1986-1987 Academic Catalog

111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 N111:1i11g 119 people to achieve optimal l~vels of health in a rapidly changing, multidimensional society. Baccalaureate nursing prepares liberally educated persons to function as professional nurses in a variety of nursing roles and health care settings. These nurses consistently and systematically apply knowledge and theories to assist individuals of all ages, families, and communities to attain, maintain, and/or regain opti– mal health. Functions assumed by baccalaureate nurses are health screening, health supervision, caregiving, teaching, counseling, and management/leadership. Implementation of these roles re– quires a holistic approach involving communication skills, therapeutic use of self, psychomotor skills, and critical thinking. Nurses should assume leadership both independently and interde– pendently with other health providers in improving health care and in planning to meet future health needs. Teaching strategies in baccalaureate nursing education are organized to involve the student in a reciprocal teaching-learning process that permits and stimulates constant and continuous growth as a person. The baccalaureate degree program provides a base for graduate education. Faculty facilitate learning by serving as scholar-role models in clinical practice and classroom settings, as resource persons for validation of content and procedures, and as providers of a variety of learning experiences. Faculty attempt to be persons whose professional and personal conduct reflect behaviors that scholarly students and health professionals view as worthy of emulation. Accreditation and Licensure National. Cedarville College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The Department of Nursing Program will be reviewed for National League for Nursing accreditation during the 1985-86 academic year. State. Cedarville College Department of Nursing is approved by the Ohio Board of Regents and the State of Ohio Board of Nursing Education and Nurse Registration. Registration. Upon graduation from the four- year program of the college, an individual is eligible for admission to the examina- Admission to the Department of Nursing Students apply to the Department of Nursing during the Winter Quarter of their sophomore year of college. The availability of faculty and clinical facilities necessary for effective clinical activ– ity places constraints on number of students who may be accepted into the program. Consequently, students are accepted for admis– sion to the Department of Nursing following evaluation of: I. Grades in the following courses: 21-10 I Old Testament Survey 21-102 New Testament Survey 21-230 Theology Survey 41-110 English Composition I 4 I-140 English Composition II 51-140 Introduction to the Humanities 66-160 General Psychology 66-260 Human Growth and Development 71-114 Introduction to Biology 71-154 Principles of Chemistry 71-155 Principles of Organic Chemistry 71-216, 71-2 I7 Human Anatomy and Physiology 71-238 Introductory Microbiology 71-356 Biochemistry 81-110 Fundamentals of Speech 91-272 Family and Society 2. Cumulative grade point average (minimum GPA = 2.5). 3. Scholastic Aptitude Test of the College Entrance Examina– tion Board (SAT) or the American College Testing Pro– gram Examination (ACT). (Prefer an ACT composite score of 20 or higher.) 4. Written statement of career goals. 5. Recommendation of academic advisor. 6. Report of physical examination. 7. Payment of an application fee ($25 nonrefundable). Students not accepted into the Nursing Department have sev– eral options: placement on a waiting list for admission to the Department of Nursing; selection of a different field of study at