185 Table of Contents Summary of Degree Programs ...... 185 Faculty of Faculty Information ...... 185 Faculty Regulations ...... 186 Program Details ¥ BNRT Program ...... 189 Nursing ¥ BNAT Program ...... 190 ¥ Combined Program ...... 191 Summary of Degree ¥ College Site .... 191 baccalaureate program without having to ¥ Post Diploma ...... 192 relocate. Programs Administration ...... 193 Post Diploma BN Program for Degrees Offered Registered Nurses The Post Diploma Bachelor of Nursing Pattern program is designed for persons who have The Faculty of Nursing offers a two-year completed a diploma nursing program in baccalaureate accelerated track program, a either a hospital school of nursing or a three- to four-year baccalaureate regular community college. To meet demands for track program, a two-year post diploma flexible, accessible programming, the Post baccalaureate program, and an on-site Diploma Bachelor of Nursing program is program at Medicine Hat College, at the delivered exclusively though the Internet/ completion of which the student is awarded a World Wide Web. Bachelor of Nursing degree. The Faculty also offers a two-year Master of Nursing Graduate program and a PhD program (refer to the Faculty of Graduate Studies calendar). See the Faculty of Graduate Studies calendar. Objectives Faculty Information BN Program at the and BN Program at Contact Information Medicine Hat College Location: Professional Faculties 2282 Undergraduate Upon completion of the BN program, the Student Information: Bachelor of Nursing Program graduate will be able to: BN programs (403) 220-4636 ¥ practice in a variety of settings including The University of Calgary offers a flexible, Master’s and Doctoral programs health care agencies/institutions, the innovative, Bachelor of Nursing degree to (403) 220-6241 home and the community prepare students for the opportunities and ¥ consider factors influencing health and challenges of a nursing career in a changing Faculty number: (403) 220-6262 illness health care system. Throughout the program, E-mail addresses: ¥ use knowledge, critical thinking and students are provided with a sound theoreti- Post Diploma BN: [email protected] cal base and supervised clinical experience clinical skills for making sound judg- in a variety of nursing practice settings. Two BN at Medicine Hat College: ments and providing competent care [email protected] BN routes are available: a two-year Acceler- ¥ act to promote health, prevent disease, ated Track for degree holders and a three- to all other BN programs: and care for individuals with acute, long- four-year Regular Track for high school and [email protected] term, and anticipated terminal illnesses transfer students. Master’s and Doctoral: ¥ communicate effectively and develop [email protected] professional relationships with clients Combined Bachelor of Kinesiology Web page URL: www.ucalgary.ca/NU/ ¥ practice with cultural awareness and (General)/Bachelor of Nursing sensitivity to the influences of racial and (Regular Track Program) Introduction ethnic diversity on health This five-year program sponsored jointly by The University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing ¥ participate in the advancement of the Faculties of Kinesiology and Nursing was established in 1969 as an independent nursing practice through research (and administered by the Faculty of Nursing) unit within the University administrative ¥ possess leadership abilities and leads to both the Bachelor of Kinesiology framework, having equivalent status with organizational skills that make an (General) and Bachelor of Nursing degrees. other faculties of the University. The purpose effective contribution as a member of of the Faculty is to prepare, at the under- the health care team Bachelor of Nursing Program at graduate level, nurses who are qualified to ¥ integrate changing technologies into assume first level positions in professional health care Medicine Hat College Site nursing, and at the graduate level, nurses ¥ be committed to the pursuit of knowl- The BN program at the Medicine Hat College who are qualified to assume leadership edge, lifelong learning and professional Site is a collaborative program offered positions in professional nursing. It is development entirely on the Medicine Hat College Site. It recognized that professional nursing was developed jointly by the nursing faculty services are required in a variety of commu- ¥ have a professional sense of social at the University of Calgary and Medicine nity health agencies, and learning experi- responsibility and be an active partici- Hat College in order to allow students in the ences are provided for students in a number pant in influencing health, health care Medicine Hat area increased access to a of significant areas. policy, and reform 186 Faculty of Nursing

Post Diploma BN Program Courses in the Faculty of Nursing may be General Requirements provided through computer based education, Upon completion of the Post Diploma independent self-study and distance learning Students wishing to begin a Bachelor of Bachelor of Nursing program, the graduate modalities as well as by the more usual Nursing degree program must meet will be able to: classroom and clinical teaching strategies. minimum admission requirements as set out in the Program Details section. Also see the ¥ synthesize concepts from the humani- Nursing is a practice based profession. Clinical ties, natural sciences and social Academic Regulations section of this courses or “practice of nursing” courses occur Calendar. sciences with nursing knowledge in the in each session beginning in Winter of first practice of nursing. year. Students complete their clinical experi- Applicants wishing to enter the Bachelor of ¥ demonstrate caring in nursing practice. ences in a variety of institutional and commu- Nursing degree program must commence nity settings, including rural and urban centres, their degree program course of study in ¥ apply the nursing process based upon September (Fall Session). conceptual frameworks of nursing. with a variety of client populations. Examples of facilities and agencies utilized by the Faculty An interview may be required by the Faculty ¥ provide nursing care throughout the life of Nursing include: Children’s Hospital, of Nursing. cycles of individuals, families, groups Alberta Hospital Ponoka, Alexandra Commu- and communities. nity Health Centre, Calgary Correctional Health Regulations ¥ demonstrate independent, interdepend- Centre, Calgary Health Services, Claresholm ent and collaborative roles in the Hospital, Colonel Belcher Hospital, Foothills Applicants are required to complete a Health practice of nursing to promote, maintain Hospital, Home Care, High River Hospital, Questionnaire. In addition, all nursing and restore health of individuals, Peter Lougheed Centre, Rockyview Hospital, students are requested to have completed a families, groups and communities, and Stoney Tribal Health Centre, Strathmore Public program of immunization and a chest x-ray when life is no longer sustainable, to Health Unit, Wood’s Homes, etc. Many