Effective date of this calendar, unless otherwise indicated, is Sept. 1, 2001 to Aug. 31, 2002.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.)
The Diploma in Nursing program is offered at Kwantlen University College in partnership with institutions in the Collaborative Nursing Program in British Columbia: Camosun College, Douglas College, Langara College, Malaspina University College, North Island College, Okanagan University College, Selkirk College, University College of the Cariboo, and the University of Victoria. It is accredited by the Canadian Association of University Schools of Nursing.
The program was created as a result of the recognized need for increased education for nurses, the changing directions in health care, and the recommendation made by the Canadian Nurses Association and the Registered Nurses Association of BC, that the minimum requirement to enter the profession be a baccalaureate degree.
The purpose of the program is to educate nurses to work with individuals, families, groups and communities from a health promotion perspective and with an ethic of caring. The program will assist students to develop sensitivity to people's experiences with health and healing and will learn to work as partners with clients and with other health care providers. Through their understanding of, and participation in the changing health care system, graduates will be active participants in creating health for all.
This option involves completion of the program of studies in its entirety. Students complete eight academic semesters and five consolidated practice experiences to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Graduates will be eligible to apply to write national examinations to obtain registration to practice as Registered Nurses in British Columbia. Access to this option by Registered Nurses is outlined separately.
Diploma
Important Notice for Applicants: The diploma program may not be an option for those entering Semester 1 after January 2001.
Currently, students may choose to exit from the program with a nursing diploma after completing five academic semesters, two consolidated practice experiences, and a bridge-out preceptorship. They are then eligible to apply to write national examinations to obtain registration to practice as Registered Nurses in British Columbia.
Description
The curriculum of the Collaborative Nursing Program is based on the concepts of caring and health promotion and has been developed in consultation with nursing practitioners, theorists, professional associations, and various government ministries. The program includes arts and science courses that complement nursing theory and practice.
The curriculum considers the changing health care needs of our society. Caring is understood as the attitude and activity of nursing and is considered in every nursing course.
A health promotion perspective has been used to organize the curriculum. This shift in focus from illness to health represents a deliberative move away from a medical model to an understanding of nurses' work as focusing on people and their experiences with health and healing. Inherent in this orientation is the use of teaching methodologies, which encourage the development of critical thinking, and the discovery of personal meaning and personal power.
There is an emphasis on practice experiences as the foundation of nursing theory and the recognition that nurses' work requires thoughtful, reflective action as defined by the concept of praxis. To assist in actualizing the concept of praxis, nursing practice experiences have been integrated throughout the program of studies. The concept of praxis is used to guide students to critically reflect on their practice and on their application of nursing knowledge and clinical judgement within the practice setting.
Students who enroll in the program will receive a detailed student manual, which provides information regarding program policies. Students are responsible for familiarizing themselves with University College and nursing program policies.
Students in the program must maintain a cumulative GPA of 65% with no grade lower than 60% in all required courses, including electives.
Nursing practice experiences are essential in the nursing program. Students will be directly involved with clients in their homes and in institutional and community settings in each semester. These experiences may involve evenings and weekends. Practice experiences occur throughout the Lower Mainland. Students are responsible for their own transportation and other expenses incurred as part of these experiences.
Some agencies may require students to take an Oath of Confidentiality or to have a successful interview with agency personnel prior to their agreement to accept the student. Failure to have documentation acceptable to the agency at the time of placement may result in denial of the experience, which in turn will prevent completion of the program of studies.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the degree option will be prepared to function as team members in non-specialized/specialized acute care, intermediate and/or long term care hospitals, clinics, home care agencies, and community health agencies. Graduates of the diploma option will be prepared to function as team members in non-specialized acute care, intermediate and/or long term care hospitals, clinics, and home care agencies.
Admission Requirements
Year One Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting Kwantlen's general admission requirements, applicants to the nursing program must submit proof of having met the following academic requirements at the time of application.
