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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
May take challenge exam and demonstrate proficiency. Designed to help the student understand disruptions in health (i.e. pathophysiological disease processes). This understanding will assist students in applying scientific rationale in the provision of quality healthcare. There will be exploration of the clinical presentation of selected diseases, i.e. signs, symptoms, and diagnostic findings, its pathophysiological basis, as well as prevention and/or treatment measures.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to foster appreciation of the components and life-long benefits of personal holistic wellness. Specific topics include: gaining an expansive overview of health, from historical, present day, and future-oriented perspectives; assessment of strengths and weaknesses related to personal wellbeing; progressive strategies to support holistic wellness, including knowledge of health promotion theories; practical applications and tools for personal spiritual formation; and analysis of current research regarding wellness-related issues. Personal holistic wellness is viewed as the foundation from which to promote health in the people and populations served through professional nursing practice.
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3.00 Credits
Presents elementary probability theory designed with a core that is common to the interests of RN to BSN students. Includes measures of central tendency, standard deviation, sampling theory, correlation theory, and data interpretation.
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3.00 Credits
A study of evidence-based nursing care of children and their families. Special emphasis is given to the delivery of relationship-centered care within a holistic framework as it applies to health promotion, maintenance, and restoration of children. Cultural values and health needs specific to the pediatric lifespan are explored. Hospital and community-based settings provide theory to practice application. Prerequisites: Admission to the major. Level II. Spring, Summer.
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3.00 Credits
Reflects MidAmerica Nazarene University's commitment, as a Christian liberal arts university, to nurturing an appreciation for the rich resources of the Scriptures. Cultural, societal, and biblical themes are explored through the study of the literature and history of the Bible. Students study the development of five major themes throughout the Bible and examine biblical concepts as they relate to current professional issues and the integration of faith, learning, and living.
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3.00 Credits
A study of evidence-based nursing care of childbearing families and women. Special emphasis is given to the delivery of relationship-centered care within a holistic framework as it applies to health promotion, maintenance, and restoration of child-bearing families and women. Cultural values and women's health needs specific to the lifespan are presented. Hospital and community-based settings provide theory to practice application. Level III. Fall.
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5.00 Credits
Investigates the health promotional aspects of nursing care across the lifespan. Students will develop knowledge and skills in helping clients and families make responsible decisions to promote optimal physical, psychosocial, and spiritual wellness. The health care system related to community-based care will be introduced. Students will complete an assessment and develop a program plan to meet the actual or potential health problems for the community they select. Through the science of epidemiology, students will examine world health problems. Health care systems in developed and underdeveloped countries will be examined (3 hours lecture per week plus 4 hours per week community service=20 hours plus 1 hour per week to complete community assessment).
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1.00 Credits
Offers advanced study in a specialized area of nursing. The special topic may be tied to the clinical setting utilized in NURS 4285. Students must take a minimum of one credit hour of special topics. Fall, Spring, Summer.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to develop students' knowledge of the research process; to increase their appreciation of the significance of nursing research in developing sound nursing practice; to help them develop skills to become astute consumers of nursing research; and to apply their knowledge of the research process in nursing practice. Students will be introduced to computer applications that facilitate the research process such as in literature reviews and data analysis. Level III. Spring.
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5.00 Credits
Focuses on students' development as leaders/designers/managers/coordinators of care, and as members of the nursing profession. Emphasis is on enabling students to shape a preferred future in health care situations. Current issues in health care and in the nursing profession are discussed (3 hours lecture per week plus 1 credit hour clinical work time on developing skills and 4 hours per week of time with preceptor on role development;/project).
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