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SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Nursing
Nursing Welcome Fall 2017
/ GENERAL INFORMATION*Please read all instructions and the website carefully
before submitting questions to the department. *
√Non-SSU students: Accept Admission to SSU, sign up for the SSU transfer orientation and check your MYSSU for further instructions.
√More information will be provided at the MANDATORY ORIENTATION ON MAY 1st from 1600-1900 in the Student Center Ballroom B. This is an introductory Welcome and guide. Please wait to send questionsuntil the orientation in May. Unless yourquestion is on admission and registration.
√ANALL DAY SECOND MANDATORY ORIENTATION WILL BE HELD ON AUGUST16 FROM 0800-1700 in Schulz Library Rm 3001.
√Textbooks are listed at the SSU Bookstore website. You are required to buy the book bundle from the SSU Bookstore. The textbook search function is located at: Book Store Textbooks
√Not all required texts are included in the book bundle. These will need to be purchased separately, but will be available in the bookstore.
√Registration:Please register sooner than later. You do not pay fees when you register. Do not worry we have a spot for you for nursing courses and will sort out lab groups when we meet together. When you register the classes are NURS 301 and NURS 303. They each have an accompanying clinical lab section that you will be auto enrolled into.
√Class schedule for Fall:
- N 301 Lecture: Monday & Wednesday 11:00-13:30
- N 303 Lecture: Monday & Wednesday 08:00-09:50
- N 301/303 Thursday/Friday Skills Testing: First 3 weeks on campus in skills lab from 0800-1700
- N 301/N303 Clinical days are Thursday & Friday from 0630-1630 following Skills Testing (first 3 weeks)
/ MENTORSHIP SOCIAL
√The current students are excited to meet you! A mentor social will be scheduled. Stay tuned for date and time.
√Each of you will be assigned an upper classmate as a mentor
√Students have found this an invaluable and long lasting relationship
√Get help from the day of admission and develop a life long colleague
√Your classmates are excited to meet you all.
/ REQUIRED DOCUMENTS (Submit to CastleBranch). This information is posted on the nursing department resourcewebpage.All due by 8/1 no exceptions.
√Student Health Evaluation
√Influenza Vaccine Available October 1 with a deadline of Oct. 31st.
√Immunizations as listed on the health form
√Back ground check & Drug screening - The nursing department requires a 10 drug screen for each student upon entry to the program. Drug screening results that are consistent with California Board of Registered Nursing guidelines for safe nursing practice are required for admission.
√CPR (see requirements below)
√Transcripts for pending courses (these come to the dept)
√CNA License Verification (CDPH Verification)
/ CPR
√You must have a Basic Life Support—Health Care Provider Card (2-person and infant rescue). In person course, no online courses
√Must be uploaded to Castlebranch by 8/1 as stated above.
√This is updated and uploaded annually if expired.
CPR is offered throughout the county
/ UNIFORM AND SUPPLIES -
√You will order your uniforms through Dove. There will be information at May 1storientation to help size and place your order for uniforms.
√The supplies required for clinical are listed in the Student Handbook
√The hospital experiences are two back-to-back days (Thursdays & Fridays) and two uniforms are recommended.
√A white lab coat is required in all campus lab experiences and can be ordered through Dove as well.
√SSU Nursing picture ID badges are required at all clinical and skills lab experiences. You will have an appointment in the department for these the first week of school. The faculty will notify you of these appointments. They are $8.00each (one recommended)
/ FINANCIAL INFORMATION
√We offer the following information as a financial estimate for the first semester. We make every effort to keep costs at a minimum.
√Tuition costs approx. $3694 per semester and $4327 for second baccalaureate students.
√Books Bundle = $800.00- $1500. The book bundle price is discounted and onlythrough the SSU Book Store Textbooks.All payments below are due 8/1.
√ATI = 350.00 (per semester)
√Nursing Central App $135 (One-time fee)
√Uniform(s) = 185.00 (2 Uniform Sets with lab coat)
√Supplies = 100.00-200.00
√Skills Kit = 145.00
√Certified background = $107.00
/ TIME COMMITMENT
√ The first semester of the program includes two courses: N301, N303 for a total of 15 academic units.
√Between class time, preparation, reading, and assignments students spend 40 hours each week to be successful in the program.
√ We recommend waiting to complete any needed GE until after this semester
√ We realize that many students must work while attending nursing school. Keep in mind the 40-hour a week time commitment of the program when scheduling your workweek.
/ LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM “MOODLE” & SEAWOLF ID
√All communication via email will be either through Moodle or Seawolfemail. Not your personal email account. This is for security purposes and university policy.
√There are Moodle tutorials available on the main Moodle website. These are accessible without a SSU user ID or Password. It is highly encouraged that you view these tutorials before your classes begin in the fall.
√Click on the following link to find the tutorials:
√You can log on for a demo as a student under the Moodle Features Demo. This will prepare you for learning to navigate Moodle.
√Most of your courses in the program will be a hybrid of Moodle and face to face. The specific N 301 and N 303 Moodle course sites willnot be available until few days before the start of the semester.
√The course faculty will notify you via your Seawolf email account when the courses are available for your review and use.
√Get to know Moodle!
/ PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Fall Semester
- NURS 301 (9) Nursing Care of the Adult I [Theory (5)/Clinical (4)]
- NURS 303 (5) Maternity and Women’s Health Care [Theory (4)/Clinical (2)]
- NURS 302 (6) Nursing Care of Adult II [Theory (4) / Clinical (2)]
- NURS 304 (6) Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing [Theory (4 /Clinical (2)]
- NURS 310 (3) Nursing Research & Evidence Based Practice [Theory (3)]
- NURS 401 (6) Nursing Care of the Adult III [Theory (3)/Clinical (3)]
- NURS 409 (6) Nursing Care of Child in Family [Theory (4)/Clinical (2)]
- GE, D5 (3) Social/Behavioral Science (UDGE)
- NURS 410 (5) NursingPower, Policy & Politics [Theory (5)]
- NURS 412 (5) Community/Public Health Nursing [Theory (4)/Clinical (2)]
- NURS 414 (5) Clinical Nursing Preceptorship [Theory (1)/Clinical (4)]
/ WHO TO CONTACT IF QUESTIONS CANNOT WAIT UNTIL ORIENTATION
√Please direct program questions by email to
√Please direct paperwork questions by email to
ACCEPTANCE CONTRACT
Initial Below:
_____Accept the offer of admission to the SSU Pre-Licensure BSN Program
_____Understand that I must meet any outstanding Departmental and University contingencies in the time frames specified in my acceptance letters
_____Understand that I must fulfill all requirements in the “Castlebranch” online certified background prior to August 1st
_____Understand that I must have completed CNA (Certified Nurses Assistant) Certificate by August 1st.
_____UNDERSTAND I MUST ATTEND BOTH MANDATORY ORIENTATION SESSIONS ON MAY 1 AND AUGUST 16 OR BE DROPPED FROM THE ACCEPTANCE LIST.
_____Understand and accept all information in the Nursing Welcome letter
SIGNATURE / DATEEnrollment Fees Disclaimer: Fees shown are estimated based on projected amounts (as of 01/21/16), however, are subject to change per university policy. The enrollment fees are included here for reference only.