Nursing Degrees Online

A relevant Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent prior learning including at least five years appropriate professional experience.

Special admission requirements

Students are required to provide:
A letter of support for practical training and support from your employer is required;
A letter of support from an approved Clinical Mentor; and
Evidence of a minimum of 20 hours employment per week in clinical specialty

Develops the knowledge and skills of registered nurses within the general practice setting.

Prepares registered nurses to develop, coordinate and administer systems and processes which assist individuals, groups and the general practice team to anticipate and manage health care interventions and potential risks to facilitate quality client outcomes.

Admission requirements
A Bachelor of Nursing or equivalent. Special Admission Requirements: At least two years of experience in the general practice setting is a desirable requirement for entrance into this course.

Special admission requirements
At least two years of experience in the general practice setting is a desirable requirement for entrance into this course.

1. General Hochschulreife or Fachbezogene Hochschulreife State or supplementary examination to acquire the Fachhochschulreife
2. Special admission requirements:
- Certificate as a “State-approved / r educator healing / curative educator” with a minimum overall grade of “good”
- A full-or part-time job equivalent to the amount of a full year after the state recognition as a medical educator / teacher healing
- Evidence of a professional activity during the course of typically 50% of a full-time job

Admission
In Study Orthopedagogy are only at the beginning of the winter semester students recorded. Application time is 1 May - 15 June. The number of places is limited, for this reason, a selection procedure.

1. General Hochschulreife, Fachhochschulreife or Fachbezogene Hochschulreife
2. Special Admission Requirements: Completed training in one of the following occupations
Health and nurse / health and nursing
Old nurse / carer Altenkirchen
Therapeutic education nurse / carer education Heil
Midwife / Obstetrician
Occupational therapist / occupational therapist

1.General Hochschulreife, Fachhochschulreife or Fachbezogene Hochschulreife
2. Special Admission Requirements: Completed training in one of the following occupations
Health and nurse / health and nursing
Old nurse / carer Altenkirchen
Therapeutic education nurse / carer education Heil
Midwife / Obstetrician
Occupational therapist / occupational therapist

Admission Requirements
1. General Hochschulreife, Fachhochschulreife or Fachbezogene Hochschulreife
2. Special Admission Requirements: Completed training in one of the following occupations
Health and nurse / health and nursing
Old nurse / carer Altenkirchen
Therapeutic education nurse / carer education Heil
Midwife / Obstetrician
Occupational therapist / occupational therapist

Admission
In Nursing Management Course are only at the beginning of the winter semester students recorded. Application time is 1 May to 15 June.

Post-Baccalaureate

Students requesting entry to the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program (DNP) at the post-baccalaureate level must meet all the requirements for graduate admission.
Post Masters

Students requesting entry to the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program ( DNP) at the post-masters’ level must be accepted into the graduate program and provide a transcript of completion of a masters’ in nursing program from an accredited institution.
Licensure

Students must produce evidence of nursing licensure in the appropriate jurisdiction prior to enrolling in clinical courses.
Special Admission Requirements

Applications with all supporting documents must be submitted by March 1, 2009 for the Fall trimester admission. Late applications will be placed on a waiting list and will not be reviewed until all timely applicants have been processed. No action will be taken until all admission documents have been received. Admission to the Doctor of Nursing Practice is limited and competitive.
All required credentials must be on file with the Department of Nursing before applicants can be admitted to the program.
Applicants whose credentials are from countries other than the United States must have their credentials evaluated through the Office of Admission.
Applicants are responsible for all doctoral level tuition and fees.
Applicants must assume all responsibility for fees associated with testing.
Applicants are expected to meet the following admission requirements:
Graduation from an accredited baccalaureate program in nursing. International students must graduate from a nursing program that has undergone comparable review per AACN Baccalaureate Essentials criteria and must score a minimum of 213 on the computer-based TOEFL.
A minimum nursing cumulative Grade Point Average of 3.5, on a four-point scale, or equivalent “B” average. Note: Applicants not meeting this criterion may be considered for conditional admission status.
Evidence of current registered nurse licensure in the State of Illinois (for students planning to complete the program in Illinois) or from an appropriate jurisdiction (for out-of-state students intending to complete practice requirements outside the state of Illinois).
Evidence of successful completion with a grade of B or better of an upper division statistics course. Alternately, one may be taken concurrently with the first semester of graduate coursework.
A personal interview with a graduate admissions committee.
Basic computer competency as follows: Students should be able to use e-mail with attachments, access online course materials and navigate WebCT courses, demonstrate intermediate competency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, be able to effectively use clinical simulation modules, have beginning competency with a statistical package preferably SPSS, and be able to navigate the Web including access to online library materials, Nursing Blog, and similar sites. Students who are unfamiliar with web-supported instruction are encouraged to take ONTL 502 Introduction to Online Learning prior to or during the first term of enrollment.
Grades in all previous master’s course work of “B” or better
Submit an application packet which includes:
The Graduate Application Form.
Official (original) transcripts showing the award of the BSN and the MS in Nursing (if a post MS applicant) and any other program pre-requisites.
A 300-500 word essay, which addresses your reasons for pursuing the Doctor of Nursing Practice, career goals, and practice interests.
Three recommendation forms evaluating your scholarly potential. One should be from a clinical advisor or supervisor, one from an academic advisor or faculty member, and one from a nursing peer.
A curriculum vita or resume.
A copy of your current registered nurse license.
Doctoral application fee.
Other Requirements

