Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

RN-to-BSN Program Information

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Practicum  

Capstone Practicum and Project 

The culminating experience of the RN-to-BSN program is a Capstone Practicum and Project, designed to synthesize academic learning with real-world nursing practice. This final course combines a  practicum with a scholarly project that addresses a current issue or opportunity in professional nursing practice. The requirement is 120 hours between practicum and project. 

Practicum Component

You will complete a structured clinical experience in a healthcare or community setting under the guidance of a qualified preceptor. This experience may be in your place of work. This experience emphasizes leadership, quality improvement, and the application of evidence-based practice within a professional setting. You'll identify a population, system, or process in need of improvement early in the program and gather contextual data throughout the program and during their practicum hours.

Capstone Project

Based on insights gained during the core BSN course work and practicum, you will develop and implement a project that demonstrates your ability to assess needs, review relevant literature, design an intervention, and propose strategies for evaluation and sustainability. Project topics may include areas such as:

•  Improving patient education or health literacy

• Enhancing care coordination or patient safety practices

• Implementing quality improvement initiatives

• Addressing health disparities or access to care

• Promoting evidence-based practices in clinical decision-making

You'll present your final project in both a written report and oral or multimedia presentation, demonstrating critical thinking, professional communication, and readiness to lead change in nursing practice.

Prerequisites

To be eligible for admission to the program, you must have: 

• An associate degree in nursing (ADN or ASN)
• Documentation of a current and unencumbered RN license from the OSBN provided to and verified by the LCC BSN program by September 1st, 2025
• Minimum GPA of 2.0 in all undergraduate coursework

Course-specific requirements**

• 8 Credits of writing
• 4 credits of math (Math 95 or higher)
• 16 credits of science
• 4 credits of social science

Additionally, the following 2 courses must be completed within one term of starting the program, but are not required for admission to the RN-to-BSN program**:

• Math 243 (Statistics)
• Writing 227 (Technical Writing) 

**Graduates from the ADN program at LCC will have already met the general education requirements prior to RN to BSN program entry. RNs in the community who did not attend Lane for their ADN may need to complete additional courses to meet the BSN graduation requirements, which follow the Lane Applied Baccalaureate requirements. 

Other Requirements

Health Professions requires all students to submit appropriate personal information

Please be informed that students who are admitted to any Lane Community College Division of Health Professions program must show evidence of meeting Health Profession Student Clinical Training Standards for the State of Oregon prior to placement in clinical courses and internships. The programs will provide provisionally accepted students with information related to submitting required documentation to a third party agent at mandatory orientation and/or through program correspondence. 

Students are advised that any flag on a drug and alcohol screen or criminal background check (e.g. positive results for narcotics, marijuana, alcohol and/or other illicit substances; any criminal history) may interfere with, or prevent, clinical placement and graduation. Students are responsible for all costs associated with meeting the Health Profession Student Clinical Training Standards

Computer Literacy Expectations and Website Access

Nursing students are not required to have a personal computer or internet access at home. Lane has several computer labs that all Lane students may access. All students are required to have computer skills and have access to a computer, printer, and the internet. All papers and typed assignments must be completed using Microsoft Word. A free download of Office 365 is available to students using your myLanecc.edu address. It is strongly advised that you take advantage of this as it will give you access to PowerPoint and Excel as well. This will facilitate accessing voice over lessons using PowerPoint as needed. It is the responsibility of each student to seek instruction as needed for:

• Word processing
• E-mail - have an E-mail account, send and receive E-mails, send and receive E-mail attachments
• Internet – access and search nursing literature
• Students are responsible for the announcements posted on the class Moodle website. Students will be oriented to this in the Fall.

Minimum GPA requirement at graduation

Please be aware that you will be required to have a minimum 2.0 GPA at the time of graduation in order to graduate and receive your bachelor degree from LCC. Please also be aware that only LCC courses count toward your final GPA.