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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course combines a holistic approach to nursing care of clients with the sciences of anatomy and physiology to obtain an accurate assessment of patient needs.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to focus on the role of the practicing nurse in the promotion of health and the provision of health education. Students will explore the concepts of health promotion and disease prevention as the challenge of the 21st century. Students will also have the opportunity to discuss and apply teaching and learning theories. The central role of the nurse as a primary health educator will be explored. Pre- or corequisite: NURS 305.
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3.00 Credits
A theoretical and application oriented course that focuses on psycho-social-spiritual assessment of individuals across the life span and at end of life. Evidence-informed, holistic/integrative strategies for promoting health, healing, and providing holistic nursing care are explored.
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4.00 Credits
This course focuses on core concepts of alterations of human homeostatic processes and pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics. Causes of pathophysiology in select body systems are discussed along with corresponding physical effects and responses. Pharmacologic therapeutic agents are discussed in relation to their effects on body systems experiencing disease pathology throughout the lifespan. Nursing responsibilities regarding safe medication administration, client teaching, laboratory data analysis and current research trends in pharmacology for the treatment of human diseases are discussed. Ethical/legal and cultural considerations of medication administration are discussed..
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the historical and theoretical foundations of the profession of nursing from a Christian worldview. Special attention is given to the caring, scientific and artistic nature of the profession as well as the characteristics of its professional practitioners. Key roles of the nurse include care provider, designer/manager/coordinator of care, and member of a profession are explored. Emphasis is placed on the synergy of the body, mind and spirit that is essential to consider when providing nursing care to individuals throughout the lifespan. By looking at the holistic nature of persons, nurses can develop comprehensive therapeutic strategies. By exploring diverse psychosocial, spiritual, sexual, and cultural dimensions of persons, nurses can tailor their interventions to meet the needs of clients seeking mental and physical health.
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1.00 Credits
Special Topics
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2.00 Credits
This course will focus on understanding the needs of a population experiencing health care disparity, and the social, political, and economic factors influencing the delivery of health care, and participating in the delivery of health care in this setting. National and international, public, private, and faith-based organizations are examined. This course will support student learning during travel to the area to provide nursing care to communities, families, and individuals. The course is aimed at preparing the student to use their developing nursing knowledge and skills in this setting, as well as identifying factors in the location that promote or limit the health of the population. Following the travel, opportunities provided to reflect on the sustainability of the current health care efforts, and the impact of the experience on their personal lives and nursing careers.
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5.00 Credits
In this course, students learn to use knowledge from the liberal arts and sciences as a basis for the development of professional values for holistic nursing practice. The fundamentals of the nursing process and of basic clinical nursing skills are taught as caring behaviors within a Christian worldview. Course content areas include communication skills, legal and ethical considerations for holistic nursing care, assessment of basic health needs, and select psychomotor skills needed for beginning nursing practice. In addition, students learn information management skills of documentation, medical terminology and abbreviations. Students then practice and hone these skills in the clinical setting.
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0.00 Credits
Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Clinical
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0.00 Credits
Fundamentals of Nursing Practice Lab
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