Nursing

Are you thinking about changing careers by becoming a nurse? Do you already have a bachelor's degree in another field? Carey’s 2nd Degree Hybrid BSN program allows students with a bachelor’s degree to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing that will prepare them to become registered nurses with enhanced critical thinking and assessment training—all in a convenient hybrid learning format. Upon completion of this program, you will be qualified to begin working as a Registered Nurse upon graduating from the program AND successfully passing the NCLEX-RN.

Program Overview

2nd Degree BSN students have the option to adjust their plan of study between full-time and part-time as needed each term to enable them to balance their academic, work, and family responsibilities.

Full-time plan of study (if maintained for the duration of the program) is 6 trimesters (18 months).

Part-time plan of study (if maintained for the duration of the program) is 10 trimesters (30 months).

The hybrid program option is designed to allow completion of the BSN degree while balancing work, life, and educational goals. Theory courses are taught using asynchronous online lectures and assignments*. Alternate geographical in-person clinical sites possible (based on student enrollment). This program is currently available to Mississippi and Louisiana residents only.

*Some online & hybrid courses will require proctored exams, which will incur additional fees.

Prospective Students must meet the following admission criteria:

Graduates will be qualified to begin working as Registered Nurses upon graduating from the program AND successfully passing the NCLEX-RN. Registered Nursing is an in-demand field, with employment of RNs expected to grow over the next decade.

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses 

The 2nd Degree Hybrid BSN program allows you to pursue a career change to the field of nursing in a convenient hybrid learning format. Special 2nd Degree scholarships are also available to qualified students.

Are you a licensed or certified healthcare worker who is seeking to advance your scope of practice and career? Carey’s Healthcare Transitions Hybrid BSN undergraduate program can help you earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in a convenient hybrid format. Not only will you earn a bachelor’s degree; you will also be qualified to begin working as a Registered Nurse upon graduating from the program AND successfully passing the NCLEX-RN.

Program Overview

Healthcare Transitions Hybrid BSN students have the option to adjust their plan of study between full-time and part-time as needed each term to enable them to balance their academic, work, and family responsibilities.

Full-time plan of study (if maintained for the duration of the program) is 6 trimesters (18 months).

Part-time plan of study (if maintained for the duration of the program) is 10 trimesters (30 months).

The hybrid program option is designed to allow completion of the BSN degree while balancing work, life, and educational goals. Theory courses are taught using asynchronous online lectures and assignments*. Alternate geographical in-person clinical sites possible (based on student enrollment).  This program is currently available to Mississippi and Louisiana residents only.

*Some online & hybrid courses will require proctored exams, which will incur additional fees.

Prospective Students must meet the following admission criteria:

Graduates will be qualified to begin working as Registered Nurses upon graduating from the program AND successfully passing the NCLEX-RN. Registered Nursing is an in-demand field, with employment of RNs expected to grow over the next decade.

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses 

The Healthcare Transitions Hybrid BSN program allows you to advance your healthcare career into the field of nursing in a convenient hybrid learning format.

Are you an LPN looking to advance your career? Earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) through Carey’s LPN to BSN undergraduate program. Not only will you earn a bachelor’s degree; you will also be qualified to begin working as a Registered Nurse upon graduating from the program AND successfully passing the NCLEX-RN.

Program Overview

LPN AP students have the option to adjust their plan of study between full-time and part-time as needed each term to enable them to balance their academic, work, and family responsibilities.

Full-time plan of study (if maintained for the duration of the program) is 6 trimesters (18 months).

Part-time plan of study (if maintained for the duration of the program) is 10 trimesters (30 months).

Traditional

The program is available in an in-person format due to lab, clinical, and preceptorship hours required for degree completion. However, there are a few required courses in the curriculum and a few electives that are delivered in an online or hybrid format. In-person courses are offered at all three William Carey locations.

Hybrid (MS & LA residents)

The hybrid program option is designed to allow completion of the BSN degree while balancing work, life, and educational goals. Theory courses are taught using asynchronous online lectures and assignments*. Alternate geographical in-person clinical sites possible (based on student enrollment).

*Some online & hybrid courses will require proctored exams, which will incur additional fees.

Before beginning nursing program, Prospective Students must meet the following admission criteria:

LPN Advanced Placement Fact Sheet 

LPN Advanced Placement - Hybrid Fact Sheet 

Graduates will be qualified to begin working as Registered Nurses upon graduating from the program AND successfully passing the NCLEX-RN. Rregistered Nursing is an in-demand field, with employment of RNs expected to grow over the next decade.

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses 

Have you been called to be a Registered Nurse (RN)? Carey’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program allows undergraduate students to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing that will prepare them to become registered nurses with enhanced critical thinking and assessment training. Upon completion of this program, you will be qualified to begin working as a Registered Nurse upon graduating from the program AND successfully passing the NCLEX-RN.

Program Overview

This program may be completed in 6 trimesters (18 months).

This program is only available in an in-person format due to lab, clinical, and preceptorship hours required for degree completion. However, there are a few required courses in the curriculum and a few electives that are delivered in an online or hybrid format. In-person courses are offered at all three William Carey locations.

Before beginning nursing program, Prospective Students must meet the following admission criteria:

Pre-licensure BSN Fact Sheet 

Graduates will be qualified to begin working as Registered Nurses upon graduating from the program AND successfully passing the NCLEX-RN. Registered Nursing is an in-demand field, with employment of RNs expected to grow over the next decade.

Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses 

Are you a Registered Nurse seeking to develop your career and possibly prepare for graduate studies in nursing? Carey’s RN to BSN program equips you with the tools necessary to stay current in the ever-evolving healthcare field, make clinical and operational decisions based on evidence-based practice, and prepare for graduate nursing programs. If you are passionate about patient care and ready to advance your associate’s degree, then Carey’s RN to BSN program can help you fulfill your calling to care.

Program Overview

This program may be completed in 4 terms (12 months).

This program is delivered in a 100% online format, with the ability to complete clinical requirements in student's local area.

Prospective Students must meet the following admission criteria:

RN to BSN Fact Sheet 

Graduates will be qualified for continued practice as a Registered Nurse, with more clinical responsibilities and advancement opportunities; and they will be prepared to pursue graduate studies in nursing.

All professional nurse graduates are expected to be able to demonstrate the following competencies:

1. Synthesize knowledge from a liberal arts education, the Christian domain, and nursing to assist clients in a variety of health care settings.
2. Implement holistic, culturally competent, patient-centered care that reflects an understanding of pathophysiology, pharmacology, therapeutic modalities, and nursing management across the health-illness continuum, across the lifespan, and in all healthcare settings.
3. Utilize evidence-based practices to guide health promotion activities.
4. Incorporate inter- and intrapersonal communication and collaborative skills to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care.
5. Integrate the concepts of theory, practice, and research to demonstrate effective clinical reasoning.
6. Apply leadership concepts, skills, and decision-making in the provision of high-quality nursing care, healthcare team coordination, and the oversight and accountability for care delivery in a variety of settings.
7. Apply safeguards and decision-making support tools embedded in patient care technologies and information systems to support a safe practice environment for both patients and healthcare workers.
8. Explain the impact of socio-cultural, economic, legal, and political factors on healthcare delivery systems and nursing practice.
9. Demonstrate the professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.
10. Assume accountability for personal and professional behaviors.
11. Integrate Christian principles and professional values – altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, and social justice – into service to clients.

These outcomes reflect the expectations of the nursing profession and the community of interest as stated in The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (AACN, 2021).