Contact Nursing Department:
Dr. Margaret Stroehlein
Nursing Chairperson
Associate Professor
Margaret.stroehlein@liu.edu
Phone: 516-299-2320
E-mail: post-nursing@liu.edu
LIU Post’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing incorporates state-of-the-art technology integrating high fidelity simulated patients, electronic patient record systems, and patient-centered care. Our undergraduate degree program allows students who are passionate about healthcare to enter the marketplace with a level of tech-driven professional experience that meet current industry standards.
LIU Post Bachelor of Science in Nursing Features:
The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
The baccalaureate degree programs in nursing and master's degree program in nursing at LIU Post are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 20001, (202)887-6791.
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COLLEGE CORE
Courses | Credits |
Post Foundations (not required for transfer students) | 1 |
Laboratory Science (fulfilled by BIO 7, 8) | 8 |
Language/Literature | 6 |
History/Philosophy | 9 |
Mathematics (fulfilled by MTH 19) | 3 |
Political Science/Economics | 6 |
Fine Arts | 6 |
Social Sciences (fulfilled by PSY 1, 2) | 6 |
College Competencies (Writing, Oral, Library, Computer) | 6-9 |
Total | 51-54 |
CO-RELATED COURSES (4 COURSES – 14 CREDITS)
Course | Credits |
Chemistry Course (i.e., CHM 6 Chemistry of Life) | 4 |
Genetics Course (i.e., BIO 121 or HSC 221) | 3 |
Pathophysiology Course (i.e., BMS 211) | 3 |
Microbiology Course (i.e., BMS 90) | 3 |
NURSING MAJOR COURSES (14 COURSES – 64 CREDITS)
Course | Title | Credits |
NRS 100 | Introduction to Professional Nursing | 3 |
NRS 110 | Nursing Informatics | 3 |
NRS 120 | Health and the Human Life Cycle | 3 |
NRS 130/130C | Fundamentals of Nursing | 5 |
NRS 140 | Nutrition in Nursing | 3 |
NRS 150 | Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
NRS 160/160C | Health Assessment | 5 |
NRS 200/200C | Adult and Gerontological Nursing I | 7 |
NRS 210/210C | Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
NRS 220/220C | Adult and Gerontological Nursing II | 7 |
NRS 230/230C | Public Health Nursing | 4 |
NRS 240/240C | Obstetrical and Pediatric Nursing | 7 |
NRS 400 | Nursing Research & Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NRS 410/410C | Nursing Transition into Professional Practice | 7 |
LIU Post students in the School of Health Professions & Nursing take liberal arts courses that are designated Core Curriculum. As such, these course are taught by faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Science (CLAS) and include the following discipline choices and required distribution:
CLAS Core Curriculum for the B.S. in Nursing as below:
Area |
Credits |
POST FOUNDATIONS 101 (1 credit required) |
1 |
WRITING ENG 1,1F,1P, or 1S ENG 2, or 2P |
6 |
QUANTITATIVE REASONING MTH 19 (Basic Statistics) |
3 |
SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY & THE NATURAL WORLD BIO 7 and BIO 8* are required |
4 |
CREATIVITY, MEDIA ANDTHE ARTS | 3 |
PERSPECTIVES ON WORLD CULTURES | 3 |
ETHICS, SELF & SOCIETY PSY 101 |
3 |
POWER, INSTITUTIONS & STRUCTURE |
3 |
ADDITIONAL COURSE FROM ONE CLUSTER *BIO 8 is required |
4 |
This Schedule is subject to revision. Please see the Undergraduate Nursing Student Handbook or speak to the Nursing Program Director.
Term: FALL 1 | |
Course Number & Title | Credits |
BIO 007: Anatomy & Physiology I (Core) | 4 |
ENG 001: Composition (Core) | 3 |
PSY 101: General Psychology I (Core) | 3 |
COL 101: Post Foundations (Core) | 1 |
NRS 100: Introduction to Professional Nursing | 3 |
Term credit total: | 14 |
Term: SPRING 1 | |
Course Number & Title | Credits |
BIO 008: Anatomy & Physiology (Core) | 4 |
ENG 002: Composition: Argument & Analysis (Core) | 3 |
CHM 006: Chemistry of Life | 4 |
NRS 140: Nutrition in Nursing |
3 |
Power, Institutions and Structures (Core) | 3 |
Term credit total: | 17 |
Term: FALL 2 | |
Course Number & Title | Credits |
PSY 121: Human Growth and Development | 3 |
BMS 211/ NUR 99: Pathophysiology | 3 |
NRS 130/130C/130R: Fundamentals of Nursing |
5 |
Perspectives on World Culture (Core) | 3 |
Term credit total: | 14 |
Term: SPRING 2 | |
Course Number & Title | Credits |
BMS 090: Microbiology in Health Sciences | 4 |
Creativity, Media and he Arts (Core) | 3 |
NRS 150: Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
NRS 160/160C/160R: Health Assessment | 5 |
Term credit total: | 15 |
Term: FALL 3 | |
Course Number & Title | Credits |
BIO 121: Human Genetics in Health & Disease or HSC 221: Topics in Human Genetics |
3 |
NRS 200/200C/200R: Adult & Gerontological Nursing I | 7 |
NRS 210/210C: Mental Health Nursing | 4 |
Term credit total: | 14 |
Term: SPRING 3 | |
Course Number & Title | Credits |
Power, Institutions and Structures (Core) | 3 |
NRS 220/220C/220R: Adult & Gerontological Nursing II | 7 |
NRS 230: Public Health Nursing | 4 |
Math 19- Basic Statistics (Core) | 3 |
Term credit total: | 17 |
Term: FALL 4 | |
Course Number & Title | Credits |
Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
NRS 110: Nursing Management, Leadership & Informatics | 3 |
NRS 240/240C: Obstetrical & Pediatric Nursing | 7 |
Term credit total: | 16 |
Term: SPRING 4 | |
Course Number & Title | Credits |
Liberal Arts Elective | 4 |
NRS 400: Nursing Research & Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
NRS 410/410C: Nursing Transition into Professional Practice | 7 |
Term credit total: | 14 |
Program Totals: | Credits: 121 | Liberal Arts & Sciences: 60 | Major: 61 |
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