Houston Baptist University (College of Nursing)

Houston Baptist University College of Nursing, established in 1969, offers a bachelor degree in nursing (BSN) and an associate degree in nursing (ADN). The undergraduate programs average 125-130 students annually. The College is committed to educating nurse generalists who are prepared to meet the health care needs in today’s world. The undergraduate programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission and the Board of Nurse Examiners for the state of Texas. Graduates of the baccalaureate and associate degree programs have consistently achieved high first time pass rates on the licensure exam for RNs. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS IN NURSING The College of Nursing offers an innovative curriculum for the undergraduate programs. A main theme for the curriculum is "making clock builders, not just time tellers." In other words, our goal is to educate nurses to create health care delivery systems to meet the needs of individuals, families and groups in society, not just function within the current health care system. Nursing is a performance-based profession. Like performers who sing or play an instrument, students need to be involved in becoming proficient over most of their time in college instead of during the last two years of college work. Thus, students may enter the nursing courses early in the sophomore year. Health care is focusing on health promotion and disease prevention, as well as community based care. The curriculum reflects this focus and includes opportunities for service-based learning. The nursing curriculum is designed to prepare nurses who function well within acute care and specialty settings. We believe this is a result of the number of clinical hours required, faculty supervision of the clinical experiences, and limited observational experiences. All courses required for either the ADN or BSN degrees are offered at HBU. The ADN program is designed to prepare RNs for practice within a short timeframe to increase accessibility of RNs for the health care industry. The ADN program prepares graduates who are capable of promoting health and healing for individuals and families as nurse generalists. The BSN program prepares graduates to promote health and healing through direct care and management and coordination of care for individuals, families, groups, and communities. There is a core curriculum required of all undergraduate nursing students. The ADN students graduate upon successful completion of the core curriculum. The BSN students take additional courses designed to develop the proficiencies for baccalaureate level practice. Both programs prepare graduates to take the examination for Registered Nurse (R.N.) licensure offered by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas. Students are required to declare their majors and must file a degree plan prior to entering the nursing courses. Most of the nursing courses are offered during the academic year from September through May. Students will need to take the Smith College of General Studies program courses concurrently with nursing and during the summers to progress through the program in a timely manner. The Board of Nurse Examiners may refuse to admit a person to the R.N. licensure examinations if the person has been convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, or to any individual with lack of fitness or good character to practice nursing by any reason of physical or mental illness, intemperate use of alcohol or drugs, or unprofessional or dishonorable conduct which is likely to deceive, defraud, or injure patients or the public. Under its procedures, the Board is required to conduct a background check of these areas. An individual enrolled or planning to enroll in the nursing education program who has reason to believe he or she may be ineligible for the R.N. license may petition the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas for a declaratory order as to the person’s eligibility. Neither the University nor its faculty can answer this question for a person. The Board of Nurse Examiners may be reached at: Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas, 333 Guadalupe #3-460, Austin, TX 78701, (512) 305-6818. Applicants to the nursing programs are to meet entrance requirements of Houston Baptist University and are to manifest positive qualities of health, character and personality with the potential to develop good professional character. To be eligible to enroll in the nursing majors, departmental requirements are described below. Objective criteria (grade point averages, science grade point average, number of hours completed toward the degree, and number of hours taken at HBU) may be used to rank candidates for selection for entry into the programs depending on the number of eligible candidates and availability of clinical experiences. Standardized exams are given at checkpoints throughout the curriculum and a comprehensive exam is administered at the end of the undergraduate programs. The exams are used as measures of retention and competence to enhance students’ abilities to take the RN licensure exam. Failure to demonstrate retention or competence on the specified exams requires remediation. Remedial study and retesting to demonstrate retention and competence may result in delays for graduation. Houston Baptist University College of Nursing offers a rigorous nursing curriculum that includes academic and clinical performance requirements. To be awarded an Associate or a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, the student must successfully complete both elements of the program. Students who receive a nursing degree from Houston Baptist University will have been exposed to the skills and knowledge necessary to pass the RN licensure exam and perform the clinical tasks normally expected of registered nurses. The Houston Baptist University College of Nursing does not guarantee that each person admitted to its nursing program will pass all elements of the program or that those graduated from the program will be able to pass the licensure exam and/or secure employment as a nurse. Attaining these goals depends on the degree to which the student diligently applies him or herself to the studies and on the economic forces influencing the health care industry. Neither of these factors is within the control of the Houston Baptist University College of Nursing.

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School name: Houston Baptist University (College of Nursing)
Address: 7502 Fondren Rd
Zip & city: TX 77074 Houston
Phone: 281-649-3430
Web: http://www.hbu.edu/hbu/College_of_Nursing.asp?SnID=380242153
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