-BS track:\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/admissions\/transfer\/\">Complete the BSU Undergraduate Application<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Once admitted to BSU, you may apply <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/nursing\/apply\/rntobs\/rn-to-bs-program-application\/\">here for the RN-BS Nursing Major Program.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2830 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nursing-Pulse-300x90.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"90\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nursing-Pulse-300x90.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/academics\/distance\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2020\/07\/Nursing-Pulse.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registered Nurses: Earn your BSN as quickly as ONE YEAR! Qualify for new positions: \u201c43.2% of hospitals and other healthcare settings are requiring new hires to have a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing, while 82.1% of employers are expressing a strong preference for BSN program graduates\u201d. 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