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Bachelor in Pedagogics of Nursing at Fachhochschule Ravensburg Weingarten

The Social Work, Health and Nursing Faculty trains teachers in nursing, obstetrics and geriatric and paediatric nursing with the bachelor’s in Pedagogics of Nursing and provides academic training on the path to becoming a nursing teacher. With this bachelor’s course, the University is providing a specific academic offer in nursing teacher training.

The educational goal of the course is to qualify nurses systematically for vocational teaching and teaching-relevant nursing tasks. A modern understanding of training and independent training goals are taken into account, along with integrative practical relevance (lectures and nursing practicals) of the profession in vocational training.

Therefore, the course qualifies for two fields of nursing activity. On the one hand for a teaching role in training and further training in the nursing profession and, on the other, for application-oriented nursing science. To strengthen the action orientation and to guarantee the highest possible practical relevance, on the teaching side the course incorporates an accompanied practical phase over 20 weeks in a later working field and practicals in the teaching-learning lab. On the nursing science side, a project is undertaken with healthcare institutions from the Lake Constance and Upper Swabia region. In addition to the pedagogical-didactical, educational and professional teaching, there is a particular focus with the main subjects on a subject-oriented consideration of nursing and teaching. Accordingly, there are detailed seminars to promote personal and social competence (e.g. conversation, rhetoric, mediation).

30 students a year are enrolled in the winter semester. The full-time Pedagogics of Nursing course lasts seven semesters, including a practical semester and concludes with the internationally recognized Bachelor of Arts (B.A.). The course admission requirements are a certificate of eligibility for university entrance (e.g. University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg Weingarten Bachelor’s in Pedagogics of Nursing The Social Work, Health and Nursing Faculty trains teachers in nursing, obstetrics and geriatric and paediatric nursing with the bachelor’s in Pedagogics of Nursing and provides academic training on the path to becoming a nursing teacher. With this bachelor’s course, the University is providing a specific academic offer in nursing teacher training. The educational goal of the course is to qualify nurses systematically for vocational teaching and teaching-relevaiversity entrance examination) and professional training in nursing, paediatric or geriatric nursing, or as a midwife.

A student who receives a D or F in a nursing course will be suspended from the program and is required to seek readmission in order to repeat the course. The readmission process is initiated by the student with the instructor whose course was failed. Completion and filing of the “Request for Readmission Form” is the responsibility of the student. If a student is not readmitted within a year, that student may be required to repeat all courses within the major.
Students who withdraw from the nursing program must follow the Withdrawal Policy contained herein and compete with other students for readmission into the program. Students may be readmitted only once into the nursing program based on the decision of the Admission and Progression Committee.
A student receiving more than one D or F in a course or courses with a nursing prefix will not be allowed to apply, reapply, or progress in the nursing program.
Requirements for readmission to the program are all those set forth in this policy as well as those contained in the current Student Handbook for the Department of Nursing.
Students must be successful in passing each course in a particular semester in the program to progress to the next semester.

During the freshman year of the nursing program, students are expected to complete many of the core courses. Students may be admitted to the nursing clinical sequence in the fall semester of the sophomore year. During this semester the students enroll in two non-clinical nursing courses and complete the core and science courses that are the foundation of the nursing program. Nursing courses are serial and are concentrated at the junior and senior level of the program. A practicum is required in each clinical nursing course.

There is a residency requirement for nursing majors that at least one quarter of the total number of credit hours for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree be completed at Our Lady of Holy Cross College.

The purposes of the nursing program are to:
provide a professional nursing program which transmits the ethical and human values of the Gospel and the values of the founders of the Marianites of Holy Cross to its students to enrich their own lives and to enable them to bring compassion and healing in the Catholic tradition of Jesus and Mary, His Mother, to those committed to their care;
prepare a professional nurse-generalist for beginning practice who values the worth and dignity of the person in a multicultural, changing society;
provide a professional nursing program based on a strong liberal arts foundation;
prepare graduates to successfully complete the licensing examination for registered nurses;
provide a foundation for graduate study;
prepare the graduates to assume the responsibility for lifelong learning.

