Program Outcomes

Cedar Crest College is a private, four-year women’s liberal arts college located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Cedar Crest College is a liberal arts college primarily for women dedicated to the education of the next generation of leaders. Cedar Crest College prepares students for life in a global community by educating the whole student at all stages of life and experience.

The mission of the Cedar Crest College Bachelor of Science in Nursing major is to prepare professional nurses by building on a foundation firmly grounded in the liberal arts. A Cedar Crest College nursing education fosters development of the whole person while cultivating commitment to lifelong learning. Nursing graduates are empowered to assume leadership roles in a global society. It is approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000.

NCLEX-RN Pass Rate

Job Placement 6-12 Months Post-Graduation

Program Completion Rate – 150% Time

Students have the ability to enter the Nursing Program at three distinct points in time under four distinct tracks, which provides the opportunity to select the most appropriate track for their course of study. Program tracks include:

• Full-Time Program: Fall Program Start
• Part-Time Day Program: Summer Program Start
• Part-Time Evening/Weekend Program: Spring Program Start
• Accelerated BSN Program (ABSN): Summer Program Start

The Full-Time, and Part-Time Program Tracks take 2-years for completion while the ABSN allows students to complete the program in 15-months. Please see program track sheets for detailed information regarding curriculum, course sequence, length of time required to complete the curriculum, and frequency of course offerings.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Role-Specific Graduate Competencies

Defines the role of the graduate upon program completion.

• Scholarship for Evidence-Based Practice
  Graduates will ground their profession in the translation of evidence-based practice.
• Interprofessional Communication and Collaboration for Improving Patient Health
  Outcomes
  Graduates will communicate and collaborate among healthcare professionals to deliver high quality patient care.
• Clinical Prevention and Population Health
  Graduates will engage in health promotion and disease prevention strategies at the individual, family, community, and systems level to improve population health.
• Professionalism and Professional Value
  Graduates will demonstrate professionalism and incorporate the inherent values of altruism, human dignity, integrity, and social justice to their profession.
• Baccalaureate Generalist Nursing Practice
  Graduates will be prepared to provide wholistic care to patients, including individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations across the lifespan and across the continuum of healthcare environments. (as adapted by the AACN Essentials)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Student Learning Outcomes

• Synthesize knowledge form the physical and social sciences, humanities, and nursing in making nursing practice decisions involving culturally diverse individuals, families, and communities.
• Practice effective communication with individuals, families, and communities.
• Integrate all components of the nursing process in promoting optimal health of individuals, families, and communities.
• Collaborate with other members of the health care team in affecting the delivery of health care.
• Synthesize research findings into the practice of nursing and the delivery of care.
• Demonstrate competency to assume a beginning professional nurse role.

Undergraduate Nursing Program Curriculum

The curriculum of the Undergraduate Program at Cedar Crest College is based on the professional standards, guidelines, and competencies of:

• The American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice,
• Quality and Safety in Education for Nurses (QSEN), and
• The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) recommendations for the Future of Nursing.

The curriculum builds upon the foundational knowledge of the liberal arts, allowing students to obtain core nursing knowledge, core nursing competencies, and professional role development through their classroom and clinical work.

Undergraduate Nursing Program Clinical Experience

• 903 clinical/laboratory hours across a variety of patient care settings
• 84 clinical hours required for all health promotion and specialty courses.
• 105 clinical hours in Independent Practicum spent 1:1 with a nurse preceptor.
• Students spend time in clinical experiences that include peer leadership, and service learning and mentoring.
• Simulation experiences across a variety of patient care setting using state-of-the-art high fidelity human patient simulators.