Kaplan University

Advance your career and get the distinct competitive advantage you need with an online degree from Kaplan University (Kaplan University). And do it without missing a day of work. Kaplan offers working adults like you online programs in Criminal Justice, Technology and Design, Paralegal Studies, and Business. Don’t need a degree? Kaplan University also offers Continuing Education certificates in Forensic Nursing, Legal Nurse Consulting, Life Care Planning, and Financial Planning.

Nursing and Health Care

Kaplan University has developed an extensive array of online continuing education programs designed to help you advance or expand your health care career. Our online certificate programs will broaden your career options and, because the courses are online, you can access them anywhere and on your own schedule.

Choose the program that best fits your career goals:

Legal Nurse Consulting, Forensic Nursing, Life Care Planning, Geriatric Care Management and Case Management

Earn your Certificate in these Non Degree Programs
*Legal Nurse Consulting Certificate
*Forensic Nursing Certificate
*Life Care Planning Certificate
*Case Management Certificate
*Geriatric Care Management Certificate
*Pharmacy Technician Certificate

Undergraduate Degree
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BS in Nursing)

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree at Kaplan University is widely considered a standard requirement for registered nurses (R.N.s) seeking broader professional responsibilities and career opportunities. Kaplan University's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program enables R.N.s to complete the education needed to enhance their skills to better meet the demands of patient care and qualify for new opportunities in specialized nursing and management fields. A bachelor’s degree in nursing is essential for those serving in case manager and supervisory positions, and the program is also an excellent foundation for those wishing to pursue graduate nursing studies.

Kaplan University's degree program offers an accredited, online R.N. to B.S.N. degree completion program that centers around health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention, information and health care technologies, ethics, human diversity, management theory, and health care system and policies. A defining feature of the curriculum is its increased focus on leadership. The program features a capstone course, a requisite clinical course, and a professional development plan that includes career planning.

Disclosure
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing program is regionally accredited by NCA and has interim approval from the Iowa Board of Nursing. The program is scheduled for review to be considered for full approval in June 2006. This program is currently seeking national accreditation and will be reviewed by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) scheduled for November 2005.

This program is not one hundred percent online: a lab will need to be completed and students must also participate in a clinical. The lab and clinical are required and will need to be completed in the state of licensure. BSN students are subject to these and additional policies published in the Nursing Student Handbook.

Who Should Take This Program?
This program is for registered nurses who want to complete their four-year degree to prepare for health care leadership positions and gain the educational foundation needed for the pursuit of graduate studies in nursing. The typical student may have prior work experience or course credits that can be transferred toward their degree.

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Kaplan University has a number of campuses:

Kaplan University- Davenport, IA
Kaplan University- Cedar Falls, IA
Kaplan University- Cedar Rapids, IA
Kaplan University- Council Bluffs, IA
Kaplan University- Des Moines, IA
Kaplan University- Lincoln, NE
Kaplan University- Mason City, IA
Kaplan University- Omaha, NE

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