other as required. The necessary report forms will assist in coping with the dying process. community health agencies contribute in a be mailed out by the Faculty of Nursing with the offer of admission. ¥ demonstrate accountability for the variety of ways to the programs of the Faculty professional practice of nursing within of Nursing. Out of region and international Throughout their BN program, students are current legal, ethical and professional placements are arranged on an individual expected to keep their immunizations up to standards. basis. date and must provide proof of such updates to the Faculty of Nursing. Failure to do so ¥ apply research findings in the practice of may result in students being removed from and for the advancement of nursing. Faculty Regulations their clinical course work until such time as ¥ accept responsibility for self-directed, adequate proof has been provided. continuous professional development. Admissions Deadlines Academic Accommodating Policy Opportunities Refer to the Applications for Admission It is important for students with documented Career opportunities in nursing are many Schedule in this Calendar for application disabilities, who have met the admission and varied. Staff nurse positions are found deadlines. criteria, to note that the Academic Accommo- in acute care (hospital) settings, extended BN Regular Track program dating Policy does not require the University to lower or substantially modify standards in

Faculty of Nursing care, home care, and community/rural ¥ June 30 for documents from transfer settings. Nurses are also employed in order to accommodate students with students occupational health nursing and in various disabilities. Adaptive technology and/or government services such as outpost ¥ August 1 for documents from high academic accommodations are available to nursing, penitentiaries, international nursing school students facilitate learning, but they do not relieve or the Canadian Armed Forces. Once you students of their responsibilities to develop are a Registered Nurse, you are eligible to BN Accelerated Track program the essential skills and abilities expected of work anywhere in . ¥ June 30 for documents all other students. Student Affairs Combined BKin (General)/BN (Regular Security Clearance/Criminal Track) program Record Check Undergraduate Nursing Society ¥ June 30 for documents Upon admission, all nursing students are (U.N.S.) (Note: First Year - apply by March 1 to required to provide proof of a current security The U.N.S. is a society consisting of elected Faculty of Kinesiology for admission, Second clearance (also referred to as a criminal representatives from the Nursing student Year - apply by March 1 to transfer to record check). In order to be considered body. U.N.S. serves students by providing combined BKin/BN program) “current” the security clearance must be faculty-student liaisons, information on completed during the three months prior to current nursing issues, graduation and BN program at the Medicine Hat College admission, i.e. June 1 - August 31. The yearbook funding, social functions and a Site original security clearance letter must be support network for Nursing students. ¥ December 1 for applications to the presented to the Faculty of Nursing Student University of Calgary (Students will apply Advisor no later than September 15 of the Resources by November 1 through the Medicine Hat year of admission. Without this proof, College Registrar’s Office; completed students will not be allowed to participate in The Faculty of Nursing is located on the first applications will be forwarded to the clinical practice courses. and second floors of the Professional Faculties University of Calgary by December 1) Students who have lived in Calgary for at Building on the main campus of the University ¥ June 30 for documents least six months may contact the Calgary of Calgary. The Faculty houses a Learning Police Service Security Clearance Unit for Centre which is designed as an interactive information on how to obtain a security environment to advance excellence in Nursing. Post Diploma Bachelor of Nursing program for Registered Nurses clearance check (403-206-2052). Students Within it, the acquisition of knowledge and who are from outside of Calgary must contact skills is facilitated through a variety of ¥ June 30 for documents the nearest Police Service in the area in resources which link nursing education, New applicants should refer to “Admission which they have been living in order to obtain practice and research. A multi-media labora- Requirements” in the Academic Regulations a security clearance check. Students who are tory is also available for student use. section of this Calendar for regulations concerned about the presence of a criminal regarding University admission requirements. record should contact the police department Faculty of Nursing 187 to discuss the process for eliminating or through credit courses in the Spring and graduate Programs) in addition to that of the erasing such a record. It is important that Summer Sessions. Department offering the course. students keep the original security check for Courses previously failed or one in which a future employment purposes. Transfer Credit higher grade is sought may not be taken Students whose clinical placements are in Core Nursing courses considered for subsequently “by special assessment,” nor health care agencies that do not require a advanced credit must have been completed may any course be attempted more than criminal record check may be exempted from within the last five years. There is no time once in this way. Not more than the equiva- this policy. limit on completion of support courses which lent of ten half courses (both Nursing and include non-core Nursing options. other courses) completed “by special Registration assessment” may be counted towards a BN Students should be aware that advanced degree. Students should refer to the Registration credits awarded to them are part of the basis section of this Calendar for registration on which they have been admitted to the Extra to Degree Courses procedures. Faculty of Nursing, and therefore are not used in the calculation of grade point Students may wish to register in non Accuracy of Registration averages for promotion purposes. However, required courses which are extra to their in the case of Post Diploma students, Bachelor of Nursing degree. These courses All students are responsible for the com- advanced credits will be used for graduation may be taken by students pursuing a second pleteness and accuracy of their registration purposes in the calculation of Degrees with degree (e.g. BA in Psychology), or may be and for arranging their course selections to Distinction and the Gold Medal Award. taken just for interest’s sake. Students must meet all program requirements as detailed in Students refused transfer credit may wish to indicate at the time of their initial registration, this Calendar. seek credit “by special assessment” (see courses which will be considered as extra to below). degree. Interruption