2009-2010 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Course Descriptions Course Descriptions 252 Cedarville University 2009–10 NSG-3050 – NSG-4830 NSG-3050 Behavioral and Mental Health Care –Fa, Sp 6 hours Introduces aspects of developing therapeutic relationships involving one-to-one and group interactions to achieve client-focused and professional goals. Focus is on effective communication as a member of the profession and provider of care. Using a Christian worldview, students analyze frameworks for promoting and restoring healthy relationships. Students participate in integration of care with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team in a variety of settings. Emphasis is on imbalances in thinking, emotions, and behaviors that interfere with individual and group processes and require external intervention to promote balance. Prerequisites: junior nursing major progression to clinical courses; NSG-3000 Care of Ill Adults (corequisite). (Fee: $200) NSG-3110 Pharmacology –Fa 3 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 ar discussed. Prerequisites: CHEM-1010 Principles of Biochemisty; GBIO-2020 Advanced Clinical Physiology; and permission of instructor. NSG-3200 1-3 hours Cross-Cultural Nursing Internship –Fa, Sp, Su 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-3800 Nursing Externship –Su 1-4 hours The focus is on exploration of nursing roles within precepted clinical experiences. Students apply critical thinking to promote and restore health using the Cedarville University Department of Nursing Curricular Model. Emphasis is given to application of Biblical truth in health care delivery and in addressing common ethical and legal issues encountered by nurses. Prerequisites: Completion of all Junior-level nursing courses. NSG-3930 3 hours Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice –Fa The research process is studied as an information management tool applied to the investigation of health balances and imbalances. 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-4000 Care of Populations –Fa 6 hours Students focus on contemporary health issues of populations and communities using theoretical models of epidemiology, health promotion, primary health care, and public health practice. Students integrate knowledge from the health, social, and nursing through targeted assessment, interventions, programs, and advocacy. Prerequisite: senior nursing major standing; Corequisite: NSG-4020 Nursing Leadership/Management. (Fee: $200) NSG-4010 Adult/Child Health Nursing –Fa 14 hours Focus is on common physiological imbalances of adults and children and the nursing care required to restore or promote health balance across the 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 independence 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: $200) NSG-4020 Nursing Leadership/Management –Fa 6 hours The focus is on the development of leadership and management knowledge and behaviors required for the baccalaureate prepared nurse. Special emphasis is given to the biblical framework for leadership and management. Clinical experiences provide opportunities to apply leadership and management principles and theories as providers, managers, and coordinators of nursing care. Prerequisites: senior nursing status; Corequisite: NSG-4000 Care of Populations. (Fee: $200) NSG-4030 Complex Care Management –Sp 6 hours Focuses on the nursing management of individuals or groups experiencing complex multidimensional health imbalances. Special emphasis is placed on the growth of personal and professional development with respect to biblical character qualities. Students assume professional nursing roles in a variety of critical care settings working under the supervision of faculty. Prerequisites: NSG-4000 Care of Populations; NSG-4020 Nursing Leadership Management; Corequisite: NSG-4950 Seminar in Nursing. (Fee: $200) 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 imbalances. Special emphasis is given to the biblical view of successful 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: $200) NSG-4060 Transition into Practice –Sp 6 hours 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 during the course following the preceptor’s schedule and shift, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Students demonstrate successful application by meeting program objectives for using nursing as ministry. Prerequisite: completion of all other clinical nursing courses. NSG-4090 Public Health Project –Fa, Sp 1 hour Nursing students work in a collaborative relationship with a community to assess, intervene, and evaluate the capacity to improve the health of a population. Prerequisites: NSG-3070 Nursing Care of Diverse Populations; NSG-3090 Public Health Nursing. (Fee: $50) NSG-4200 Culture and Health –Fa 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 status or permission of instructor. NSG-4800 Independent Study in Nursing –Sp 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 –Sp 2 hours Theories of nursing and borrowed theory are studied to demonstrate 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.