Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Completion / Concurrent

Preadmission Requirements

• Must possess a current active unencumbered and unrestricted Registered Nurse License
• Must have at least a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5 from previous nursing program

 Admission Requirements

• Must be currently licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) or be completed with NCLEX exam by the end of the first semester.
• Associate degree or diploma as a Registered Nurse. (RN)
• Official transcripts from previous nursing program.
• Cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 from previous nursing program.
• Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen Policy
• Complete Nursing Application
• One professional recommendation

Preadmission Requirements

• Must have at least a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 from current community college nursing program

 Admission Requirements

• Official transcripts from current community college nursing program
• Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 from current community college nursing program
• Community college nursing program acceptance letter
• Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen Policy
• Complete Nursing Application
• One professional recommendation

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Concurrent Pathway

This pathway is a unique partnership with local community colleges. It allows students to concurrently take Davenport BSN courses while enrolled at their local community college. This partnership gives students the chance to complete the BSN in as little as two semesters after graduating from the ADN program. As an added convenience, the courses required for Davenport’s BSN program are taught locally at the community college. 

• Alpena Community College

• Delta College

• Grand Rapids Community College

• Henry Ford Community College

• Ivy Tech Community College

• Kalamazoo Valley Community College

• Lake Michigan Community College

• Lansing Community College

• Macomb Community College

• Mid-Michigan Community College

• Montcalm Community College

• North Central Michigan College

• Northwestern Michigan College (Traverse City)

• Schoolcraft Community College

• West Shore Community College

BSN Concurrent Application

(BSN Concurrent Application is only for Community College Partnerships.)

BSN Concurrent (Associate Degree in nursing accepted with advanced standing per community college partnerships)

Faculty and Staff

Program Director: Aleta Pillai, PhD, MSN, RN

Department Chair: Tracy Alberta, MSN, RN

1. Care Delivery: Integrates clinical judgment and evidence to develop, implement and evaluate person-centered plans of care for clients in diverse populations encompassing individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan.

2. Care Coordination: Manages nursing care of individuals, families, and communities, through coordination of resources and in collaboration with the interprofessional healthcare team, to promote safe, high-quality care and equitable outcomes.

3. Professionalism: Displays a commitment to the current standards of professional nursing practice according to the American Nurses Association.

4. Quality Management: Applies knowledge of information technology, leadership behaviors, and systems-based thinking to ensure quality and safety in complex healthcare systems.

5. Health Management: Promotes equitable health outcomes for diverse populations through assessment of risks, evidence-based prevention strategies, coordination of resources, and policy development.

6. Personal Development: Utilizes self-reflection and self-advocacy to promote personal well-being and resilience.

The formation of nursing professionals is based on a conceptual model that includes five over-arching concepts: the human person, nursing, health, environment/society, and the teaching/learning process.

Human Person

Human beings are unique, adaptable, and possess inherent dignity, thus worthy of caring, nurturing, and respect. Human beings exist in highly valued reciprocal relationships with others.

Environment/Society

Human beings exist within a dynamic physical, social, and cultural environment. The environment impacts the health of individuals, groups, and populations and as such, is a relevant consideration for the nurse.

Health

Health is individually defined by the distinctive perspective of each human person or group, based on unique goals for optimizing quality of life, mental health, and functional status. Health is a dynamic state, continually changing, and all can improve health as it is individually defined by each person.

Nursing

Nursing is a caring profession that embraces a holistic approach to healthcare, in fully recognizing the interconnectedness of biological, psychological, social, cultural, and spiritual factors that contribute to health. Nurses are autonomous healthcare providers, accountable for their practice as determined by academic preparation, licensure, and certification. Nursing has its own scientific body of knowledge built from a foundation of biological and social sciences and adheres to a code of ethical behavior.

Teaching/Learning

Teaching and learning is a collaborative interaction between teacher and learner, with mutual accountability for active engagement, respectful communication, and constructive problem-solving. The faculty recognize that learners, as human persons, are unique and present with a variety of learning styles, developmental stages, and life experiences that create individual states of readiness for transformational learning. Learning is active, builds on prior knowledge, requires intrinsic motivation, and leads to a measurable change in knowledge, behavior, and nursing clinical judgment. Faculty engage in evidence-based pedagogies and provide an equitable and inclusive learning environment for all.