Lower Division Nursing Courses

• NURS 198 -  Hlth Assessment & Promotion
• NURS 198A -  Hlth Asses & Promotion Lab
• NURS 200 -  Fundamentals of Nurse Lecture
• NURS 200A -  Fundamentals of Nurse Lab
• NURS 200S -  Fundamentals of Nurse Sim Lab
• NURS 220 -  Pharmacology Nurses Lecture
• NURS 220A -  Pharmacology Nurses Lab
• NURS 226 -  Parent & Child Nursing
• NURS 226S -  Parent & Child Nursing Clinical Exp
• NURS 227 -  Pediatric Nursing
• NURS 227S -  Pediatric Clinical Experience
• NURS 240 -  Med Surgical Nursing I Lecture
• NURS 240A -  Med Surgical Nursing I Lab
• NURS 240S -  Med Surgical Nursing I Sim Lab
• NURS 241 -  Med Surgical Nurs II
• NURS 241A -  Med Surgical Nurs II Lab
• NURS 241S -  Med Surgical Nurs Sim
• NURS 250 -  Psychiatric & Mntl Health Nurs
• NURS 250S -  Psychiatric&Mntl Hlth Nurs Sim
• NURS 251 -  Advocacy for Population Health
• NURS 251S -  Adv for Population Health SIM
• NURS 367 -  Path/Clinic Reasoning Nursing

• Friday, Saturday, and Sunday attendance is required for all of the above courses.

Upper Division Nursing Courses

• NURS 361 -  Contmp Topics Prof Nursing
• NURS 363 -  Nurs Resrch Evdnc Bsd Prof Nur
• NURS 364 -  Nursing Informatics
• NURS 365 -  Intro to Health Policy
• NURS 366 -  Leadership & Management

• Friday, Saturday, and Sunday attendance is required for all of the above courses.

Total Major Credits: 58

Program Information

Undergraduate Learning Program Outcomes (PLOs)

Graduates of the Mercy University Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing will be expected to demonstrate the following program outcomes:

• PLO1 Clinical Reasoning
  Use clinical reasoning to integrate, translate, and apply established and evolving disciplinary nursing knowledge as well as knowledge from other disciplines, including a foundation in liberal arts and natural and social sciences as the basis for professional nursing practice.
• PLO2 Patient Centered Care
  Deliver person-centered care to individuals and families that is holistic, respectful, compassionate, equitable, coordinated, evidence-based, and developmentally appropriate.
• PLO3 Social Justice
  Assess and provide care to populations spanning the healthcare continuum from prevention to disease management, collaborating with communities, public health, industry, academia, health care, local government entities, and other partners for the improvement of equitable population health outcomes locally and globally.
• PLO4 Research
  Synthesize, evaluate, apply, and disseminate nursing knowledge to improve and transform healthcare and guide evidence-based nursing practice.
• PLO5 Safety
  Implement principles of safety as core values of nursing practice to enhance quality and minimize risk of harm to patients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance.
• PLO6 IPE
  Collaborate across professions through effective communication with care team members, patients, families, and communities to optimize care, enhance the healthcare experience, and improve outcomes.
• PLO7 Health Equity
  Manage resources to provide safe, quality, and equitable care to diverse populations within complex systems of health care.
• PLO8 Technology
  Use information and healthcare technologies to gather data, drive decision making, and manage and improve the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare services in accordance with best practice and professional and regulatory standards.
• PLO9 Professionalism
  Develop a sustainable professional identity that includes accountability, responsibility, cultural sensitivity, awareness of implicit bias, a collaborative disposition, civility, and behaviors that reflect nursing’s characteristics and core values.
• PLO10 Leadership 
  Participate in activities and self-reflection that foster personal health, resilience, and well-being, contribute to lifelong learning, and support the acquisition of nursing expertise and the development of leadership qualities. 

Progression Criteria

Once accepted as a B.S. Nursing major, students are required to achieve a ‘C+’ or better in all nursing courses and maintain a GPA of 2.33.  Students may only repeat one NURS course. Students may not combine any clinical courses out-of-sequence without approval from the School of Nursing.

Clinical Requirements

All students must complete the following before starting clinical. Copies of these documents/clearances must be submitted electronically to the Clinical Placement Coordinator by the specified due date for facility onboarding requirements.