of Program Leading Prospective students should consult with the The grades obtained in extra to degree to a Degree Faculty of Nursing if they are planning to courses are calculated in the annual Faculty review of students’ grade point averages, Students who interrupt their degree program take courses through the Faculty of Commu- although they are not part of the BN in the Faculty of Nursing are warned that nication and Culture or through another program. All grades are included in the after an absence of one calendar year from institution such as . Registrar’s Office calculations, and will academic study at university level, they may See Program Details section for specific appear on the student’s statement of grades be required to comply with any regulations program regulations. and official transcript of record. Students which may have come into effect in regard to should be aware that the grades obtained in their program and requirements. Students Course Work at Other Institutions extra to degree courses may affect their who choose to withdraw for a year will not be overall standing and promotion from one required to re-apply for admission. However, for Transfer of Credit - Visiting year to the next. they must notify the Faculty of Nursing in Student Status writing by March 1 of their intention to return. Students who are interested in pursuing a Students may be authorized to take some of second degree should consult the Faculty of Students who are required to withdraw for their program course work at another academic reasons must re-apply for Nursing. institution if their registration as a Visiting Faculty of Nursing admission. Student is acceptable to that institution, and if they are in good academic standing in the Student Standing Effective Writing Requirement Faculty of Nursing. Permission for such General Requirements All BN Regular Track students and students authorization will be given on a Letter of in the BN at Medicine Hat College must Permission form and requires the approval of The academic performance of students satisfy the Effective Writing Requirement as the Faculty of Nursing. A fee of $25.00 will registered in the Faculty of Nursing is outlined in the Academic Regulations section be charged for each Letter of Permission. assessed at the end of each Fall, Winter and of this Calendar. On completion of studies, it will be the Spring/Summer Session except as indicated responsibility of the student to ensure that within specific program requirements listed Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation official transcripts of grades are forwarded below. Certification directly to the Student Advisor in the Faculty In order to obtain satisfactory standing in the of Nursing so that appropriate credit may be Faculty of Nursing, students must attain a All BN students will be required to submit awarded. Students are advised that taking minimum grade of “C” in all clinical nursing proof of current CPR Certification at the courses at the end of their program may courses. Students may carry a maximum of Basic Rescuer or Basic Cardiac Life Support affect their graduation date. Please contact one “D” grade (i.e., “D+” or “D”) in all non- or “C” level prior to the commencement of the Student Advisor for more information. clinical nursing courses. clinical practice courses. Evidence of such A grade of “C-” or lower in a clinical nursing certification is to be shown to the clinical Credit in Courses “By Special course must be cleared and satisfactory instructor. Assessment” standing achieved before students may Students will be responsible for obtaining progress to any further nursing courses. course training and certification. Students are referred to the Academic Regulations section of this Calendar for Students who receive a second “D” grade in University regulations on obtaining course non-clinical nursing courses must clear one Course Work credits “by special assessment.” of these two “D” grades before progressing to any further nursing courses. Course Load Students wishing to complete nursing courses “by special assessment” must obtain Students who fail to attain satisfactory Only those students who attain a grade point standing as defined above in either a clinical average of 3.00 in a Fall or Winter Session written permission from the Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs), on the appropri- nursing course or a corequisite theory will be permitted to register for one additional nursing course may be required to repeat course in the next session. It should be ate form headed “Permission to Take Courses By Special Assessment.” Students both courses, and will meet with the Course noted that extra courses represent a Co-ordinator and the Associate Dean substantial burden and may influence overall wishing to complete non-nursing courses “by special assessment” require the final (Undergraduate Programs) to determine performance. Opportunities for accelerated their progress through the program. progress in non-nursing courses exist approval of the Associate Dean (Under- 188 Faculty of Nursing

“F” grades in all required nursing courses acted in a manner that is detrimental to student whose performance in the clinical must be cleared by repeating those courses patient care or that patient safety is at risk. area, in the classroom, in tests, or in final before students may progress to any further The Associate Dean will be consulted or examinations is unsatisfactory, may at any nursing courses. “F” grades in required informed about any such situation or action. time be required to withdraw from the support courses must be cleared by A student who wishes to appeal such a Faculty. repeating those courses. “F” grades in decision will follow the appeals process as optional support courses must be cleared by outlined below under Appeals Process. Aegrotat Standing repeating those courses or by substituting other approved options in their place. Students Previously in Aegrotat standing (i.e., standing granted to a candidate who is prevented by illness from Students may repeat a course previously Satisfactory Standing attending examinations) may be granted by failed or one in which a higher grade is 1. Will retain that standing if they have the Faculty Council to a student registered in sought. However, students usually will be either of the last two years of the program. permitted to repeat a particular course only achieved a grade point average of at once. Exceptions to this regulation may be least 2.00 (first and second years) or at Any student wishing to take advantage of made only in unusual circumstances and at least 2.50 (third and fourth years and this privilege should apply to the Dean of the the discretion of the Associate Dean Post Diploma students) on all courses Faculty of Nursing. (Undergraduate Programs). taken since their previous review. Dean’s List Students will not be permitted to withdraw 2. Will be placed on probation for a more than once from a particular course. maximum of one academic year if they The Dean’s List recognizes the outstanding Students will be required