To provide compassionate, quality healthcare services to those in need, including the poor and dying, for the purpose of alleviating human suffering and bringing people to wholeness in the midst of pain and loss.
Bon Secours Memorial School of Nursing teaches the profession as both an art and a science.
Overview
Certified to operate in Virginia by the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia. |
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Accreditation: |
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission | |
Approval: |
Virginia Board of Nursing | |
Membership: |
Assembly of Hospital Schools of Nursing in Virginia; Fuld Institute for Technology in Nursing Education | |
Goal: |
Prepare student for licensure as a registered nurse; give foundation to complete Bachelor of Science in Nursing | |
Philosophy: |
Nursing is both an art and a science, honoring individual worth and encompassing community responsibility | |
Curriculum: |
Progressive, sequential work, correlating theory with clinical experience | |
Program length: |
30 months for full-time students | |
Program scope: |
110 credits, 66 in nursing courses and 44 in college courses | |
Class location: |
Nursing courses are taught at the School of Nursing; general education courses at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College or other accredited colleges/universities | |
Clinical locations: |
Clinical rotations vary to ensure the greatest possible clinical experiences for students. Clinical sites include magnet-award-winning hospitals: Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center and St. Mary's Hospital; also Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center, Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital, Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital, Bon Secours Care-a-Van; Bon Secours Employee Wellness, Bon Secours Family Centers, and many other sites throughout the area. | |
Enrollment: |
Twice yearly – by May 1 for Fall; by October 1 for Spring | |
Acceptance: |
Competitive | |
Financial aid: |
Scholarships and loans cover difference between program cost and what student/family can reasonably pay (not including living expenses) | |