Upon successful completion of the program in nursing the graduate will:
practice professional nursing within the scope of a multicultural, changing society;
synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from psychological, sociological, and biological sciences, humanities, and nursing;
assess health status and health potential, utilizing the nursing process for nursing care of individuals, families, and communities;
demonstrate the ability to engage in critical thinking, decision-making, and independent judgment;
evaluate research in nursing and related disciplines for its applicability to nursing theory and nursing practice;
practice leadership skills in collaboration with members of the health care team in promoting the health and welfare of the client;
evaluate the impact of nursing as it relates to assisting the client to achieve the optimum level of health;
demonstrate the advocacy role within the Christian perspective of respect for the uniqueness, dignity, and worth of the client and others;
accept individual responsibility and accountability for nursing decisions, actions, and their outcomes;
exemplify responsibility and accountability for personal and professional growth;
formulate strategies for the improvement of health care and enhancement of nursing as a practice discipline;
contribute to affecting change in the health care delivery system through actions as a nurse and as a citizen.

This is a list of all the courses available in Nursing. Please note that this is an alphabetical list. You should not study these courses in this order. If you are interested in a qualification, or want to know where to start, go to qualifications in Nursing. Course title (code) Level     Points     Next Start    UK Fee
An introduction to health and social care (KYN101)     1    60    Oct 2009
Challenging ideas in mental health (KYN272)     2    30    Nov 2009
Communication in health and social care (K309)     3    60
Developing adult nursing practice (KYN291) NEW     2    30    Apr 2009
Developing leadership (K338)     3    20
Developing mental health nursing practice (KYN293) NEW     2    30    Apr 2009
Diverse perspectives on mental health (KYN225)     2    30    Oct 2009
Enhancing child health nursing practice (K334)     3    20
Exploring ageing (K336)     3    20
Exploring practice (K316)     3    60
Human biology (SKYN277)     2    30       
Introducing professional practice and knowledge (KYN107)     1    60    Sep 2009
Introducing professional practice and knowledge (KZL107)     1    60    Jul 2009    £785
Making a difference to child health nursing (K335)     3    20
Managing health and social care (K307)     3    60
Maximising older people’s potential (K337)     3    20
Mentorship and assessment in health and social care settings (K320)     3    30
Nursing: people, policy and practice (K330)     3    20
Promoting person-centred practice (K339)     3    20
Promoting public health: skills, perspectives and practice (K311)     3    60       
Refining professional practice and knowledge in adult nursing (KYN279)     2    20    Aug 2009
Refining professional practice and knowledge in mental health nursing (KYN274)     2    20    Aug 2009
Reflecting on whole lives - diverse perspectives on health and illness (KYN275)     2    30    Oct 2009
Shaping professional practice (K341)     3    20
Starting with maths (Y162)     1    10    Mar 2009    £110
Understanding and influencing policy (K340)     3    20
Understanding health (Y158)     1    10    Mar 2009    £110
Understanding the experience of childhood (K333)     3    20
Using evidence to develop practice (K332)     3    20    Apr 2009    £365
Using research to develop practice (K331)     3    20    Apr 2009    £365
Working together for children (KE312)     3    60
Youth: perspectives and practice (KE308)     3    60

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree
A. Common Core………………………………………………………….35 hrs
COE 101
ENG 101, 111, 201, 202
REL 111, 112
MTH 111 or higher level
BIO 111, 111L
HIS 201, 202 or 211, 212
PED activity (1 hr)
HEA 201 (waived for nursing students with successful completion of NUR 300)

B. Program Core…………………………………………………………. 29 hrs
BIO 309, 309L, 310, 310L, 311, 311L
CHE 111, 111L, 112, 112L
MTH 202
PSY 111, 211

C. Nursing Major………………………………………………………….66 hrs
NUR 300*, NUR 311, NUR 317, NUR 319,
NUR 318, NUR 322, NUR 323, NUR 326,
NUR 334, NUR 341,
NUR 410, NUR 414, NUR 418,
NUR 432, NUR 444, NUR 448, NUR 452
NUR 422, NUR 424, NUR 430, NUR 450

*Successful completion of NUR 300 waives the core requirement of HEA 201.

