1999-2000 Academic Catalog

NSG-101 Introduction to Nursing I-A 1 hour An introduction to nursing education, practice, and research. Includes discussion of professional ethics and factors that motivate and influence Christian nurses. Students are introduced to the use of information management to provide culturally-sensitive care, consistent with godly living. (Fee: $15) NSG-102 Introduction to Nursing II-Sp 2 hour Focuses on the supervised practice and validation of basic nursing skills. Prerequisite: NSG-101 Introduction to Nursing. (Fee: $30) NSG-201 Theoretical and Technical Foundations of Nursing-A 10 hours Introduces the Depaiiment ofNursing's Christian framework and conceptual approach to nursing practice. The student will learn principles and develop technical skills in application of the m~r~ing process, to provide care to individuals, f~milie~, and co~urutt7s. Addresses basic imbalances in the five dnnens10ns ofphys10logical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual health. The history, development, and scope ?f the nursing r?le is_di~cussed ~n the context of the emergence ofnurs111g as a profess10n w1th111 Amencan culture. Prerequisite: NSG-213 Physical Assessment. (Fee: $50) NSG-213 Physical Assessment-Su 3 hours Focuses on development of systematic approaches to asses.sing the health balance of individuals. Includes elements of a health history, performing physical examination, normal physical response patterns of adults, and corrununicating findings in appropriate tern1inology. Prerequisite: admission to clinical nursing courses. (Fee: $50) Clinical settings in area medical facilities provide nursing students with valuable experience and indepth knowledge. NSG-220 Cross-Cultural Interactions-A 1 hour Cross-cultural interactions are planned, purposeful experiences designed to gain information and understanding ofmissions and/or cross-cultural nursing. Prerequisite: permission ofinstructor. NSG-301 Maternal and Family Health Nursing-W,Sp 10 hours Course content and clinical experiences provide the student with the oppmtunity to facilitate the health balance of mothers, newborns, and family members across the five dimen~ions as they progress ~hrough the childbearing experience. Students 111teract to support f~mily members in their changing roles as they manage resources 111 response to new demands. Cultural implications for care ofthe childbearing family are presented. Prerequisite: NSG-201 Theoretical and Technical Foundations ofNursing,· NSG-311 Pharmacology; PYCH- 260 Human Development: Life Span, or permission ofinstructor. (Fee: $50) NSG-305 Nursing in Relationships-W,Sp 10 hours Physical, intellectual, emotional, social, an~ spiri_tual factors _that disrupt healthy intra- and interpersonal relat10nships are studied.. Emphasis is on the biblical view ofbalance/imbalance and commumca– tion patterns of individuals, families, and communities to restore balances in relationships. Prerequisite: NSG-201 Theoretical and Technical Foundations ofNursing,- NSG-311 Pharmacology; PYCH- 260 Human Development: Life Span; SOC-371 Family and Society, or permission ofinstructor. (Fee: $50) NSG-307 Community Healtb Nursing I-W 5 hours Focuses on basic concepts foundational to community health nursing practice. Includes models of health promotion, disease prevention, health care delivery, and corrunun~ty-as-pai:tner. Through discussion and analysis of contemporary public health issues and ethics the student acquires an appreciation for the political and legal forces' that shape the health balance of individuals, families, and corrununities. Prerequisite: NSG-201 Theoretical and Technical Foundations o.fNursing; NSG-311 Pharmacology; SOC-371 Family and Society, or permission ofinstructor. NSG-309 Community Health Nursing II-Sp 5 hours The student will develop infoimation management skills when investigating the influence of cultural factors on public health issues of selected populations. By identifying and extrapolating upon how these factors influence the health-related resources and demands of populations, the student acquir7s ~eightene~ cultural _sensitivity and an appreciation of the complexity 111volved 111 eval~i~tmg forces ~h~t maintain or threaten the health balance of conunumttes. Prerequzszte: NSG-307 Community Health Nursing I. NSG-311 Pharmacology-A 5 ~ours Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharn1acotherapeuttcs of major drug categories are discussed as they are used to restore health balance. Special emphasis is given to the ways in w~ich ph~rmaco­ logical agents may create new health demands. Nurs111g act10ns to prevent or minimize these demands are discussed. Prerequisite: NSG- 213 Physical Assessment. NSG-315 Nutrition of Individuals and Families-Sp 3 hours Study of normal nutrition and food consumption patterns of individuals and families of all ages within various cultures. Metabo– lism of food and nutrient utilization is described in a health balance framework. The use of nutrition as a resource to promote health is discussed. Corequisite or prerequisite: CHEM-356 Biochemist1y or permission ofinstructor. NSG-320 Cross-Cultural Nursing Internship-A,W,Sp,Su 2-5 hours 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. Prerequisite: NSG-201 Theoretical and Technical Foundations ofNursing andpermission ofinstructor. 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 balanc~ across five dimensions. Special emphasis is given to the application of biblical trnth concerning illness, suffering, and helping, along with the common ethical dilemmas encountered by nurses. Prerequisite: NSG- 301 Maternal and Family Health Nursing,- NSG-305 Nursing and Relationships,- NSG-309 Community Health II, orpennission o.f instructor. (Fee: $50)