to withdraw if they have achieved a grade point average of academic achievement of all BN students in have accumulated a total of more than ten 1.70 to 1.99 (first and second years) and the Faculty. It is compiled annually at the end half-course equivalent withdrawals while in 2.00 to 2.49 (third and fourth years and of the Winter Session and a statement of attendance at the University of Calgary. Post Diploma students) since their last inclusion on the Dean’s List will be recorded review. All grades (including original grades in on the student’s transcript. To be included on repeated courses) are used in the calculation 3. Will be placed on probation if they are the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a of grade point averages for purposes of the required to repeat any nursing course, grade point average of 3.60 or higher in four official University transcript of record and for regardless of their grade point average. or more half courses or equivalent in each of progression in the Nursing programs as 4. Will be required to withdraw if they have the previous Fall and Winter Sessions. outlined in the sections “Students Previously a grade point average of less than 1.70 in Satisfactory Standing” and “Students on (first and second years) or less than Graduation Probation.” 2.00 (third and fourth years and Post Diploma students) since their last Requirements Policies Relative to Clinical review. To be awarded the Bachelor of Nursing Experience 5. Will be allowed academic probationary degree from the University of Calgary, all BN status only once while registered in the students must maintain a minimum grade Students are advised to read the general Faculty of Nursing. point average of 2.00 in first and second University regulations regarding attendance years and 2.50 in third and fourth years as in the section of this Calendar headed Faculty of Nursing Students on Probation set out in the Academic Performance “Academic Regulations.” Regulations section above. 1. May be permitted to proceed to higher Students may be required to complete BN students at the Medicine Hat College level non-clinical nursing courses with clinical experience at sites other than the Site who opt for the nursing diploma exit at the consent of the Associate Dean and location of their residence. Students’ clinical the end of third year will graduate from Administrator (Undergraduate Pro- experience may also be scheduled at Medicine Hat College. Students who choose grams), and as space permits. various hours, including evenings, nights and to exit with an RN diploma are required to weekends. 2. Will be reinstated in satisfactory complete all Nursing and support courses in Students must demonstrate satisfactory standing if they have achieved the the first three years of the curriculum. required cumulative grade point average clinical performance as delineated in the Students in the fourth year of the program over all courses taken since and behavioural objectives of the course. who are in unsatisfactory standing may not including those on their previous review. Participation in all activities that are related retroactively apply for the RN diploma exit. to clinical courses is mandatory. 3. Will be required to withdraw if they fail to Failure to fully participate in clinical and achieve the required cumulative grade Degrees with Distinction tutorial sessions will be reviewed by the point average over all courses taken The notation “With Distinction” will be faculty members teaching the course. since and including those on their inscribed on the permanent record and Students are advised that evaluation will be previous review. graduation parchment of all BN students based in large measure on their day-to-day 4. Will be required to withdraw if they fail to whose grade point average is 3.60 or better performance. obtain satisfactory standing in any in their most recent ten full-course equiva- subsequent nursing course, regardless A student who does not meet the course lents taken through the University of Calgary of cumulative grade point average. objectives due to absence may apply to the Faculty of Nursing. Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs) Students placed on probation or required to Students who have taken part of their course for a deferral of term work. Students are withdraw will be advised in writing. work at another institution or who have cautioned that, even under extenuating Students required to withdraw may not apply transferred into the Faculty with fewer than circumstances, added clinical or tutorial for readmission in the twelve-month period ten full-course equivalents remaining to be experience is not always available, and following their withdrawal. Written application completed for BN requirements may be therefore, in such cases, permission to defer must then be made to the Dean. granted a degree with distinction at the term work will be denied. discretion of the Faculty. Normally, a student will not be permitted to Unsatisfactory Standing withdraw from a clinical course in order to avoid a failing grade in that course. The Faculty Council may refuse permission to a student or prospective student to enter An instructor may prohibit a student from any year of any course, if, in the opinion of attending or completing a clinical experience the Council, the student shows a lack of if there is evidence that the student has general educational attainment. Further, a Faculty of Nursing 189

Appeals Process in a shorter timeframe. Details will be made Program Details available to students as this program is Reappraisal/Appeals Bachelor of Nursing Regular phased in, and will be dependent on clinical and faculty resources and student demand. Appeals initiated by students in the BN, BN Track (BNRT) Program at the at Medicine Hat College Site and Post 1st Year Diploma programs will be governed by the University of Calgary University’s regulations and procedures. Fall Session Appeals at the Faculty level must be in Introduction Nursing 201/203/205 writing, directed to the Dean and submitted The University of Calgary offers a flexible, Zoology 269 within 15 days of the event or ruling giving innovative Bachelor of Nursing degree to Science option (Biology 231 rise to the appeal. Any such appeal must prepare students for the opportunities and recommended) specify (a) exactly what is being appealed, challenges of a nursing career in a changing (b) grounds for the appeal, and (c) the health care system. Throughout the program, Winter Session remedy sought. If sufficient grounds are not students are provided with a sound theoreti- Nursing 207/209/211 specified in the letter of appeal, the Chairper- cal base and supervised clinical experience Humanities option (Jr. English son of the Committee on Appeals may refuse in a variety of nursing practice settings. recommended) to entertain the appeal. Students entering the Regular Track Also see section on Reappraisal of Grades program directly from high school will likely Social Sciences option (Psychology and Academic Appeals in the Academic take four academic years