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FAU Offering Second Degree Working Professional

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program

BY VANESSA ORR

The United States is facing a critical
nursing shortage; studies estimate that
more than 1 million new registered nurs-
es will be needed by 2030. In Florida, the
situation is dire—the Florida Hospital
Association and the Safety Net Hospital
Alliance of Florida reports that the state
will face a shortfall of 59,100 nurses by
2035.
In order to increase the number of
nurses in the workforce, Florida Atlantic Safiya George
University (FAU) introduced the Second
Degree Working Professional Bachelor of nursing now because of the pandem-
Science in Nursing program in 2019. ic—they realize the importance of
Offered at FAU’s Davie Campus, this pro- contacting them with opportunities,” improving patient outcomes,” she said.
gram allows individuals who have previ- said George. “They’re the ones who say, ‘Sign me
ously earned a bachelor’s degree or higher “Anyone who wants a job after they up, I want to join the front lines,’
in other areas to pursue a Bachelor of pass their licensing exam can find oppor- because they are excited about what
Science in Nursing. tunities here in Florida, as well as in nurses are doing,” she continued.
“A lot of people talk about having an other states,” she continued. “And if they “They see it as a way for them to make
interest in nursing, but they didn’t pursue decide to do something else, such as take a difference, to help those other health-
it because they took other career paths,” a position in nurse staffing, those jobs are care heroes who are on the front lines.”
explained Safiya George, Ph.D., APRIN- available even before they take the
BC, FAANP, dean and professor, Christine NCLEX-RN (National Council Licensure Spring classes for the Second Degree
E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Examination for Registered Nurses).” Working Professional Bachelor of Science
Atlantic University. “The biggest barrier to FAU has a number of pilot programs in Nursing program begin Jan. 8, 2022,
them going back to school is that they available to help graduates land positions with applications closing Nov. 1. The fall
can’t commit to a full-time program; they once they earn their licenses. “We work 2022 application period opens Feb. 1 and
have families to support and need to be with one healthcare system that commits the field of nursing as well. closes April 9, 2022.
able to work full-time to live.” to hiring our nurses if they’ve done their “We’re really seeing a mix of things right For more information, visit
The second degree program at FAU is rotations there,” said George. “At a differ- now; while some nurses are burned out https://nursing.fau.edu/admissions/index.php.
offered part-time on weekday evenings ent healthcare system, students can sub- and retire or leave the field entirely, sur-
and weekends, and students attend classes mit an application to be hired as nurse prisingly, a lot of people want to get into
in person during the week, or watch live externs, so they are learning patient care
streams online. Skills labs and hands-on technician skills while in nursing school;
assessments are done in person, as are when they finish, they can apply to
clinical rotations. become registered nurses on-site.”
“While we haven’t targeted any specific FAU also offers other options to help
industries, we are seeing a lot of interest individuals get into the nursing field, from
from social workers, people in banking the freshman direct admit program for
and finance, teachers, and those with high school seniors, to a fulltime course
healthcare administration degrees who for those with previous degrees that fol-
have the desire to be in actual patient lows an accelerated track. In addition, the
care,” said George. university offers a number of healthcare-
The two-year program graduated its related courses for the broader population, Specializing in Medically
first cohort this past August, and expects including a telehealth course that shows
to graduate approximately 80 students students how to implement that technolo- Complex Patients
each year. gy and connect with patients on a deeper
“As you can imagine, there are already level. Kindred Hospitals are owned by Kindred
more employment opportunities for nurs- Not only is FAU seeing a lot of interest Healthcare, Inc., a national network of Long Term
es than there are nurses; some students in in the second degree program, but George Acute Care Hospitals (LTACH's).
this last rotation already had employers said that she is seeing increased interest in
Kindred Hospitals provide specialized, high quality
care for acutely ill patients. For more than a decade,
we have fine-tuned the art of medically complex care.
Our services range from complex catastrophic
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