1992-1993 Academic Catalog

150 Nursing Courses Descriptions NSG-101 Introduction to Nursing--A 1 hour NSG-102 Introduction to Nursing--Sp 1 hour An introduction to nursing education, practice, and research. Includes discussion of professional ethics and factors which motivate and influence Christian nurses. Students are introduced to the use of information management to provide culturally sensitive care consistent with Godly living. Opportunity is given for supervised practice of basic nursing skills. NSG-201 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing--A 10 hours This course introduces the Department of Nursing's Christian framework and conceptual approach to nursing practice. The student will learn principles and develop technical skills, in application of the nursing process, to provide care to individuals, families and communities. The course addresses basic imbalances in the five dimensions of physiological, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual health. The history, development, and scope of the nursing role is discussed, in the context of the emergence of nursing as a profession within American culture. Prerequisite: NSG-213 Physical Assessment. NSG-213 Physical Assessment--SS III 3 hours This course focuses on development of systematic approaches to assessing the health balance of individuals. Content includes elements of a health history, performing physical examination, normal physical response patterns of adults, and communicating findings in appropriate terminology. Prerequisite: Admission to clinical nursing courses. NSG-301 Maternal and Family Health Nursing--W,Sp 10 hours Course content and clinical experiences provide the student with the opportunity to facilitate the health balance of mothers, newborns, and family members across the five dimensions as they progress through the childbearing experience. 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. Prerequisites: NSG- 20 I Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing, NSG-311 Pharmacology or consent of instructor. NSG-305 Nursing in Relationships--W,Sp 10 hours Physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual factors that disrupt healthy intra and interpersonal relationships are studied. Emphasis is on the Biblical view of balance/imbalance and communication patterns of individuals, families, and communities to restore balances in relationships. Prerequisites: NSG-201 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing, NSG-311 Pharmacology or consent of instructor. NSG-307 Community Health Nursing--W 3 hours Content focuses upon the use of epidemiology to gain insight into the incidence and prevalence of wellness and disease in individuals, families and communities. Assessment/screening techniques are practiced to enable students to assess balance and imbalance in resources and demands. Study includes models of community health, theories of change, environmental and developmental issues that influence the health of individuals, groups and special populations. Prerequisites: NSG-201 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing; NSG-311 Pharmacology or consent of instructor. NSG-308 Community Health Nursing--Sp 3 hours The student will develop research skills when investigating a given culture's economy, politics, geography, history, art, education, society, Christian missions, and religion. By identifying and extrapolating upon how these forces influence the health related resources and demands of individuals and groups, the student will acquire heightened cultural sensitivity and an appreciation of the complexity involved in evaluating factors that maintain or threaten balance across the five dimensions. Prerequisite: NSG-307 Community Health Nursing I or consent of instructor. NSG-.311 Pharmacology--A 4 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: NSG-213 Physical Assessment. NSG-315 Nutrition of Individuals and Families--Sp 3 hours Normal nutrition and food consumption patterns of individuals and families of all ages, within various cultures are studied in this course. Metabolism of food and nutrient utilization are described in a health balance framework. The use of nutrition as a resource to promote health is discussed. Corequisite or prerequisite: CHEM-356 Biochemistry or consent of instructor. NSG-393 Research in Nursing--Sp 3 hours The research process is studied as an information management tool applied to the investigation of health balances, imbalances and their management. Basic elements of the research process, including ethical issues, are discussed and applied to published nursing research and student proposals. Prerequisite: NSG-201 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing or consent of instructor. NSG-401 Nursing Care of Children and Adults I--A 11 hours Focus is on common physiological imbalances of children and adults and the nursing care required to restore or promote health balance across five dimensions. Special emphasis is given to the application of Biblical truth concerning illness, suffering, helping, and common ethical dilemmas encountered by nurses. Prerequisites: NSG-301 Maternal and Family Health Nursing; NSG-305 Nursing and Relationships; NSG-308 Community Health II or consent of instructor. NSG-403 Nursing Care of Children and Adults II--W 11 hours Focus is on common physiological imbalances of children and adults and the nursing care required to restore or promote health balance across five dimensions. Continued emphasis is given to the application of Biblical truth encountered by nurses. Prerequisites: NSG-401 Nursing Care of Children and Adults I or consent of instructor. NSG-405 Leaders as Managers in Clinical Nursing--Sp 10 hours Focuses on the observation and development of leadership/ managerial skills and the nursing management of individuals or groups experiencing complex multidimensional health imbalances. Special emphasis is given to the Biblical view of successful leadership/management. Students assume BSN roles working under the supervision of faculty, RN preceptors, clinical specialists, and/or various levels of nurse managers in their clinical area of choice. Prerequisites: NSG-403 Nursing Care of Children and Adults II or consent of instructor.