Nursing

• Department Information
• Program Description
• Career Opportunities
• Major Requirements (B.S.)
• Other Degree Requirements
• Undergraduate Courses

Department Information

Department of Nursing and Health Sciences
College of Science
Office: North Science 143
Phone: (510) 885-3481
http://www20.csueastbay.edu/csci/departments/nursing/index.html

Professors Emeriti
Carolyn M. Fong, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Pamela K. Parlocha, D.N.Sc. University of California, San Francisco

Associate Professor Emerita
Theresa A. Gorman, M.S.N. University of California, San Francisco

Professors
Roberta F. Durham, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco
Kimberly A. Kim, Ph.D. University of Wisconsin
Lindsay McCrea, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco
Paulina R. Van (Chair), Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco
Lynn A. VanHofwegen, D.N.P. Case Western Reserve University

Associate Professor
Oscar Wambuguh, Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley

Assistant Professors
Renee M. Granados, M.S.N. California State University, Dominguez Hills
Nancy Hoffman, B.S. Holy Names College; J.D. Golden Gate University
Denise Li, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco
Michelle Tellez, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco

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Program Description

The Department of Nursing and Health Sciences offers an undergraduate program that leads to the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Nursing. The program is designed to prepare a nurse generalist. Graduates of the program are prepared to work as professional nurses and/or pursue graduate education in nursing. There are two options within the major: the Prelicensure option and the RN Advanced Placement option.

Student Learning Outcomes
Students graduating with a B.S. in Nursing from Cal State East Bay will:

1. synthesize knowledge from the natural, behavioral sciences and the humanities with current nursing knowledge and theory to deliver nursing care;
2. provide safe, compassionate nursing care to a diverse client population;
3. use critical thinking and communication skills to develop partnerships with clients and other health care professionals;
4. demonstrate responsibility and accountability for design, delivery, and evaluation of client care;
5. demonstrate professional behaviors in interactions with clients, families, colleagues, and the public.

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Career Opportunities

Nurses deliver care to people in hospitals, extended care facilities, private homes, public health organizations, schools and in other community settings.

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Major Requirements (B.S.)

Prelicensure Option

The Prelicensure option consists of two years of pre-nursing requirements and eight quarters of nursing courses. Nine quarters, however, are frequently needed to complete all nursing courses because of general education requirements and clinical space limitations. The prerequisite courses may be completed at Cal State East Bay or by taking equivalent courses at another college or university. Nursing courses have concurrent laboratories on campus and in local hospitals and community settings. Expenses for clinical courses include the purchase of uniforms, stethoscopes, malpractice insurance, personal health insurance, laboratory equipment, course syllabi, and so forth.

The Prelicensure option program is accredited by the State of California Board of Registered Nursing (Tel: 916-322-3350) and by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (Tel: 202-463-6930). Upon completion of the Nursing major, the student is qualified to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) and apply for the California Public Health Nursing Certificate.

Preparation
Students must take nine specific prerequisite courses to be eligible for admission to the Prelicensure option. Courses must be completed by the end of fall quarter of the preceding year for the student to be eligible for admission to the nursing program in the following fall quarter.

Students who plan to use transfer courses to satisfy prerequisite requirements must have equivalencies determined by the Cal State East Bay Department of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Admission
Because Nursing has been designated as an impacted program by the Board of Trustees, a special admission procedure has been instituted to assure that all students have an opportunity to be considered for admission to the Nursing major for fall quarter. General information on the program, admission criteria and application procedures may be obtained from the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences. To be considered for admission to the Clinical Nursing courses, students must complete two application forms:

1. The "CSU Application for Admission" and
2. the "Nursing Supplemental Application."

Both applications must be filed in November for admission in the fall quarter of the following academic year. Students must also take the "Test of Essential Academic Skills." To be eligible for admission, the student must have a 3.00 GPA in the following:

1. most recent 90 quarter/60 semester units,
2. nine prerequisite courses, and
3. five prerequisite science courses. "C-" grades are not acceptable in the prerequisites that include:
   • BIOL 2010 Human Physiology and Anatomy I (or 2011) (5)
   • BIOL 2020 Human Physiology and Anatomy II (5)
   • BIOL 2025 Introduction to Microbiology (5)
   • CHEM 1601 Basic Chemistry for Health Sciences (or 1605) (4)
   • CHEM 1602 Basic Chemistry for Health Sciences (4)
   • COMM 1000 Public Speaking or COMM 1004 Interpersonal Communication (4)
   • ENGL 1001 College Writing I (4)
   • STAT 1000 Elements of Probability and Statistics (5)
   • A course in Critical Thinking such as PHIL 1000 Workshop in Clear Thinking or PHIL 1001 Introduction to Logic (4)

Licensed Vocational Nurses, Medical Corps members, and other health-care personnel wishing to gain admission to more advanced clinical nursing courses must seek advisement from the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences prior to applying to the program.

Curricular Requirements
The Prelicensure option consists of 143 units; the B.S. degree requires a total of 183 units.

1. Pre-Nursing Courses (40 units)
   • BIOL 2010 (or 2011), 2020 (or 2021), 2025 (15)
   • CHEM 1601 (or 1605), 1602 (8)
   • COMM 1000 or 1004 (4)
   • ENGL 1001 (4)
   • STAT 1000 (5)
   • A course in Critical Thinking such as PHIL 1000 or 1001 (4)
2. Non-Nursing Courses (17 units)
   • ANTH 1000 (or 1300) or SOC 1000 (or 1002) (4)
   • HDEV 3800 (4)
   • HIST 4710 (4)
   • PSYC 1000 (or 1001 or 1005) (5)
3. Nursing Courses (86 units)
   • Level I: NURS 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2030, 2031, 2032, 2040, 2041, 2042 (35)
   • Level II: NURS 3001, 3002, 3003, 3201, 3202, 3401, 3402, 3403, 3404, 3405, 3406, 3407, 3408, 3409, 3410, 3411, 3412, 3413, 3502 (33)
   • Level III: NURS 4203, 4207, 4208, 4301, 4302 (18)

RN Advanced Placement Option

The Registered Nurse Advanced Placement option is a 4-6 quarter program. The first quarter focuses on selected theories and concepts taught on Levels I and II of the basic nursing program. Students join the basic program for Research Utilization, Nursing Leadership, Community Health, and Preceptorship.

