NSG-2060 Clinical Immersion
–Su
3 hours
This course provides opportunities for the nursing student
to apply knowledge and skills to actual client care in clinical
settings under the supervision of nursing faculty. Students will
gain confidence in their roles as providers of nursing care and
as members of the nursing profession. Prerequisite: NSG-2050
Nursing Roles in Disease Management; NSG-3110 Pharmacology.
(Fee: $100)
NSG-2200 Cross-Cultural Interactions
–Fa, Sp
1 hour
Cross-cultural interactions are planned and purposeful
experiences designed to gain information and understanding of
missions and/or cross-cultural nursing. Prerequisite: permission of
instructor.
NSG-3000 Care of Ill Adults
–Fa, Sp
6 hours
Focus is on common physiological imbalances of adults and
nursing care required to restore or promote health balances
across the five dimensions. Critical thinking, assessment, and
communication skills consistent with biblical principles will be
utilized to manage information and provide culturally appropriate
care. Students will demonstrate competency in technical skills
and the professional nursing role within the clinical setting.
Prerequisite: Junior nursing major status. (Fee: $225)
NSG-3010 Care of Women and Newborns
–Fa, Sp
6 hours
Course content and clinical experiences provide the student
with the opportunity to facilitate the health balance of women
and the childbearing family across the five dimensions. Students
interact to support family members in their changing roles as
they manage resources in response to new demands. Cultural
implications for care of the childbearing family are presented.
Prerequisite: Junior nursing major status. (Fee: $225)
NSG-3030 Care of Children
–Fa, Sp
6 hours
Focus is on common physiological imbalances of infants,
children, and adolescents and the nursing care required to restore
or promote physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual
health. Special emphasis is given to the application of growth
and developmental theories in the provision of developmentally
appropriate care to the pediatric population. Students gain
increasing independence in professional nursing role development
as providers and coordinators of care. Prerequisite: Junior nursing
major status. (Fee: $225)
NSG-3050 Behavioral and Mental Health Care
–Fa, Sp
6 hours
Introduces aspects of developing therapeutic relationships
involving one-to-one and group interactions to achieve
client-focused and professional goals. Focus is on effective
communication as a member of the profession and provider of
care. Using a Christian worldview, students analyze frameworks
for promoting and restoring healthy relationships. Students
participate in integration of care with other members of the
interdisciplinary health care team in a variety of settings. Emphasis
is on imbalances in thinking, emotions, and behaviors that
interfere with individual and group processes and require external
intervention to promote balance. Prerequisite:Junior nursing major
status. (Fee: $225)
NSG-3110 Pharmacology
–Sp
3 hours
Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and
pharmacotherapeutics of major drug categories are discussed
as they are used to restore health balance. Special emphasis is
given to the ways in which pharmacological agents may create
new health demands. Nursing actions to prevent or minimize these
demands are discussed. Prerequisites: BIO-2210 Microbiology;
CHEM-1000 Principles of Chemistry; GBIO-2015 Human
Anatomy and Physiology II; NSG-2000 Nursing Roles in Disease
Prevention; permission of instructor.
NSG-3200
1–3 hours
Cross-Cultural Nursing Internship
–Fa, Sp, Su
Students actively participate in health-related activities in a
facility established to provide care for persons in cultures different
from theirs. The length of time involved in the internship may vary
according to the student needs. Prerequisites: NSG-3000 Care of
Ill Adults; permission of instructor.
NSG-3800 Nursing Externship
–Su
1–4 hours
The focus is on exploration of nursing roles within precepted
clinical experiences. Students apply critical thinking to promote
and restore health using the Cedarville University School of
Nursing Curricular Model. Emphasis is given to application of
biblical truth in health care delivery and in addressing common
ethical and legal issues encountered by nurses. Prerequisites:
Completion of all junior-level nursing courses.
NSG-3930
3 hours
Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice
–Fa
The research process is studied as an information management
tool applied to the investigation of health balances and
imbalances. Basic elements of the research process, including
ethical issues, are discussed and applied to published nursing
research and student proposals. Prerequisites: Junior nursing
major status; PYCH-2610 Statistics. (Fee: $50)
NSG-4000 Care of Populations
–Fa
6 hours
Students focus on contemporary health issues of populations
and communities using theoretical models of epidemiology,
health promotion, primary health care, and public health practice.
Students integrate knowledge from the health, social, and nursing
sciences to population and community health nursing through
targeted assessment, interventions, programs, and advocacy.
Prerequisite: senior nursing major status. (Fee: $300)
NSG-4020 Leadership and Management
–Sp
6 hours
The focus is on the development of leadership and
management knowledge and behaviors required for the
baccalaureate prepared nurse. Special emphasis is given to the
biblical framework for leadership and management. Simulated
experiences in leadership labs provide opportunities to apply
leadership and management principles and theories as providers,
managers, and coordinators of nursing care. Prerequisite: senior
nursing major status. (Fee: $200)
NSG-4030 Complex Care Management
–Fa
6 hours
Focuses on the nursing management of individuals or groups
experiencing complex multidimensional health imbalances.
Special emphasis is placed on the growth of personal and
professional development with respect to biblical character
qualities. Students assume professional nursing roles in a variety
of critical care settings working under the supervision of faculty.
Prerequisite: senior nursing major status. (Fee: $300)
NSG-4060 Transition into Practice
–Sp
6 hours
Students assume professional nursing roles (member of
profession, provider of care, and manger of care) working under
the supervision of faculty, RN preceptors, clinical specialists, and/
or various levels of nurse managers in an assigned clinical area.
Students work full time during the course following the preceptor’s
schedule and shift, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Prerequisite: completion of all other clinical nursing courses. (Fee:
$200)
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