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Accelerated BSN (ABSN)

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Our Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) degree program offers a fast-track to your new career in just 12 months. In this rigorous face-to-face program, students develop nursing knowledge and skills under the guidance of experienced faculty and are prepared to take the NCLEX-RN licensure examination.

Students in this program attend classes full-time, and will learn to be a professional ethical nurse leader, able to provide safe, quality, equitable, and compassionate care to others. 

Credits 44 | Cost/Credit $1225 | Completion 12 Months | Format Onsite| Starts Per Year Two

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Christina Meyers
Admissions Counselor

541-684-7280
cmeyers@bushnell.edu

Why Choose Bushnell?

The Accelerated BSN program prepares ethical nurses to lead the way toward evidence-based quality improvement within a variety of healthcare and educational communities. The School of Nursing embraces Bushnell’s mission to foster wisdom, faith, and service through excellent academic programs grounded in the arts and sciences that demonstrate compassion and respect toward all people served.

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ABSN Curriculum

Application Dates

Applications for both the fall and spring cohorts open in December. The application for the fall (August) start date will close on April 1st, and the application for the spring (January) start date will close on September 1st.

Clinical Practice

Students will have the opportunity to participate in learning activities in a variety of settings. These may be in acute care hospitals, clinics, schools, specialty hospitals, and community-based care settings.

Assigned clinical rotations may be any day of the week and any hour of the day, including traditional day, evening, and night shifts, and may be at sites up to 75 miles from the Bushnell University campus. Students are responsible for their own transportation.

View Our Space

If you’re interested in seeing campus and our nursing program facilities, please contact our nursing admissions counselor, Carrie Gillies at cgillies@bushnell.edu.

To view our nursing space in partnership with PeaceHealth, please visit our Center for Education & Research Hall photo gallery.

Integration of Faith

We welcome students who have no faith commitment or are from other faith commitments. Bushnell University is not a “church,” nor do we require students to be Christians or to subscribe to any faith statement. At the same time, all students should be prepared to be exposed daily to a Christian worldview and to be encouraged to a Christian faith commitment. As a community, we are committed to living our heritage and mission.

Questions?

Christina Meyers
Admissions Counselor

541-684-7280
cmeyers@bushnell.edu

Accreditation

Bushnell University is regionally accredited by both the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU). The ABSN program is affiliated with Bushnell University’s baccalaureate degree program in nursing accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Beacon Points of Pride

  • Ranked#2 Best Nursing School  in Oregon, According to Nursing Degree Search
  • 2022 NCLEX first-time pass rate: 100%
  • 2023 NCLEX first-time pass rate: 100%
  • 2024 NCLEX first-time pass rate: 100%
  • Program completion rate: 93.85% (as of Feb. 2025)
  • 12-month curriculum
  • Small cohort size
  • Clinical experience opportunities in a wide array of settings

Cost of Attendance

Per Semester:

Housing & Food: $5,650
Books & Supplies: $525
Personal: $700
Transportation: $700
Tech Fee: $175
Student Fee:

  • Semester 1 – $1,650
  • Semester 2 – $400
  • Semester 3 – $0

Program Purpose & Objectives

BSN Program Purpose

The purpose of this program is to prepare:

1. Ethical nurse leaders who function to the full extent of their education and scope of
practice.
2. Professional, competent, compassionate, respectful, and skillful nurses who positively
impact the health of individuals, families, communities, and populations.
3. Nurses grounded in the arts, sciences, knowledge, and values of the nursing discipline.

BSN Program Objectives

Graduates of this program will be able to:
3. Implement knowledge of social determinants of health, principles of health
promotion, and disease management to advance emergency preparedness, equitable
health policy, and local, national, and global population health outcomes.
4. Apply knowledge of the ethical research process, and critique of research to integrate
best evidence and advance the scholarship of nursing practice.
5. Integrate emerging principles of safety and quality improvement science in care
delivery to improve health outcomes and contribute to a culture of client, provider
and environmental safety.
6. Communicate and collaborate intentionally and effectively across professions and
with care team members, individuals, families, and communities to optimize care and
strengthen health outcomes.
7. Provide ethical leadership within complex health care systems to identify areas of
inequity, encourage innovation and evidence-based practice, and optimize cost
effective care.
8. Use information and informatics processes, and communication and healthcare
technologies, to manage information, support decision making, and deliver safe, high-
quality health care.
9. Explain how healthcare policy, ethical comportment, and economic, legal, regulatory,
and socio-cultural factors impact healthcare and the complex considerations in the
scope of nursing practice.
10. Develop a professional nursing identity that embraces the values of integrity, altruism, inclusivity, compassion, courage, humility, advocacy, caring, self-care and lifelong learning.
The program objectives are based on outcomes/competencies expected of graduates from a baccalaureate nursing program as established in The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education (2021). 

Hear From Our Students

Student
"I was looking for an ABSN program and this one is close to home. I already have a bachelor's degree and this program spring-boarded from the content of my previous degree. I want upward mobility in my nursing career, I am good with the academic rigor, and I wanted to maximize my time. I appreciated the connection with faculty and their availability."
Rachel Meighan '23
Student
"The accelerated aspect was not the most important to me, it was getting a bachelor's degree. I really liked and appreciated the huge variety of clinical experiences. I also appreciated the constant opportunity to reflect on what I was learning."
Brittany Petersen '22
Student
"I’m so grateful to be part of the ABSN program at Bushnell. While it’s been incredibly challenging, this experience has helped me grow in my ability to care for others and make an impact on the health and well-being of my community. I’m confident that the nurses coming from my cohort will deeply impact the lives of those they serve."
Chris Masciotra '22

Meet the Faculty

Janet Welch, RN, MSN
Interim Assistant Dean

“The Bushnell University ABSN program offers a smaller cohort size allowing you to get to know your peers and a wide variety of clinical practice experiences related to the focus of each course.  These experiences occur across the lifespan and continuum of client care — from acute care hospitals to outpatient clinics, community agencies, and client homes.

By becoming a registered nurse, you will provide care that makes a meaningful difference to others using a Christian worldview, translate evidence into practice as an ethical nurse leader, and immediately impact the quality and safety of health care in your community.  Bushnell faculty and staff are 100% committed partners who support your learning and are invested in your success.  Come learn with us!”

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