No one is allowed to begin clinical without the following:

1. Current CPR for Health Care Personnel from American Heart Association
2. COVID vaccination
3. Immunization titers - MMR, Hepatitis B (antibody and antigen), Varicella
4. Hepatitis C antibody test
5. Annual Flu vaccine
6. TdAP/TD vaccination
7. Annual health assessment form (physical examination)
8. Annual N-95 mask fitting
9. TB Blood Test or PPD (chest x-ray for a positive PPD)
10. Background check
11. Drug screen
12. Fingerprints - Depending on agency requirements
13. Health insurance - Depending on agency requirements
14. Any other agency requirements

Program Dismissal Review

In cases which a student has been dismissed from the Accelerated Nursing Program, the student may request a dismissal review when they believe that extenuating circumstances affected their academic performance in the program. The student must follow the School Dismissal Review Policy found in the nursing student handbook. Students dismissed for a second time will not be allowed to appeal to the Program Director, Assistant Dean, or Associate Dean for reinstatement, nor are they permitted to reapply to their nursing program.

Complaints That Fall Outside Existing Policies

The School of Nursing is committed to meeting its mission as it relates to serving our students, potential students, staff, faculty, adjunct faculty, clinical faculty and the public. The School of Nursing and all its Program adhere to Mercy’s existing policies and procedures including but not limited to the Academic Appeals Policy, Policies and Procedures relating to Sexual Misconduct, Policy on Equal Opportunity and Non- grade appeals, student discipline, sexual misconduct complaints, disability accommodations, discrimination and retaliation. In addition to university policies, the School of Nursing, and our accreditor, Commission on College Nursing Education, all have policies and procedures in place that must be followed. If a circumstance arises for which there is no established policy or procedure, we are committed to ensuring that these exceptional complaints are considered and resolved in a timely, fair, consistent and equitable manner.

Procedure: Complaint to the Program: Complaints should be addressed to the Program Director through email. If the program director is the subject of the complaint, the complaint should be addressed to the Associate Dean, School of Nursing.

Program Policies

Readmission Program Policies

• The reentry policy applies to students with Mercy University nursing credits who seek to reenter the Mercy University nursing program.
• The admission policy applies to students dismissed from other nursing programs.
• Applicants with a history of past violations of the Mercy University code of student conduct that may jeopardize patient safety, or the reputation of the School of Nursing may be disqualified.
• Reentry or admission is only offered once (i.e. if a student has applied and was not granted readmission, they cannot seek readmission a second time). If a student is dismissed a second time from the nursing program, they may not reapply.
• Readmission to the nursing program is not guaranteed.​

Re-entry Policy:  Mercy University students

A student academically dismissed from the nursing program at Mercy University may apply for reentry. The student seeking re-entry must initiate the process within two semesters of leaving the nursing program.

Students must meet all the current admission criteria to be considered for re-entry to the nursing program.

Where to apply

Students seeking re-entry will need to apply directly to the nursing program by emailing the School of Nursing email at schoolofnursing@mercy.edu.
Students seeking admission as a nursing transfer student will need to apply to the Office of Admissions.

Admission Requirements

Students seeking reentry or admission as a transfer nursing student must submit additional information.

The applicant must:

• Submit a personal statement addressed to the Readmission Committee requesting re-entry or admission to the nursing program for a specific semester and year. The Readmission committee is composed of nursing faculty, an admissions counselor, and PACT advisor. The personal statement should contain all the following information:

  • Detailed explanation of the factors that contributed to the nursing program dismissal.
  • Discussion of your academic readiness to resume the nursing program.
  • Outline of your plans to achieve academic success.
  • Submit two letters of recommendation supporting admission to the program. If the applicant was dismissed from a nursing program that was not Mercy University, one letter of recommendation must be from the program from which you were dismissed. The letter should address the reason for dismissal.

Nursing Course Transfer

Mercy University will accept some nursing course(s) taken at accredited nursing programs and accredited colleges or universities. To evaluate courses, students must submit applicable course syllabi and have a grade of C+ or higher in the transfer course. The School of Nursing will only accept up to six transfer credits for the courses listed below. Courses taken must be within 5 years of starting the program and must be weighted at 3 credits or more.

• Contemporary Topics
• ​Nursing Research
• Informatics
• Health Policy

School of Nursing Withdrawal Policy

Students may withdraw from a Nursing (NURS) course as per the Student handbook.

• Students must withdraw during the designated withdrawal period.
• A student may withdraw from a NURS course only once throughout the nursing program.
• Students are required to withdraw from all components associated with a NURS course [i.e., didactic, clinical and/or lab]. The withdrawal from all components associated with an NURS course will be considered a total of one withdrawal.

Professional Licensure

Professional Licensure

To obtain professional licensure, please check with the appropriate licensing body in the state where you intend to practice. For additional information and detailed requirements, please refer to the specific program of interest on the “School Resources” section of the Mercy University NC-Sara webpage.