Nursing
The UCFV Nursing program is designed to meet the needs of two groups: students
who wish to pursue a career in nursing and RNs who wish to complete a nursing
degree. The degree prepares graduates for employment in a variety of health care
settings.
The Nursing program has one intake
per year in September and provides two possible streams as follows:
•
Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) (four years)
• RN
Access — Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) (part-time option). The
last intake for
this option will be September 2004.
Note: Practical Nursing Access to the BSN program is planned for a future
date. This access option will provide an opportunity for Licensed Practical
Nurses to bridge into the nursing degree program.
The Nursing program offers instruction in nursing, health sciences, social
sciences, and research, and an opportunity for advanced focus in a variety of
areas.
This program is approved by the Registered Nurses
Association of B.C. Graduates will be eligible to write the registration
examinations. Students in the RN Access program will already hold a current
Practising Licence.
Course delivery options are flexible wherever possible and include independent
study, lectures, seminars, multimedia approaches, and simulation in labs and
tutorials. A part-time component is available for RNs. Many of the RN Access
courses are offered within a flexible format in order to facilitate RNs’
existing employment schedules. The clinical experiences include hospitals and
community agencies with supervised practica, preceptorships, and observational
experiences.
Note: clinical experience may include extended work days, evening shifts,
and weekends.
It is possible to complete some of
the Health Science and elective courses prior to entering the Nursing program,
through UCFV or other institutions. A number of seats are reserved in selected
Health Science courses at UCFV for pre-nursing students. A minimum 60% (C) grade
must be obtained in these courses in order to receive credit regardless of where
the courses are taken. Completion of the Health Sciences courses does not
automatically guarantee a seat in the Nursing program.
In order to register in the Health
Science courses, you must complete the following steps:
1. Application to Nursing program must be on file.
2. Academic prerequisites must be completed.
3. Consultation with program faculty is required.
4. A “permission to register” form is required in order to register for
each Health Science course.
Location
All Nursing and Health Science classes are taught at the Health Sciences Centre
on the Chilliwack campus. Clinical experiences occur at a variety of agencies
throughout the Fraser Valley.
Degree applicants
Applicants are strongly encouraged to complete English
105 prior to program entry. You may apply for English
105 as a General Studies student. Refer to General Studies application details.
The Nursing program is very demanding. Students who are taking a full courseload
will not have time to work either full-time or part-time. Competency with basic
computer skills is essential.
Academic entrance requirements
1. B.C. secondary school graduation or equivalent with:
a. Completion of each of the
following courses with a minimum of C+ grade within five years prior to
enrollment:
• Biology
12 (UCFV BIO 093) or UCFV BIO 111
• Chemistry
11 (UCFV CHEM 083) or UCFV CHEM 105, or 110, or 113
b. Math 11 (Principles of
Math 11) or UCFV MATH 085 with a minimum of C+ grade.
c.
English 12 (UCFV ENGL 091 or ENGL 099) with a minimum of a B grade and a CPT
score of 48 or
greater or ENGL 105 with a minimum grade of C.
2. Successful completion of ESL Advanced Speaking/ Listening, and Writing
course sequence may be required for applicants for whom English is not a first
language.
Other entrance requirements
1. Volunteer experience in a health care setting or employment in a
health care field. Volunteer experience will consist of a minimum of 30 hours of
volunteer work with adults or children in an acute care, long-term care or
community health care agency. You will be asked to submit a written reference
that reflects the length and nature of the volunteer experience or employment in
a health care field.
2. Current Standard First Aid certificate (16 hrs. minimum)
3. Basic Rescuer — Level C certificate. Currency must be maintained
throughout the program.
4. Identification documents — birth certificate, marriage certificate,
verification of change of name, landed immigrant status.
5. Successful completion of a security clearance check. Criminal records
check forms will be included with the letter of notification regarding an
interview.
6. A health assessment, completed by a physician, indicating physical
fitness and emotional stability. The assessment must be completed within 12
months prior to enrolment. Health questionnaire forms will be included with the
letter of notification regarding an interview. Please bring the completed
questionnaire to your interview.
7. Completion of an immunization program prior to the program start date.
Immunization forms will be distributed at the time of the interview and must be
received by the date specified. A Hepatitis B immunization will be provided upon
entry into the Nursing program. Applicants who have completed the Hepatitis B
immunization prior to entry to the program must submit proof of immunization.
8. Attendance at an information session in preparation for entry into the
program.
9. Interview with a faculty member to assess the following:
• Basic knowledge of the field
• Time-management skills
• Communication skills: ability to
listen and articulate ideas
• Financial resources and support
systems
• Personal and work commitments in
relation to assuming the demands of an applied academic program of
studies.
10. Valid driver’s licence: You are responsible for arranging your own
transportation to class, labs, hospitals, and other community agencies
throughout the Fraser Valley.
How to apply
1. The following documents must be submitted to the Admissions and
Records office, along with your application fee, in order to process your
application.
• UCFV application form
• Nursing program application
• Proof of B.C. secondary school
graduation or equivalent (except for high school students, who may apply
once they are
registered in Grade 12).