Applicants currently in high school must submit an interim transcript at the time of application, indicating that the program academic admission requirements will be completed by the end of June.
1) Mathematics requirement
- Principles of Mathematics 11, ACPM 0082, MATH 0093 or MATH 1100 level or equivalent with a grade of C
2) Science requirement
(must meet Group 1 or Group 2 requirements)
Group 1
- Biology 12 or ACPB 0096 or equivalent with a grade of C+
- Chemistry 11 or CHEM 0094 or equivalent with a grade of C+
Group 2
- BIOL 1110 or equivalent with a grade of C
3) English requirement
In order to secure a seat in the program, applicants must pay a deposit up to four months prior to the start of classes.
Upon acceptance to the program, additional admission requirements need to be completed prior to entering. These include:
- Standard First Aid and CPR Level C courses must be current at the time of entering the program. CPR certification must remain current throughout the program. All costs and associated updates are the responsibility of the student.
- Immunizations consistent with the requirements of clinical agencies. All costs are the responsibility of the student.
- An acceptable Criminal Record Search completed within 3 months prior to enrolling in the program. The Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia requires a criminal record check prior to registration as a nurse and may be a pre-practice requirement of some of the clinical agencies used during the program. Any costs related to having this check done are the responsibility of the individual student.
- An interview and/or letters of reference if requested.
- Evidence of competence with written and spoken English (under review).
Content
Important Notice for Applicants:
The curriculum for the program is currently under review and may be revised for students who start in September 2001. The curriculum change would eliminate the diploma option and reduce the number of credits required for a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. The revisions include creation of a nursing practice course in Semester 1, moving lab content from the theory to the practice courses in Year 2, reducing the number of Self and Others courses, creation of a new Health Science course and deletion of two other courses in Semester 5, deletion of one course and the addition of an optional nursing elective in Semester 8.
Students are encouraged to complete the non-nursing courses prior to admission or during the semester in which they are scheduled. The workload of the program makes it difficult to take these courses at any other time. Academic courses occur mainly on the Surrey Campus.
Semester 1: Personal Meaning of Health
The first semester of the program focuses on people's personal experience with health. Students explore their own experiences of health and healing. They begin to learn about the complexities of nursing work through observing and interacting with nurses in various areas of practice. Students visit a resource family in order to acknowledge and understand other people's experiences of health and healing. Biology and English courses are offered concurrently with the nursing courses.
BIOL 1160 Anatomy and Physiology I
ENGL 1100 Writing, Reading, and Thinking: an Intro.
NRSG 1110 Health 1: Health Styles
NRSG 1120 Professional Growth 1: Nurse's Work
NRSG 1130 Self and Others 1: Self-awareness
Semester 2: Chronic Health Challenges
The second semester focuses on people's experience of living with a chronic health challenge. From a socio-environmental perspective, the chronic health challenge might include a chronic physical condition, or an experience such as poverty. Students obtain nursing practice experience on Rehabilitation and Medical units in an institutional setting. In addition, students visit a family living with a chronic health challenge. Biology and English courses are offered concurrently with the nursing courses.
BIOL 1260 Anatomy and Physiology II
ENGL 1202 Topics in Literature
NRSG 1210 Health 2: Facilitating Health and Healing in Families
NRSG 1230 Self and others 2: Health Promoting Relationships
NRSG 1240 Nursing Practice 1
The six-week long practice experience in May and June enables consolidation and integration of the concepts and skills learned in the first year of study. Experiences are on a Medical or Rehabilitation unit.
NRSG 1350 Consolidated Practice Experience 1
Semester 3: Episodic Health Challenges
Students continue to develop a health promotion perspective with people experiencing challenges around healing. Students work with a generative family and with a family experiencing an episodic health challenge. Nursing practice experiences also involve placements on acute Medical and Surgical units.
