1990-1991 Academic Catalog

As a result ofthe closefaculty involvement, quality instruction, and hardwork which charac– terize the department, ninety-seven percent ofCeda111i/le's 1989 nursing graduates passed their state board examinations. Cedarville College, through the Department of Nursing, offers a bacca– laureate program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN degree). This four-year nursing program builds upon Bible, liberal arts, sciences, psychology, management, and research courses to challenge students to develop the skills and theory base necessary for professional nursing: The goals of the Department of Nursing are to: 1. Offer a program that results in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. 2. Provide an opportunity for Department of Nursing faculty to influence the lives of Christian students. 3. Develop a theory based curriculum in nursing that allows integration of Scripture into the content taught in all classroom and clinical experiences. 4. Graduate BSN prepared nurses who can think critically, demonstrate caring for the people with whom they interact, and administer comprehen– sive quality nursing as beginning generalists. 5. Encourage graduate study in nursing. 6. Have an international impact via missionary nursing by preparing nurses for service in foreign mission fields. critical needs of those I'm serve. - Chris Link, a 1989 nursing graduate, works in the neonatal intensive care unit at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.