81 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
321 CLINICAL ENRICHMENT (1-4) Opportunity for additional application of the nursing process in selected health care settings. Offered Interterm and Summer School. May be repeated with different content and written consent of instructor. Open to clinical nursing majors only. Prerequisite: Nursing 205. 330 ADVANCED NURSING OF THE CLIENT/FAMILY -THEORY (2) Impl ementation of the nursing process with adult clients expe ri encing complex disturbances in adaptive equilibrium. Primary focus is on pathophysiology in the physical subsystem. Prerequisite: 206, Biology 282. (C-) 330 ADVANCED NURSING OF THE CLIENT/FAMILY - CLINICAL (3) Clinical application of the nursing pro cess with multicultural clients in the acute medical-surgical se tting. ( C') 340 NURSING OF THE CLIENT/ FAMILY WITH COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS -THEORY (2) Concepts related to nursing of adults with problems of adaptation resulting in psychopathology. Focus is on the applica tion of the nursing process to problems of psychopathology. Prerequisite: 206. (C'·) 340 NURSING OF THE CLIENT/FAMILY WITH COMPLEX MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS - CLINICAL (2) Clinical application of the nursing process with clients in mental health setting. (C-) 350 NURSING OF THE CHILD· BEARING FAMILY - THEORY (3) Implementation of the nursing process utilizing a family-centered approach to childbearing and maternal health promo tion. Prerequisites: 206, Biology 282. (C-) 350 NURSING OF THE CHILD· BEARING FAMILY - CLINICAL (3) Clinical application of the nursing process in providing family centered maternal health care in acute and community settings. ( C'")
360 NURSING OF THE CHILD· REARING FAMILY - CLINICAL (3) Clinical application of the nursing process in providing family centered child health care in acute and community settings. ( c·)
ing all prerequisites as outlined in the University catalog and Standard Curriculum Chart for the nursing major. 2. Appli cants planning to challenge nursing courses must first be accepted by and fulfill all matriculation requirements of Biola University. The Department of Nursing should be contacted at the time of application to the University. 3. Separate application must be made to the Department of Nursing. A $20.00 nonrefundable application fee made payable to Biola University, Department of Nursing must accompany the applica tion. Ir is recommended that this be done concurrently with application to the University. Final acceptance into nursing will not be made until official acceptance to the University is granted. 4. To be considered for acceptance into the nursing program, all applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5. 5. Transfer-challenge students who have met prerequisites comparable to the generic students will have equal access for open spaces in all nursing courses. 6. It is recommended that the required non-nursing prerequisites are completed as outlined in the standard cur riculum chart for the nursing major before entering clinical nursing courses (except 30 unit option). Transfer credit for non nursing courses will be granted by the Registrar's Office as indicated in the uni versity catalog. If a given nursing course from a regionally accredited nurs ing pro gram is comparable in content and level to a given course offered by the Department of Baccalaureate Nursing, transfer credit will be granted. 7. All candidates will participate in a transition seminar course (NURS 300: Professional Nursing Seminar) designed to facilitate socialization into baccalaure ate professional nursing. This course must be successfully completed prior to enrollment in any clinical nursing course. 8. It is recommended that all transfer challenge students take NURS310 Behavioral Concepts for Nursing Practice; however, students may challenge this course by examination if they feel they have a knowlege of the course content. Comparable courses will be evaluated for transfer credit. 9. Students receiving financial assis tance may need to take 12 units while they are challenging nursing courses.
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INTRODUCTION TO NURSING
RESEARCH (2) The research process applied to nurs ing includes problem definitions and basic research design. Each student works on developing a basic research pro posal. Prerequisites: 330, 340, 350, 360, Statistics (may be taken concurrently with consent of instructor).
442 APPLIED NURSING RESEARCH ( 1)
Opportunity to critique literature, conti nue work on research proposal or partici pate in a research project. Prerequisite: 441. 450 LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT IN NURSING - THEORY (2) Combines theory of leadership and nursing care delivery systems with issues and trends in nursing. Prerequisites: 330, 340,350,360. (C-) 450 LEADERSHIP/MANAGEMENT IN NURSING - CLINICAL (5) Clinical application of leadership and th eory in giving and directing care for a group of clients. Students may select expe rience from several clinical settings. (C'·) 460 NURSING IN THE COMMUNITY - THEORY (3) Combines nursing theory with concepts of community health and community men tal health. Prerequisites: 330, 340, 350, 360. 460 NURSING IN THE COMMUNITY - CLINICAL (5) Clinical application of the nursing pro cess with individuals, famili es and commu niti es to promote and maintain adaptive equilibrium.
TRANSFER/CHALLENGE
POLICY For transfer nursing students, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses and other applicants with health profession backgrounds. GENERAL POLICIES 1. Transfer students who have not yet started nursing courses should apply as any other student for the program, meet-
360 NURSING OF THE CHILDREARING FAMILY - THEORY (3)
Implementation of the nursing process utilizing a family centered approach to child- rearing, child health promotion, and care of the ill child. Prerequisites : 206, Biology 282 (C-)
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