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NURSING
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS for Graduates of Lambton College's Practical Nursing Program
PROGRAM REGULATIONS
Additional Information:
GENERAL UNDERGRADUATE REGULATIONS
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Degrees in Other Disciplines
Special consideration may be given to applicants holding degrees in other disciplines.
University of Windsor Senate Admission Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN):
Successful completion of the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) and a minimum 70% average of the top six Grade 12 U or M courses. ENG4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, and one Grade 12 mathematics required. A minimum grade of 65% in Grade 12U English (ENG4U) is required. A second minimum average of 70% is required in chemistry (SCH4U) and biology (SBI4U). These averages may be higher, depending on the number of applicants. For additional details, please see the
Senate Policy on Admission Requirements (Undergraduate)
.
TRANSFERS
(PROGRAM TRANSFERS, TRANSFERS FROM ANOTHER COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY)
Program Transfers
Please refer to the University of Windsor Undergraduate Calendar
Admission Requirements for Program Transfers
.
Admission by Transfer
Please refer to the University of Windsor Undergraduate Calendar
Admission Requirements for Transfer Students
Applications for transfer to Nursing are subject to a March 1 deadline for Fall
admission
. Transfer is based on academic achievement and the availability of
space.
A minimum 75% cumulative average is required
to be considered for a transfer to Nursing.
Applicants must have taken ENG4U, SBI4U, SCH4U, and any grade 12 math or courses that have been deemed equivalent
. In addition, all Nursing applicants are required to submit the
Applicant Profile form no later than March 1. It must be submitted directly to the University of Windsor, Office of the Registrar, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4. The Applicant Profile form can be found on the Nursing
website
.
MATURE STUDENTS
Admission Mature Students
Please refer to the University of Windsor Undergraduate Calendar
Admission Requirements for Mature Students
.
All Nursing applicants are required to submit the Applicant Profile Form
no later than March 1. It must be submitted directly to the University of Windsor, Office of the Registrar, Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4.
Prior Nursing Courses
University courses taken within seven years prior to admission or readmission to any nursing program may be considered for credit.
Selection for Admission
Preference will be given to applicants with the best qualifications. Selection of candidates for admission to the various programs will be based on criteria determined by the Faculty of Nursing Admissions Committee.
Medical Requirements
Students in all nursing programs must be cleared for clinical via a pre-clearance process prior to the start of their clinical course(s). This is the financial responsibility of the student.
Other Requirements
1) Students are responsible for their own transportation and living expenses incurred in clinical nursing experiences, including the consolidation experiences. Additional costs may be incurred for participation in some clinical placements. Inability to comply with this requirement may necessitate voluntarily withdrawal from the course to avoid risk of failure due to missed clinical hours.
2) Students are responsible for supplying their own uniforms and
equipment
. Details pertaining to uniforms and accessories will be sent to those admitted to the program.
3) A vulnerable sector
(or extended)
Police Clearance is mandatory
before beginning clinical courses
, and
entry,
and must be updated
annually,
or more frequently as required
by the program
or
,
clinical placement
agencies. This is the financial responsibility of the student.
4) Applicants who accept admission into
the undergraduate
nursing program
are required to obtain
certification in
First Aid
and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR): Basic Life Support
(BLS)
for
h
ealth
c
are
p
roviders
before starting the clinical courses
. Annual CPR re-certification
is necessary even if a student’s card
indicates that certification is valid for
longer than one year. This is the financial responsibility of the student.
Details pertaining to other non-medical program requirements are available on the Faculty of Nursing
website
.
COLLABORATIVE HONOURS B.Sc.N. PROGRAM
1) For admission requirements, go to the Policy on Admission Requirements (Undergraduate) at
http://www.uwindsor.ca/secretariat/48/senate-policies
.
2) An interview with the Faculty of Nursing Admissions Committee may be required.
One-year Pre-Health Science Program (for Lambton College and St. Clair College graduates)
Students at Lambton College who successfully complete the one-year Pre-Health Science-Nursing Program with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.7 (B), and a minimum science subject average of a 2.7 (B) in BIO 120, BIO 220, CHM 125 and CHM 225, will be considered for admission to the BScN Program.
Students at St. Clair College who successfully complete the one-year Pre-Health Science Program with a minimum overall grade point average of 2.7 (B), and a minimum science subject average of (2.7) (B) in BIO 50, BIO51, CHM 50 and CHM 51, will be considered for admission to the BScN Program.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS for Graduates of the Lambton College Practical Nursing Program
T
he following are the admission requirements for Registered Practical Nurses to enter the BScN Program:
·
Registered Practical Nursing diploma from a College of Applied Arts and Technology with an overall B (73%) average and no grade less than a C (63%).
