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Whether you are changing careers or advancing your expertise, Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing offers pathways designed for your professional journey. Our programs combine rigorous academics with hands-on clinical experience at one of the nation's top health systems.

Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

  • 75 percent or more of students entering the program will successfully complete the program within six academic semesters (150 percent of the expected completion time) for the accelerated program and within 11 academic semester (150 percent of the expected completion time) for the part-time option.
  • Graduates’ licensure exam pass rates (for first-time test takers) will be at a minimum of 80 percent.
  • 80 percent or more of the graduates will obtain employment as registered nurses within 12 months of graduation.

Upon completion of the Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, graduates will be able to:

  • Achieve a liberal education by applying principles from the sciences, arts, and humanities to patient-centered nursing practice.
  • Apply knowledge and skills in basic organizational and systems leadership, quality improvement, interpersonal communication, and patient safety, to provide high-quality health care and implement health care information technologies in the management of quality patient care.
  • Demonstrate scholarship for evidence-based practice by integrating best current evidence with clinical expertise in delivering safe, quality care to diverse individuals, families, and communities.
  • Define the current health care policy, finance, and regulatory environments and how these entities influence the nature and functioning of health care systems and consideration for practice.
  • Practice as a baccalaureate nurse generalist with patients across the lifespan and across the continuum while respecting the variations, complexity, and resources needed for care of patients.

 

The Second Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing (SDBS), with both full-time and part-time options, is open to prospective students with a bachelor’s degree in another field. The full-time program takes 15 months and is completed in four semesters, while the part-time program is over seven semesters. Each prepares graduates to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) to obtain licensure. Graduates are well prepared to pursue master’s-level education in nursing and complete hands-on clinical training at sites throughout the Mount Sinai Health System. 

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