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CSM, UMSON Partnership to Meet Needs of Hospitals
November 6, 2015
Registration for dual admission in the College of Southern Maryland (CSM) and the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) Associate of Science in Nursing to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program is open through Dec. 1 for the spring semester. Graduates of CSM’s nursing degree program, as well as current nursing students, can apply for the program and register for Web hybrid courses scheduled for the spring 2016 semester.
CSM and UMSON, with financial support from the Chesapeake-Potomac Healthcare Alliance, teamed up to provide a seamless transition from the Associate of Science in Nursing to a BSN degree. This pathway to a higher level of education for nurses will help hospitals to meet the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Future of Nursing goals.
“The 2010 Institute of Medicine report [on the future of nursing] said that by 2020, 80 percent of our nurses need to hold a baccalaureate degree or higher. Baccalaureate programs in this country can’t meet that target; we can only meet it when we embrace and welcome these opportunities to partner together between associate degree and baccalaureate education,” said Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of UMSON.