·
Minimum one year full-time equivalent work experience as a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) (i.e. 2000 hours).
·
Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) as an RPN with no practice restrictions.
To demonstrate competency in health assessment and other clinical skills, students must complete and pass an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). This examination will be scheduled at program entry and/or prior to beginning the first clinical course in the program.
If
a student
performs
below the expected level of clinical competence on the OSCE
,
the student may seek remediation at the
College, at the student’s expense. Students
must
demonstrate clinical competence at the expected level prior to taking any clinical courses.
P
rior to beginning clinical
:
,
students must provide documentation of
current CPR certification: (Basic
Life Support (BLS) for health care providers. and
and a
Vulnerable Sector
(or
extended)
police clearance
. Clinical agencies will require a record of immunization. (see policies for the Faculty of Nursing, Collaborative Nursing Program)
PROGRAM REGULATIONS
Students
must
become familiar and
comply with the general regulations of the University
,
which apply to all students. Additionally, students must comply with the regulations particular to Nursing programs within the Faculty of Nursing.
1) For promotion and graduation, nursing students are required to achieve a minimum grade of a 60% in each nursing course for which a numerical grade is provided, and must achieve a “pass” in each clinical course Students must maintain both cumulative and major averages of at least 60%.
2) Students who fail a clinical course may require remediation
in a lab or clinical setting
prior to re-taking the course to ensure competence for safe practice at the expected level.
Clinical courses in the nursing program require the application of theory to practice. Therefore, a student who fails a required theory course
may
be advised to repeat
its
paired clinical course to ensure continuing safe clinical practice:
3)
Students will be required to withdraw from the Nursing Program if they have failed three required nursing courses, or if they have failed the same required nursing course more than once.
Students with a cumulative or major average of < 55% (or < 50% for first year students) will also be required to withdraw from the nursing program (For further information, see Standing Required for Continuation in Programs at
www.uwindsor.ca/policies
)
4) Students who wish to repeat a previously passed
nursing course for any purpose may be
permitted
to do so only if there is space in the course
with
approval. Students are not encouraged to repeat previously passed courses.
5) The program of studies for the four-year
BScN
degree
must be completed within seven years from the first Nursing course
(NURS-xxxx)
taken.
6) All option courses must be successfully completed prior to the start of Year 4
(NURS-4XXX)
.
7) Clinical placements will be arranged by the Faculty of Nursing to
enable students to
meet the Entry to Practice expectations of the College of Nurses of Ontario
.
8) The Faculty of Nursing administration/staff reserve the right to change students' schedules, including clinical, theory and lab courses, according to operational needs and course availability, subject to Bylaw
54
.
9) Students are
required to meet all
Faculty of Nursing clinical placement policy requirements and
to conform
to any additional agency-specific policies. Students will be denied access to a clinical placement site if they fail to be cleared for clinical placement. The Faculty of Nursing is not responsible for providing an alternative clinical experience for students who do not meet these requirements.
10) Any change in status related to a student's police clearance after clearance has been obtained must be immediately disclosed by the student to the Associate Dean.
11) If student
s
are
convicted of a criminal offense after admission to the program (or if a prior criminal conviction becomes known after admission to the program),
they
will be denied access to clinical placements as per clinical placement agencies’ policies, and will be required to withdraw from the clinical course.
12)
Attendance at all
clinical nursing
practica
and
experiential learning
laboratories
is
mandatory.
Non-attendance
at a
clinical placement by the University of Windsor's add/drop date for the semester will
require
that a student
withdraw from the clinical course.
A student may not miss more than 20% of the required hours in a clinical course. Time spent completing alternative learning activities will not be counted toward the student’s clinical hours. A student who misses more than 20% of the required hours will be required to withdraw from the course without academic penalty if they are otherwise in good standing in the course.
13)
To pass
clinical courses, students must achieve all course
learning
outcomes.
14) Students are expected to
attend
clinical shifts
as scheduled
by the Faculty of Nursing. Shifts may be scheduled during the days, evenings, and/or
weekends. Students
should
expect to have
up to
8
-hour shifts during the first two years of the program, except during
Consolidated Practicum
courses,
when
some
12
-hour shifts
may be required
. In year four, students in
precepted
experiences may work
8 or 12
hour day, afternoon or night shifts.