D. Minor Not required

E. Electives None required

Note: All courses in the Program Core and all in the Common Core must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Entrance to the Nursing Major requires admission to the nursing program, which is a selective process, and a limited number of applicants are accepted each year.
Completed applications and copies of transcripts of all college courses must be submitted by March 1 for consideration for a position in the class beginning in the fall semester of the same year.

Completion of a minimum of 128 semester hours of college work is required to complete the Bachelors of Science in Nursing Degree 62 credit hours of pre-requisite courses and 66 credit hours of nursing courses

Satisfactory completion of the Upper-Division Baccalaureate Nursing Degree program of study, 66 semester hours, with a minimum grade point average of 2.0 and a minimum grade of “C” in all nursing courses. All nursing course work is offered only at the Stormont-Vail Campus.

A minimum of 30 credit hours in the Upper-Division Nursing Program must be completed in the Baker University School of Nursing.
Junior

First Level
NU 300 - Pathophysiology Theory (3 credits)
NU 315 - Concepts of Health and Nursing I Theory (3 credits)
NU 325/325L - Foundations of Therapeutic Nursing Interventions Theory (3 credits)
Clinical/Lab (3 credits)
NU 330 - Health Assessment Across the Lifespan Theory (3 credits)
Semester Total = 15 hours

Second Level
NU 360 - Pharmacology Theory (2 credits)
NU 375/375L - Nursing of Childbearing Families Theory (3 credits)
Clinical/Lab (1.5 credits)
NU 385/385L - Nursing of Adults: Acute Health Alterations Theory (3 credits)
Clinical/Lab (1.5 credits)
NU 393/393L - Nursing of Persons with Mental Health Alterations Theory (3 credits)
Clinical/Lab (1.5 credit)
Semester Total = 16.5 hours
Senior

Third Level
NU 405 - Nursing Research Theory (3 credits)
NU 425/425L - Nursing of Children Theory (3 credits)
Clinical/Lab (1.5 credits)
NU 435/435L - Nursing of Adults: Chronic Health Alterations Theory (3 credits)
Clinical/Lab (1.5 credits)
NU 445/445L - Nursing of Elders Theory - 2 (credits)
Clinical/Lab (1 credit)
LA 301 - Reasoning and Writing* Theory (3 credits)
Semester Total = 15-18* hours

Fourth Level
NU 455 - Nursing Communities Theory (2.5 credits)
NU 475 - Leadership & Management in Professional Nursing Theory (2.5 credits)
NU 485 - Nursing of Adults: Complex Health Alterations Theory (3 credits)
NU 492L - Professional Nursing Practicum Clinical/Lab (5.5 credits)
LA 401 - Science, Technology, and Human Values Theory (3 credits)
Semester Total = 16.5 hours

Total Nursing Credits 60
Total General Education 6
GRAND TOTAL 66 hours

*All Baker University School of Nursing students who have had LA 101 and LA 102 at Baker University will have LA 301 waived. Students transferring from another college can request waiver of LA 301 if they have successfully completed a comparable course in applied logic, rhetoric or argumentative writing. (A list of acceptable courses from area colleges and universities is available upon request.)

Course code 2091

Graduate Studies in Nursing courses are designed to develop the student’s autonomy and responsibility, analytical and reflective thinking, and professional standards of practice.
Students may choose to study a Master of Nursing, the Graduate Certificate in Nursing or the Graduate Diploma in Nursing, the latter two of which are available as exit points from the Master of Nursing or as short course alternatives.

Duration

One year full-time or part-time equivalent, or over a longer time as negotiated, but not more than five years from course commencement.

Credit points

8 subjects totaling 48 credit points

Mode of delivery

Subjects are offered by distance education however, additional on-campus sessions may be organised to support learning needs.

