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RN to MSN Bridge Program

* For Nurses who have earned a non-nursing bachelor's degree

An RN who has earned a non-Nursing Bachelor's degree may be admitted to Loyola's Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program.

To be admitted to the MSN program, the RN must complete Loyola's Blend program.
( B.L.E.N.D. - Bridge to Leadership Education for Nurses at a Distance).

The BLEND program is a RN to MSN  bridge program for nurses with a non-nursing bachelors degree.

Our Blend program is very unique. The program is one-semester long and offered in a fully online format.

The RN to MSN Bridge/Blend program is composed of integrated upper division, undergraduate Nursing courses that serve as prerequisites to 700-level (graduate) nursing courses. This 6-credit bridge program is divided into two 3 credit hour courses, each course being 8 weeks in length, and covers important themes including Leadership, Health Promotion, Community, and Professional Development.

RN to MSN Bridge Course Descriptions:

NURSG494 - Issues in Professional Nursing

Art and Science of Professional Nursing

• Professionalization of nursing
• Accountability
• Development of knowledge
• Leadership/roles - to articulate the relationships between nursing practice, nursing theory, and nursing research

NURSG494 - Population Health

Application of key roles in contemporary nursing

• Health Promotion
• Community Health Nursing
• Teaching-learning transactions
• Risk reduction
• Illness and disease management strategies

To be considered for admission to this RN to MSN program, a minimum grade of B on each of the courses in the Loyola blend sequence must be achieved.

For a full list of Admission Requirements for BLEND Program, please contact us here

A Blend Student Experience:

“For me, I was attracted to Loyola because I did not have an undergraduate degree in Nursing and Loyola had a unique BLEND program. This program allows people with non-Nursing Bachelor's degrees to go on to the MSN degree program. Dr. Tumulty was willing to work with me to pilot the blend program online. I appreciated her working with me, because I wanted to get the credential but I didn't want it to be redundant. I wanted to be sure I was enhancing my knowledge and she assured me I would be able to. And she was right – it's been great!”

–Diana L. McBroom, RN, MBA, CAN, BC

Current student in the online MSN-HCSM program and Vice President/Chief Nursing Officer; Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital, Tucson, AZ

 

If you are an RN who has a non-Nursing Bachelor's degree, our RN to MSN Bridge program is your perfect choice.

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