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Purpose of Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
Description of Program
Admission to the University
Pre-Nursing Advisement
Nursing Program
Admission Policies
English Language Proficiency
Grade Requirements
HESI A2 Admission Exam
Transfer Students
Nursing Program Contracts
Advisement
School of Nursing Policies
New Student Orientation
Essential Tasks
Documentation of Vaccinations, Insurance and Health Care Provider Cardiac Life Support Course
University Core and Nursing Pre-requisites
Pre-requisite Course Descriptions
Graduation Requirements
Scholarships and Awards
University
Student Nurses Association
Purpose of Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
The Bachelor of Science degree provides students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge, competencies and attitudes of the professional nurse by developing skills in assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of health care with
individuals, families and groups in a variety of settings.
Description of Program
The Nursing program requires completion of the core requirements of the University and pre-requisite course work prior to enrolling in the upper-division Nursing courses. Nursing course work builds on the pre-requisites and integrates theoretical and clinical knowledge.
Admission to the University
Students are admitted in fall, summer and spring semesters. Students interested in the baccalaureate program apply through the Office of Admissions and signify on the University application form "Pre-Nursing Major." Once the student is admitted as a Pre-Nuring Major, the Office of Admissions will send the student's record to the Health Sciences Advisement Center and an advisor will serve as the student's advisor.
Pre-Nursing Advisement
Pre-nursing students, both, full- time and part-time, are required to meet with an adviser located in the Health Science Advisement Center to develop a schedule of pre-requisite classes. This schedule, known as the 'PRE-NURSING SCHEDULE", details courses which the student must complete to be eligible for admission into the nursing program.
| Division of Health Sciences Advising Center Email: healthsciencesadvisingcenter@unlv.edu BHS 100 702-895-5448 |
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(from left to right: Karen Shubbuck, Vaune Kadlubek, Tony Terrell) Ms. Vaune Kadlubek, Director Mr. Tony Terrell, Advisor Ms. Karen Shubbuck, Advisor |
Nursing Program
Students are admitted into the four-year baccalaureate nursing program three times a year (fall, spring and summer semesters). Once admitted to the nursing program, students are expected to maintain continuous full-time enrollment, thus allowing completion of the nursing course work in 16 months. For example, if the student is admitted in spring semester, he/she would attend, spring, summer, fall & spring semesters. Students complete the program three times a year. However, commencement will be held twice a year, in the fall and spring. Students who finish the program in August, have a choice of walking at commencement in May or December. To walk in May, the graduate application must be filed by the spring semester deadline.
Admission Policies to School of Nursing for students admitted to UNLV after Fall 06
The number of students admitted each semester is determined by the availability of clinical placements and the number of nursing faculty. Students utilize the admission criteria published within the UNLV Undergraduate catalog in effect at the time of admission. Students admitted to UNLV in Fall, 2006, or following semesters, must complete a formal application to the School of Nursing. Admission will be offered to students achieving the highest rank scores until all class positions are filled. The worksheet used in ranking is available online at http://nursing.unlv.edu/programs_bsn_app.html, or at the School of Nursing office.
Students not accepted must reapply for admission in subsequent semesters. A waiting list is not maintained.
Data utilized in the completion of the worksheet by the Admissions Committee includes:
Students admitted to the University prior to Fall 2006 may choose to apply to the School of Nursing through the competitive process if they have a HESI A2 score at or above the national average. A letter stating an candidate's wishes must be received by the BSN Coordinator prior to the nursing school application deadline. Candidates will then be ranked according to the published criteria and not considered by their date of university admission or completion of prerequisites. Students not admitted must reapply in subsequent semesters.
An applicant who is a non-native English speaker must provide proof of English language proficiency. A non-native speaker is an individual whose primary language in the home was a language other than English (or a non-English language) or who received K-12 (or equivalent) education in schools where English was not the medium of instruction. Admission can be granted only with the demonstration of sufficient English proficiency by a satisfactory score on one of the following tests:
Test |
Minimum Satisfactory Score |
Computer TOEFL iBT |
100 |
overall GPA: Students may be considered for admission to the nursing major (NURS) when a minimum GPA of 3.00 is
established (see below for information related to transfer students)
a grade of B (3.00) or above must have been earned in either the first or second enrollment (an audit counts as an enrollment) in the following prerequisites courses: Fundamentals of College Mathematics (MATH 120) or College Algebra (MATH 124); Anatomy and Physiology (BIOL 223/224-within last five years); Microbiology (BIOL 251); and Nutrition and Development Across the Lifespan (NURS 299)
a grade of C (2.00) or above in all other general education and prerequisite courses.
