This is a bridging program designed for students who have completed an Associate Degree in Nursing and are seeking to acquire a Bachelor's Degree. The program transfers 77 credits from the associate degree.

The post-basic program has the same EPSLOs as the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (generic) program.

Priority will be given to community health and psychiatric/mental health nursing concerns of patients and their families in Kuwait.

Total number of credits 61

Biomedical Supportive Courses (Compulsory)

BMS 158 Anatomy and Physiology (3-2-0)

The course provides students with a basic understanding of human anatomy. It is divided into five principal areas and will be taught through lectures and practical demonstrations covering the following topics: organization of the human body, support and movement systems, control systems, maintenance, and continuity. Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on how the structures of different body systems are regulated, related, and interrelated.

The course covers the mechanisms of circulation, respiration, digestion, urine production, reproductive systems, sexual development, and basic concepts of genetics.

Specialized Courses (Compulsory)

NUR 417 Community/Mental Health Nursing (2-0-12)

This course utilizes Orem’s Self-Care, Neuman Systems, and Leininger’s Cultural Care Models in providing healthcare to individuals, families, and aggregates within the context of community and institutional settings for psychiatric/mental health nursing. Biological, psychoanalytic, behavioral, health and illness, and public health theories will be discussed, as well as the interaction of multiple stressors and nursing interventions for clients. The roles and responsibilities of nurses in meeting the diverse needs of clients within the context of a multidisciplinary health team will be covered.

Community health and psychiatric/mental health nursing will be presented within a theoretical and clinical context. Clinical experiences include home, clinic, and inpatient care for clients with communicable diseases, acute/chronic illness, handicaps, and psychiatric/addiction disorders. Additionally, the roles of the nurse in occupational health nursing, school nursing, forensic medicine, and psychiatric liaison nursing will be explored. Priority will be given to community health and psychiatric/mental health nursing concerns of patients and their families in Kuwait.

(All the other courses of this program are offered together with the BSN generic program.)