1987-1988 Academic Catalog

IBIBlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllB Nursing 133 NSG-311 Pharmacology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 NSG-315 Nutrition oflndividuals and Families . . . . . . . 3 NSG-401, NSG-402 Nursing Care of Children and Adults: Acute Physiological Imbalances Lecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Clinical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 NSG-403, NSG-404 Nursing Care of Children and Adults: Intermittent-Permanent Physiological Imbalances Lecture ......................... 5 Clinical ......................... 5 NSG-405, NSG-406 Management and Advanced Clinical Nurs– ing Lecture Clinical NSG-413 Health Assessment NSG-493 Research in Nursing NSG-495 Seminar in Nursing . Optional Course of Study in Missionary Nursing 5 5 3 3 3 Students who are interested in missionary nursing are advised concerning missions courses and additional nursing experiences that help them attain their goal. A Missions Emphasis program is listed in the Biblical Education section of the catalog. A complete list of electives which may be helpful in preparing for missions is available in the Department of Nursing. DEPARTMENTAL COURSES NSG-101 Introduction to Nursing -A 1 hour Lecturers introduce aspects of nursing education, practice, and research. Presentations include discussion of professional ethics and fac– tors which motivate and influence Christian nurses. Students learn nurs– ing skills essential to facilitation of patient comfort NSG-201, NSG-202 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing - A 3 hourn Lecture in this course includes a brief history of the profession, an overview of conceptual and theoretical approaches to nursing practice, and the current roles of nurses in health care delivery systems. Content includes development of technical skills basic to nursing, learning and applying principles of assessment using tools as extension of self lo gain clinical data. Prerequisites: Admission to the Department of Nursing; clinical courses. NSG-301, NSG-302 Maternal and Family Health Nursing-A 9 hourn Course content and clinical experiences provide the student with a basis for assessing mother, newborn, and family members relative to normal psysiological and psychological functioning in childbearing and minor disruptions. In addition, the course provides guidance in appropri– ate nursing interventions bases on a study of the reciprocal influences on childbearing of political, economic, social, religious, and health care is– sues and systems. The student interacts to facilitate adaptation of family members to changing roles. Prerequisites: NSG-201, NSG-202 Theoret– ical and Technical Foundations of Nursing. NSG-303, NSG-304 Community Health Nursing - W 9 hourn The focus of this course is on health promotion and maintenance for communities and the impact of community on individual, family, and group health. Study includes the theory and methods of epidemiology and systems of health care delivery. Assessment techniques are practiced to enable students to assess the responses of community members to events that maintain or threaten to disrupt their physiological, psycholo– gical, sociological or spiritual balance. Prerequisites: NSG-201, NSG-202 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing. NSG-305, NSG-306 Nursing To Maintain Healthy Intra- and Interpersonal Relationships - Sp 9 hours Content includes assessment of normal intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships throughout the life span. Discussion focuses on the resources needed to maintain healthy communication. The impact of societal systems on individual, family, and/or community adaptation to stressors is evaluated. Prerequisites: NSG-303, NSG-304 Community Health Nursing. NSG-311 Pharmacology-Sp 4 hours This course focuses on the major drug categories, emphasizing the pharmaco1dnetics, pharmacodynamics, major side effects and nursing implications. The usual and idiosyncratic impact of drug therapy upon various physiological states across the life span are studied. Prerequis– ites: Prenursing sciences. NSG-313 Patient Education - W 3 hourn Principles of teaching are applied to the relationship between profes– sional care-giver and client. Strategies are learned for teaching, setting goals, and evaluation. Skills are practiced in areas of verbal and nonver– bal communication, perception, and motivation. Prerequisites: NSG-201, NSG-202 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing or consent of instructor.