COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
344 Nursing of the Older Adult Client - Clinical (2) Clinical application of the nursing proce55 in promoting adaptive equilib rium in the older adult client To be taken concurrently with NURS 344 - Theory. Graded on a credit/ no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit (C*) 362 Nursing of the Childrearing Family -Theory (2) Implementation of the nursing process utilizing a family centered approach to childrearing, child health promotion, and care of the ill child. Prerequisites: 202, 303, BIOS 282. (C*) 362 Nursing of the Childrearing Family - Clinical (2) Clinical application of the nursing process in providing family centered child health care in acute and commu nity settings. To be taken concurrently with NURS 362 - Theory. Graded on a credit/ no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit (C*)
or participate 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: 340, 342, 344, 362, 364, 366. (C*) . 451 Leadership/Management In Nursing: Team Leading- Clinical (3) Clinical application of leadership / management theory in giving and directing care for a group of clients. To be taken concurrently with Nursing 450 - Theory. Graded on a credit/ no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" Nursing: Elective Setting-Clinical (2) Clinical application of leadership/ man agement theory in a clinical setting selected by the student in collaboration with faculty. Examples include critical care, emergency room, intensive care, pediatrics, maternity, medical-surgical, missions. To be taken concurrently with Nursing 450 - Theory. Graded on a credit/ no credit basis. Must earn at (2.00) for credit (C*) Fee: $10. 452 Leadership/Management In
contacted at the time of application to the University. 3. Separate application must be made to the Department of Nursing. A $25.00 nonrefundable application fee made payable to Biola University, Department of Nursing must accom pany the application . It is recom mended that this be done concur rently with application to the Univer sity. Final acceptance into nursing will not be made until official accep tance to the University is granted. 4. To be considered for accep tance into the nursing program, all applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8 (may be admit ted provisionally with a GPA of 2.5- 2.79 if space is available). 5. Transfer-challenge students who have met prerequisites compara ble to the generic students will have equal access for open spaces in all nursing courses. 6. English ll0A and ll0B must be completed before starting the chal lenge process. It is recommended that the other required non-nursing pre requisites are completed as outlined in the standard curriculum chart for the nursing major before entering clinical nursing courses (except 30 unit option). Transfer credit for non-nurs ing courses will be granted by the Reg istrar's Office as indicated in the uni versity catalog. If a given nursing course from a regionally accredited nursing program is comparable in con tent 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 ing 300: Professional Nursing Semi nar) designed to facilitate socializa tion into baccalaureate professional nursing. This course must be success fully completed prior to enrollment in any clinical nursing course. 8. It is recommended that all transfer-challenge students take Nursing 303 Assessment of the Client-Theory and Clinical; however, students may challenge these courses by examination if they feel they have a knowledge of the course content. Comparable courses will be evaluated for transfer credit 9. Students receiving financial asgs tance may need to take 12 units while they are challenging nursing courses. 10. Following notification of acceptance into the Department of Nursing, the candidate may begin the
challenge process. The process consists of examination with theory and clinical components. Contact the Department of Nursing for specific details. I 1. Prior to going to the clinical agency, all challenge 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. 12. Candidates for the challenge process have the option of scheduling the examinations in such a way that if unsuccessful, subsequent enrollment in the course is possible. 13. Course credit will be granted upon successful completion of the chal lenge exam. Courses maybe challenged one time only. (C*) denotes that a class can be challenged for the units listed 14. Specific policies related to R.N.' s, L.V.N.' s or L.P.N.'s follow. Transfer challenge students from other nursing programs or other health profession backgrounds will be evaluated individually. Additional Policies: Registered Nurse and Students Transferring from RN Programs I. Applicants must meet one or more of the following criteria: a. Hold current licensure in the United States. b. Be a graduate of a regionally accredited program. c. Be a student in a regionally accredited program. d. Provide proof of completed nursing education from outside the United States. 2. Nursing in the Community (460) and nursing research courses (441, 442) must be taken. Admission to these courses is contingent on successful com pletion of all components of the chal lenge process. The following courses may be challenged: 201 , 202, 204, 303, 340, 342,344, 362, 364, 366,450, 451 and 452. Additional Policies: licensed Vocational Nurse I. 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 provisional status. 2. The applicant may take the 30 unit curriculum or the transfer-chal lenge curriculum.
364 Advanced Nursing of the ClienVFamily - Theory (2)
Implementation of the nursing process using a family centered approach with adult clients experiencing complex dis turbances in adaptive equilibrium. A primary focus is on pathophysiology in the physical subsystem. Prerequisites: 202, 303, BIOS 282. (C*)
least a "C" (2.00) for credit (C*) 460 Nursing in the Community - Theory (4)
Nursing theory related to the health of communities . Prerequisites: 340, 342, 344, 362, 364, 366. 460 Nursing in the Community Clinical (5) Clinical application of the nursing process with individuals, families and communities to promote and main tain adaptive equilibrium. To be taken concurrently with Nursing-460 Theory. Graded on a credit/no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit Fee: $10. TRANSFER/CHALLENGE POLICY For transfer nursing students, reg istered nurses, licensed vocational nurses and other applicants with health profession backgrounds. General Policies I. Transfer students who have not yet started nursing courses should apply as any other student for the program, meeting all prerequisites as outlined in the University catalog and Standard Cur riculum Chart for the nursing major. 2. Applicants planning to chal lenge nursing courses must first be accepted by and fulfill all matricula tion requirements of Biola University. The Department of Nursing should be
364 Advanced Nursing of the ClienVFamily- Clinical (2)
Clinical application of the nursing process in providing complex care to multicultural clients in the acute med ical-surgical setting. To be taken con currently with NURS 364 - Theory. Graded on a credit/ no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit (C*) Fee: $10. 366 Critical Care Nursing of the ClienVFamlly- Clinical (2) Clinical application of the nursing process in providing complex care to multicultural clients in a critical care set ting. Graded on a credit/no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit (C*) Prerequisite: 364. Fee:$10. 441 lntroducllon to Nursing Research (2) The research process applied to nurs ing includes problem definitions and basic research design. E.ach student works on developing a basic research proposal. Prerequisites: 340, 342, 344, 362, 364, 366. Statistics. 442 Applied Nursing Research (1) Opportunity to critique literature , continue work on research proposal
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