Students
are
not
permitted
to
attend clinical
more than
3
days in a row if they are
scheduled for 12
hour shifts (i.e.
,
three consecutive 12 hour shifts), and
a minimum
break of
48 hour
s
must occur
before starting the next set of shifts.
15)
During consolidated practicum courses, students engage in full-time clinical learning that is scheduled daily
.
S
tudents should not schedule conflicting commitments during
consolidated practicum courses
, such as employment or registration in other courses.
Requests
to be excused from attending consolidation due to these types of conflicts will be denied. A letter to employers explaining the consolidation course requirements is available upon request to students in the
Nursing
Office.
16) Auditing of clinical courses is not
permitted
.
17) Students in good standing who are absent for more than one semester and wish to return to nursing must complete and submit the “Returning Nursing Student Form” available at the Nursing Main Office and/or on the Nursing website prior to registering for any courses
,
and may be required to demonstrate clinical competence before taking any clinical course. The deadlines for submitting the Returning Nursing Student Form are April 15 (for return in Fall), September 15 (for return in Winter), or January 15 (for return in consolidation/intersession/summer).
Students who fail to meet these deadlines will not be guaranteed a clinical placement.
18) Students who wish to return to the Nursing Program after an absence of more than one year may be re-admitted with special permission from the Dean’s Office. Each case will be assessed on an individual basis. Students will be required to demonstrate continued competency in specific nursing courses, which may include any combination of OSCE and/or skill testing, challenge exams, and/or re-taking specified courses. Students will be charged a fee for this assessment. Students must follow the same process and deadlines as described in
Regulation 17 (above)
.
19) Students with disabilities who require academic accommodations in any nursing course must contact an Advisor in Student Accessibility Services (SAS) to complete SAS
registration and receive the necessary Letters of Accommodation. After registering with SAS, students must present their Letter of Accommodation and discuss their needs with their professor(s) as early in the term as possible. Deadlines for submission of documentation and completed forms to SAS are available on the website:
http://www.uwindsor.ca/studentaccessibility/
.
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) Students of the Faculty of Nursing are required to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the University of Windsor standards of acceptable behaviour (see Senate Bylaw 31)
the
Practice Standards and Practice Guidelines
of the College of Nurses of Ontario
(
http://www.cno.org/en/learn-about-standards-guidelines/standards-and-guidelines/
);
and of the academic policies of the University of Windsor.
Failure of any Nursing student to conform to the principles of these documents may result in dismissal from any of the Faculty of Nursing programs.
The Faculty of Nursing reserves the right to remove a nursing student from the clinical placement in instances where the instructor has reason to believe that the student is rendering unsafe and/or unprofessional and/or unethical nursing care, or that the student's safety is at risk. A student who is removed from a clinical placement course due to rendering unsafe and/or unprofessional and/or unethical nursing care may attempt to retake the same course only once.
S
tudent
s
will be required to withdraw from the nursing program if
they are
removed from the same or any other clinical placement course for a second time due to rendering unsafe and/or unprofessional and/or unethical nursing care.
Note: The College of Nurses of Ontario requires that in order to obtain permission to write Nurse Registration Examinations and/or apply for Nurse Registration in Ontario, a person must provide a declaration of one's status regarding:
(a) any conviction of a criminal offense under the Narcotic Control Act and the Food and Drugs Act;(b) being a subject of proceedings with respect to professional misconduct, incompetence, or incapacity in Ontario in another health profession or in another jurisdiction in nursing or in another health profession;
(c) any mental or physical disorder which makes it desirable in the public interest that the person not practice;
(d) a current police clearance within six months of examinations.
Further Information
Applicants wishing to discuss the program or visit the Faculty of Nursing should contact the campus (519-253-3000, Ext.
2265
). Information may also be obtained from the Internet:
www.uwindsor.ca/nursing
Major Clinical Resources
Nursing is a profession of diverse opportunity.
Students will engage in learning in diverse clinical settings. Clinical placements include, but are not limited to
hospitals, public health agencies,
home health care or
visiting nurse
agencies
, family support services,
primary care
offices and clinics, day care centres and preschools, elementary and high schools, new Canadian multicultural programs, First Nations groups,
long-term care homes, and
seniors residences and services.
Awards and Scholarships
Nursing Awards and Scholarships are
available
to students enrolled at the University of Windsor, Faculty of Nursing.