NRSG 2110 Healing Workshop 1: Episodic Health Challenges
NRSG 2140 Nursing Practice 2
NRSG 2160 Health Science: Pathophysiology 1
ElectiveSemester 4: Complex Episodic Health Challenges
In the fourth semester, students continue to visit their generative family, and also work with a family with a complex episodic health challenge. Nursing practice experiences also involve placements on Medical and Surgical units. Students further develop their repertoire of cognitive, interpersonal, organizational, and practice skills to promote healing. Pattern recognition, critical decision-making, and increased self-directness are emphasized. Students are also provided with the opportunity to understand factors that affect work life and the impact of this on a nurse.
NRSG 2210 Healing Workshop 2: Complex Episodic Health Challenges
NRSG 2220 Professional Growth 2: The Nursing Profession
NRSG 2240 Nursing Practice 3
NRSG 2260 Health Science: Pathophysiology 2
The five-week long practice experience in May and June enables consolidation and integration of the concepts and skills learned in the first and second year of study. Practice experiences will occur in Medical/Surgical and Obstetrical settings.
NRSG 2350 Consolidated Practice Experience 2
Semester 5: Prevention
In the fifth semester, students work as members of the health care team and begin to use leadership skills. They work in a variety of agencies focusing on issues of prevention. Acute care nursing practice experiences take place in Pediatric and Mental Health settings. Students also work with families, focusing on prevention strategies. A teaching/learning course provides opportunities for students to consider health education from a primary, secondary and tertiary preventive perspective.
NRSG 3110 Health 3: Prevention
NRSG 3120 Professional Growth 3: Teaching and Learning
NRSG 3125 Professional Growth 4: Empowerment
NRSG 3140 Nursing Practice 4
NRSG 3170 Bioethics
Semester 6: Health Promotion
Semester 6 focuses on health promotion and community development using the concept of "community as client". Nursing practice placements are in health related community organizations. Students in this semester also explore the processes of nursing inquiry and research as a foundation for evidence-based practice.
NRSG 3210 Health 4: Health Promotion and Community Development
NRSG 3220 Professional Growth: Research
NRSG 3225 Professional Growth: Nursing Inquiry
NRSG 3230 Self and Others 3: Helping Relationships
NRSG 3240 Nursing Practice 5
Consolidated Practice Experiences 3 and 4 occur in the academic semester following Semester 6. These experiences are each five weeks long with CPE 3 focussing on practice in acute care and CPE 4 involving experiences in community agencies.
NRSG 3350 Consolidated Practice Experience 3 (optional for RNs)
NRSG 3355 Consolidated Practice Experience 4 (optional for RNs)
Semester 7: Societal Health
Semester 7 focuses on societal health and nurses influencing change. This semester explores ways nurses can influence and create their future as professionals within the health care system. Nursing practice placements are in a wide variety of community organizations.
NRSG 4110 Health/Professional Growth: Nurses Influencing Change
NRSG 4120 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
NRSG 4130 Self and Others 4: Group Process
NRSG 4140 Nursing Practice 6
ElectiveSemester 8: Transitions
Semester 8 provides students with opportunities to enrich their overall program of study. The theme for this semester is Transitions, that is, making the change from student to practitioner. Students refine previous learning and develop proficiency in an area of practice.
NRSG 4210 Health: Transitions
NRSG 4220 Professional Growth: Transitions
NRSG 4240 Nursing Practice 7
Consolidated Practice Experience 5 immediately follows NRSG 4240, Nursing Practice 7. This five-week experience is designed to prepare students for practice as a Registered Nurse.
NRSG 4350 Consolidated Practice Exper. 5 (optional for RNs)
Bridge Out: Preparing for Nursing Practice (Diploma Exit Option)
This option is under review and may not be available for those entering the program after January 2001.
A bridge-out experience is provided for students who choose to exit at the diploma level. The main focus of this semester is to prepare the students for diploma entry-level practice, successful completion of RN examinations, and provincial registration. Students gradually assume the role of professional nurse while working with a preceptor in a Medical or Surgical setting.
