Nursing

Nursing; Collaborative BScN

• • A secondary school diploma, including six Ontario 4U or 4M credits (or equivalent), is required for admission. These credits must include English (ENG4U) and one 4U credit in Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics, each with a minimum grade of 70%. To be considered for acceptance into the program, candidates must possess a minimum average of 75% calculated using the required courses noted above and the two highest additional 4U/M course grades.
• • Students enrolled in the Diploma in Indigenous Learning for future Nursing students will be admitted to the collaborative BScN program if their cumulative average is 70% and they have obtained a minimum 60% in each of the courses in the diploma program.
• • Candidates who are requesting to transfer from another nursing program must complete the Nursing Transfer Protocol of the Office of Admissions. Potential transfer students must provide written consent for Trent University to seek information about the students’ academic and clinical performance in their previous program(s).
• • In addition, all successful applicants are required to obtain and submit non-academic requirements (NARs) by the deadlines prior to entry into clinical practice. NARs must be renewed on an ongoing basis throughout the duration in the program. For deadlines and renewal cycles, students should reference the TFSON website section on non-academic requirements.
• ◦ mask fit testing current within 2 years;
• • NARs are subject to change as required by placement agencies. Failure to complete or renew NARs within the designated timeframes will result in the student’s inability to enter or continue in clinical practice.
• • A student with a criminal record that is unacceptable to a clinical placement agency may not be able to complete the program. Students who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons must submit medical documentation.
• • Students who have been withdrawn from the Trent/ Fleming School of Nursing for failing two or more NURS theory courses may be considered for readmission to the program if, after withdrawing, they take five one-semester courses transferable to the University within the 12 months prior to applying for readmission. Students must have a cumulative average of at least 75% in all courses taken in these semesters. At least three of these courses must be in sciences. These may be used as electives as per the BScN degree requirements.
• • Students who have been required to withdraw and are applying for readmission may be required, as part of the admission process, to demonstrate nursing knowledge and skills learned to date, including medication calculations, in order to determine an appropriate placement in the program.
• • Students who have been required to withdraw and who, after being readmitted, fail another NURS course or have a cumulative average lower than 65% will be required to withdraw and not be readmitted to the Trent/Fleming School of Nursing.
• In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must satisfy the University degree requirements.
• • All degree requirements must be met within seven years of commencing the program. For students in the PN to BScN program, all degree requirements must be met within seven years of commencing the bridge (George Brown) portion of the program.
• • A minimum cumulative average of 65% is required at graduation for the BScN degree.
• • A maximum of 3.0 credits with D grades (50-59%), in courses that are not designated required courses, can be counted toward the BScN degree. Students must achieve a minimum of 60% in all Nursing or designated required courses, including the course selected for the third year “forced choice” requirement.
• • Students must maintain a cumulative average of at least 65% in the BScN program. If at the end of any term a student’s cumulative average falls below 65%, they will be required to meet with the School of Nursing’s academic advisor. Students who fail to raise their cumulative average to at least 65% in the subsequent term will be required to meet with both the School of Nursing’s academic advisor and the program coordinator and, in collaboration with them, develop and follow a plan to improve their grades. Students who at the end of a third term have failed to raise their cumulative average to at least 65% will be withdrawn from the BScN program but not from the University.
• • Students who fail 2.0 credits of courses will be withdrawn from the BScN program but not from the University. Failure in a NURS course is considered to be a grade of less than 60% or a Fail; failure in any other course is considered to be a grade less than 50% or a Fail.
• • Students will be allowed to repeat one Nursing theory course for which they have received a grade lower than 60%. Failure to raise this grade to 60% or higher will result in withdrawal from the BScN program but not from the University. Students who receive a second grade lower than 60% in a Nursing theory course will not be allowed to repeat that course and will be withdrawn from the BScN program but not from the University.
• • Students will be allowed to repeat one failed Nursing practice course over the duration of the program. A second failing grade in a Nursing practice course (either a repeated or different practice course) will result in withdrawal from the BScN program but not from the University.
• • Nursing practice experiences are graded on a pass/fail basis. For courses that have both clinical and lab components, students must pass both components in order to pass the entire course.
• • Attendance at learning activities in the TFSON Clinical Simulation Hub, orientation to clinical practice, and clinical practice is mandatory. Failure to attend learning activities with the simulation hub or clinical practice may result in a failing grade. Failure to attend orientation will result in the student being removed from the clinical practice course, and any related classroom co-requisites, for that term. A student may be required to attend orientation for clinical practice in the week before the actual start date of the term.
• • Students who have been given an unsatisfactory evaluation and have been removed from the clinical practice setting for either unsafe or unprofessional behaviour may be required to do additional learning and may be placed only one subsequent time in that clinical course.
• • Students transferring into the program from another university or community college will have their transcripts assessed by the Admissions Office for course credit transfer. Students transferring into the program from another Trent or Fleming department or program should consult with the School of Nursing to confirm their course of study.
• The four-year collaborative program leading to an Honours degree in Nursing (BScN) consists of 20.0 credits, with at least 12.0 credits in NURS. At least 0.5 of the elective credits must be from the Approved Indigenous Course List. The program must include:
  See approved options
• Year 1
• • 2.5 NURS credits consisting of NURS 1002H, 1010H, 1020H**, 1100H, and 1550H
• • 1.0 BIOL credit consisting of BIOL 1500H and 1501H
• • 0.5 PSYC credit from PSYC 1030H or 1020H
• • 1.0 credit elective at the 1000 level or beyond
• Year 2
• • 3.0 NURS credits consisting of NURS 2000H, 2001H, 2003H, 2021H**, 2031H, and 2550H
• • 0.5 NURS credit from NURS 2020H** or 2022H**
• • 0.5 PSYC credit from PSYC 1020H or 1030H
• Year 3
• • 3.5 NURS credits consisting of NURS 3000H, 3001H, 3004H, 3020H**, 3021H**, 3031H, and 3550H
• • 0.5 credit from the Forced Choice Elective Group: NURS 3560H, PHIL 2390H, PSYC 3560H, PSYC 3750H, or SOCI-GESO 2430H
• • 1.0 credit elective at the 2000 level or beyond
• Year 4
• • 3.0 NURS credits consisting of NURS 4020C** and 4021C**
• 1.0 NURS credit from the Advanced Topics Group*: NURS 4005H (with permission), 4009H (with permission), 4011H/4012H, 4100H, 4102H, 4103H, 4104H, 4105H, 4106H, 4108H, 4109H, 4201H, 4203H, 4204H, 4205H, 4207H, 4208H, or 4740Y
• • 1.0 credit elective at the 3000 level or beyond
• In all BScN programs, students are required to take at least 1.0 NURS credit from Advanced Topics. A maximum of 1.5 credits from NURS Advanced Topics may be counted toward the BScN degree. Students must successfully complete both NURS 4011H and 4012H to obtain credit for these courses.
• Students must have submitted documentation satisfactory to the School of Nursing for all non-academic requirements by the TFSON's designated deadlines. For deadlines and renewal cycles, students should reference the TFSON website section on non-academic requirements.
• Students also must be registered in the clinical course for the following terms by the dates indicated below:
  See approved options
• “C” suffix identifies a course which is equal to 1.5 credits.