For admission into the nursing program applicants are required to take the following HESI A2 sub-exams: (1) Math; (2) Reading Comprehension; (3) Grammar; and (4) Anatomy and Physiology. To be considered for admission, applicants must achieve a 75% or higher composite score and also achieve a 75% or higher average on the Math, Reading Comprehension and Grammar sub-exams. Applicants must pass (achieve these scores) on their first or second attempt. Register for HESI A2 Exam
Student will be considered eligible to apply for admission into the basic baccalaureate pathway under the following conditions.
For more information see Nevada System of Higher Education: Transfer Rights and Responsibilities for Students and Institutions
Notification of Admission
Prior to the beginning of each regular semester, a rank ordered listing of students who have met the admission criteria is formulated.
Students selected for admission in the upcoming semester will be contacted via letter from the School of Nursing to negotiate a Nursing Program Contract. Within the letter, a deadline date for response is identified. If students do not respond to the letter within the designated time period, the class space reserved for the student will be awarded to the next eligible candidate.
Students who are qualified for admission, but do not gain admission due to lack of space must reapply the following semester. Eligible students have the option of not being enrolled at UNLV for one semester during their re-application process.
Students who are contracted to begin the nursing classes, but do not honor the contract by attending nursing classes will be dropped from the program, and would have to reapply for admission.
Nursing Program Contracts
All nursing majors are required to negotiate a program contract. The letter notifying the student of acceptance into the program will identify the school official who will negotiate the program contract.
Advisement
After admission to the nursing program, all students will be assigned a nursing advisor from the undergraduate nursing faculty. Students are to meet with their advisor once a semester.
School of Nursing Policies
Students enrolling within nursing classes must attain a copy of the Student Handbook. This publication details the School of Nursing Policies. Students are accountable for knowing and observing these policies. Changes in the Student Handbook are made each semester and are posted on the SON web page.
New Student Orientation
Incoming students are required to attend a student orientation. At the orientation session, information concerning the program will be provided and data collected.
Essential Tasks
The School of Nursing faculty, have formulated a list of essential tasks [related to observation; communication; motor abilities; conceptual-integrative and quantitative abilities; and behavioral and social attributes] in which applicants and students within the nursing program should be able to engage in a reasonably independent manner, with or without reasonable accommodations. Students should review the demands of the program as a means to compare their own capabilities against the identified demands.
Prior to admission to the program, potential students must obtain a physical examination from a physician or nurse practitioner that verifies the student’s potential to complete the program.
Documentation of Vaccinations, Insurance and Health Care Provider Cardiac Life Support Course
Prior to enrollment in the initial semester of nursing classes students will be asked to (1) sign a waiver releasing the School of Nursing, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas from responsibility for injury or illness resulting from exposure to disease, medicines, or treatments while in the clinical setting, (2) present evidence of tuberculosis testing within the past year, (3) provide documentation of measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and diphtheria, and tetanus immunizations within the past 10 years, (4) provide evidence of HBV vaccination series, (5) provide evidence of a physical exam demonstrating the student’s ability to perform the essential functions of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) and (6) completion of a student funded drug screen - details for completion of the drug screen will be provided at the time the student signs the Nursing Program Contract. Students are also asked to complete a background check, at the student’s expense, which is required for being accepted into the hospital clinical setting.
Health History & Physical Examination Form 
Essential Functions for Clinical Course Work Form
Prior to the first clinical experience each semester, the student must provide evidence of current health insurance. The confirmation is shared with the clinical agency in which the clinical is being conducted. If a student does not have proof of health insurance, he/she will not be allowed to remain in clinical. The student is responsible to determine that their health insurance coverage includes provisions for emergency room visits in the event of a needle stick or other high risk exposure in the clinical setting, as well as the costs of anti-HIV drugs if the physician determines the medications are warranted.
Prior to the first clinical experience each semester, the student will be asked to show evidence of completion of the American Heart Association Health Care Provider Life Support Course within the past two years.
University Core and Nursing Pre-requisite Requirements
Note: Every student must complete a three-credit multi-cultural course and a three-credit international course. Courses satisfying other requirements may simultaneously satisfy the multi-cultural and international requirements, but one course cannot satisfy both the multi-cultural and the international requirements.
