9 Nursing Courses
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
(RN-BSN)

MCHP is the only college in Maine with regional accreditation and hospital affiliation to offer both an RN to Bachelor of Science degree in addition to the Associate Degree in Nursing. Earning a bachelor’s degree can help you improve your skills, advance your career, and increase your earnings. Students will develop and broaden clinical judgement, collaboration, and leadership skills. Continue to develop and broaden critical thinking, communication skills, and the practice of nursing. The program is currently a hybrid of classroom and online learning with a final clinical capstone course. The program accepts both new graduates and practicing nurses who have earned their Associate degree in Nursing. Prior credits may be transferable.

In less than 18-months, students can earn the credits that are required for a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing; developing the skills and training that will advance their careers and increase their earning potential.

Transfer up to 75% of the credits required for the Bachelor of Science Degree

Transfer credits are awarded according to the MCHP Transfer Credit Policy. Prior learning credit is awarded for a Registered Nurse License.

72 credits minimum are awarded prior to starting the program:

• Professional Registration (Registered Nurse) -45 credits
• General education courses- 27 credits

8-week courses

• Majority of courses are 8-weeks in length except:
  • 5-Credit Clinical Capstone Course

Online courses

• Majority of courses are online except:
  • 6-Credit Clinical Capstone Course
  • All of the RN-BSN nursing courses have face-to-face and hybrid options

Live 24/7 tutoring and student support

May be completed full-or part-time

Experienced healthcare educators and advisors

Upon completion of the MCHP RN-BSN Program students have acquired the knowledge and skills to effectively:

1. Synthesize theories and concepts from a variety of disciplines to inform decision-making and ensure excellence in nursing practice. Develop a process of lifelong learning.

2. Apply quality improvement processes to effectively implement initiatives when caring for individuals, families, groups, communities, populations, and other members of the healthcare team.

3. Integrate research evidence, clinical judgment, interprofessional perspectives, and patient preferences to determine best practices.

4. Manage and evaluate information from all relevant sources, and utilize technology to inform the delivery of care.

5. Use leadership skills to examine the roles and responsibilities of the regulatory agencies and their effect on patient care quality, workplace safety, and the scope of nursing and other health professionals’ practice.

6. Demonstrate effective inter-and intra-professional communication and collaborative skills to deliver evidence based; patient centered care.

7. Apply principles of clinical prevention and population-focused interventions with attention to effectiveness, efficiency, cost effectiveness, and equity.

8. Demonstrate the professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.

9. Integrate nursing care based on evidence that contributes to safe and high-quality patient outcomes within healthcare microsystems.

Outcomes are based upon the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) , Essentials of Baccalaureate Nursing Education (2018).