Abbreviation

GradDipN

Accreditation

The course is accredited by the NSW Department of Education and Training.

Entry Requirements

current authorisation to practice as a Registered Nurse
hold a Bachelor of Nursing degree (or equivalent qualification *)
have a minimum of two years post registration experience

and for Clinical Specialty focus

one year specialty experience
currently employed in the specialty area

* Equivalent qualification includes a Bachelor of Health Science or a Certificate of Nursing with experience as deemed appropriate by the Graduate Studies Coordinator (Nursing)

Alternative entry requirements

An alternate entry pathway exists where applicants may be asked to complete a subject to demonstrate their ability to learn at tertiary level if standard entry requirements are not met. Following successful completion of this subject a student can enter the Master of Nursing course, or its nested programs
Applications may also be sought by Registered Nurses who possess recent professional experience or previous learning as deemed suitable by the Faculty Research and Teaching Committee.

The general entry requirements for Avondale College degree courses are stated in the Academic Policies section of the Handbook.
In addition to the Avondale College General Admission Requirements, the nursing course has specific entry requirements as indicated:

Current first aid certificate from an accredited course. It is strongly recommended that this be obtained prior to the commencement of the course or must be completed by the end of first semester
HSC (or equivalent) Biology is recommended
All students for whom English is not a first language and who did not undertake their senior schooling in English and obtain a satisfactory pass in English in a British O-level examination are required to demonstrate proficiency in English by obtaining an overall IELTS score of 6.5 or better, with a written score of at least 6.5 and no other individual band score less than 6.0 (post 1987)
A word processing competency test is undertaken in the first two weeks of semester. A satisfactory result must be obtained in word processing by the completion of first semester
A criminal records check will be undertaken at the commencement of the course as per NSW legislation. An unsatisfactory criminal clearance may result in the student being unable to complete clinical requirements and hence may be unable to continue in the BN program. The criminal records check will be carried out at a cost of $30, which the student is required to pay.
There is an expectation of adhering to the NSW Health department vaccination guidelines in order to access clinical practice areas. This may require vaccination for various diseases as required by the Health Department and there may be a cost associated with this that students would need to meet. The cost will depend on the previous exposure to diseases and the vaccinations required as a result of this. Further detail on this is available from the NSW Health Department, the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia or the Faculty of Nursing and Health.

Equipment and uniform requirements

Students will need to purchase a range of equipment in order to complete the Bachelor of Nursing degree. The Faculty of Nursing and Health coordinates this upon commencement of the course. This includes a designated student uniform for undertaking clinical practice (including trousers, two shirts, cardigan and watch), a stethoscope, Faculty-approved personal protective equipment such as goggles/glasses and other equipment that may be determined as necessary to protect the individual in the workplace

Major
Seven courses including:
NUR 300 Trends and Issues in Nursing
NUR 305 Communication
NUR 306 Paradigms in Nursing
NUR 403 Families and the Life Cycle
NUR 410 Community Health Nursing I
NUR 411 Community Health Nursing II
NUR 490 Leadership/Management
A minimum grade of 2.0 in each nursing course and a cumulative major GPA of 2.50 are required. Students also must complete Augsburg’s residence and general education requirements.

The Critical Thinking (CT) graduation skill is embedded throughout the required courses in the nursing major and is met by completing the major. The graduation skill in Speaking (S) is met by completing the following course:
S: NUR 305—Communication

Consult the department chair or an academic adviser for requirements for meeting the Writing (W) and Quantitative Reasoning (QR) graduation skills.

Students petitioning to transfer in upper division nursing courses from another institution to meet requirements in the nursing major at Augsburg must consult an adviser about potential adjustments to their course requirements to fulfill each of these graduation skills.

The program has been planned so that courses in the nursing major can be completed over 15 months (full-time study, two courses per term) with a summer break; however, students may pursue their studies at a slower and more flexible pace.