Pre-requisite Requirements
Students enrolling in the basic four year program are required to complete the University’s General Education Core Requirements. While a variety of classes will meet university requirements, it should be noted that many courses identified below are chosen because they are pre-requisites to other courses in that discipline or are pre-requisite to Nursing courses. There are 61-62 credits of general education pre-requisite course work and 4 credits of pre-requisite Nursing course work (NURS 299).
| HUMANITIES | CREDITS (22) |
| ENG 101 |
3 |
| ENG 102 | 3 |
| ENG 231 or 232 | 3 |
| HUM/FINE ARTS (One Spanish class preferred, see catalog for courses which will meet requirement. Opportunity to meet International Requirement). |
9 |
| PSC 101 or HIST 100 | 4 |
| SCIENCE/MATH |
CREDITS (27) |
| MAT 120 or 124 (requires B) | 3 |
| BIO 189 | 4 |
| BIO 223 (requires B) | 4 |
| BIO 224 (requires B) | 4 |
| BIO 251 (requires B) | 4 |
| CHE 110 | 4 |
| CHE 111 | 4 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCE |
CREDITS (12 or 13 ) |
| PSY 101 | 3 |
| SOC 101 | 3 |
| Social Science Course (in discipline other than psychology or sociology. See catalog for courses which will meet the requirement). | 3 |
| STAT (HSC 300 or SOC 404 or SW K 404 or PSY 210) | 3 or 4 |
| PRE-NURSING CORE REQUIREMENT | CREDITS (4) |
| NURS 299 (requires B) | 4 |
| University Core and Nursing Pre-requisite Requirements | TOTAL 65-66 |
Suggested course of study by semester if beginning in Fall |
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| 1ST Semester (Fall) |
15 credits |
| ENG 101 | 3 |
| MAT 120 (requires B or higher) | 3 |
| PSY 101 | 3 |
| *Humanities | 3 |
| SOC 101 | 3 |
| 2nd Semester (Spring) |
13 o r 14 credits |
| ENG 102 | 3 |
| BIO 189 | 4 |
| SOC 404 or SWK 404 or PSY 210 or HSC 300 | 3 or 4 |
| PSC 101 or HIST 100 | 4 |
| 3rd Semester (Summer) |
8 credits |
| CHE 110 | 4 |
| CHE 111 | 4 |
| 4th Semester (Fall) |
14 credits |
| BIO 223 (requires B) | 4 |
| NURS 299 (requires B) | 4 |
| ENG 231 or 232 | 3 |
| *Fine Arts | 3 |
5th Semester (Spring) |
14credits |
| BIO 224 (requires B) | 4 |
| BIO 251 (requires B) | 4 |
| *Humanities | 3 |
| *SOC SCI | 3 |
| Total Credits | 65-66 |
*One of these classes must meet the International Core Requirement
Pre-requisite Course Descriptions
ENG 101
Composition and Rhetoric
A course designed to develop fluency and confidence in writing by extensive practice in the narrative, descriptive and expository modes of discourse. Prerequisite: Satisfactory scores on the placement exam, most commonly the ACT or SAT. (See catalog section titled Graduation Requirements.) 3 credits.
ENG 102
Composition and Rhetoric
A continuation of ENG 101 with emphasis on critical thinking and practice in persuasive discourse. Pre-requisite: ENG 101 or equivalent. ENG 101 and 102 (or their equivalents) are pre-requisites for all upper-division English courses. (See catalog section titled Graduation Requirements.) 3 credits.
ENG 231
World Literature I
Introduces students to world masterworks from the beginning through the Renaissance. 3 credits
ENG 232
World Literature II
Introduces students to world masterworks from the Renaissance through modern periods. 3 credits
MAT 120
Fundamentals of College Math
Real numbers: consumer mathematics: variation: functions, relations and graphs; geometry of measurement; probability and statistics; sets and logic. Prerequisites: 3 years of high school mathematics at the level of algebra and above. Satisfactory score on Math Placement test (ACT or SAT scores). 3 credits
- OR -
MAT 124
College Algebra
Equations and inequalities: relations and functions; linear, quadratic, polynomial, and logarithmic functions; systems of linear equations and inequalities; matrices; sequences and series; binomial theorem. Pre-requisites: three years of high school mathematics at the level of algebra and above, and a satisfactory score on the Math placement test (ACT or SAT scores) or MAT 096 or equivalent. 3 credits.
SOC 101
Introduction to Sociology
Introduction to understanding human behavior, social life, and social change through the perspective of sociology. 3 credits.
HSC 300
Statistics for the Health Sciences
Introduction to quantitative methods in the analysis and interpretation of data from research in the health and human movement sciences. Emphasis will be placed on conceptual understanding, appropriate application of tests and interpretation of results. 3 credits.