to complete the 205 or Sociology 201 recommended) Regulations section of this Calendar. program. However, transfer students with Spring Session prior post-secondary course work may be Nursing 213 (2 week consolidation) Fees and Expenses able to complete the Regular Track program in three or three and one half years depend- 2nd Year Tuition ing on availability of clinical and faculty resources and student demand. Fall Session Please refer to the Academic Regulations Nursing 301/3021 section of this Calendar for a breakdown of tuition fees. BN students who take courses in Admission to the Program Nursing 311 Spring/Summer Sessions to complete See admission regulations in the Academic Statistics2 degree requirements will be assessed Regulations section of this Calendar. Winter Session standard University tuition fees for these (a) Standard (high school) Admission: Nursing 303/3051 courses. English 30, Pure Mathematics 30 (or Mathematics 30), Biology 30, Chemistry Nursing 309 Non-Refundable Admission 30 and one other “30” level 5-credit Nursing 307 Deposit subject. Open option Upon admission to the BN program students (b) Adult Student Admission: English 30, are required to pay a $200 deposit to hold Pure Mathematics 30 (or Mathematics 3rd Year their position in the class. This deposit is 30), Biology 30 and Chemistry 30. The Fall Session Faculty of Nursing fifth 5-credit subject is waived. applied to the Fall Session tuition fees and is Nursing 401/4021 non-refundable after August 1. (c) Transfer Admission: This shall be determined on the basis of the grade Senior open option Residence point average calculated over the most Philosophy option recent course work to a maximum of five Winter Session Students may obtain a brochure with up-to- full-course equivalents (University of 1 date information on residence costs by Calgary courses and/or transferable Nursing 403/404 contacting the University Housing Office. courses taken at other institutions). All Nursing 405 grades within a session will be included Senior open option Miscellaneous Expenses except where the number of courses Spring/Summer Sessions Additional expenses will include: taken within a session exceeds that required to fulfill (to a maximum of) five Nursing 406 (4 week consolidation) 3 ¥ Uniforms, Shoes full-course equivalents, in which case Nursing 501/5023 ¥ Laboratory Coat the highest grades will be used. Transfer ¥ Laboratory Kits, Stethoscope students must also present the required 4th Year matriculation subjects as outlined in (a) ¥ Textbooks, Course Syllabi, Reading or (b) above. Fall Session Packages Nursing 406 (13 week consolidation) 3 ¥ Security Clearance/Criminal Record Limitation of Enrollment Senior open option Check Enrollment in the BN program is limited. Senior open option ¥ CPR Certification/Re-certification Applicants will be accepted on the basis of Senior open option ¥ Immunizations academic standing in high school and/or previous post-secondary education com- Winter Session ¥ Travel to and from Clinical Areas pleted. As a consequence of the limitation on Nursing 501/5023 ¥ Parking Fees at Clinical Locations enrollment the following procedures apply: Senior open option ¥ Sundry (Name Badges, etc.) Preference is given to Alberta residents. ¥ Nurse Registration Examinations 1Corequisite Theory/Practice courses in second and third Course Requirements years will run back to back (one-half class each session). ¥ Letters of Permission for Visiting 2Students may take any one of the following statistics Student Status The four-year curriculum outlined below is courses: Anthropology 307, Applied Psychology 301, intended primarily for high school students. Political Science 399, Psychology 312, Sociology 311/315, Transfer students who have prior post- Statistics 201, 211, 217, 333, or 357. Students who secondary credit in non-nursing support complete a full-year course or equivalent (e.g., Psychology courses may be eligible to complete the BN 312 or Sociology 311/315) may also receive credit for a half 190 Faculty of Nursing

senior Social Sciences option or a half senior open option in clinical experience in a variety of practice 9-10 week session (mid June - mid the BN program. settings throughout the program. August) 27-30 hrs./week 3Fast Track Option Transfer students who have completed all of their support 4th Year course options may be able to complete Nursing 406/501/ Admission 502 within Spring/Summer Sessions, or Spring/Fall The BNAT program is intended for students Fall Session Sessions and complete the BN degree in three or three and who hold an approved baccalaureate degree Nursing 401/402 one half years. with at least 15 full courses from an accred- Nursing 309 ited post-secondary institution recognized by Other Requirements 1 the University of Calgary. Admission will be Statistics Students who are unable to complete granted on a competitive GPA basis 13 week session (normal timeframe) Nursing 201/203/205 in the Fall Session will (calculated on the most recent five full- 25-28 hrs./week be required to apply for readmission in a course equivalents), and in the case of Winter Session subsequent year. Students who complete equivalent applications, preference will be Nursing 201/203/205 in the Fall Session but given to degree holders who have completed Nursing 405 who are unable to complete Nursing 207/ the Anatomy/Physiology and Statistics Nursing 501/502 209/211 in the Winter Session and Nursing courses. Due to the extremely heavy nature 13 week session (normal timeframe) 30 213 in the Spring Session will not have to of the program, it is recommended that hrs./week apply for readmission, but will be registered students plan not to work while they are 1 in subsequent sessions of these courses taking this program. Hence, students should Students may take any one of the following statistics only as space permits. courses: Anthropology 307, Applied Psychology 301, ensure that they have financial resources in Political Science 399, Statistics 201, 211, 217, 333 or 357. Promotion from year to year is by recom- place prior to starting this program. mendation of the Faculty of Nursing. For Other Requirements purposes of promotion, the academic year is Requirements Students who are unable to complete the considered to be from September 1 of one Following is a list of the support courses that Fall Session of third year will be required to year to August 31 of the next. Hence, Spring/ must be presented upon admission to BNAT apply for readmission in a subsequent year, Summer Session grades are calculated with or, in the event of a deficiency, must be or will be considered for transfer to the BN the previous Fall/Winter Session grades. The completed prior to graduation. Students will Regular Track program only as space minimum requirement is a grade point not be admitted to BNAT if they are deficient permits. BNAT students who complete the average of 2.00 in each of the first two years more than four half-course equivalent Fall Session of third year but are unable to and 2.50 in each of the last two years. support courses. complete any of the