You are in the official 2009-2010 General Catalog for California State University, Fresno.
Nursing
The College of Health and Human Services
MICHAEL F. RUSSLER, Chair
CAROL RAYNER, Administrative Support Coordinator
McLane Hall, Room 190
559.278.2041
http://www.csufresno.edu/nursing/
M.S. in Nursing
Option in Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Educator
Option in Primary Care/Nurse Practitioner
School Nurse Services Credential
Special Teaching Authorization in Health (STAH)
Combined program:
Primary Care/Nurse Practitioner (M.S. Nursing)
with School Nurse Services Credential
Faculty
Michael F. Russler, Chair
Mary Barakzai
Robert Fire
Danette Dutra
Mary R. Ivan
Mariamma K. Mathai
Sylvia Miller
Keitha Mountcastle
Christine Ortiz
Janine Spencer
Debbie Steele
Nursing
The mission of the Department of Nursing is to offer quality nursing education to undergraduate and graduate nursing students. This education prepares nurses to make clinical decisions based on theory and research. As life-long learners, graduates are prepared to deliver quality health care for increasingly diverse populations. Graduates will lead, supervise, delegate, manage, and evaluate care outcomes, as well as demonstrate the ability to act as consumer advocates in promoting wellness and facilitating change.
The scope of nursing practice is changing significantly. The professional nurse uses theory and research-based knowledge to provide direct and indirect care to individuals, families, groups, and communities.
In the role as designer, manager, and coordinator of care, nurses collaborate
with patients and interdisciplinary care teams.
The department offers an undergraduate program which leads to the Bachelor
of Science in Nursing, a postbaccalaureate School Nurse Services Credential
Program with an option to pursue the master's degree in nursing and/or a
Special Teaching Authorization in Health (STAH), a graduate program leading
to a Master of Science in Nursing, a Post-Master's Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Program, and a Post-Master's Clinical Nurse Specialist/Nurse Educator Program.
Undergraduate Program
The program requires six semesters of nursing courses in addition to two semesters of prerequisite requirements. The basic General Education require-ments are the same for all majors. Upon completion of the sixth semester clinical course sequence, the student is qualified to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) and apply for the Public Health Nurse Certificate. California State University, Fresno's nursing program is certified by the California Board of Registered Nursing and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Clinical Facilities
A wide variety of clinical placements are available. Placement facilities include Community Hos-pitals of Central California, St. Agnes Medical Center, Children's Hos-pital of Central California, Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Kaweah Delta, Adventist Hospital, Madera Community Hospital, Armenian Home, San Joaquin Gardens, the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group, and the health departments of Fresno, Madera, Kings, and Tulare counties.
Advanced Placement in the Nursing Major
Students seeking advanced placement must seek advisement from the department.
Students are expected to meet all prerequisites for admission and meet filing
deadlines specified for undergraduate students.
Registered Nurses with an associate degree in nursing may articulate
at the junior level in the major. Registered nurses from diploma programs
may seek advanced placement through credit by examination (see Academic
Placement Credit by Examination
).
Registered nurses are in a separate admission pool from the generic nursing
applicants.
Licensed Vocational Nurses are offered three options:
- Generic Nursing Program
- Transfer/Credit by Examination
- Thirty-Unit Option (nondegree)
Health Related Personnel. Medical corpsmen, psychiatric technicians, and others are eligible for credit by examination under the university's policy as outlined in the current catalog.
Advanced placement in the major prepares qualified students to receive their B.S.N. The curriculum is designed to emphasize theory-based practice in nursing and to provide the foundation for graduate study. While pursuing the degree, students are encouraged to select their area of interest. They are also encouraged to collaboratively care for patients in a variety of settings: acute care, critical care, long-term care, ambulatory care, and home care.
The Certificate of Advanced Study - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner is now admitting students. Please contact the department
for more information.
Nursing
Courses