Labouré's nursing program is designed to allow you to begin working as a nurse as soon as possible, after two years* of courses. With your RN credential, you will be able to work as a nurse while earning your bachelor degree (BSN). Students who decide to complete both components will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Labouré’s program is divided into two components:
The first component of the 2 + 2 is a two-year*, Associate in Science in Nursing degree. This program is a combination of classroom theory and hands-on learning in the College's state-of-the-art simulation technology lab and with real patients at clinical sites across the Boston, North Shore, and South Shore areas.
Through simulation technology, nursing students can practice and learn patient care on high-fidelity manikins before working with live patients. This offers students a
This component is designed to prepare students to sit for the NCLEX exam to earn the RN credential.
* Though the program is referred to as a 2+2 (two years of associate-level education followed by two years of baccalaureate courses) many students choose to attend Labouré on a part-time basis due to work or family commitments. These students will need longer than two years to complete each component.
The second component is the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program. The RN-BSN component builds on your nursing foundation with an emphasis on evidence-based practice, collaboration, safe patient care, and leadership. It is offered in more flexible format to allow you to work as a nurse while you complete the program. The BSN is delivered in a hybrid format, meaning that the majority of your coursework will be completed online. Classes typically meet on-campus 2-3 times per semester. This provides flexibility for working nurses and maintains the invaluable benefit of face-to-face interaction with your professors and fellow RNs.
How do I know if nursing is right for me? Working nurses give people thinking about going back to school to be a nurse their best advice.
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"Labouré prepared me to become a nurse by making sure that I knew what I was doing. I learned the most in clinical - I'm a hands-on person. It fit me really well to have instructors that understood me and that I could go to. Still to this day I could call them and I know that they are always going to be there to guide me through my career." |
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"I decided to go to nursing school because I love people. I love helping people. I grew up in Kenya and went to an all girls Catholic school where they always repeated the importance of helping others... it has always stuck with me. I think I'm good at it, I'm happiest when I am nursing and caring for others." |
The purpose of the Labouré College Associate Degree Nursing Program is to develop competent entry level registered nurses to function as caring, competent, and compassionate practitioners across a variety of care settings and to establish a foundation for lifelong learning. The graduates of this program will be able to work with and provide care for patients of diverse groups in a multicultural community.
The student learning outcomes are derived from the mission, philosophy, conceptual framework, and organizing concepts and structure of the nursing program, with a focus on the Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies.
By completion of the Associate Degree Program, the graduate will be able to:
1. Implement nursing process to provide safe, effective care to a diverse population of clients in a variety of healthcare settings.
2. Provide evidence-based, clinically competent care for clients across the lifespan, utilizing critical thinking, decision making, and information literacy skills.
3. Engage in teaching/learning activities with clients and significant others to promote optimal achievement of client outcomes.
4. Apply basic management and leadership skills as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
5. Communicate effectively with clients, families, and members of the healthcare team using oral, written, and electronic modalities.
6. Demonstrate caring and professional behavior in developing and maintaining empathetic relationships with clients and families.
7. Practice within the ethical-legal framework of the nursing profession.