• Prerequisite course(s) — submit
an official transcript showing final grades in all prerequisite courses (except
Grade 12 students who will be
required to submit an official transcript showing final grades in all
prerequisite courses in early
August).
Once these documents have been received by the Admissions & Records office, an
application date will be recorded and your application will be forwarded to the
nursing program.
2. Submit all remaining documents to the Health Sciences Centre,
Chilliwack campus. Applicants will be considered for the program based on:
• Complete applicant status
• Date of application
Documents required in order to achieve “complete applicant” status for degree
applicants:
• Nursing program application form
• Proof of B.C. secondary school
graduation or equivalent
• Official transcript(s) showing
completion of academic requirements as per Entrance Requirements
• Volunteer health care experience
reference(s)
• CPT score
• Official identity documents
(birth certificate, marriage certificate, proof of change-of-name document,
landed immigrant status)
• Valid Standard First Aid
certificate
• Basic Rescuer — Level C
certificate
• Completion of ESL Advanced
Speaking, Listening and Writing course sequence as necessary
• Proof of valid driver’s licence.
3. Attendance at a program information session and an interview with the
program faculty is required for all applicants. Preference will be given to
those with “complete applicant” status. You will be contacted when dates and
times have been established.
4. You will be notified in writing regarding your acceptance. Upon
acceptance to the program you will be provided with registration information. A
deposit is required by a specified date in order to reserve a seat in the
program. This money will be applied to the tuition fees and is not refundable.
If you do not register for courses and pay the deposits, your place will no
longer be held for you.
RN Access applicants
Academic entrance requirements
Note: The last intake for this program is September 2004.
1. English 105 or equivalent with a minimum grade of C+ or CPT score of
60 or greater.
Note: Additional academic evidence may be required for individual cases.
Other entrance requirements
1. Current Practising Registration as a Registered Nurse in B.C.
Practising Registration must be maintained throughout the program. Interested
applicants without registration or with Non-Practising Registration should
contact the Registered Nurses Association of B.C. (RNABC at 1-800-565-6505).
2. Two written references (from managers/ supervisors) indicating your
work as an RN within three years prior to application for admission.
3. Basic Rescuer — Level C certificate. Currency must be maintained
throughout the program.
4. Completion of an immunization program prior to the program start date.
Immunization forms will be distributed during regularly scheduled RN Access
information sessions. A Hepatitis B immunization will be provided upon entry
into the Nursing program. Applicants who have completed Hepatitis B immunization
prior to entry to the program must submit proof of immunization.
How to apply
1. You may apply to the program prior to the completion of all entrance
requirements. The following documents must be submitted to the Admissions and
Records office, along with the application fee, in order to process your
application:
• UCFV application form
• Nursing program application
• The registration form or interim
grade(s) for the prerequisite English, or CPT score.
Once these documents have been received by the Admissions & Records office an
application date will be recorded, and your application will be forwarded to the
nursing program.
2. Submit all remaining documents to the Health Sciences Centre,
Chilliwack campus. Applicants will be considered for the program based on:
• Complete applicant status
• Date of application.
Documents required in order to achieve “complete applicant” status for RN
Access applicants:
• Nursing program application form
• Proof of Practising Registration
• Two completed reference forms
•
Completion of English 105 requirement or CPT score
• Basic Rescuer — Level C
certificate.
3. RN access applicants are asked to attend regularly scheduled
information sessions to provide an overview of the degree program and an
opportunity to address individual questions or concerns.
4. You will be notified in writing regarding your acceptance. Upon
acceptance to the program you will be provided with registration information. A
deposit is required by a specified date in order to reserve a seat in the
program. This money will be applied to the tuition fees and is not refundable.
If you do not register for courses and pay the deposits, your place will no
longer be held for you.
Note: RN Access students are required to complete the degree program
within six years of initial enrollment.
Fees and expenses
Fees stated are in effect for 2004/05 and are subject to change for 2005/06.
Fees are calculated based on a fee-per-credit basis. Course credits for the
Nursing program are approximately 12–17 credits per semester. Please note that
the majority of books and supplies are purchased in the first semester.
Textbooks and supplies for the first semester total approximately $1,000.
Additional textbooks will be required throughout the program.
See the Fees and Other
Costs section for more information.
Parking fees are required at some clinical placement agencies.
Financial assistance
UCFV has a comprehensive financial assistance program including
scholarships, loans and bursaries. Details are available from
Student Financial Aid Services.
Program policies
The nursing and support courses for each semester are prerequisites for the
coursework in the next semester. Due to the integrated nature of the nursing
courses, progression from one semester to the next requires concurrent
completion of the nursing courses.
To maintain status as a program
student, students must achieve a minimum C grade in each course and a cumulative
GPA of 2.0. Students who fail or withdraw from the nursing program may reapply
to the program according to the Nursing Program Readmission Policy.
Courses taken for elective credit
must be approved by the Nursing department.
Once enrolled in the Nursing
program, students are required to maintain RNABC student membership. RN Access
students are required to maintain practicing membership. As one of the several
services offered through this membership, an annual criminal records search will
be done.
Each program student will receive a
UCFV Nursing Program Student Guidelines and Policies manual, which further
explains the requirements of the program.
