NURSING
LEONIE V. SOUBIROU, Chairman
Biola College offers a Bachelor of Science degree program in nursing for stu dents seeking to prepare for the practice of nursing as a profession. Graduates of hospital diploma programs or associate degree programs in nursing may be admitted as transfer students. This program is accredited by the California Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration and is designed to prepare the student for a career in professional nursing in all areas throughout the world. Nursing clinical experiences are provided with the cooperation of local hospitals as well as hospitals and agencies throughout both Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Upon completion of the nursing program, the graduate will be eligible to take the examination required by the California Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration for Iicensure as a registered nurse. The nursing program offers a background in the physical and social sciences, the humanities, Biblical studies, and in nursing education. It can be completed in five academic years by a qualified high school graduate, or in approximately three academic years by a qualified associate degree transfer student. Placement examinations for advanced standing, whether in the physical and social sciences or in nursing, must be completed before the student may register in the first clinical nursing course. Students wishing to transfer from other nursing programs or who are applying for the first time to a nursing program are evaluated individually. Both acceptance and continuation in the nursing major will be determined by the student's preparation, performance, and per sonal qualities as determined by the faculty of the Department of Nursing. PHILOSOPHY: In accord with the Christian belief of the College, the philosophy of the School of Nursing has at its center the Christian philosophy of the love of God for man in his depravity, man's human dignity, and the recognition of man's spiritual potential. Nursing is a process which involves: (1) statement of nursing diagnoses based upon identified variables indicating disequilibrium in the physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual need areas ; (2) planning and implementation of nursing intervention based on short and long range goals; and (3) evaluation of the intervention. This requires a personally and professionally committed nurse whose aim is to assist the individual and his family in achieving the goals of living which they are unable to reach because of stress or illness. Because the Nursing faculty believes that the professional nurse should be concerned with the physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual health of the individual, the family and the community, the curriculum in nursing edu cation prepares a nurse who is able to give complete patient-centered care, pre vention of illness, promotion of health and to carry out nursing roles with appropriate depth of knowledge from the behavioral sciences and humanities, as well as related courses in the health disciplines. These courses are selected to increase the student's understanding of human relations, to provide for her cultural and spiritual development, and to increase her knowledge of the scien tific principles underlying professional nursing. 98
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