2011-2012 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 264 2011–12 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index NSG-3010 Care of Women and Newborns –Fa, Sp 6 hours Course content and clinical experiences provide the student with the opportunity to facilitate the health balance of women and the childbearing family across the five dimensions. 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. Prerequisite: Junior nursing major status. (Fee: $200) NSG-3030 Care of Children –Fa, Sp 6 hours Focus is on common physiological imbalances of infants, children, and adolescents and the nursing care required to restore or promote physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and spiritual health. Special emphasis is given to the application of growth and developmental theories in the provision of developmentally appropriate care to the pediatric population. Students gain increasing independence in professional nursing role development as providers and coordinators of care. Prerequisite: Junior nursing major status. (Fee: $200) 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. Prerequisite:Junior nursing major status. (Fee: $200) NSG-3110 Pharmacology –Sp 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: BIO-2210 Microbiology; CHEM-1000 Principles of Chemistry; GBIO-2020 Human Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology; NSG-2000 Nursing Roles in Disease Prevention; 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-3000 Care of ill Adults; 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: Junior nursing major status; 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 status. (Fee: $200) NSG-4020 Leadership and Management –Sp 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. Prerequisite: senior nursing major status. (Fee: $200) NSG-4030 Complex Care Management –Fa 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. Prerequisite: senior nursing major status. (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-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 –Fa, 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-4950 Seminar in Nursing –Sp 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, economic, social, and ethical factors that disrupt the balance of resources and demands in health care are debated. Capstone course. Prerequisite: NSG-4030 Complex Care Management. Corequisite: NSG-4020 Leadership and Management, NSG-4060 Transition into Practice. P Physical Education Activity Courses (PEAX) PEAF-1110 Personal Exercise Program: Men 1 hour and PEAF-1290 Personal Exercise Program:Women 1 hour The personal exercise program courses are individually developed to meet the unique activity needs of students with physical disabilities or conditions that preclude them from being safely or effectively involved in physical education activity courses. Departmental approval is required. Course Descriptions | NSG-3010 – PEAF-1290