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Lynchburg, Virginia (PRWEB) March 21, 2012

In the second half, Liberty University? New S RN B.S.N. cohort program is booming around 180 nurses experienced more than their education while working full time in the field.

According

Shanna Akers Assistant Professor, with many nurses, or combine or diploma in hospitals are now required to return to school for a child? s degree.

? The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is the level of nursing. As the profession grows, nurses see the importance of continuing their studies and get a BSN? Akers said.

BScN degree

™ differs from an associate degree, education on health research, leadership, management and community, he said.

? Nurses in B. S.N. level is being developed not only for patient care at the bedside, but also to care for the communities and work in leadership positions.

The nurses

new cohort program, many with over 10 years of experience, are at Lynchburg General Hospital once a week for their nursing courses. The general education core courses are taken online.

These nurses

join the more than 1,300 students are enrolled in the RN to BSN track through Liberty University Online.

With 25 years of experience under his belt

, painter Tara cohort enrolled in the program? S First Class in the fall of 2011, hoping to advance at work.

? enjoyed? said. Teachers? Were impressive. It was interesting to meet other students. They all support each other and teachers react so quickly, so we need something.

Akers said teachers

, as students, so they are full-time health professionals, which helps to better understand their students? needs. Most professors or associate that begins with a degree in nursing.

painter, many nurses are at the school to meet the demands of their field.

In a study by the Institute of Medicine

, medical practices have been recommended for? Increase the proportion of nurses with bachelor’s degrees and 80 percent of 2020 second leading academic nurses in all nursing schools must work together to increase the proportion of nurses with bachelor’s degrees from 50 to 80 percent in the 2020th

In response to this request for

, the cohort of Liberty program has adapted to the needs of working professionals, to continually upgrade their skills allow students to work to complete general education courses and nursing to earn a BSN

Degree of freedom? s and master? nursing degree in the S recently ranked among the top 25 online nursing programs in the nation of Super Scholar, education online database. The programs were selected and classified according to their market reputation, recognition and rewards, selectivity, accreditation and cost.

Liberty University, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, is the world? the largest Christian university. Over 12,000 students attend classes on campus residential 6,500 acres and over 70,000 in its online training program of study in expansion.

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