School of Nursing - Bethel College

Warm Greetings! The nursing faculty, staff, and I are proud to welcome you to this webpage to learn more about our nursing programs. We are proud of our fine nursing programs and the contribution our graduates are making to the field of healthcare. Our graduates are known for their holistic clinical expertise, ability to respond to spiritual as well as cultural needs, first time success with the NCLEX–RN exam, and their desire to serve others in a caring and Christian manner. Our graduates share Bethel’s vision of service to others in settings all over the world.

Bethel College offers three degrees in nursing: an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing (BSN), and a Masters Degree in Nursing (MSN).

There are two tracks for the ADN. The ADN program may be completed in two-three years for full-time students. Due to the intense nature of this program it is necessary that some required college courses be taken prior to nursing courses. The LPN to ADN program is designed for LPNs who wish to complete their ADN and may be completed in one year.

The BSN program offers two tracks for students to follow: Track I is a four year curriculum, while Track II meets the needs of registered nurses who desire to complete preparation for nursing at the Baccalaureate level.

All programs are offered at the Bethel College campus with the Associate Degree in Nursing program and the Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program also offered at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana. The RN-BSN program is also offered in St. Joseph, Michigan at Lakeland Health Care Systems.

Bethel College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association. The Baccalaureate Degree program (Track I) and the Associate Degree program (ADN) are accredited by the Indiana State Board of Nursing, Health Professions Bureau. All undergraduate programs are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Information can be obtained from the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) at 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, New York 10006 or by calling 212.363.5555 ext. 153.

PHILOSOPHY

The philosophy of the Bethel College School of Nursing is in accordance with the Christian beliefs, objectives and values-based education of Bethel College. The philosophy is based on the metaparadigm of nursing (person, environment, health and nursing) and includes the faculty's beliefs about nursing education. Under each of the concepts, specific sub-concepts selected for emphasis are interwoven through the curriculum. The concept person includes the sub-concepts of culture and spirituality. Environment includes family and community. Health includes the wellness-illness continuum and health promotion. Nursing includes the sub-concepts of critical thinking, communication, therapeutic nursing interventions, nursing process, professional behaviors, teaching-learning, research, theories and management.

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School of Nursing - Bethel College Courses

STRATEGIES FOR NURSING SUCCESS
This course is for pre-nursing or nursing majors to develop strategies for strengthening study skills and to identify positive coping mechanisms to balance personal and academic stressors.

NURSING FUNDAMENTALS (ADN)
This course emphasizes basic nursing concepts and incorporates the development of conceptual skills needed for therapeutic nursing interventions for culturally diverse individuals. Focus is placed on providing a solid foundation of technical and interpersonal skills. The nursing process is introduced including application to nursing care using clinical and laboratory settings. This course has three hours of class and nine hours of clinical each week.

NURSING I (ADN)
This course focuses on the care of culturally diverse individuals with emphasis on stressors that may interrupt the physiological and psychosocial integrity of individuals. Concentration is placed on use of the nursing process in the care of individuals in acute medical-surgical and psychiatric/mental health settings. This course has three hours of class and 12 hours of clinical each week.

TRANSITION TO ADN NURSING (ADN)
This course provides for the transition of the LPN to the ADN program. An overview of the nursing process and care of culturally diverse individuals is given. There is concentration on care of individuals with selected medical-surgical illnesses as well as clinical experience in psychiatric/mental health settings. The course has a total of 60 hours of classroom and 90 hours of clinical in 10 weeks.

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
This course introduces the student to basic medical terminology and provides a format for building a working knowledge of medical terms. This course has scheduled class and independent study assignments. The course is available to any Bethel student.

MATH FOR MEDS (ADN OR BSN)
This course introduces the mathematical principles of dosage and drug calculations needed for medication administration in nursing. This course has two hours of class for eight weeks. The course is available to any Bethel student.

NURSING PERSPECTIVES (BSN)
This course introduces the student to the profession of nursing. It encourages the student to evaluate personal life goals with reference to the responsibility of the professional nurse before committing themselves to the career of nursing. This course has one hour of class each week and is open to any Bethel student.

SPANISH MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
This course is geared toward individuals working or majoring in health-related areas. The course focuses on the vocabulary needed for the workplace, the grammar to complete the basic skills sequence and task-based practical skills. This course has two hours of class each week.

