School:
College of Liberal Arts
Department:
Nursing and Health
Student Type:
Adult Accelerated Undergraduate
Program:
Nursing and Health
Faculty:
Jean Lytte, Ed.D., R.N.
Shirley Moore, Ph.D., R.N.
Ethel C. Ragland, Ed.D., R.N.
Adjunct Faculty:
Barbara Allanach, B.S.N., R.N.C.
Suellen Demko, B.S.N., M.P.H., R.N.
Theresa Karbonek, B.S.N., R.N., O.C.N., C.H.N.P.
Objectives:
The purposes of the nursing program are:
1. To prepare liberally educated professional nurse generalists;
2. To prepare students as life-long learners with a sound foundation for graduate study; and
3. To enhance the socialization of students as members of the profession.
The program for majors is designed to prepare graduates who will:
1. Provide professional nursing care based on knowledge derived from theory and research;
2. Synthesize knowledge from nursing, the humanities, and the natural and social sciences as a framework for nursing practice;
3. Apply skills of critical thinking in professional nursing practice;
4. Use the nursing process for the delivery of nursing care to individuals, families, groups and communities;
5. Use the research process as the mechanism for refining and extending nursing practice and theory;
6. Use the teaching-learning process with clients in health promotion, maintenance and restoration;
7. Collaborate with other health professionals and clients for the purpose of promoting, maintaining and restoring the health of society;
8. Accept responsibility and accountability for one’s own nursing practice;
9. Use leadership skills and knowledge of the political system to enhance the quality of nursing and health practice within practice settings;
10. Incorporate professional values and ethical, moral and legal aspects of nursing into nursing practice;
11. Use a process of continuing learning in the development of one’s self, professional practice and the nursing profession; and
12. Implement nursing roles in relation to emerging health needs of a changing society.
The nursing major is offered in time periods and formats that are designed for the needs of adult learners, offered through evening and weekend courses.
Requirements - Major:
Students majoring in nursing must:
1. Be a licensed registered nurse in the state of Illinois;
2. Complete the following courses or their equivalent: CHEM-C101(3); BIOL-203(4), 208(4), 258(4); CMSC-100(3); PSYC-C100(3), 200(3); SOCL-C100(3); PHIL-C245(3); NRHL 250(3); and
3. Complete, with a grade of "C7quot or better, NRHL-200(3), 213(3), 278(3), 290(4), 295(3), 300(3), 301(3), 311(3), 320(3), 390(3). (Note: No NRHL courses may be taken by Independent Study.)
Up to 30 semester hours of lower division nursing credits from professionally accredited programs can be accepted as transfer credit. Students graduating from non-accredited programs must demonstrate proficiency in adult, maternal-child and mental health nursing. Proficiency may be met by any one of the following: ACT-PEP exams, NLN Mobility or achievement tests, or life-work experience.
4. Show evidence of recent TB test prior to planned clinical/field experience(s).
5. Complete program in three years.
Other Information:
Accreditation:
The baccalaureate degree program for registered nurses is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006, 212/363-5555, X153).
Major Sheet:
http://www.ben.edu/major_sheets/nursing.pdf (will open in a new window)
The information contained on this page is from the 2003-2004 Undergraduate Catalog and is valid until August 1, 2004.
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