Bachelor's Degree in Nursing for Registered Nurses (RN to BSN)
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Major: RN to BSN
Hours: 120
Degree Description
The flexible Online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Track is designed for you as a career-oriented registered nurse seeking a Bachelor of Science in Nursing through the Joanne Dishman School of Nursing at Lamar University. To enroll for this track, you must be a registered nurse with an active, unencumbered nursing license. Watch the faculty interview to learn more about Lamar University's undergraduate nursing program.Why Choose the RN to BSN at Lamar?
You may complete the Online Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree Track track in as few as 13 months while maintaining your full-time career as a practicing nurse. Studying in the Joanne Dishman School of Nursing at Lamar University, you'll explore a broad range of nursing topics, including community nursing, evidence-based practice, holistic health assessment, nursing leadership and management courses.Your highly qualified faculty will create for you a structured online environment so that you achieve learning through your assignments, discussion boards, practicum and community-based service learning hours.
Career Paths
As a practicing RN, you have already begun your career, and now you are taking the next step to become a leader among nurses. Adding the BSN to your portfolio increases your value to employers and sets you up to make your own choices about the shape and scope of your nursing career. You may move into leadership, nurse education or continue in advanced clinical practice.
Primary Careers
Registered nurse, nurse manager, nurse educator
- Healthcare
- Health education
- Private home health
- Hospitals and medical treatment centers
- Healthcare provider groups
- Private practitioners
- Specialized healthcare facilities