NURSING II (ADN)
This course focuses on nursing care of culturally diverse individuals and families throughout the life cycle. Emphasis is placed on caring for the childbearing family and adults with medical-surgical illnesses. Students use knowledge of the nursing process and growth and development as a conceptual basis for nursing care. Clinical experiences are provided in acute care and community settings. This course has three hours of class and twelve hours of clinical each week.

NURSING III (ADN)
This course applies the nursing process in the care of culturally diverse, critically ill individuals, children and their families. Leadership and management concepts are incorporated in the care of multiple individuals. Clinical experiences are provided in acute care and communitybased settings. This course has three hours of class and an average of 15 hours of clinical each week.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT (BSN)
This course develops the skills necessary to perform an adult health assessment. The interpretation of data and integration of biological, psychological and social concepts are included. This course has three hours of class each week. Practice sessions are incorporated into class sessions.

NURSING INFORMATICS
This course is designed to prepare students to use technological innovations to enhance clinical practice, research and information management. This is an entirely virtual class with no “classroom attendance.” The instructor will have office hours on the Internet. The course is open to any Bethel nursing student.

PHARMACOLOGY (ADN OR BSN)
This course provides a systematic classification of drugs as the basis for the use of current and new pharmacotherapeutic agents. Content is organized according to systems and therapeutic use with focus on nursing implications and use of the nursing process. This course has three hours of class each week.

INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY-BASED CARE (BSN)
This course introduces the student to the concepts pertinent to communitybased health care. It provides the basis for student practice when caring for individuals and families across the life span outside the acute care setting. This course has two hours of class a week for eight weeks.

NURSING ROLES AND PERSPECTIVES (ADN)
This course focuses on the transition to the role of a provider of care and manager of care within the profession of nursing. The historical development of nursing as a profession is examined. Legal, ethical and moral issues affecting the nurse are explored within a Christian context. This course has two hours of class each week.

CLINICAL CRITICAL PROBLEM SOLVING
This course involves application of critical thinking to clinical problem solving. Computer exercises enhance classroom presentation. This course has one-and-one-half hours of seminar each week.

Nursing Fundamentals (BSN)
This course emphasizes basic nursing concepts and incorporates the development of conceptual skills needed for therapeutic nursing interventions for culturally diverse individuals. Focus is placed on providing a solid foundation of technical and interpersonal skills. The nursing process is introduced including application to nursing care using clinical and laboratory settings. This course has three hours of class and nine hours of clinical each week.

NURSING OF INDIVIDUALS (BSN)
This course places emphasis on medical- surgical nursing concepts and their application to clinical practice with culturally diverse individuals. Emphasis is placed on implementing the nursing process in the care of adults in acute care settings and nursing care of the elderly. This course has four hours of class and 12 hours of clinical each week.

CLINICAL NURSING UPDATE
This course is designed as a refresher course for registered nurses who have graduated more than three years ago, are licensed in the State of Indiana and have not worked in nursing at least 1,000 hours within the past three years. Nurses who satisfactorily complete the course will receive six hours of credit (four hours theory, two hours clinical). The course provides 150 contact hours including 60 hours of theory and 90 hours of clinical. Additional hours may be required for nurses out of practice more than ten years. (This will be determined on an individual basis.)

NURSING OF THE OLDER ADULT (ADN)
This course focuses on health promotion/ protection concepts for older adults. This course has one hour of class each week.

INDEPENDENT STUDY
This course provides an opportunity for independent exploration of literature and resources to further advance nursing knowledge in a specialized area. The student develops an independent study plan under the direction of a faculty member (TBA).

WRITING FOR NURSING PUBLICATION
This course provides an opportunity to increase knowledge and skills in professional writing in nursing. Students are assisted to develop a manuscript, to prepare it for publication and submit the manuscript to an appropriate nursing journal. This course has one-and-onefourth hours of class scheduled for six weeks with individual sessions to be announced.

NURSING OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN FAMILIES
This course focuses on the care of culturally diverse individuals and families throughout the life cycle. The nursing process is used to provide nursing care in psychiatric/mental health settings. This course has three hours of class a week and 15 hours of clinical each week for half of the semester.

NURSING OF CHILDREN & THEIR FAMILIES
This course focuses on the care of culturally diverse individuals and families throughout the life cycle. The nursing process is used to provide nursing care in child-health settings. This course has three hours of class a week and 15 hours of clinical each week for half of the semester.

