Licensed Vocational Nurse 1. The applicant must hold current registration in the U.S. Graduates of regionally accredited nursing programs in the process of obtaining licensure will be admitted on provi- sional status.
9. Prior to going to the clinical agency, all students must have a current CPR certificate. The Department of Nursing health form required of all nursing majors must be submitted prior to clinical challenge and admission to clinical nursing courses. This is necessary for Biola to meet agency contract requirements. 10. Candidates for the challenge process have the option of scheduling the examinations in such a way that if unsuc- cessful, subsequent enrollment in the course is possible. 11. Course credit will be granted upon successful completion of the challenge exam. Courses may be challenged one time only. (C*) denotes that a class can be challenged for the units listed. 12. Specific policies related to R.N.’s, L.V.N.’s or L.P.N.’s fol- low. Transfer students from other nursing programs or other health profession backgrounds will be evaluated individually. Additional Pol i c i es Registered Nurse and Students Transferring from RN Programs 1. Applicants must meet one or more of the following criteria:
2. The applicant may take the 30-unit curriculum or the trans- fer-challenge curriculum.
Option I: Thirty-Unit Curriculum 1. This option permits the L.V.N. to take nursing and related science courses in order to qualify for the California regis- tered nurse licensing examination. Transfer into the degree program is possible. 2. The applicant’s portfolio will be evaluated on an individual basis. Academic credit earned in regionally accredited insti- tutions of higher education for comparable pre-licensure courses will be accepted for transfer.
3. The following courses must be completed prior to taking the R.N. licensure examination:
Option I: Thirty-Unit Curriculum BIOS 281
Physiology *............................................................................... 4 Microbiology *.......................................................................... 4 Professional Nursing Seminar............................................. 3
A. Hold current licensure in the United States.
BIOS 282
NURS 300
B. Be a graduate of a regionally accredited program.
NURS 340A Mental Health Nursing of the Client / Family—
Theory....................................................................................... 1.5
C. Must have one year of full time work experience as an RN.
NURS 340B Mental Health Nursing of the Client / Family—
Clinical...................................................................................... 2.5
NURS 344A Nursing of the Older Adult Client / Family—
2. Placement of students and course credit is based upon individual portfolio evaluation. The portfolio will consist of: nursing course outlines, official transcripts, references from two nursing faculty members (one from last year of nursing courses), one work recommendation from an immediate supervisor, and an educational and work résumé. The port- folio evaluation fee is $300. 3. All candidates will take a minimum of 5 upper division nursing courses, including the writing competency require- ment, designed to facilitate socialization into baccalaureate professional nursing. These units will be taken during the first year following acceptance into the nursing program. The content will vary with individual needs, depending upon prior education experiences and the number of units that have been transferred. These units must be success- fully completed prior to enrollment in any other clinical nursing course.
Theory.......................................................................................... 2
NURS 344B Nursing of the Older Adult Client / Family—
Clinical......................................................................................... 2
NURS 364A Advanced Nursing:
A Pathophysiological Approach—Theory...................... 2
NURS 364B Advanced Nursing:
A Pathophysiological Approach—Clinical..................... 2 Leadership / Management in Nursing—Theory. ......... 2 Leadership / Management in Nursing: Team Leading—Clinical........................................................ 3 Leadership / Management in Nursing: Elective Setting —Clinical.................................................... 2 30
NURS 450
NURS 451
NURS 452
* Transfer credit will be granted.
Option II: Transfer-Challenge 1. Just as ADN students must demonstrate comparability of transfer courses, LVN students will be given the same opportunity. However, LVN’s will be allowed to challenge lower division courses if unable to demonstrate compa-
4. Theory and clinical courses for which credit may be given: NURS 201, 202, 204, 303, 340, 342, 344, 362, 364, 366, 450.
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