1989-1990 Academic Catalog

142 Nursing Departmental Courses NSG-101 Introduclion to Nursing -A 1 hour An introduction to nursing education, practice, and research. Includes discussion of pro– fessional ethics and factors which motivate and influence Christian nurses. Students learn nursing skills essential to the facilitation ofpatient contfoI1. NSG-201 202 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing - A 3 hours An ove~iew ofconceptual and theoretical approaches to nursing practice, and the current roles of nurses in health care delivery systems. Includes development of technical skills basic to nursing and applying principles of assessment. Prerequisites: Adntlssion to the Departn1ent of Nursing. NSG-301, 302 l\faternal and FantilJ' Health Nursing-A . 9 hours Provides the student with a basis for assessing mothers, newborns, and family members relative to physiological and psychological functioning in childbearing. Students internet to facilitate adaptation of family n1cmbers to changing roles. Prerequisites: NSG-201, 202 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing. NSG-303 304 Conununih' Health Nursing- \V 9 hours · Health Promotion and nlaintenance for communities. Students assess responses of com- 1nunity ntembers to events that maintain or threaten to disrupt their physiolo?ical, psycho– logical, sociological or spiritual balance. Prerequisites: NSG-201, 2021l1eorct1cal and Tech– nical Foundations of Nursing, NSG-305, 306 Nursing to !\.1ainfain Healthy lnlra- and Inter- personal Relationships -Sp . 9 hours Relates nonnal intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships tluoughout the hfe span and the resources needed to maintain healthy comnmnication. TI1e impact of societal systems on individual, family, and/or community adaptation to stressors is evaluated. Prerequisites: NSG-201, 202 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing. NSG-311 Pharn1acology -Sp 4 hours Emphasizes the pham1acokinetics, phannacodynamics, !najor. side effects and nursing implications of niajor dn1g categories. Prerequisites: Prenursmg sciences. NSG-312 Health As.sess1nent- lV 3 hours Includes development of systematic approaches for obtaini.ng a health history and per– forming a physical cxrunination on individuals throughout the lifespan. NSG-315 Nutrition of lndl\'iduals and Fan1ilics-A 3 hours Metabolis1n of food and nutrient utili7.ation are described in a health pron1otion frame– work. r-.1oden1 1nodes of nutritional therapy for individuals of various ages and cultures are discussed. Prerequisite: CHEM-356 or pem1ission of instructor. NSG-401, 402, 403, 40.t Nursing Care of Children and AdullsJ I and 11-A, 1V 22 hours Relates response pat1cn1s ofchildren ru1d adults to illness and the unique resources needed by each to restore health. Ethical, political and social factors ofcare an; discussed. Ass~ss- 1nent, plmming interventions, and evaluation components are emphasized. as tlie nursm? process is applied in hospilal settings. Prerequisites: NSG-201, 202 Thc?~llcal and !:clim– cal 1-'0undations of Nursing, NSG-311 Phannacology, NSG-315 Nutnt1on of Jnd1v1duals and Families. 1\vo quarter course must be taken in sequence. NSG-405 406 !\.tanagcntent and Ad\'anced Cllnkal Nursing-Sp 10 hours Focusc~ on the observation and development of leadership/managerial skills and ad– vanced experience in the nmnagement of patient care for a group of patients or patients witl1 1 nultisysten1 problems. Clinical involves workin~ unde~ the direction.of ~aculf>:, ~urse n1an– ager, clinical specialist, clinical supervisor or assistant duector of nursmg rn a cl1111cal area of the student's choice. Prerequisites: NSG-403,404 Nursing Care of Children and Adults. NSG-440 through NSG-449 Special Topics in Nursing-A, IV, Sp, Su 2-5 hours Selected topics of interest to faculty and students. Course titles to be announced when scheduled. Prerequisites: NSG-201, 202 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing or pemtission of instructor. NSG·480 Independent Sludy in Nursing-A, lV, Sp, Su 14 ho~rs Independent learning to secure an extensive background in a spc<:i~d area of.nur.>mg. May be repeated once. Prerequisite: Signed contract betv•een student and utStructor mwhich work to be completed is described. NSG-493 Research in Nurslng-11' 3 hours Application of the research process to clinical nursing problems. Includes discussion ~f the ethics of research and writing a research proposal. Prerequisites: PYCH-261 Psychologi– cal Statistics or r-.1ATH-384 Probability and Statistics. NSG-495 Sentinar in Nursing-Sp 3 hours Critique of major professional issues in nursing and the political, econontic, social, and religious factors that influence these issues. Prerequisites: NSG403, 404 Nursing Care of Otildrcn and Adulls. "One of the reasons I chose to transfer to Cedarville from alarge state university was the strong Christian example I saw In the professors. They modeled how to deaf with people, amajor part ofeffective nursing, in away that honors God." -Brandi Fisher, a 1985 nursing graduate, walks in the intensive care unit at Bethesda Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio.