Collaborative Models of
Education ADN-BSN
Top Ten Countdown of Breakthroughs and Barriers
Presented by: Diane Morey, PhD, MSN, RN,CNE
College of the Canyons
The Ah Ha Moments …
Breakthroughs!
1.
Elimination of Pediatric and Adult/Aged
Courses from CSUN’s requirements for
RN to BSN as being redundant. (electives
will be developed by CSUN to focus on
any content from these courses that is
beyond prelicensure)
2. Pathophysiology course: Student’s can
take by credit by exam
The Ah Ha Moments …
Breakthroughs!
3. Introduction to Professional Nursing
will allow for demonstration of
competence for already acquired
knowledge/skills and complete
requirements only for a limited
number of weeks of non-repetitive
content.
4. Dynamics of Nursing Leadership: will
require students to demonstrate
acquired knowledge by completing all
exams with other students. They may
attend all lectures if desired or opt
out of select content that may repeat
pre-licensure work.
The Ah Ha Moments …
Breakthroughs!
5.
HSci 306 Supportive/Educative
Nursing (3 unit lecture) was
originally to become an elective. It
will be revised to reflect an
increase in health literacy content
and focus on teaching families,
groups, communities.
I Have a Lump on My Forehead
… Barriers
1.
Logistics of students taking courses
at two schools concurrently with
different academic calendars and
limitation of times of course
offerings.
2. COC cohort students may find that
enrolling in COC and CSUN courses
simultaneously is not workable in
terms of outside jobs and/or course
workload.
I Have a Lump on My Forehead
… Barriers
3. Number of units: By not accepting the lower
division nursing courses as directly equivalent
to upper division nursing courses that are the
same pre-licensure courses creates a barrier
to a more streamlined process.
Students can only transfer 70 units to the
CSU and must complete a total of 120 units.
ADN to RN students often take more units
than a generic nursing student in a CSU
nursing program. (Increased units for science
prerequisites above that required in IGETC,
required to take 9 units of Upper Division GE
unless they have another Bachelor’s degree)
I Have a Lump on My Forehead
… Barriers
4. Because of CSU budget restrictions any
students in the pilot group, who are not already
admitted to CSUN, will enter CSUN for 1-2
semester through the Tseng College of
Continuing Education.
The Health Sciences Department and Nursing
Program will hold class positions for these
students.
The students will not be able to get financial
aid for such courses, will pay higher fees, and
will not be categorized as matriculating
students.
Students are not allowed library access as a
continuing education student.
Drum Roll Please … Most
Surprising Outcome
• Still in the beginning
stages….Students are enrolled
currently in COC Nursing
Program first semester and will
take a CSUN course this
summer.
• In the fall the students will take
a CSUN course with COC’s
second semester nursing
program courses.
Drum Roll Please … Most
Surprising Outcome
Curriculum
CSUN:
• Careful critique of curriculum to make sure
it meets needs of RN-BSN students
COC:
• Making changes to curriculum that will
ultimately improve the program for ADN
students and better prepare them for
transfer.
– Students are extremely motivated and
more students are interested in this
option.