remaining sessions will H Zoology 269 be registered in those remaining sessions of Program Regulations BNAT only as space permits, or will be 1 Duration of Degree Program H Statistics considered for transfer to the BN Regular Except with special permission of the Dean, H Science option Track program, again only as space permits. the BN degree must be completed within H Philosophy option Promotion from year to year is by recom- seven calendar years from the date of initial H Humanities option mendation of the Faculty of Nursing. For registration in the program. purposes of promotion, the academic year is Faculty of Nursing H Social Sciences option considered to be from September 1 of one Transfer Credit 4 H open options year to August 31 of the next. Hence, Spring/ Students transferring from other institutions 6 H senior open options Summer Session grades are calculated with or faculties within the University are consid- the previous Fall/Winter Session grades. Please note that Nursing courses in each ered on an individual basis. However, Students must achieve a minimum 2.00 GPA Session will not necessarily be taught students will be required to complete the in third year (first and second years in the concurrently; most courses will be taught in a equivalent of not fewer than ten half courses, Regular Track program) and a minimum 2.50 block. Students are admitted to third year. at least six of which must be Nursing GPA in fourth year (third and fourth years in courses taken as a BN student. the Regular Track program). 3rd Year Nurse Registration Examinations Fall Session Conditions and Regulations In order to be considered eligible to write the Nursing 201/203 BNAT students will be subject to the nurse registration examinations, BN students Nursing 207/209/211 standard Faculty of Nursing conditions and are required to complete the fourth year Zoology 269 regulations found in this section of the program requirements with a minimum 2.50 Calendar, e.g. Health Regulations, Criminal grade point average. 13 week session (normal timeframe) Record Checks, CPR Certification, Clinical 22-27 hrs./week Policies, Dean’s List, Degrees with Distinc- Bachelor of Nursing Winter Session tion, Gold Medal Award, etc. Nursing 205 Accelerated Track (BNAT) Duration of Degree Program Nursing 301/302 Program Except with special permission of the Dean, Nursing 307 the BN degree must be completed within Introduction Nursing 311 seven calendar years from the date of initial The two-year Bachelor of Nursing Acceler- 13 week session (normal timeframe) 28 registration in the program. ated Track (BNAT) program was developed hrs./week in response to an expressed need by Transfer Credit transfer students, particularly degree Spring Session Students transferring from other institutions holders, to be able to complete a degree in Nursing 303/305 or faculties within the University are consid- Nursing in a shortened timeframe. The BNAT 6 week session (early May - mid June) ered on an individual basis. However, is a flexible, innovative program that will 28 hrs./week students will be required to complete the prepare students for the opportunities and equivalent of not fewer than ten half courses, Summer Session challenges of a nursing career in a changing at least six of which must be Nursing health care system. Students will receive a Nursing 403/404 courses taken as a BN student. sound theoretical base and supervised Faculty of Nursing 191

Nurse Registration Examinations Fall Session Conditions and Regulations In order to be considered eligible to write Nursing 201/203/205 Combined degree students will be subject to the nurse registration examinations, Kinesiology 203 the standard Faculty of Nursing conditions BNAT students are required to complete and regulations found in this section of the their fourth year with a minimum 2.50 Zoology 361 Calendar, e.g. Health Regulations, Criminal grade point average. Winter Session Record Checks, CPR Certification, Clinical Nursing 207/209/211 Policies, Duration of Degree Program, Combined Bachelor of Kinesiology 355 Transfer Credit, Dean’s List, Degrees with Kinesiology (General)/ Distinction, Gold Medal Award, Nurse Zoology 363 Registration Examinations, etc. The Bachelor of Nursing Spring Session promotion and graduation requirements of Regular Track Program Nursing 213 each Faculty apply. Introduction 3rd Year Bachelor of Nursing The five-year program sponsored jointly by Fall Session Program at the Medicine the Faculties of Kinesiology and Nursing Nursing 301/302 (and administered by the Faculty of Nursing) Hat College Site Nursing 311 leads to both the Bachelor of Kinesiology Introduction (General) and Bachelor of Nursing degrees. Humanities option Winter Session The BN program at Medicine Hat College is a three and one-half year partnership Admission Nursing 303/305 program offered entirely on the Medicine Hat Students wishing to pursue this program will Nursing 307 College Site. It was developed jointly by the normally apply to enter the combined degree Nursing 309 nursing faculty at the University of Calgary after successful completion of at least eight and Medicine Hat College in order to allow Statistics1 half-course equivalents in the Faculty of students in the Medicine Hat area increased Kinesiology. Biology 231 and Kinesiology access to a baccalaureate program without 4th Year 261 must be included in these eight half having to relocate. The program has a focus courses. Entrants into the combined program Fall Session on gerontology and rural nursing, and will (i.e., Faculty of Nursing) must meet the Nursing 401/402 prepare students for professional nursing transfer admission criteria that apply to the practice in a wide variety of community and Kinesiology 473 Bachelor of Nursing Regular Track program. business settings. Students who apply to the combined Senior Kinesiology option program from a Faculty other than Kinesiol- Winter Session Admission to the Program ogy (or students who apply from an outside Nursing 403/404 institution) must meet the annual admission Students will apply to enter the program in criteria of both the Faculties of Kinesiology Nursing 405 year one at Medicine Hat College. Upon successful completion of their first two years and Nursing plus present a minimum of eight Philosophy option Faculty of Nursing of the program and upon meeting the half-course equivalents (which include Spring Session Biology 231 and Kinesiology 261). Students University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing 2 should consult with the Student Affairs office Nursing 406 admission criteria (minimum 2.00 GPA on the in each Faculty prior to applying to the last 5 full-course equivalents), students apply combined program. 5th Year to enter the University of Calgary as third Fall Session year students. The remaining courses will be completed as University of Calgary students. 