NURSING OF THE CRITICALLY ILL & THEIR FAMILIES
This course focuses on the care of individuals and families experiencing life- threatening events. The nursing process is used to provide care for those experiencing critical illness and their families. This course has three hours of class a week and 15 hours of clinical each week for half of the semester.

NURSING OF MATERNAL/INFANT FAMILIES
This course focuses on the care of individuals and families experiencing lifechanging events. The nursing process is used to provide care for childbearing families. This course has three hours of class a week and 15 hours of clinical each week for half of the semester.

NURSING THEORY (BSN)
This course explores nursing conceptual models, nursing theories and nonnursing theories that may be applied to nursing practice. Nursing theories are compared to a Christian worldview. This course has three hours of class each week.

NURSING ISSUES (BSN)
This course explores historical, legal, ethical, moral, spiritual and current issues in nursing and the role of the professional nurse. This course has three hours of class each week.

INTERNATIONAL NURSING EXPERIENCE
This course provides students opportunities to study and practice nursing in an international setting. The length of time in the international setting will be approximately ten days to three weeks. The experiences include some nursing activities usually in a public health setting, and will also provide additional cultural activities and field trips.

INTERNATIONAL HEALTH SEMINAR
This course explores the area of international health in terms of important health issues, the economic, political and social factors influencing these issues, and the resources available to address these issues. Attention will be given to appropriate responses by the Christian community. This course has five class sessions of three hours each (one credit). Students may contract for a second hour of credit (TBA). This course is open to any Bethel student.

WOMENS HEALTH
This course provides a comprehensive overview of contemporary womenʼs health topics and a structure for informed personal decision making. This course has three hours of class each week. This course is available to any Bethel student.

SPIRITUAL CARE & HEALTH CARE
This course explores the facets of spiritual care in today’s health care system. This course has three hours of class each week. This course is open to any Bethel nursing student.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT (BSN COMPLETION)
This course refines and enhances skills necessary to perform total health assessment of the individual in a variety of settings. It places emphasis on the intellectual abilities and skills necessary to collect and interpret objective data, utilizing knowledge synthesized from the biological, psychological and social sciences. This course has four hours of class for eight weeks. Practice sessions are incorporated into class sessions.

TRANSITION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING (BSN COMPLETION)
This course provides a bridge for the associate degree or diploma nurse to baccalaureate nursing education and practice. This course has four hours of class for eight weeks.

NURSING THEORY (BSN COMPLETION)
This course explores nursing conceptual models and nursing theories and nonnursing theories that may be applied to nursing practice. Nursing theories are compared to a Christian worldview. This course has four hours of class for eight weeks.

NURSING ISSUES (BSN COMPLETION)
This course explores historical, legal, ethical, moral, spiritual and current issues in nursing and the role of the professional nurse. This course has four hours of class for eight weeks.

NURSING IN THE COMMUNITY (BSN)
This course emphasizes communitybased and population-focused approaches to health promotion. Concepts and theories of contemporary community health nursing are applied in a variety of community settings. This course has three hours of class and 15 hours of clinical each week.

NURSING MANAGEMENT (BSN)
This course focuses on the acquisition and application of management skills and leadership qualities. It emphasizes assessment, decision making, collaboration and coordination in the management of care. Synthesis of previous learning is expected. This course has three hours of class and 180 hours of clinical in the semester.

NURSING RESEARCH I (BSN)
This course examines essential concepts, principles, theories and techniques used in the research process. The evaluation of current nursing research and its potential for use in clinical practice is a central focus. Students are assisted in the development of a realistic nursing research proposal. This course has three hours of class each week.

NURSING RESEARCH I (BSN COMPLETION)
This course examines essential concepts, principles, theories and techniques used in the research process. The evaluation of current nursing research and its potential for use in clinical practice is a central focus. Students are assisted in the development of a realistic nursing research proposal. This course has four hours of class for eight weeks.

NURSING RESEARCH II (BSN)
This course enables the student to coordinate research activities and implement the research proposal that was developed in Research I. Data collection, statistical analysis and presentation of findings are the major components of this course. (Hours TBA)

NURSING RESEARCH II (BSN COMPLETION)
This course enables the student to coordinate research activities and implement the research proposal that was developed in Research I. Data collection, statistical analysis and presentation of findings are the major components of this course. (Hours TBA)

NURSING CARE & HEALTH PROMOTION OF THE OLDER ADULT
This course focuses on the role of the nurse in health promotion, health protection and successful aging for the older adult.

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