Spring 2008 Undergraduate Calendar

NURSING

Collaborative Four-Year B.Sc.N Program

This program is four years in length and is designed for individuals who are seeking to prepare for a career in nursing at the baccalaureate level.

The curriculum is designed on the premise that professional nursing is multidisciplinary in nature, applying nursing, biological and social sciences, as well as the arts, to the care of individuals, families and communities. As inquiring, caring, competent practitioners, nurses serve the needs of society through health promotion, health maintenance, prevention of disease and care of the sick and dying.

The Faculty of Nursing programs are approved and accredited. National Accreditation was granted in 1998 by the Board of Accreditation, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN). The collaborative program was granted candidacy status by the Board of Accreditation of CASN in 2004.

Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible to write nurse registration examinations and pursue graduate studies.

Total courses: forty-four.

Major requirements: thirty-two courses including 4 double weighted courses*, one of which is taken in Intersession and one as scheduled by the Faculty of Nursing: 63-170, 63-171, 63-172, 63-173, 63-174, 63-271, 63-272, 63-273, 63-274, 63-275, 63-277, 63-278*, 63-321, 63-371, 63-372, 63-373, 63-374, 63-375, 63-377, 63-378*, 63-379, 63-391, 63-471, 63-472*, 63-473, 63-475, 63-476*, 63-477.

Other requirements: 12 courses including: 02-250 or 65-205, 46-115, 55-202, 55-204, 55-205, 55-237, 55-351, 59-191, 59-291; One Arts Option and Two Open Options.

* 2 course equivalent

COURSE SEQUENCE

YEAR ONE

Fall
63-171. Introduction to Nursing I
63-172. Clinical Nursing Experience
46-115. Introduction to Psychology as a Behavioural Science
55-202. Human Anatomy
55-204. Human Physiology I

Winter
63-173. Introduction to Nursing II
63-174. Clinical Nursing Experience
63-170. Health Assessment
55-205. Human Physiology II
59-191. Organic and Biological Chemistry for Health Sciences

YEAR TWO

Fall
63-271. Family Health
63-272. Clinical Nursing Experience
63-273. Nursing Care of Clients with Episodic and Long-Term Health Needs
63-278. Clinical Nursing Experience**
55-237. Introductory Microbiology
59-291. Pharmacology for Health Sciences

Winter
63-274. Clinical Nursing Experience
63-275. Family Health: Child Bearing and Child Rearing Families
63-277. Nursing Care of Children and Youth with Episodic and Long-Term Health Needs
63-278. Clinical Nursing Experience**
55-351. Medical Microbiology
02-250. Basic Quantitative Methods in Social Science or
65-205. Statistics for the Sciences
Open option

** Full-time students must be registered for 63-278 in both the Fall and Winter terms. However, this course will be taken during the first four weeks of Intersession following the Winter term of year 2.

Intersession/Summer
63-278. Clinical Nursing Experience (4 weeks) (160 hours)

Note: Only sixteen 100-level courses are permitted.

YEAR THREE

Fall
63-371. Families Experiencing Crises
63-372. Clinical Nursing Experience
63-373. Nursing Care of Clients with Complex Health Problems I
63-377. Nursing Research
63-378. Clinical Nursing Experience***
63-391. Basic Human Nutrition

Winter
63-321. Conceptual Models for Practice
63-374. Clinical Nursing Experience
63-375. Nursing Care of Clients with Complex Health Problems II
63-378. Clinical Nursing Experience***
63-379. Teaching, Learning and Information Technology
Arts option
Open option(see Note above)

*** Full-time students must be registered for 63-378 in both the Fall and Winter terms. However, this course will be taken during the last two weeks of August before year 3 begins, and during the last week of April and first week of May following the Winter term of year 3.

Intersession/Summer
63-378. Clinical Nursing Experience (4 weeks) (160 hours)

YEAR FOUR

Fall
63-471. Community as a Client
63-472. Clinical Nursing Experience (12 weeks) (192 hours) * or
63-476. Clinical Nursing Experience (12 weeks) (192 hours) *
63-475. Health Issues and Professional Accountability

Winter
63-472. Clinical Nursing Experience (12 weeks) (192 hours) * or
63-476. Clinical Nursing Experience (12 weeks) (192 hours) *
63-473. Concepts of Leadership in Nursing Practice
63-477. Directed Study

NURSING: MISSION AND PHILOSOPHY STATMENTS AND PROGRAM OUTCOMES

NURSING: ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

NURSING: PROGRAM REGULATIONS

NURSING: COURSES

NURSING: PROGRAMS

NURSING: INSTRUCTORS

GENERAL UNDERGRADUATE REGULATIONS