Courses in the nursing major are offered on weekday evenings with a practicum course (NUR 411) requiring additional weekday time. More time may be required to complete the total course of study depending on the number of liberal arts (general education) courses needed to complete the BSN degree, and the number of credits transferred from other colleges or universities. Students in nursing may take non-nursing courses in both day school and Weekend College. Students interested in pursuing the nursing major should consult with BSN admissions staff in the Adult and Graduate Admissions Office for program planning.

Departmental Honors
Admission to the honors major requires: a GPA of at least 3.60 in the major and 3.30 overall, application to the department chair by November 1 of the senior year, recommendation by nursing faculty, and honors thesis to be presented before a faculty committee by April 15. Candidates register for NUR 499 to complete the honors requirement.

Note regarding Latin honors: To be eligible for Latin honors, a student must meet minimum GPA standards as well as complete a minimum of fourteen traditionally graded credits at Augsburg and have no more than two elective pass/no pass graded credits at Augsburg (classes offered only as P/N by the department will not be counted, nor will “N” grades). For further information, see the Latin honors section on

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
The following steps may be taken in any order, but all must be completed prior to application for admission into the nursing major.

1. Submit an application to Augsburg College. All applicants must present a high school diploma or equivalent and a 2.20 GPA.
2. Graduation from a nationally accredited nursing program: Applicants must have graduated from a nationally accredited associate degree or diploma nursing program with a 2.50 overall GPA.
3. Unencumbered RN licensure: The applicant must be a registered nurse who is licensed and currently registered to practice in Minnesota prior to beginning the nursing major.
4. Current clinical practice: Applicants must give evidence of current clinical nursing practice (within the past five years). This may include graduation from a school of nursing, work experience, completion of a nursing refresher course, or an acceptable equivalent.
5. Applicants must have an updated immunization record.

Options for Completing the Degree
Augsburg recognizes that nurses have a variety of time schedules, personal responsibilities, and work demands that must be taken into account in any decision to work toward a college degree. For this reason, Augsburg offers full- and part-time sequential alternatives for pursuing a nursing degree.

Nursing courses at Augsburg are available evenings and weekends. Nursing classes usually meet on alternate weekday evenings for three-to-four-hour time blocks. Clinical practicum requirements usually occur on weekdays. Optional immersion practicums abroad are scheduled throughout the year. Check with the Department of Nursing for details.

It is recommended that most liberal arts courses be taken before starting the nursing major. Nursing majors can complete courses toward the baccalaureate at the Minneapolis campus; at United, Mercy, Unity, and Children’s Hospitals in St. Paul, Coon Rapids, and Fridley, Minn.; and in Rochester, Minn.

Students pursuing the baccalaureate degree in nursing science are provided both the theory and clinical base to enable them to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate health care to meet the needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities whose health status varies qualitatively and quantitatively.

Students working on a degree in Nursing Science may choose from two options: The Basic Student Option and the Registered Nurse Option. The baccalaureate degree program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006; 212-363-5555 ext. 153).

Admission Requirements

Students who apply to UAA for the baccalaureate nursing program and who qualify for admission are admitted to UAA as nursing pre-majors. Declaring as a nursing pre-major does not guarantee admission to the Nursing major. There are a limited number of seats available in each nursing course. Students must apply for admission to the nursing major during the semester in which they are completing the final prerequisites for the first nursing courses (see 6 below). Applications must be submitted prior to October 1 in the fall semester, and February 1 in the spring semester. The School of Nursing strongly recommends that students submit their University application up to six months prior to the School of Nursing deadlines to ensure complete processing of the application and transcript application. The process for advancement to the major and the formal admission to the Nursing program are:
UAA Certification of Admission for BS Nursing Science and transcript evaluations (if any) from Enrollment Services.
Advising sessions with Nursing Academic Advisor.
An extracted minimum grade point average of 2.70 for courses required for the Bachelor of Science, Nursing Science. The GPA will be calculated using grades from all courses required for the nursing major and completed at the time of Application to the Nursing Major.
A grade of “C” or higher in all specified courses required for the nursing major.