Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Recommitting to the art of nursing in an age of evidence-based and data-driven care.

Mission-Driven

As a premier Jesuit institution, John Carroll University brings a mission-driven response to a pressing regional and national nursing shortage.

Future-Proof

Our initial Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Fall, 2023) and subsequent advanced practice programs will address a specific need for future nurse leaders prepared to play an expanded role in patient care.

Well-Rounded

BSN graduates from John Carroll will apply deep core knowledge — theology, philosophy, humanities, sciences — and embrace the complexity of clinical decision-making in an age of evidence-based and data-driven care.

Projected Timeline

Spring 2022

Application to Ohio Board of Nursing underway. Planned 2023 BSN start.

Summer 2022

Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education accreditation engagement. Nursing skills and simulation lab renovations begin.

Fall 2022

Start recruiting nursing students and nursing employees for a Fall 2023 start of BSN.

Facility Renders

Nursing Skills Lab

Simulation Lab

Simulation Suite Meeting Room

Simulation Lab Corridor

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We are seeking a dynamic leader who will start work as Director in Summer 2022 and influence the direction of our program. We anticipate that nursing courses will begin in Fall 2023 with construction and remodeling of spaces in the Dolan Center for Science and Technology to begin in Summer 2022. As the inaugural Director of Nursing, you will provide administrative and strategic direction for undergraduate nursing education. Your passion and experience will add real value, deep insights and contagious excitement to this milestone initiative. Your reach will extend across all aspects of program launch — and your commitment to excellence in the Jesuit tradition will attract donor and grant support, and bring fresh thinking to John Carroll University’s world-class clinical partnerships.

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All Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs rise or fall on the strength of clinical practice partnerships. We look forward to a long and mutual relationship with Cleveland’s world-class medical institutions and leaders from the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and the MetroHealth System. Early exposure to forward-looking, evidence-based nursing will serve as a cornerstone of the John Carroll University BSN.

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Nursing shortages, an aging population and a pandemic have all contributed to the current need for expanded nursing programs and graduates, especially Bachelor of Science in Nursing candidates. Your investment will serve as a catalyst and together with clinical partners across Northeast Ohio, we will establish John Carroll University as a force for good in patient outcomes.

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Your bachelor’s degree in nursing provides a solid foundation for lifelong advancement and career mobility. Clinicians with a BSN gain salary and fulfillment through advanced clinical specialty and practice, or challenge as a clinical administrator, nurse educator, researcher, consultant, or other role.

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5 Reasons Why: JCU + Nursing

1. Cleveland: Hallmark of Excellence

Cleveland enjoys a global reputation for clinical excellence, game changing research and successful patient outcomes. John Carrroll quickly secured clinical support for its nursing initiative from the region’s three major healthcare systems (Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, and the MetroHealth System).

2. BSN: The Greater Good

In 2010, the Institute of Medicine published a report setting a goal of increasing the ratio of nurses earning their Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) to 80% percent by 2020. John Carrroll’s nursing initiative will help the region and nation reach that goal. Research demonstrates how nurses with a BSN display higher clinical competency, show improved skills in their practice and produce lower mortality rates and better patient outcomes.

3. Nurse as Health Equity Advocate

As front line providers, BSN-trained nurses can grasp and help to address vast discrepancies in health outcomes and life expectancies across patient segments and socio-economic conditions. By understanding the benefits of health promotion and disease prevention, and training their teams on the nuances of cultural health, BSN professionals can help ensure better health for all. All John Carroll nursing students will be invited to lift up human dignity through service-based learning experiences close to campus, and through such opportunities as our annual Honduras medical immersion trip.

4. Nursing + Liberal Arts: Catalytic Difference

Every JCU undergraduate student claims a foundation of core learning to support their professional aspirations — whether in nursing, engineering, medicine, business, education or other professions. Core, integrative and experiential learning combine to give BSN students a catalytic difference. This combination will inform their identity as a nurse and fortify their nursing practice. Exposure to bioethics and clinical decision-making practices will shape their habits and thinking as future-minded clinicians.

5. Fully Reflective Nurse Professionals

As a Jesuit institution, John Carroll supports and cultivates a student’s academic, emotional, and social awareness and intelligence. Our BSN graduates will mature as fully-reflective nurse professionals able to foster everyone’s well-being, including your own. Studies find higher resilience and job satisfaction among BSN credentialed nurses, especially those trained at faith-based colleges and universities.

JCU Nurse Alumni

Long before establishing a formal BSN degree, John Carroll graduated students who went on to pursue nursing careers. These alumni work in many settings: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals, Physician Offices, Skilled Nursing Facilities, Home Healthcare, Outpatient Care Centers, Veterans Hospitals, Specialty Hospitals, and Elementary and Secondary Schools.

Key Alumni

It’s important to remember that nursing is not a “job”, it’s a profession. Your career possibilities are endless. Research, entrepreneurship, policy, administration. I took my two loves - chemistry and nursing - and put them together to become a Nurse Anesthetist. Technology is changing everything. The electronic health record allows data to drive better patient care. It can be as global as how hospitals manage bed flow and as granular as matching a patient’s anesthetic plan to a genetic profile. Clinical competence and technology will only become more and more synonymous.

John Escano ‘13
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

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We are happy to keep you up to date on our progress. Please be aware that this information is not an application to the program.