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New BSN Program to Meet Critical Demand for Nurses BGSU’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing is geared for the latest health care needs and a rapidly growing job market BY PETE FAIRBAIRN [LINK] Nursing is one of the fastest-growing occupations in the United States. Bowling Green State University is launching a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree to help meet the nation’s demand for more nurses. This historic expansion of the School of Nursing’s portfolio continues the BGSU’s 50-year nursing education legacy.
of Health and Human Services’ School of Nursing, which is committed to helping students achieve their goals of becoming exceptional health care professionals, serving individuals across all stages of life throughout Ohio, the nation, and world. “We are all very excited to bring our new BSN program into the School of Nursing portfolio,” said Dr. Jim Ciesla, dean of the College of Health and Human Services. “It represents a huge step forward for our nursing program and is a perfect fit for our mission as a college and a university to create public good while really enhancing our students’ experience and prospects for success.”
The new BSN program will bring together important curricular innovations, along with new state-ofthe-art lab facilities and an impressive lineup of clinical opportunities — all geared to meet the region’s and nation’s most pressing health care needs and position Bowling Green students for success in a rapidly growing job market. Employment of registered nurses is projected to grow 7 percent through 2029, faster than the average for all occupations, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The BSN program includes a proactive approach designed to address a pervasive challenge facing today’s nursing workforce. To meet that challenge, BGSU has introduced two courses specifically focused on building clinical judgment that are unique to BGSU’s nursing program.
The program is the latest addition to the College
“We have found that it’s simply not enough to
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