Graduation
It is the student’s responsibility to ensure all program requirements are met.
Students must achieve an accumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher to graduate from the
program.
Program outlines
Degree
Year 1 — Semester B1
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 101 | Determinants of Health | 4 |
NURS 102 | Introduction to Partnerships | 3 |
NURS 103 | Nursing Practice | 4 |
HSC 110 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
ENGL 105 | Reading and Writing of Prose | 3 |
Year 1 — Semester B2
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 104 | Developmental Transitions | 4 |
NURS 105 | Teacher/Learner Partnerships | 3 |
NURS 106 | Nursing Practice | 5 |
HSC 112 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
HSC 114 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 1 |
NURS 120 | Clinical Consolidation I | 3 |
Year 2 — Semester B3
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 201 | Health Illness Transitions I | 3 |
NURS 202 | Partnering with Families | 2 |
NURS 203 | Nursing Practice | 6 |
HSC 210 | Pathophysiology I | 3 |
Year 2 — Semester B4
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 204 | Health Illness Transitions II | 3 |
NURS 205 | Partnerships within the Nursing Profession | 2 |
NURS 206 | Nursing Practice | 6 |
HSC 212 | Pathophysiology II | 3 |
Elective | University transfer sociology/ psychology/anthropology course (completed in B3 or B4) | 3 |
NURS 220 | Clinical Consolidation II | 3 |
Year 3 — Semester B5
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 301 | Multiple Transitions | 3 |
NURS 302 | Interdisciplinary Collaboration | 2 |
NURS 303 | Nursing Practice | 6 |
HSC 310 | Ethics in Health Care | 3 |
Elective | University transfer course* | 3 |
Year 3 — Semester B6
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 304 | Situational Transitions | 3 |
NURS 306 | Nursing Practice | 3 |
NURS 307 | Nursing Research | 3 |
HSC 312 | Canadian Health Care System | 3 |
MATH 108 | Statistics for Nursing Research | |
or MATH 104 | Introductory Statistics | |
or MATH 106 | Statistics I | 3–4 |
Year 4 — Semester B7
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 401 | Community Health | 4 |
NURS 403 | Nursing Practice | 4 |
HSC 410 | Health Law | 3 |
Elective | University transfer course* | 3 |
Year 4 — Semester B8
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 406 | Preceptorship/Mentorship | 16 |
RN Access degree
Year 3 — Semester A1
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 311 | Perspectives on Transition | 6 |
HSC 310 | Ethics in Health Care | 3 |
Elective | University transfer course* | 3 |
Year 3 — Semester A2
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 304 | Situational Transitions | 3 |
NURS 306 | Nursing Practice | 3 |
NURS 307 | Nursing Research | 3 |
HSC 312 | Canadian Health Care System | 3 |
MATH 108 | Statistics for Nursing Research | |
or MATH 104 | Introductory Statistics | 3–4 |
or MATH 106 |
Year 4 — Semester A3
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 401 | Community Health | 4 |
NURS 403 | Nursing Practice | 4 |
HSC 410 | Health Law | 3 |
Elective | University transfer course* | 3 |
Year 4 — Semester A4
Course | Title | Credits |
NURS 406 | Preceptorship/Mentorship | 16 |
Elective | University transfer course* | 3 |
* Note: Courses taken for elective credit must be approved by the
Nursing department.
Course listings
For complete details on courses see
Course descriptions.
Faculty
Wanda Gordon, Director, Health Sciences, RN, BSN, MA (UBC)
Nancy Goad, Coordinator, RN, BScN (UWO), MEd (UBC)
Hannah MacDonald, Coordinator, RN, BSN (UVic), MEd (SFU)
Karen Davidson, RN, SCM, BScN (Alberta), MSN (UBC)
Sheila Edwards, RN, BSN, MSN (UBC)
Sandra Flynn, RN, BSN (UVic), MEd (Calgary)
Deborah Larson, RN, BSN (Sask)
Eleda McQuarrie, RN, BSN (Sask), MS (Portland)
Rona Miller, RN, BSN (UBC), MSN (UBC)
Morrie Steele, RN, BSN (UBC), MS (Portland)
Elaine Tessaro, RN, BSN (UBC), MEd (U Vic)
Marlene Upton, RN, BTN MEd (SFU)
Elvira Warner, RN, BSN, MEd (UVic)
Lynne Wells, RN, BSN (Windsor), MEd (SFU)
Support staff
Janice Corbeil, Program Assistant
Joanna Hirnschall, RN, Lab Coordinator
Sherry Neetz, Department Assistant
Christine Sawatzky, Department Assistant
Advisory committee
Jackie Bourdages, Chilliwack General Hospital
Continuing Care, Fraser Valley Health Region, Abbotsford (TBA)
Tru Freeman, Associate Dean, BCIT
Anita Froese, Community Health, Fraser Valley Health Region, Chilliwack
Pat Light, Health Services Administrator, Abbotsford
Mike Mutter, Education Consultant, Fraser Health
Barbara Patterson, UBC Nursing Faculty
Diane Reed, Health and Human Services, OLA
Irene Rohrer, MSA General Hospital.
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