1. A four-year Program which prepares students for entry into practice. The curriculum of 125 credits combines theory and practice in general education (20 credits), support courses (39 credits), and the nursing courses (73 credits), scheduled over 8 full semesters and one summer session. [View Curriculum]
   
   
2. The RN-BSN Program offers the opportunity for registered nurses to upgrade their qualifications to a baccalaureate level. The Program requires completion of 32 credits, 13 of which may be challenged. [View Curriculum]
   
   Based on the vision, mission and philosophy statements of both the College of Health Sciences and the Nursing Division, the following over competencies reflect expected Program outcomes.
   
   
   1. Provide comprehensive, culturally appropriate, ethical care for clients, based on theoretical and research-based knowledge and utilizing problem solving and critical thinking in the decision-making processes to promote health, reduce risk, manage disease, assist in rehabilitation, and during the end-stage of life.
      
      
   2. Recognise and actively address issues related to protection of clients and providing full information for informed decision making.
      
      
   3. Design, coordinate, implement, and evaluate comprehensive teaching plans for clients and identified populations.
      
      
   4. Coordinate client care and ensure client safety and improve quality of care by applying knowledge of leadership and management process, and utilizing best practice where possible.
      
      
   5. Initiate interactions and interact effectively with all members of health care team and client to promote health, resolve problems, provide continuity of care, and improve the quality of care.
      
      
   6. Accept responsibility and accountability for own professional judgement and actions in accordance with the scope and standards of practice and the code of professional conduct in Bahrain.
      
      
   7. Accept personal responsibility to maintain own competence and participate in life-long learning and professional development.
      
      
   8. Maintain the professional values of nursing, and promotes profession within society.
      

The curriculum conceptual framework used for organizing the curriculum reflects the vision, mission and philosophy of the Nursing Division. At the core lie nursing practice, the client, health system and the context in which professional practice takes place. The framework provides a rationale for developing Program competencies, the selection of course content and learning activities, and a structure for ordering and sequencing Program content.

Professional practice is the focus of the framework as the College aims to graduate professionally competent nurses capable of meeting the healthcare needs of clients who may be individuals of all ages, families and communities. To achieve this, the nurse may practice in a number of roles. This may be as being a direct care giver, counselor, advocate or a manager of care or the environment where care is given to being a teacher, mentor, investigator, partner or collaborator as the nurse progresses through the professional work life. The curriculum prepares nurses to provide culturally sensitive nursing care to clients in their own environment assisting clients within the Bahrain healthcare system achieve optimal health and well being and engage in healthy behaviors and, when needed, access to competent, safe nursing care.

The BSN graduate is capable of undertaking the roles described in the framework in the different healthcare modalities, namely health promotion, maintenance, disease prevention, rehabilitation and providing palliative and end of life care as a beginning practitioner. The specific attributes refer to the characteristics and qualities the BSN graduate will demonstrate when fulfilling the various roles for which he/she is responsible. They will be fostered throughout the Program by the educational processes used, the content of the courses making up the total curriculum, and the clinical precepting received.

The acquisition of competence in providing a professional service is a major focus of the curriculum. The graduate will be encouraged to will build his/her professional practice on evidence and best practice where that is available.

Key to achieving the goals of the Program will be the capacity to attain mastery of the required competencies in all the critical areas of practice, and to become a self-learner taking personal responsibility to maintain competence and develop professionally throughout the work life.