2 Requirements Nursing 406 The third and fourth year courses will be Students are strongly advised to adhere to Senior open option delivered on the Medicine Hat College Site the following program of studies. Senior Kinesiology option with University of Calgary Faculty of Nursing professors as instructors of record. The 1st Year Senior Kinesiology option fourth year is fast-tracked in the Fall Apply by March 1 to Faculty of Winter Session Session, allowing students to complete the Kinesiology for admission Nursing 5012 BN program in three and one half years. 2 Fall Session Nursing 502 Course Requirements Kinesiology 201 Senior open option 1st Year Kinesiology 211 1 Students may take any one of the following statistics courses: Anthropology 307, Applied Psychology 301, First and Second Years of the program Kinesiology 243 Political Science 399, Statistics 201, 211, 217, 333 or 357. are Medicine Hat College courses. 1 2 Kinesiology 251 Students who wish to fast track the fifth year Nursing Fall Session courses may be able to take Nursing 406 in the Spring Kinesiology 261 Session of fourth year and take Nursing 501/502 in Summer Biology 275 Winter Session or Fall Session of fifth year, depending on clinical and Junior English faculty resources and student demand. Biology 231 Health Studies 210 Kinesiology 213 Other Requirements Nursing 251 Kinesiology 245 Once admitted to the combined program, a Psychology 205 student may elect to remain in it or switch to Kinesiology 253 Winter Session either of the two separate degree programs, Kinesiology 263 as long as the requirements of each Faculty Biology 231 continue to be met. Failure to meet require- 2nd Year Biology 277 ments will result in a student being required Nursing 253 Apply by March 1 to transfer to to withdraw. combined BKin/BN program Nursing 255 192 Faculty of Nursing

Psychology 351 their intention to do so to the Medicine Hat 1. The Post Diploma Bachelor of Nursing Spring Session College Registrar by December 1 of third Program for Web-Based Students year, and will have a maximum of five (PDBN-WWW) Nursing 263 calendar years from the date of initial The Post Diploma program is offered Nursing 264 registration in the program to complete the exclusively via the World Wide Web. A course requirements for the nursing diploma. sufficient number of option courses are 2nd Year Students exiting with a nursing diploma may available via the Web to enable all Fall Session apply for readmission into the program to students to complete degree require- Nursing 351 enable completion of the final session and ments. Students in Calgary and environs exit with a BN degree. No additional course may also elect to take their support Nursing 353 work is required for diploma graduates in courses on-campus in the traditional way. Nursing 361/3622 order to be readmitted into the final session Students should be aware that Web Winter Session of the program, space permitting and within courses are subject to Outside Tuition a three-year time limit. Applications for Policy (i.e. tuition fees are higher). Nursing 363/3642 readmission from Diploma graduates must 2. The Post Diploma Bachelor of Nursing Nursing 365 be submitted by March 1 of the year they Program for Centennial College Nursing Nursing 367 intend to re-enter. Their final session must be Program Graduates (PDBN - CENT) completed within two years following Open option readmission. Graduates of the three-year Centennial Spring Session College (Scarborough, Ontario) Nursing program can complete the Post Diploma Open option Transfer Credit program via the Web. Through extensive Students transferring from post-secondary program evaluation, it has been 3rd Year institutions other than Medicine Hat College determined that graduates admitted to are considered on an individual basis. Fall Session Centennial College in Fall 1996-Fall However, students will be required to 2 2000 inclusive will be permitted to take a Nursing Offsite 451/452 complete the equivalent of not fewer than ten reduced number of courses (11 half- Statistics 3333 half courses, at least six of which must be course equivalents) for degree comple- Nursing courses taken as a BN student at Winter Session tion at the University of Calgary. Web the Medicine Hat College Site. Nursing Offsite 453/4542 courses are subject to Outside Tuition Policy (i.e. tuition fees are higher). Nursing Offsite 455 Nurse Registration Examinations 3. The Post Diploma Bachelor of Nursing Philosophy 3133 In order to be considered eligible to write the Program for Medicine Hat College Spring Session nurse registration examinations, BN students at the Medicine Hat College Site are required Nursing Program Graduates (PDBN Ð Nursing Offsite 457/458 to complete the fourth year program MHC) requirements with a minimum 2.50 grade Graduates of Medicine Hat College 4th Year point average. Students who satisfactorily (Medicine Hat, Alberta) can complete Fall Session complete the program by December of their the Post Diploma program via the Web.

Faculty of Nursing Nursing Offsite 551/553/554 fourth year will be eligible to write the nurse Through extensive program evaluation, registration examinations in January and will it has been determined that graduates 1 First and Second Year course descriptions will not be listed be awarded their degree in June of the admitted to the Medicine Hat College in the University of Calgary Calendar since students must following year. Students who decide to exit Southern Alberta Collaboration for complete them prior to their admission to this institution. with an RN diploma from Medicine Hat Nursing Education (SACNE) program in 2 Corequisite Theory/Practice courses in second and third College must complete the third year of the Fall 1994-Fall 1998 inclusive will be years will run back to back (one-half class each session). program with a minimum 2.50 grade point permitted to take a reduced number of 3 Students in the Fall Session of third year will register in average. courses (10 half-course equivalents) for University of Calgary courses (Nursing Offsite 451/452 or degree completion. Web courses are 453/454 while concurrently taking Medicine Hat College subject to Outside Tuition Policy (i.e. Statistics 333 and Philosophy 313). Fees for the latter will Post Diploma Bachelor of tuition fees are higher). be due and payable to Medicine Hat College. Nursing Program Other Requirements Introduction Admission to the Program Promotion from third year to fourth year is by See admission regulations in the Academic The Faculty of Nursing at the University of recommendation of the University of Calgary Regulations section of this Calendar. Calgary is committed to baccalaureate Faculty of Nursing. For purposes of promo- education for nurses, and to making such For adult student admission, applicants must tion, the academic year is considered to be education easily available. The Faculty offers present Alberta Grade XII English 30 and from September 1 of one year to August 31 a Post Diploma Bachelor of Nursing (PDBN) Biology 30 with no grade lower than 50 per of the next. Hence, Spring/Summer grades program for nurses who have obtained a cent. Biology 30 may be waived if applicants are calculated with the previous Fall/Winter nursing diploma from a hospital or commu- present an Anatomy and