Trinity Christian College (Department of Nursing)

A major in nursing is offered for basic students (no prior nursing credentials) and registered nurse graduates of ADN and diploma programs. The nursing major builds on the liberal arts and science foundation and encompasses study in the natural, behavioral, and social sciences, the humanities, and nursing sciences.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (www.ildfpr.com) and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, D.C. 20036-1120; 202-887-6791; www.aacn.nche.edu/Accreditation). The program leads to a bachelor of science in nursing degree (B.S.N.). Upon completion of all requirements, basic students (no prior nursing credentials) are eligible to apply to take the Nursing Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) to become registered nurses.

Clinical portions of the program are held in area hospitals, intermediate care and rehabilitation facilities, community health agencies, home health agencies, schools, and clinics. Three clock-hours of clinical or laboratory experience is equivalent to one semester-hour of credit. The communication requirement of the general education curriculum is met across the nursing curriculum.

RN BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM

Registered nurse students (graduates of associate degree or diploma programs) may complete the baccalaureate degree through full- or part-time study. The RN student must meet the entrance requirements for the undergraduate program and provide evidence of:

1. Graduation from an NLNAC-accredited associate degree or diploma nursing program.
2. Licensure to practice in the state of Illinois as a registered nurse.

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Department of Nursing Courses

CONCEPTS OF HEALTH CARE AND NURSING
An exploration of the nature, scope, and conceptual foundations of health care and nursing. Introduces students to the major concepts of the nursing program: caring, self care, and care management.

NUTRITION
This study of basic and changing nutritional requirements relative to health and illness focuses upon substances, processes, assessment, and adaptions for health deviations.

NURSING CONCEPTS
Foundational concepts essential to the discipline of professional nursing.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT AND PROMOTION
This course develops skills in health assessment and health promotion across the life span. Students will learn to conduct physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual assessments and to identify clients at risk. The course emphasizes use of these data in health promotion and education. Includes experience in laboratory and community settings.

THERAPEUTIC NURSING INTERVENTIONS
This course develops skill in the therapeutic nursing interventions essential for caring, self care, and care management.

PHARMACOLOGY
Students study drug classifications, interactions, and interrelationships as used in the treatment of well and ill clients. Nursing implications are emphasized.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
This study of pathophysiological mechanisms related to disease emphasizes adaptive responses.

ADULT HEALTH NURSING I
This course applies caring, self-care, and care management principles in nursing practice with the adult client seeking to maintain health. Clinical practice component in selected hospitals and community settings.

ADULT HEALTH NURSING II
This course synthesizes caring, self-care, and care management principles in nursing practice with the adult client seeking to maintain or restore health. Clinical practice component in selected hospitals and community settings.

NURSING CARE OF CHILDBEARING FAMILIES
This course synthesizes caring, self-care, and care management principles in nursing practice with women, newborns, and families seeking to maintain or restore health. Clinical practice component in selected hospitals and community settings.

INDEPENDENT STUDY
Topics are selected from the students’ major interests. Prerequisite: permission of the department.

NURSING RESEARCH
This study of research concepts and techniques enables the student to evaluate nursing literature and nursing problems.

NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
This course synthesizes caring, self-care, and care management principles in nursing practice with children and families seeking to promote, maintain, or restore health. Clinical practice component in school, ambulatory, acute, and rehabilitative settings.

MENTAL HEALTH NURSING CARE
This course synthesizes caring, self-care, and care management principles in nursing practice with individuals, families, and communities seeking to promote, maintain, or restore mental health. Clinical practice component in selected hospital and community settings.

ADULT HEALTH NURSING III
This course synthesizes caring, self-care, and care management principles in nursing practice with the adult client seeking to restore health. Clinical practice component in selected hospitals and community settings.

PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY HEALTH
This course explores factors influencing the health of the community and the role of nursing in promoting community and public health. Examines the development of nursing informatics in the field of community health.

NURSING CAPSTONE PRACTICUM
For basic students this course provides a student-to-graduate transitional experience in health care settings. This intensive clinical practicum permits the student to manage a full client workload with all of its duties and responsibilities. RN students contract with the instructor for an individualized, independent practicum designed to afford a learning experience beyond previous practice.

TOPICS IN NURSING
An optional course offering the student opportunity to explore selected topics within health care. Topics offered will vary from year to year dependent upon faculty expertise and interest, student interest, and current issues. The course may be repeated for credit. There may be a clinical component to the topic.

ISSUES IN NURSING PRACTICE
A synthesis course addressing current issues in nursing, including leadership and management, ethical, sociocultural, political, economic, legal, and technological issues, and their relevance to health care and nursing practice at the micro, meso, and macro levels of health care.

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