COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
340 Mental Health Nursing ol the Client/Family - Clinical (2)
364 Advanced Nursing of the Client/Family - Clinical (2)
460 Nursing in the Community - Clinical (5)
by the Department of Baccalaureate Nursing, u-ansfer credit wi ll 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- fullycompleted prior to enrollment in any clinical nursing course. 8. It is recommended that all o-ansfer-d1allenge sn1dents take Nursing 303 Assessment of the Client-Theory and Clini cal; however, students may challenge these courses by examination if theyfeel they have a knowledge of tl1e course conten t. Comparable courses will be evaluated for u-ansfer credit. 9. Students receiving financial assis- tance may need to take 12 units while tl1ey are chal lenging nursing courses. 10. Following notification of acceptance into the Department of Nursing, the candidate may begin the challenge process. The process consists of examination witl1 theory and clinical components. Contact the Department of Nursing for specific details. 11. Prior to going to the clinical agency, all challenge students must have a current CPR certificate. The Department of ursing 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 tl1e chal- lenge exam. Courses maybe challenged one time only. (C*) denotes tliat a class can be challenged for the units listed. 14. Specific pohcies related to R. .'s, L.V.N.'s or L.P.N.'s follow. Transfer chall enge students from other nursing programs or other health profession backgrounds will be evaluated individually. Additional Policies: Registered Nurse and Students Transferring from RN Programs l. Appl icants 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.
Clinical application of the nursing process with clients in mental health settings. To be taken concurrently with NURS 340 - Theory. Graded on a credit/ no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit. (C*) 342 Nursing of the Childbearing Family -Theory (2) Impl ementation of the nursing process utilizing a family centered approach to ch ildbearing and mater- nal health promotion. Prerequisites: 202, 303, BIOS 282. (C*) 342 Nursing of the Childbearing Family - Clinical (2) Cl inical applicat ion of the nursing process in providing famil y centered maternal health care in acute and com- munity settings. To be taken concur- rently with NURS 342 - Theory. Graded on a credit/no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit (C*) 344 Nursing of the Older Adult Client -Theory (2) Implementation of the nursing process to faci litate adaptive equilib- rium in the older adult client. Prereq- uisites: 202, 303, BIOS 282. (C*) 344 Nursing of the Older Adult Client - Clinical (2) Clini cal app li cation of the nursing process in promoting adaptive equi li b- 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 chi ldrearing, child health promotion, and care of the ill chi ld. Prerequisites: 202, 303, BIOS 282. (C*) 362 Nursing of the Childrearing Family - Clinical (2) Cl inical app lication of the nursing process in providing family centered chi ld 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*)
Clini cal app li cation of the nursing process in providing complex care to multicultural clients in the acute med- ical-surgical setting. To be taken concur- rently with NURS 364 - Theory. Graded on a credit/ no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit (C*) 366 Critical Care Nursing of the Client/Family - Clinical (2) Clinical app li cation of the nursing process in providing complex care to multicultural clients in a critical care setting. To be taken concurrently with NURS 364 - Theory. Graded on a credit/no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit. (C*) 441 Introduction to Nursing Research (2) The research process applied to nursing includes problem definitions and basic research design. Each student works on developing a basic research proposal. Prerequisites: 340, 342, 344, 362, 364, 366. Statistics (may be taken concur- rently with consent of instructor). 442 Applied Nursing Research (1) Opportunity to critique literature, continue work on research proposal 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) Clinica l app li cation of leadership/ management theory in giving and directing care for a group of clients. To be taken concurrently with Nurs- ing 450 - Theory. Graded on a credit/ no cred it basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit. (C*) 452 Leadership/Management in 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 concurrentlywitl1 Nursing 450 - Theory. Graded on a credit/ no credit basis. Must earn at
Clinica l app li cation of the nursing process with individuals, families and communities to promote and maintain adaptive equilibrium. To be taken con- currently with Nursing-460 Theory. Graded on a credit/ no credit basis. Must earn at least a "C" (2.00) for credit. TRANSFER/CHALLENGE POLICY For u·ansfer nursing students, reg- istered 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, meeting all prerequisites as outlined in the University catalog and Standard Cur- riculum Chart for the nursing major. 2. App li cants planning to chal- lenge nursing courses must first be accepted by and fulfill all matricula- tion requirements of Biola Un iversity. 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, Deparunent of Nursing must accom- pan y the application. It is recom- mended that this be done concur- rently with application to the Univer- sity. Final acceptance into nursing wi ll 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 of2.8 (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. It is recommended that th e required non-nursing prerequisites are completed as outlined in the standard cuniculum 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 RegistrM's Office as indicated in the university catalog. If a given nursing course from a regionally accredited nursing program is comparable in con- tent and level to a given course offered
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364 Advanced Nursing of the Client/family - 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 credi t. (C*) 460 Nursing in the Community - Theory (4)
Nursing theory related to the health of commun ities. Prerequisites: 340, 342, 344, 362, 364, 366.
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