NRSG 3250 Healing/Professional Growth: Bridge Out
Access to Degree Completion for Registered Nurses
This option provides Registered Nurses with access to Semester 6 of the Collaborative Nursing Program for completion of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Once admission requirements are met, Registered Nurses complete the equivalent of three semesters of study.
Diploma graduates from other partners in Collaborative Nursing Program in BC may be admitted directly into Semester 6 depending on seat availability and date of diploma program completion.
An access program for registered nurses will be available by September 2001 for graduates of other nursing programs. Potential students are advised to apply early, as seats are limited.
Semester 6 of the Collaborative Nursing Program is offered twice a year, in September and January.
Prior Learning Credit may be available for registered nurses that have successfully completed continuing education and nursing specialty courses. Applicants will be considered on an individual basis. Degree completion courses may be taken n a part or full time basis, dependent on seat availability.
Consolidated Practice experiences 3,4 and 5 are optional for nurses who show evidence of current, competent nursing practice. It is recommended that nurses enroll in one of these consolidated practice experiences if they wish to change their practice focus.
Admission Requirements for Registered Nurses
Admission to the degree completion component for Registered Nurses into Semester 6 is based on seat availability and the following program requirements:
1) Completion of one of the following:
- the Bridge In courses offered at a Collaborative partner institution within two (2) years prior to entry
- an individual assessment and the access course NRSG 3190) offered at Kwantlen within two (2) years prior to entry.
2) Proof of practicing membership in the Registered Nurses Association of British Columbia which is current at the time of entering the program.
3) Two references indicating current, competent nursing practice.
4) A letter from an employer confirming employment as a Registered Nurse for a minimum of 540 hours.
5) Submission of an official transcript indicating completion of a diploma nursing program.
6) Proof of completion of a CPR Level C course which is current at the time of entering the program. This certification must remain current throughout the program.
7) Immunizations consistent with the requirements of practice agencies.
8) An interview and/or letters of reference, if requested.
9) Evidence of competence with written and spoken English (under review).
Program of Studies for Registered Nurses
The Kwantlen access course or the Bridge In courses for Registered Nurses (see other Collaborative sites for information) must be completed by all non-Collaborative diploma graduates in order to ensure that those entering Semester 6 have the knowledge and abilities equivalent to other students in the program.
Block credit will be given for all nursing courses in Semesters 1 - 5, including Consolidated Practice Experiences 1 and 2, with proof of completion of a diploma nursing program.
Registered Nurses will not be required to complete Consolidated Practice Experiences 3, 4, and 5 providing they submit a letter from an employer confirming that they have been employed as a Registered Nurse for the hours equivalent to these CPEs (currently 540 hours).
The program of studies for Registered Nurses to obtain the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree will include:
NRSG 3210 Health 4: Health Promotion and Community Development
NRSG 3220 Professional Growth: Research
NRSG 3225 Professional Growth: Nursing Inquiry
NRSG 3230 Self and Others 3: Helping Relationships
NRSG 3240 Nursing Practice 5
NRSG 4110 Health/Professional Growth: Influencing Change
NRSG 4120 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
NRSG 4130 Self and Others 4: Group Process
NRSG 4140 Nursing Practice 6
NRSG 4210 Health: Transitions
NRSG 4220 Professional Growth: Transitions
NRSG 4240 Nursing Practice 7. In addition, Registered Nurses must have completed:
2 English courses (6 credits)2 University transfer level electives (6 credits)It is anticipated that many Registered Nurses will have met the English and elective requirements as some or all of these courses were required within their diploma program.
Graduates from a Collaborative Program who are not yet Registered Nurses may enter Semester 6 as transfer students. They will follow the regular program of studies until such time as they meet the admission requirements for Registered Nurses. Once the requirements are met, they may change their registration status and take the program of studies for Registered Nurses.
Graduation
Upon successful completion of the Kwantlen Collaborative Nursing program, students will graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
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