Once accepted into the program, information regarding health and other program specific requirements will be sent to the student. These requirements must be met within the first trimester of enrollment.

Accounts

1. Bachelor of Science at the University of Basle in Nursing (BSN)

2. Master of Science at the University of Basle in Nursing (MSN)

3rd Doctor of Philosophy: Dr phil. Nursing Science (PhD Nursing Science)

Admission restrictions and special provisions
The absorption capacity for StudienanfängerInnen is fixed annually. If this capacity because of the applications filed exceeded, a special admission procedure.
The registration deadline, see dates. Late applications will not be considered.

For the study of nursing science, in addition to the general admission requirements specific provisions contained in Section 3 of the Regulation on the approval restricting the study of nursing science at the University of Basle out.

For all courses is: study just beginning in the fall semester may

Fachbeschrieb

Proper care plays in the healing process of sick people a big role, the requirements are both in hospital-internal as well as in the outpatient area has risen sharply. As an independent part of the treatment needed to maintain the foundation of a discipline within the health sciences. For example, the increasing number of chronic diseases, the inclusion of a care in the everyday environment of the stakeholders and members of the advance.

The maintenance required on the previously dominant practical dimension for a multi-faceted skills that are neither a similarly stored polytechnic study nor the medical degree nor the nursing education in the hospitals should compete. Academically trained caregivers with accurate research methods independently and with specific nursing issues in clinical trials involved.

Graduates of nursing science are key positions in the health and nursing and research, further training and (especially with a doctorate) as planned for the teachers colleges in health care provision.

Focus of teaching and research

The study of nursing science at university level in Switzerland is only offered at the University of Basle. In February 2004 the first Master’s diplomas.

The subject is based mainly on the clinical teaching and practice anchored research. The focus is on disease and treatment impact on everyday people and how to deal with these in the foreground.

We welcome all applicants who:
Want to gain a recognised qualification as a step up to further study; and/or
Have been away from formal study for some time and have few or no formal qualifications.

To be eligible for admission, applicants must meet the general, discretionary or special admission requirements. Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.
General admission

Applicants must:
Be at least 16 years of age when the programme begins (or provide a completed Early Release Exemption form, which you can obtain from your local Ministry of Education office); and
Have completed a minimum of three years’ secondary school education; or
Have the Unitec Certificate in Foundation Studies: Whitinga (Level 2), or equivalent.
Discretionary admission (for applicants aged under 20)

Applicants who do not meet the general admission requirements and who are less than 20 years of age when the programme begins may be considered for discretionary admission if they can demonstrate aptitude for study at the required level.
Special admission (for applicants aged 20 and over)

Applicants who do not meet the general admission requirements and who are at least 20 years of age when the programme begins may be considered for special admission if they can provide evidence of aptitude or appropriate work or other experience.
English language

Applicants must:
Have a minimum of eight NCEA credits in English at level 1, or equivalent; or
Have a grade of D or above in New Zealand School Certificate English, or equivalent; or
Have an overall IELTS band score (Academic) of no less than 5.5, or a TOEFL score of no less than 525, or equivalent; or
Have an appropriate Unitec English language qualification, such as the Certificate in Intensive English (Upper Intermediate), or equivalent.

All applicants will be interviewed and must undertake a written English assessment and mathematics assessment.

To be eligible for admission, applicants must meet the general, discretionary or special admission requirements. Applicants must also meet the English language requirements.

Applicants must also:
Provide evidence of clearance of any criminal conviction considered inappropriate for working with vulnerable people; and
Provide a completed medical declaration and not have a medical condition that will impact on their ability to practise safely as a nurse; and
Be able to participate in the practical aspects of the degree; and

Be supported by two testimonials and/or character references, for example from a school or community organisation.

Applicants transferring from an undergraduate nursing programme at another tertiary education institution will only be considered for selection upon receipt of a confidential report from the institution from which they are transferring.