2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES 71REGISTRATION TO PRACTISE NURSING NURSE PRACTITIQNER' (e) STREAM {6397}- On receiving the B:Sc.N. degree after successful completion of REQUIREMENTSthe (A) Stream of the B.Sc.N: Program, graduates are eligible to , ADVANCED CREDIT: 42 UNITSwrite the RN Licensing Examinations which are administered by , 'the College of Nurses of Ontario. Application to write ,the RN Licens- Required elective completed beforeadmissiori: 6 units,ing Examinations is madethrough the Facl:lltyof Health Sciences.' LEVEL 111:42 UNITS 'DIPLOMA RN (B) STREAM ,{6391} (UNITS'GRAPED: 42)The program of study for Diploma Registered Nurses is inte- TERMS 1 AND 2: 33 UNITS,grated withexisting course offerings. The practice of nursing in 21 units HTH SCi 1CGZ,2C07, 3B03, 3C04diverse·cliil'ical settings will occur in all academic terms. The, 6'units NURSING 3S03,3T03curriculum is designed to build on the existing knowledge and 6 units Electives 'skills of, the students, to prevent duplication of , learning experi- SUMMER T1:RM: '9 UNITSences and to prepare. the' students to function in an! expandedrole in community and institutional settings. ' , 9 units : E;lective,sThe curriculum is planned for five academic terms if taken on a 'LEVEL IV: 44 UNITS ;full-time basis. If taken Qn a part-time basis, students are nor- (UNITS GflAD'ED: 34, UNITS PASS/FAIL:10)mally allowed sixyears after the first Nursing course to complete TERMS 1 AND'2:31 UNITS'the program requirements.ELECTIVES" ,. ,' .' , '.2 units, HTH SCI 4102 , ,,', ,Twenty-four units, of electives are to be s,elected from disci- 26 units NURSPRAC 4AA5, 4AB5, 4P03, 4R03,4TA5, 4TB5. .' 3 units' 'Electives 'pHnes of the student's choice, ot which a' minimum of ;12 \jnitsare to be ,chosen from courses deSignated as level II or above. SUMMER TERM: 13 UNITS ', Normally a' maximum of nine units, of electives may be selected (UNITS GRADED: 3; UNITSPASS/FAIL: 10)from Nursing and Health Sciences elective courses. For some 13 units NURSPRAC 4C13courses, the amount of duplication of required content will pre- TOTAL UNITS 134clude their being use,d for elective c~edit in theB.Sc.N. Program. ' , REQ' UIREME~TS FOR STUDENTS'WHOREQUIREMENTS ' " ',11ENTERED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 2001 'ADVANCED CREDIT: 42 UNITS " All Nurse Practitioner (C) Stream students who entered prior toLEVELIII: 45 UNITS',September 2001 have the option of continuing under the curricu-:,'(UNITS GRADED: 45)lum in effect,wnen they entered as published in the Undergradu-, TERMS 1 AND 2: 33 UNITS "ate-Calendar of the year of entry. Alternatively, students may take21 units HTH SCI 1 CCT,2C07; 3B03, '3C04' , advantage of the' program requirements which took .effect in Sep-12 units . NURSING 3MM3, 3N03, 3T03; 3VV3 , tember 2001. All students are strongly e,ncouraged to contact theSPRING TERM: 6 UNITSCoordinator of Studies for individual counseJling to decide upon, 6 units E.lectives, their. program of study. " 'SUMMER TERM: 6 UNITSEXTENDED CLASS OF RI;GISTRAT,ON (RNlEC)(3 units Electives On successful completion of the Ontario Primary Health Care,LEVEL IV: 34 U~ITS , Nurse Practitioner Program, nurses registere,d, with the~ College(UNITS GRADED: 22; UNITS PASS/FAIL:12)of Nurses of Ontario are eligible to write the Extended ClassTERMS'1 AND 2,: 34 UNITSLicensing examination through the College of NurSeS of Ontario2 units ' HTH SCI 4102 ,','(CNO). Updates regarding.: this process ?re available to regis-20 units NURSING 4P04, 4Q04 (or'NURSING 4A02, 4:E03.. tered students on the N.P. Network.' ,4F03), 4S06, 4T06, , " ' COLLABORATIVE B.Sc.N.(D) STREAM1:2 units Electives CONESTOGA SITE {6385}TOTAL UNITS: 121 MOHAWK SITE , {6386}REQUIREMENTS FOR STUDENTS WHOThe Faculty has planned the curric,ulum so that the study ofENTERED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 2001nursing, the physiological, psychological and socia.! sciences,, AIIB.Sc.N(B) Stream students who entered the program prior~to and the humanities are .interrelated and span the entire pro-'September 2001 have the option of continuing under thecurricu- gram: In level I~ the ambuntof nursing experience is relativelylurn in effect when they'entered as published in the Calendar of small; the majpr proportion of study is in the behavioural andthe year of entry. Alternatively, students may take a:dvantage of the natural sciences'. The nursing compGnent increases progres-:,, program requirements which took effedin September 2001. All sively through leveJslI, III, and IV, as the study of natural. scistudentsare strongly encouraged to contact the Coordinator of " encesis completed. Normally, because ,of timetable constrairtts,Studies fqr individual counselling to gecide upon their program of courses must be taken in the level. indicated ,in the curriculum.,study. Students require a minimum of 121 units to graduate. ELECTIVESONTARIO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSEThe curriculum followed at both sites is equivalent to the curricu-PRACTITIONER PROGRAM (C) STREAM" I f h B S N B . (A) St H th' T d P,The, Ontario Primary Health ',Care Nurs'e Practitioner Program um or t ~ . c. . ,aSIC ' , ream. owever, e specl Ie sychologycompone.nt and 15 units of elective courses are college­, (C) Stream is being phased out. The last entry into this pro- , based, courses whi9h have been assigned t,he McMas, ter desiggramwas in September 2004. ., This program has been developed by a provincial consortium of ten nation COllAB and ate open only to Nursing students at theOntario universities offering one standardized curriculum since 1995." Mohawk a,nd Conestoga sites as specified in prerequisite stats-The program' prepares students with a nursing 9 i ploma with ments. For course descriptiens, please see COLLAB courses inrelevarit experierice to provide individuals, families and commu- the Course Listings section ofthis Calendar under Nursing Connitieswith the five basic componentsgf comprehensive primary sortium .rD) Stream. Mohawk and Conestoga students,must take.health care services (promotion, prevention, cure, ,rehabilitation· 15 units of COlLAB electives and 15 units of McMaster electives.and support) within: an extended 'scop~of nursing.Enrolment in ,some COllAB courses may be limited.,Computer skills and Internet access arerriandatory. Distance " Thirty units of electives are to be selected from disciplines ofeducation modalities "are' employed in all courses in the Nurse 'the student's choice, of which a minimum of 12 units are to.' be. ,Practitioner (C) Stream. Tutorial sessions are held on site at the' chosen from courses designated as level:1I or above. Normally, . University. Field experience is required for several cour~es.' a maximum of nine units of elective.s maybe selected from Nurs-', FuH-time, B.Sc.N.lN.P.students attend classes for 24 consec,u- ' ing and Health Sciences .elective courses. For some courses,tivemonths; Once N.P. core courses are started/the five courses the amount of duplication of required content will precluge theirmustbe completed within three, calendaryears._ being used for elective creditin the B.Se.N. Program., , "