- OR -
SOC 404
Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences
(Same as SWK 404.) Study and practice with statistical methods especially useful in the presentation and interpretation of psychological, sociological and educational data. 4 credits.
- OR -
PSY 210
Statistical Methods in Psychology
Study and practice with statistical methods especially useful in the presentation and interpretation of psychological data. Pre-requisite: PSY 101 and MAT 096, 124 or 126 or satisfactory placement on the mathematics pretest or consent of instructor. 4 credits.
- OR -
SWK 404
Statistical Methods in the Social Sciences
(Same as SOC 404.) Study and practice with statistical methods especially useful in the presentation and interpretation of social work, psychological, sociological and educational data. 4 credits.
PSC 101
Introduction to American Politics
(Satisfies the United States and Nevada Constitutions requirement.) A survey of United States national, state, and local governments with attention to unique aspects of Nevada government. 4 credits.
- OR -
HIST 100
Historical Issues and Contemporary Man
(Satisfies the United States and Nevada Constitutions requirement.) Designed to create, particularly for the non-major, an awareness of the ideas, individuals, and social forces that have shaped history. Sources include art, biography, drama, fiction, and film. 4 credits.
PSY 101
General Psychology
An introduction to psychology including introductory treatment of sensationperception-cognition, physiological psychology, learning, personality, development, social psychology, assessment and history. 3 credits.
BIO 189
Fundamentals of Life Science
Survey of contemporary biology: includes structure, function, interactions and evolutionary origins of living systems. For Biological Sciences majors and others who require biology as part of their professional career preparation. 4 credits. (NOTE: Course may be waived if student meets criteria. Check with Biology Department).
BIO 251
General Microbiology
An introduction to general microbiology. Aspects of microbiology including soil, aquatic, ecological and pathogenic bacteriology, virology and molecular genetics will be discussed. The laboratory will present basic principles of bacterial physiology and identification. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Pre-requisites: BIO 189 and one college-level chemistry course, or consent of instructor. 4 credits.
BIO 223
Human Anatomy and Physiology I
The structure and function of the skeletal, articular, muscular, nervous and sensory systems. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Prerequisite: BIO 189. 4 credits.
BIO 224
Human Anatomy and Physiology II
The structure and function of the digestive, respiratory, circulatory, excretory, genital, and endocrine systems. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Pre-requisite: BIO 223. 4 credits.
CHE 110
Introduction to Chemical Principles I
Survey of elementary principles of general chemistry and their application to living systems. For students in programs such as nursing and allied health. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Credit will not be allowed in both CHE 102 and 110. Pre-requisite: MAT 096 or placement in MAT 124 or higher. 4 credits.
CHE 111
Introduction to Chemical Principles II
Survey of elementary principles of organic chemistry and biochemistry. For students majoring in nursing and allied health. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Credit will not be allowed in both CHE 111 and 170. Prerequisite: CHE 110. 4 credits.
NURS 299
Nutrition and Development Across the Lifespan
Focuses on application of growth and development principles and the science of nutrition in health and illness across the lifespan emphasizing social, cultural, environmental, and economic factors. This course meets the Multi-cultural requirement. Pre-requisite: BIO 189. Theory, 4 credits.
*Fine Arts and /Humanities
Course work to meet the General Education Requirements
*Social Science Courses
To meet the General Education Requirements.
*One of these classes must meet International requirement.
Scholarships and Awards
The School of Nursing has been the recipient of several scholarship funds. The criteria for each fund is determined by the donor and is available upon inquiry. The availability of funds is variable. Students seeking financial assistance (scholarship or loans) should complete an application form at the Student Financial Services Office as well as provide required information specific to the scholarship to the School of Nursing. Award recipients are chosen by faculty utilizing donor criteria.
University
All undergraduate students enrolled for seven credit hours or more, are automatically members of the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (CSUN). Part-time students are eligible to be CSUN members upon payment of CSUN fees. This self-governing body is structured to promote the needs and viewpoints of all students through a representative government. The CSUN operates under the full recognition of the faculty and the Nevada Board of Regents. Copies of the CSUN Constitution, the basic guideline for student government, are available to members of the student body in the Office of the CSUN President. CSUN officers are elected by the student body.
Fee-paying students receive an identification card entitling them to reduced prices to various cultural and social programs. The card also enables students to vote and to hold elected office.
Student Nurses Association
Students in the School of Nursing formulated the Student Nurses Association in 1972. This association has established bylaws which closely follow the bylaws of the National Student Nurses Association. All Nursing students are eligible for membership within this association and are urged to join.
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