SPECIAL NOTE Admission Requirements: Admission into Biola College does not guarantee admission into clinical nursing. A student may be admitted to the Department of Baccalaureate Nursing upon meeting the requirements for college admission, including high school chemistry and algebra with at least a grade of "C" and/or passing an entrance examination in these two subjects, and (1) completing the prescribed pre-nursing curriculum (available from the Nursing Department) with a minimum grade of C (2.0) in chemistry, anatomy and physiology, and conceptual framework for nursing, and a cumulative G.P.A. of 2.5 or above; (2) filing the departmental application and paying the required non-refundable $20.00 deposit by February 15; (3) submitting proof of current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation through the American Red Cross or American Heart Association; and (4) meeting approval of the faculty of the department of Nursing. Applicants whose educational and professional experiences qualify them for advanced standing are welcome. Those intending to challenge nursing courses should make an appointment with the department of Nursing as soon as accepted by the college. Requirements for Students Accepted into the Nursing Program: A student is required to have at his /her own expense a yearly physical examination and specific laboratory tests and immunizations by June 15. Each student is assessed for liability insurance through the college when participating in clinical courses. Record of comparable liability insurance coverage for the licensed RN students must be on file with the department of Nursing. The college and cooperating agencies assume no responsibility for illness or accidents occurring during the school program. A student must arrange for his / her own transportation to clinical agencies as the college does not provide transportation. The senior nursing student in distributive nursing must have a valid California driver's license and access to a car. Theory and clinical must be taken concurrently in courses with a clinical component. A student must earn a minimum grade of 2.0 in theory and clinical nursing courses, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in order to progress in nursing. One courses may be repeated one time only. It is recommended that microbiology (BIO 221) be taken prior to Nursing of the Family I and II. Students must have a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.0 to take microbiology concurrent with Nursing of the Family I. Students will not be advanced to l,evel II without microbiology. A minimum grade of C is required in both microbiology and statistics. Department Major: Biological Science 221, 271, 272; Chemistry 101, 102; Nursing 205, 301, 302, 400, 410, 420, 450, 460. Supporting courses: Three units of each of the following: intercultural studies; sociology, Psychology 200, and statistics. The general education requirement for a foreign language for nursing majors is two years of the same high school language or four units of a college language. Nursing majors are exempt from general education requirements of literature (3) and history (4 of 8 units required). The annual Commitment Service is financed by assessing each pre-nursing and clinical nursing student fifty cents each semester. 200 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR NURSING (2) 305 PHARMACOLOGY (3) Concepts of adaptation to stress as related to synergistic The study of (1) the effects produced by chemicals; (2) man, current trends and emerging role of the the site(s) at which and mechanism(s) by which the professional nurse. Two tracts offered: generic student biological effects are produced; (3) the fate of a chemical and registered nurse student. Prerequisite to all nursing agent in the body: its absorption, distribution and courses.
elimination; (4) the factors which influence the safety and effectiveness of an agent; (5) the toxic effects of chemicals
205 SPIRITUAL ASSESSMENT AND
as well as of the mechanisms and conditions of occurrence of these harmful effects; and (6) the
INTERVENTION (3)
Use of the nursing process for identifying and meeting the spiritual needs of clients, including utilization of prayer, Scripture, and other resources. Open to Registered Nurses, Licensed Vocational Nurses and all nursing majors. Offered Intersession only. 301 NURSING OF THE FAMILY I - THEORY (5) Stress-adaptation process from young adult through late maturity. Implementation of nursing process is focused upon promotion of adaptation in the intrapersonal, interpersonal and community systems . Prerequisite: 200.
application of drugs in the prevention, treatment or diagnosis of disease and their use in purposeful alterative
of normal functions. Offerred intersession only.
320 DIRECTED INDIVIDUAL STUDIES (1-3) Permits students to pursue special interests related to the profession of nursing. Open to clinical nursing majors only with written consent of instructor. May be repeated
with different content up to a total of six units.
400 EPISODIC MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING-THEORY (1) Concepts related to nursing of adults with problems of adaptation resulting in psychopathology. Focus is on the application of the nursing process to problems of
(C*)
301 NURSING OF THE FAMILY I - CLINICAL (5)
Clinical component of 301. (C*)
302 NURSING OF THE FAMILY II - THEORY (5) Continuation of 301 with greater emphasis on patho-physiology and stress response process.
psychopathology. Prerequisite: 302. (C*) 400 EPISODIC MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING-CLINICAL (2)
Prerequisite: 301. (C*)
Application of theoretical content in an episodic patient
302 NURSING OF THE FAMILY II - CLINICAL (4)
care setting. (C*)
Clinical component of 302. (C*)
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