Note: The RN Advanced Placement program is open only to students who hold Registered Nurse licensure.

Eligibility
To be eligible for the RN Advanced Placement option, a student must:

1. Have a valid California RN License.
2. Be a graduate of an ADN program (within the last twelve months); or have six months or equivalent full-time nursing practice within the United States in the past two years.
3. Meet all university admission requirements.

Curricular Requirements
The RN Advanced Placement option consists of 105 units many of which will have been completed in the student's basic nursing program. Units may be earned through credit by examination. The B.S. degree requires a total of 180 units.

Sample Program
A Sample Program for this degree can be found at the department website: http://www.sci.csueastbay.edu/nursing.

1. Pre-Nursing Courses (40 units)
   • BIOL 2010 (or 2011), 2020 (or 2021), 2025 (15)
   • CHEM 1601 (or 1605), 1602 (8)
   • COMM 1000 or 1004 (4)
   • ENGL 1001 (4)
   • STAT 1000 (5)
   • A course in Critical Thinking such as PHIL 1000 or 1001 (4)
2. Non-Nursing Courses (17 units)
   • ANTH 1000 (or 1300) or SOC 1000 (or 1002) (4)
   • HDEV 3800 (4)
   • HIST 4710 (4)
   • PSYC 1000 (or 1001 or 1005) (5)
3. Nursing Courses (48 units)
   • Bridge Year: NURS 2005, 2015, 3202, 3401, 3502, 3503, 3505, 3507, 3509 (30)
   • Level III: NURS 4203, 4207, 4208, 4301 and either 4302 or a combination of 4305 and a 4-unit upper division course approved by advisor (18)

Clinical Course Progression Policies

1. Clinical Course Progression
   1. Courses with the NURS prefix must be successfully completed or challenged in the proper sequence.
   2. In order to progress within the Nursing major the student must:
      1. earn a grade of "C" or better or "CR" in courses with a NURS prefix,
      2. earn a grade of "C" or better in NURS 2005 and 2015; before beginning Level II clinical courses.
      3. be enrolled concurrently or have earned a grade of "C" or better in NURS 3201 before beginning any other Level II courses.
      4. earn a grade of "C" or better in NURS 3202 before beginning any subsequent Level III nursing courses.
   3. A student loses eligibility for preferential admission to subsequent nursing courses if a grade of "D," "F," "NC," or "W" is received in any NURS prefix course. This policy also holds true for students who receive a Departmental Warning in a clinical course.
   4. A student may not continue in a clinical practice course and will receive an "NC" grade after he or she is notified of clinically unsafe behavior(s).
   5. A student who has two failures ("NC," "D," "F") in any of the NURS prefix courses will be dropped from the Nursing major. In the calculation of failures, the first grade assigned in any NURS prefix course which received Grade Forgiveness is included.
2. Academic Renewal of Core Theory Courses
   1. Eligibility criteria
      1. For a course with a "D," faculty will make every effort for prompt grade forgiveness.
      2. For a course with an "F," there is no consideration for prompt grade forgiveness.
      3. Only one Grade Forgiveness is permitted while a student is in the Nursing major.
      4. Failure of an exam or paper while promptly attempting grade forgiveness of a course is considered a second failure and the student is dropped from the major.
   2. Guidelines, prompt attempt at grade forgiveness
      1. The original grade remains on the transcript.
      2. The student will be given an alternate exam or paper which must be completed before the beginning of the next quarter.
      3. Students who pass the alternate exam or paper must register for the repeated course on an Individual Study basis in the next quarter to receive Grade Forgiveness.
3. Reentering Clinical Nursing Sequence
   1. A written request for readmission to the clinical nursing sequence must be submitted to the chair of the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences. This must be done before Registration at the beginning of the academic year.
   2. A student who withdraws or interrupts the clinical nursing sequence for physical and/or emotional reasons must present evidence (e.g., doctor's letter) that his/her current health status is satisfactory to physically and/or emotionally care for patients in any clinical setting. The final decision for reentry into the clinical nursing sequence will rest with the Executive Committee of the Department of Nursing and Health Sciences.
   3. A student is not guaranteed that a request to repeat a clinical nursing course will be granted. This will depend on availability of clinical nursing practice space. First priority for repeating a course is given to students who withdrew or dropped the course. Second priority is given to those students who failed the course. The student must meet all requirements in effect upon return to clinical nursing courses.
   4. Students who allow two years to elapse between enrollments in clinical nursing courses will be subject to recency considerations. If they are allowed to reenter, they may be required to repeat preparatory clinical courses at the discretion of the Nursing Executive Committee.

Major Advising
Because requirements are subject to change, consult an advisor in your major department for clarification and interpretation of your major requirements.

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Other Degree Requirements

In addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University requirements for graduation which are described in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements chapter in the front of this catalog. These include the General Education-Breadth requirements; the second composition (ENGL 1002) requirement; the cultural groups/women requirement; the performing arts/activities requirement; the U.S. history, U.S. Constitution, and California state and local government requirement; the University Writing Skills Requirement; and the residence, unit, and grade point average requirements.

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Undergraduate Courses

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