Nursing
7. Demonstrate personal and professional development and Christian commitment consistent with the goals of Biola University and baccalaureate nursing education.
Faculty
189
Overview
Susan E. Elliott
Director
Elliott, Zukerberg
Biola University offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing which is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, 400 R Street, Suite 4030, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 322-3350; and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, One Dupont Circle NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 887-6791. The program is designed to prepare graduates for a career in professional nursing. Graduates of licensed vocational, diploma and associate degree nursing programs may be admitted as transfer students and evaluated individually. Policies are available from the Nursing Department. Clinical nursing experiences are provided with the cooperation of hospitals and agencies throughout both Los Angeles and Orange Counties. In compliance with State Board regulations, the candidate will be eligible to take the examination required by the Board of Registered Nursing for licensure as a registered nurse. Upon graduation, application can be made for certification as a public health nurse. Both acceptance to and continuation in the nursing major will be determined by the student’s preparation, performance and personal integrity, as assessed by the faculty of the Department of Nursing.
Professor
Browning, Dixon, Gewe, Styffe
Associate Professors
Van Tholen, Wilson
Assistant Professors
Mission
The mission of the Department of Nursing is to prepare students to be competent nursing professionals who integrate Christian caring into their nursing practice.
Learning Outcomes
To demonstrate the Christian caring which is essential to the practice of professional nursing, the graduate is expected to: 1. Base nursing practice on a philosophical foundation consistent with Biola University and the Department of Nursing beliefs about the nature of persons and the nature of nursing. 2. Integrate knowledge from Biblical studies, and the behavioral, biological, and physical sciences together with knowledge from nursing science and utilize this knowledge as a basis for nursing practice. 3. Base nursing practice on a formulation of theoretical knowledge incorporating communication / collaboration, teaching / learning, critical thinking / problem solving, and leadership / advocacy principles. 4. Collect relevant data systematically from all pertinent client systems, the environment, and the research knowledge base; utilize this data effectively to provide safe, competent, evidence-based nursing care. 5. Demonstrate application of synthesized concepts related to Christian caring, stress / adaptation, developmental, interactional and systems theories in the purposeful and systematic use of the nursing process to facilitate optimal adaptation through appropriate use of the prevention, restoration, and conservation modes of intervention with the three client systems. 6. Identify and utilize knowledge of the relevant cultural, economic, ethical, global, legal, political, social, and spiritual factors and the interactions between them that affect the practice of nursing and the delivery of health care services.
Philosophy
The philosophy of the Department of Nursing is in agreement with that of the University. As such, we believe nursing is concerned with the well being of the total person. Each individual is an integrated, unique person, created in God’s image, and endowed by God with dignity and worth. The entry of sin into the world has placed a constraint on the individual’s total well being which can only be remedied by the power and love of God through faith in Jesus Christ. God has created all persons with the potential for dynamic growth and development throughout their lives, and with the right to make decisions which influence their well being. All persons require social interaction to achieve and maintain well being. The family within the context of its cultural environment is the fundamental unit through which the socialization process is advanced. We believe that caring, as exemplified in the life of Jesus Christ, is the essence of nursing. The focus of nursing activity is the three client systems (personal, interpersonal and community) and the dynamic interaction between them within the context of their environment. These three systems also are interacting constantly with internal and external stressors which may affect the integrity of
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