Bachelor of Nursing

Comments about Bachelor of Nursing - At the institution - Saint John's - Newfoundland & Labrador

• Objectives
  The mission of the BN (Collaborative) Nursing Program is to prepare competent entry-level nurses to practise in a variety of settings in a changing health care environment. The program fosters life-long learning, a spirit of inquiry and the pursuit of excellence. The program reflects the collaborative efforts of the province’s three Schools of Nursing: The Centre for Nursing Studies, Memorial University of Newfoundland School of Nursing, and Western Regional School of Nursing.
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Nursing
• Course description
  Students in the BN (Collaborative) Program will do all nursing courses at the Centre's Forest Road Campus. Non-nursing courses are completed at the St. John's Campus of Memorial University. Schedules are planned to keep your commuting time between the two campuses to a minimum.
  
  Year 1
  Fall
  1004 Introduction to Nursing
  1002 Anatomy and Physiology I (Lab)
  1003 Developing Therapeutic Relationships (Lab)
  3 credit hours in English
  Biochemistry 1430 (Lab)    
  Winter
  1015 Health Promotion throughout the Lifespan (Lab / Clinical - 24 hours)
  1012 Anatomy and Physiology II (Lab)
  1014 Health Assessment (Lab)
  1016 Healthy Aging
  1017 Fundamental Psychomotor Competencies (Lab)
  1520 Extended Practice I (96 hours)
  Psychology 1000     
  
  Year 2
  Fall
  2002 Nursing Concepts for the Care of Women and the Childbearing Family
  2003 Pathophysiology (tutorial)
  2004 Pharmacology and Nutritional Therapies (Lab)
  2502 Nursing Practice for the Care of Women and the Childbearing Family (Lab)
  3 credit hours in English    
  Winter
  2014 Community Health Nursing Theory (Lab)
  2514 Community Health Nursing Practice I
  Biology 3053 (Lab)
  Statistics 2500 or equivalent, or Education 2900 (Lab)
  3 credit hours in Sociology/Anthropology
  2520 Extended Practice II (96 hours)     
   
  Year 3
  Fall
  3001 Nursing Concepts for Mental Health (Lab)
  3501 Nursing Practice for Mental Health
  3104 Nursing Research
  3 credit hours chosen from Philosophy 2800-2810 or Religious Studies 2610
  3 credit hours in Business    
  Winter
  3014 Nursing Concepts for Middle and Older Adult
  3113 Nursing Leadership and Management
  3514 Nursing Practice with Middle and Older Adults (Lab)
  3012 Nursing Concepts for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults
  3512 Nursing Practice with Children, Adolescents and Young Adults (Lab)
  Spring
  3523 Extended Practice III (320 hours)
  
  Year 4
  Fall
  4103 Issues in Nursing & Health Care
  4515 Nursing Concepts & Practice for Complex Care
  4501 Community Health Nursing Practice II
  3 credit hours in Political Science
  Winter
  4512 Community Health Practicum (160 hours)
  4516 Consolidated Practicum (400 hours)    
  

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