You are in the official 2002-2003 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Nursing
The College of Health and Human Services
PATRICIA R. NUTTALL, Interim Chair
To be announced, Administrative Support Coordinator
McLane Hall, Room 190
(559) 278-2041
PATRICIA R. NUTTALL, Interim Chair
To be announced, Administrative Support Coordinator
McLane Hall, Room 190
(559) 278-2041
http://www.csufresno.edu/nursing/
Option in Clinical Specialization
Option in Primary Care/Nurse Practitioner
School Nurse Credential
Combined program:
Primary Care/Nurse Practitioner (M.S. Nursing)
with School Nurse Credential
Faculty
Patricia R. Nuttall, Interim Chair
Judith Allender, F. Ndidi Griffin-Meadows, Angela Hudson, Mary
R. Ivan, Kenn Kirksey, Mariamma K. Mathai, Christine Ortiz, Gozil
M. Oxley, Michael F. Russler, Janine Spencer, Kristine Warner
Nursing
The mission of the Department of Nursing is to offer quality nursing education to undergraduate and graduate nursing students. This education prepares nurses to make clinical decision-making skills based on theory and research. As life-long learners, graduates are prepared to deliver quality health care for increasingly diverse populations. Graduates will lead, supervise, delegate, manage, and evaluate care outcomes, as well as demonstrate the ability to act as consumer advocates in promoting wellness and facilitating change.
The scope of nursing practice is changing significantly. The professional nurse uses theory and research-based knowledge to provide direct and indirect care to individuals, families, groups, and communities.
In the role as designer, manager, and coordinator of care,
nurses collaborate with patients and interdisciplinary care teams.
The department offers an undergraduate program which leads to
the Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing, a postbaccalaureate
School Nurse Credential Program with an option to pursue the master's
degree in nursing, a graduate program leading to a Master of Science
degree in Nursing, and a Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner Credential
Program.
Undergraduate Program
The program requires six semesters of nursing courses in addition to two semesters of prerequisite requirements. The basic General Education requirements are the same for all majors. Upon completion of the sixth semester clinical course sequence, the student is qualified to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) and apply for the Public Health Nurse Certificate. California State University, Fresno's nursing program is licensed by the California Board of Registered Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLN).
Clinical Facilities
A wide variety of clinical placements are available. Placement facilities include Community Hospitals of Central California, St. Agnes Medical Center, Valley Children's Hospital, Veteran's Administration Medical Center, HCA Cedar Vista Hospital, University Medical Center, Central Valley Indian Health, Associated Indian Services, Armenian Home, San Joaquin Gardens, the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, and the health departments from Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Tulare counties.
Advanced Placement in the Nursing Major
Students seeking advanced placement must seek advisement from
the department. Students are expected to meet all prerequisites
for admission and meet filing deadlines specified for undergraduate
students.
Registered Nurses with an associate degree in nursing may
articulate at the junior level in the major. Registered nurses
from diploma programs may seek advanced placement through credit
by examination (see Academic Placement Credit
by Examination ).
Registered nurses are in a separate admission pool from the generic
nursing applicants.
Licensed Vocational Nurses are offered three options:
- Generic Nursing Program
- Transfer/Credit by Examination
- Thirty-Unit Option (nondegree)
Health Related Personnel. Medical corpsmen, psychiatric technicians, and others are eligible for credit by examination under the university's policy as outlined in the current catalog.
Advanced placement in the major prepares qualified students
to receive their B.S.N. The curriculum is designed to emphasize
theory-based practice in nursing and to provide the foundation
for graduate study. While pursuing the degree, students are encouraged
to select their area of interest. They are also encouraged to
collaboratively care for patients in a variety of settings: acute
care, critical care, long care, ambulatory care, and home care.
Nursing
Courses