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Course Criteria
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0.00 Credits
Clinical: Must be taken with NURS 411
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4.00 Credits
The focus of this clinical nursing course is client systems in the community experiencing stressors that threaten system stability. Physiological, psychological, sociocultural, developmental and spiritual variables in the community setting are incorporated in the nursing process. Intervention strategies focus on primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, with an additional emphasis on health promotion and risk reduction following Healthy People 2010 guidelines. Clinical learning experiences focus on service-learning with vulnerable populations, health care disparities, and social justice issues, including health care systems and policy development. A discussion of nursing responsibilities in the care of the community in crisis is also included. Community and public health nursing roles emphasized are: provider of care, designer/manager/coordinator of care, and member of the profession. The length of this course is offered spring semester. Four credit hours: 4 lecture hours/week, 12 clinical hours/week. Prerequisites: NURS 405, NURS 410, NURS 411.
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0.00 Credits
Clinical: Must be taken with NURS 412
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3.00 Credits
The focus of this course is development of the leadership for entry level nursing practice with emphasis on the designer/manager/coordinator of care role. The concepts of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention are examined in relation to leadership and management principles applied in health care organizations and systems. Critical skills such as communication, collaboration, negotiation, delegation, coordination, evaluation of interdisciplinary work, and the application of outcome-based practice models are cultivated. (Offered Spring semester only.) Three credit hours: 1 lecture hour per week, 6 clinical hours per week. Prerequisites: NURS 405, NURS 410, NURS 411, NURS 495.
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0.00 Credits
Clinical: Must be taken with NURS 413
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Independent study under the supervision of an instructor whose approval must precede the student¿s enrollment.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced nursing principles of special interest to the instructor and/or students. Lecture hours and clinical laboratory hours to be determined. Prerequisites: NURS 303, NURS 304, NURS 305, NURS 310, NURS 311, NURS 312, NURS 313 or by special permission.
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3.00 Credits
The focus of this clinical course is development of clinical decision-making skills and refinement of clinical coordinating behaviors with groups of clients. The course will provide opportunities for students to synthesize theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, nursing process, and professional role behaviors in clinical laboratories and through peer seminars. The clinical experience will focus on the care of groups of clients in a variety of settings in collaboration with clinical nurse preceptors. Prerequisites: NURS 405, NURS 410, NURS 411. Grantham Option: (Offered J-Term only.) Three credit hours: 1 lecture hour per week, 90 hours total clinical laboratory hours flexibly scheduled in collaboration with selected, approved, on-site clinical nurse preceptors. International Options: Thailand This option will focus upon the development of clinical decision-making skills and refinement of clinical coordinating behaviors with groups of patients in an international setting, specifically in Thailand. The option will provide opportunities for students to synthesize theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, nursing process, and professional role behaviors with an emphasis on global health issues and cross-cultural understanding of cultural diversity. The clinical experience will focus on the care of patient groups in an urban setting of Chiang Mai and in the rural villages of Thailand. Clinical nurse preceptors will be Messiah College faculty, Thai nurses and Thai student nurses. A community health project will be included. Enrollment recruitment will focus on students who have career aspirations for international nursing or mission nursing. Zambia The focus of this option is upon the development of clinical decision-making skills and refinement of clinical coordinating behaviors with groups of clients in an international setting, specifically at Macha Mission Hospital, Zambia. The option will provide opportunities for students to synthesize theoretical knowledge, clinical skills, nursing process, and professional role behaviors with an emphasis on global health issues and cross-cultural understanding of cultural diversity. The clinical experience will focus on the care of client groups in a rural African community greatly impacted by the Sub-Saharan AIDS pandemic and two other diseases of poverty targeted by the Global Fund: malaria and tuberculosis. Clinical nurse preceptors will be Messiah nursing faculty and Zambian nurses, if qualified, and as determined by Macha Hospital¿s Sister Tutor and Medical Director. Enrollment recruitment will focus on students who have career aspirations for international nursing or mission nursing.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasizes roles of designer/manager/coordinator of care and member of profession by involving students in issues of healthcare problems/policy and healthcare financing. Focuses on the transition into the graduate role. (Offered Spring semester only.) Three credit hours: 3 lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: NURS 405, NURS 410, NURS 411. Prerequisites or Corequisites: NURS 495.
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to professional opportunities in nutrition, food service, and dietetics. Students will explore the history of these fields as well as areas of modern practice. The skills and competencies necessary for success in these areas will be identified. Offered in the fall semester.
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