2002-2003 Academic Catalog

147 Nursing School of Engineering, Nursing, and Science and community resources to analyze and apply strategies for implementing community focused nursing practice. Prerequisite: NSG-3070 Nursing Care of Diverse Populations; or permission of instructor . (Fee: $100) NSG-3110 Pharmacology 3 hours Pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeu- tics 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: CHEM-1010 Principles of Biochemistry; BIO-2020 Advanced Clinical Physiology; or permission of instructor. NSG-3200 Cross-Cultural Nursing Internship 1-3 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. Prerequisites: NSG-3080 Concepts in Medical-Surgical Nursing; permission of instructor. NSG-4010 Adult/Child Health Nursing 14 hours Focus is on common physiological imbalances of adults and children 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 compassion, along with common moral and ethical issues encountered by nurses. Students gain increasing indepen- dence in professional nursing role development as designers and coordinators of care. Prerequisites: NSG-2150 Nutrition; NSG- 3080 Concepts in Medical-Surgical Nursing; NSG-3090 Public Health Nursing; NSG-3110 Pharmacology. (Fee: $100) NSG-4050 Leaders as Managers in Clinical Nursing – 10 hours Focuses on the observation and development of leadership/ management skills and the nursing management of individuals or groups experiencing complex multidimensional health imbal- ances. Special emphasis is given to the biblical view of success- ful leadership/management. Students assume professional nursing roles working under the supervision of faculty, RN preceptors, clinical specialists, and/or various levels of nurse managers in their clinical area of choice. Students work full-time for five weeks following the preceptor's schedule and shift including nights, weekends, and holidays. Prerequisite: NSG- 4010 Adult Child Health Nursing; or permission of instructor. (Fee: $100) NSG-4200 Culture and Health 3 hours Situations in which cross-cultural dilemmas emerge from the interaction of culture and health are analyzed to derive models for resolution. Prerequisite: junior/senior standing; or permission of instructor. NSG-4800 Independent Study in Nursing 1-3 hours Independent learning to secure an extensive background in a specialized area of nursing. May be repeated once. Prerequisite: signed contract between student and instructor in which work to be completed is described. NSG-4830 Theory in Nursing 2 hours Theories of nursing and borrowed theory are studied to demon- strate conceptual frameworks for nursing care used to restore balance of resources and demands. Students comparatively analyze a data set using Christian nursing theory and at least one other set of assumptions. Prerequisite: NSG-4010 Adult/Child Health Nursing; or permission of instructor. NSG-4930 Nursing Research 3 hours The research process is studied as an information management tool applied to the investigation of health balances and imbal- ances. Basic elements of the research process, including ethical issues, are discussed and applied to published nursing research and student proposals. Prerequisites: NSG-3080 Concepts in Medical-Surgical Nursing; PYCH-2610 Statistics. NSG-4950 Seminar in Nursing 3 hours Focuses on trends in professional nursing. Students are challenged to integrate a Christian philosophy of nursing as they adopt the role of professional nurse. The political, legal, eco- nomic, social, and ethical factors that disrupt the balance of resources and demands in health care are debated. Capstone course. Prerequisite: NSG-4010 Adult/Child Health Nursing; or permission of instructor. Nursing students are challenged to demonstrate love and concern to patients but also to fellow workers and students.