Bachelor of Science in Nursing

NRS 470

Breyer State University

FACULTY: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, MBA, RN,CS, CNAA, FACHE

SYLLABUS

EXAM OVERVIEW: This examination focuses on contemporary professional issues in nursing practice. It covers a comprehensive review of major trends and issues in professional practice, including bioethics, professional development, nursing certification, career burn-out, theories and models, delivery systems, politics, spirituality, diversity and much more. Historical perspectives and contemporary nursing theories related to professional practice are fully reviewed and examined. This examination evaluates knowledge level of professional issues in practice at the bachelor's degree level.

TYPE OF QUESTIONS: This examination contains objective- type questions, including multiple choice and true/false.

NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: This examination contains 100 questions.

TEXTBOOK: The recommended text for reviewing for the examination is:

Book 1: Nursing Now: Today's Issues, Tomorrow's Trends, 3rd edition. Joseph T. Catalano. F.A. Davis Publishers: 2002. ISBN # 803614470.

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CREDIT HOURS: This competency examination is worth five semester hours of college credits for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program.

PASSING SCORE: You must achieve at least a 70% score to pass this examination.

GRADING SCALE: The grading scale for this competency examination is:

90%-100%   = A
89%-80%     = B
79%-70%     = "PASS"
Below-70%   = Fail

TIME LIMIT & ADMINISTRATION OF EXAM: You will have four hours to complete this examination. The examination is taken online at the university web site.

EXAM RE-TAKES: If a score of 70% is not achieved on the examination, you will have an opportunity to complete independent study course work to receive credits.

ABSTRACT OF EXAMINATION CONTENT:

1). Growth of nursing as a profession.
2). Evolution of licensure, certification and organizations.
3). Nursing law and ethics.
4). Bioethical issues.
5). Theories and models.
6). Education.
7). Critical thinking.
8). Workplace reality shock.
9). Collective bargaining.
10). Governance.
11). Cultural diversity.
12). Spirituality.
13). Nursing Informatics.
14). Politics.
15). Forensic nursing.
16). Health care delivery systems.
17). State boards of nursing.
18). Specialty nursing organizations.

QUESTIONS: If you have any questions about the exam please contact Breyer State at adm@breyerstate.com

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