Physiology course Session grades. The minimum requirement nity college. In keeping with the University of as part of their RN diploma program. In lieu is a grade point average of 2.50 in each of Calgary’s strategic direction, the Faculty of of Biology 30, transfer students may present the third and fourth years. Nursing has endeavoured to meet student Biology 231, which will be credited as a half demands for flexible, accessible program- Science option in the program. Program Regulations ming by offering non-traditional delivery Applicants are required to submit two copies Duration of Degree Program methods using the Internet/World Wide Web. of each of the following documents to the Except with special permission of the In addition, the Faculty has engaged in Admissions Office: contracts with two colleges to facilitate Associate Dean (Undergraduate Programs), ¥ Official high school transcripts. the BN degree must be completed within baccalaureate completion by graduates of ¥ Official school of nursing program seven calendar years from the date of initial their programs. transcripts. registration in the program. Students wishing to exit with a Medicine Hat College nursing ¥ Official transcripts from university or any diploma at the end of third year must declare other educational institution attended by the applicant. Faculty of Nursing 193

Details regarding transcript regulations may Post Diploma Bachelor of Nursing Computer System Requirements be found in the Academic Regulations Program for Centennial College Nursing section of this Calendar. Program Graduates (Admitted to Centen- In order to participate in web-based course work, students must be familiar with Applicants must complete an Information nial College in Fall 1996 to Fall 2000) (PDBN Ð CENT) navigating on the internet and must own or Sheet; a standardized form will be sent to have access to specific computer hardware the applicant by the Faculty of Nursing. Core Nursing Courses1 and software. Please refer to the Faculty of Applicants who are successful in gaining Nursing website (www.ucalgary.ca/NU) for admission must provide proof of current CPR Nursing 411 Nursing Scholarship the most current computer requirements. Certification at the Basic Rescuer or Basic Nursing 421 Nursing of Families Cardiac Life Support level prior to the Nursing 441 Health Assessment Program Regulations commencement of clinical practice courses, Nursing 441, 533 and 53. Applicants must Nursing 531 Community Health Nursing Duration of Degree Program also submit proof of current, active provin- Theory The baccalaureate program for registered cial/international nurse registration prior to Nursing 533 Community Health Nursing nurses must be completed within seven the commencement of Nursing 533 and 543. Clinical Practice calendar years from the date of initial registration in the program. Students may Evidence of such certification is to be shown Nursing 537 Nursing Leadership and complete the program on a full- or part-time to the clinical instructor. Management basis. Part-time students are encouraged to Limitation of Enrollment Nursing 543 Senior Practicum complete some or all of the support courses prior to making application to the program. Enrollment in the Post Diploma Program is Support Courses2 limited. Applicants will be accepted on the basis of academic standing in high school Applied Psychology 301 Transfer Credit and/or previous post-secondary education Science option Transfer credit from outside the Faculty of Nursing is limited to ten half courses. completed. As a consequence of the Open option limitation on enrollment the following Students must complete the remainder of the procedures apply: Open option program, including six half nursing courses, while registered at the University of Calgary. (a) Preference for admission to all PDBN 1 Nursing 531 is a prerequisite to Nursing 533. Nursing 441/ Courses taken at a university or community routes is given to applicants who have 533 are prerequisites to Nursing 543. demonstrated academic ability at the 2 At least three of the four half support courses must be at a college level may be transferable for credit university or community college (post senior level (300 or higher). One of the open options may provided that these courses were not used diploma) level with a minimum grade be a Nursing option (e.g. Nursing 503 Ð Selected Topics). towards the RN diploma. point average of 2.50. Post Diploma Bachelor of Nursing Students should also be aware that regard- (b) Work experience, educational back- Program for Medicine Hat College less of the number of transfer credits ground, career plans, community and Nursing Program Graduates (Admitted to awarded, the program cannot be completed professional service will also be taken Medicine Hat College in Fall 1994 to Fall in less than three academic sessions. into consideration in the selection of 1998) (PDBN Ð MHC) candidates. Core Nursing Courses1 Administration

Faculty of Nursing Course Requirements Nursing 421 Nursing of Families Faculty Administrative Nursing 461 Pathophysiology Post Diploma Bachelor of Nursing Program Officers for Web-Based Students (PDBN Ð WWW) Nursing 531 Community Health Nursing Theory Acting Dean Core Nursing Courses1 Nursing 533 Community Health Nursing M.A. Reimer Nursing 411 Nursing Scholarship Clinical Practice Associate Dean (Research) Nursing 441 Health Assessment Nursing 537 Nursing Leadership and S.J. Evans Management Nursing 531 Community Health Nursing Associate Dean (Undergraduate Theory Nursing 539 Research in Nursing Programs) Nursing 533 Community Health Nursing Nursing 543 Senior Practicum E.H. Thomlinson Clinical Practice Associate Dean (Graduate Programs) Support Courses2 Nursing 537 Nursing Leadership and D.N. Hughes Management Applied Psychology 301 Nursing 539 Research in Nursing Open option Nursing 543 Senior Practicum Open option One half senior Nursing option chosen 1 Nursing 531 is a prerequisite to Nursing 533. Nursing 533 from Nursing 421/461/503.08/511 is prerequisite to Nursing 543. 2 At least two of the three half support courses must be at a 2 Support Courses senior level (300 or higher). One of the open options may Applied Psychology 301 be a Nursing option (e.g. Nursing 503 Ð Selected Topics). Three half open options chosen from Other Requirements courses offered by the Faculties of Humanities, Science and/or Social Sciences. Students’ performance will be initially reviewed for promotion in the program when Three half open options they have completed not less than the equivalent of six half courses. Students must 1 Nursing 531 is a prerequisite to Nursing 533. Nursing 441/ achieve a minimum grade point average of 533 are prerequisites to Nursing 543. 2.50. 2 At least three of the six half open options must be at a senior level (300 or higher) and a maximum of two of the six Post Diploma students will not be allowed to half open options may be Nursing options. register in courses which duplicate content already taken in their RN diploma program. 194 Faculty of Nursing

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