Nursing Program Reception (Open House)
December 14, 7 pm – 8 pm Register Here
Fontbonne University will offer a baccalaureate degree in nursing beginning fall 2022. The four-year program will provide a distinctive and robust curriculum designed to prepare graduates to sit for the National Certification and Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) exam and for modern practice as professional nurses.
Our program is arranged to deliver a strong liberal arts foundation that is further developed into rigorous and holistic nursing coursework, which includes exceptional clinical and state-of-the-art laboratory activities. Clinical experiences occur in a variety of renowned healthcare agencies, such as Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital, and Mercy Hospital South, that will provide students with early access to patient interactions and ensure career readiness. Additionally, simulation activities are integrated extensively throughout the program to afford students opportunities to develop essential clinical and critical thinking skills.
Upon completion, our graduates will be prepared to provide safe, preventative, curative, and rehabilitative professional nursing care to diverse patient populations across the lifespan in a variety of healthcare settings.
Due to space restrictions in the program priority will be given to students who apply no later than February 15th
The Business Insider lists nursing as the second most in-demand career over the next decade. The World Economic Forum agrees, reporting that over the next ten years, the United States is expected to need an additional 175,900 new registered nurses. Many of the local nursing programs have five applicants for each available opening.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job outlook projection for registered nurses at the national level is 12% between 2018-2028. In the state of Missouri, the projected need for registered nurses during the same time period is 16.2%. The 2019 Missouri Nursing Workforce Report provides additional evidence of current and future demand for registered nurses in Missouri. Currently, 34% of registered nurses in Missouri are older than 54, and 11% are older than 65. This suggests a significant number of registered nurses in our region will seek retirement in the coming decade. The Report indicates that the unemployment rate for registered nurses in Missouri is only 3.3%, “indicating that there is a limited supply of RNs and APRNs within the state available to meet the current need.”
According to the Missouri Hospital Association 2020 Workforce Report (St. Louis Region Profile), the St. Louis region has a 10.4% vacancy rate in RN positions, and the turnover rate is 16%. In the St. Louis region alone, there are over 1,700 vacant staff nurse positions.
According to the Missouri Hospital Association 2020 Workforce Report (St. Louis Region Profile), the St. Louis region has a 10.4% vacancy rate in RN positions, and the turnover rate is 16%. In the St. Louis region alone, there are over 1,700 vacant staff nurse positions.
Fontbonne University’s BSN program will launch in the fall 2022 semester. Students, both first-time freshman and transfer, may apply now by selecting the bachelors of nursing degree option on our free online application.
The nursing department, including classrooms and learning labs, is located in Anheuser Busch (AB) Hall, a modern, fully renovated classroom building. When complete and fully operational, the department of nursing will provide a state-of-the-art learning environment designed to provide students with an atmosphere where they may incorporate theory and psychomotor skills consistent with curriculum requirements. The department will be well-appointed with suitable equipment and supplies a nurse would require to provide safe and effective patient care in an acute clinical setting. Patient care beds are available for demonstrations, student practice, and competency testing. High-fidelity manikins and task trainers have been purchased for student use in practicing their nursing skills, as well as medium-fidelity adult simulators with audible breath sounds, heart sounds, and electrocardiogram, bowel sounds, blood pressure for use in the assessment and management of the patient in a simulated clinical environment. Our learning labs will simulate an acute care setting, enabling our nursing students to practice safe and effective patient care in a safe and controlled environment where nursing theory and critical thinking may guide their developing practice.
Nursing Skills Fundamentals
Health Assessment
Skills Simulation
Fontbonne currently has clinical partnerships with:
Fontbonne University is in the process of securing additional medical facilities, short-term acute care settings, long-term acute care settings, rehabilitation clinics, and community centers in the St. Louis region so that our nursing students achieve a diversity of skills.
General education and pre-professional courses taken in the freshman and sophomore years provide Fontbonne University BSN graduates with a true liberal arts education, designed to prepare them to become ethical and informed global citizens who are able to contemplate complex ideas and generate creative solutions. Core nursing content then follows and comprises the junior and senior years.
Fall I: 15 CREDIT HOURS
Spring I: 14 – 17 CREDIT HOURS (depending upon if core requirement is taken this semester)
Fall II: 15 – 18 CREDIT HOURS (depending upon if core requirement is taken this semester)
Spring II: 18 CREDIT HOURS
Fall III: 15 CREDIT HOURS
Spring III: 14 CREDIT HOURS
Fall IV: 14 – 15 CREDIT HOURS (depending upon if ELECTIVE [NUR 470] is taken this semester)
Spring IV: 15 – 16 CREDIT HOURS (depending upon if ELECTIVE [NUR 470] is taken this semester)
Questions about the nursing program?
New students are encouraged to contact Maureen Gibson, Assistant Director of Admission.
Current students should speak to their academic advisor.
6800 Wydown Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63105
Mon – Fri 8:00am – 4:30pm
