Nursing courses
NUR160 - Nursing: Discerning Your Vocation
Based on a Christian worldview, this course considers dimensions of nursing
specifically related to nursing as a healing ministry, human science, and
performing art. This exploration includes a historic, current and future
perspective. Students reflect on their call to nursing and develop a success
plan for completing their major. Current societal, health-related and
professional issues are also explored. Learning experiences include lecture
and directed discussion, journaling, interviews, guest lectures, multimedia
learning technology and library research. (1 credit)
NUR220 - Nursing and Shalom
Based on a Christian worldview, this course investigates the theoretical,
scientific and ethical foundation of nursing as a human science, performing
art and healing ministry specifically as an approach to promote shalom
(health, peace and wholeness from a Biblical perspective) and social
justice. The program's mission, philosophy, conceptual framework and program
outcomes are examined. Service-learning experiences, faith reflection and
the creation of an electronic portfolio are integrated in meeting course
objectives. Prerequisite: Admission to the BSN program. Concurrent requisite: NUR 260.
(2 credits)
NUR260 - Fundamentals of Nursing
Based on a Christian worldview and the framework of nursing as a healing
ministry, human science and performing art, this course provides the
foundation for application of the nursing process with diverse pediatric and
adult clients in acute and chronic illness. On-campus laboratory precedes
clinical experiences and as a means to promote shalom. These experiences
provide opportunity to develop knowledge and beginning nursing aptitudes in
intervening with the care of individual clients across the lifespan.
Prerequisites: Admission to the BSN program and BTS 150. Concurrent
requisites: NUR 220, BIO 203, and PHI 214BR. (3 credits, 2:1) A fee is
associated with this course.
NUR280 - Lifespan Health Assessment
Based on a Christian worldview, this course provides an opportunity for
students to develop their understanding and use of the nursing process, with
a focus on the relationship development and assessment phases. Informed by a
Christian world view, emphasis is placed on performing holistic assessment
of pediatric and adult clients including the physiological, psychological,
sociocultural, spiritual and moral/ethical dimensions. Laboratory practice
precedes clinical application in a variety of health care and community
settings. In the clinical component, students develop aptitudes in
relationship development and holistic assessment of pediatric and adult
individual clients to develop clinical judgment and promote shalom.
Prerequisite: NUR220 and NUR260. Concurrent requisite: NUR290. (3 credits,
2:1)
NUR280A - Lifespan Health Assessment
Based on a Christian worldview, this course provides an opportunity for
students to develop their understanding and use of the nursing process, with
a focus on the relationship development and assessment phases. Informed by a
Christian worldview, emphasis is placed on performing holistic assessment of
pediatric and adult clients including the physiological, psychological,
sociocultural, spiritual and moral/ethical dimensions. Laboratory practice
precedes clinical application in a variety of health care and community
settings. In the clinical component, students develop aptitudes in
relationship development and holistic assessment of pediatric and adult
individual clients to develop clinical judgment and promote shalom. Prerequisite: NUR310A. (3 credits, 2:1) (A fee is associated with this course.
NUR290 - Geriatric Nursing
Based on a Christian worldview, this course explores multidimensional aging
processes and the holistic health experience of older individuals from the
perspective of a Christian worldview. Emphasis is placed on nursing as a
healing ministry, human science and performing art to promote shalom with
older adults. Application of the nursing process in health promotion and
care of common geriatric care concerns is accentuated. Service- earning
experiences, faith reflection, and literature and the arts are integrated as
strategies to more fully understand (a) the experience of older adults with
diverse backgrounds, and (b) personal values, attitudes, practices and
ethics, as well as those evident in government policies, community planning
and the health care and social service delivery system. The clinical
component provides an opportunity for nursing practice in community-based
and acute care settings with older adults, assisting students to integrate
knowledge, aptitudes and compassionate care in health promotion, restoration
and maintenance, and living the three nursing practice dimensions
(illuminating meaning, synchronizing rhythms and participating in
transcendence). Prerequisites: NUR 220, NUR 260, and BIO 203. Concurrent requisite: NUR 280.
(3 credits, 2:1)
NUR310A - Shalom and Professional Nursing Practice
(4 credits) Designed as a bridge course to orient the BSN-Completion option
student
to baccalaureate-level study, this course based in a Christian worldview
investigates the theological, scientific, and ethical foundation of
nursing as a human science, performing art and healing ministry,
specifically as an approach to promote shalom (health, peace and
wholeness from a Biblical perspective) and social justice. The program's
mission, philosophy, conceptual framework and program outcomes are
examined, and nursing as a human science and nursing theories are
evaluated in the context of the theory-practice relationship. Specific
concepts relevant to professional nursing practice are considered and
applied in analysis of both practice and education issues.
Service-learning experiences, faith reflection and the creation of an
electronic portfolio are integrated in meeting course outcomes.
NUR320 - Medical/Surgical Nursing
(6 credits, 4:2)Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical,
scientific
and ethical basis for the application of the nursing process with diverse clients in their experience of health and illness across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on nursing
as a human science, performing art and healing ministry to promote shalom with children and adults. The clinical component provides an opportunity for nursing practice in acute care and selected community-based settings, assisting students to integrate k
nowledge, aptitudes and Christ-like compassion in all levels of prevention, with a
focus on health restoration and in living the three practice dimensions.
Prerequisites: NUR220, 260, 280, 290, BIO320 and PSY225. Concurrent requisite:
BIO360. A fee is associated with this course.
NUR350A - Cross-Cultural Nursing
Based on a Christian worldview, this 1-credit seminar examines transcultural
nursing theory from a theoretical, scientific and ethical perspective,
dimensions of global health care and social justice. Emphasis is placed on
cultural values, beliefs, norms and practices and their influence on the
lived experience of health and illness. Within a context that honors nursing
as a human science, performing art and healing ministry to promote shalom
with diverse clients in acute care and/or community-based settings, the
course provides students opportunities to explore another culture and the
nursing and health care delivery system. Learning experiences include faith
and program outcome reflections. Prerequisite: Admission to the BSN program
or NUR310A. (1 credit)
NUR360 - Maternal/Newborn Nursing
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical,
scientific and ethical basis for the application of the nursing process with
diverse normal and high-risk childbearing families. Emphasis is placed on
nursing as a human science, performing art and healing ministry to promote
shalom with parents and children. The clinical component provides an
opportunity for nursing practice in acute care and selected community-based
settings, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes and
compassionate care in health promotion and restoration activities and in
living the three nursing practice dimensions. Learning experiences include
service-learning, faith reflection, laboratory practicum and clinical
experiences. Prerequisite: NUR320. Concurrent requisites: NUR380. (3
credits, 2:1) A fee is associated with this course.
NUR380 - Mental Health Nursing
(3 credits 2:1)Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical,
scientific
and ethical basis for the application of the nursing process in promoting shalom with diverse individuals across the lifespan who are experiencing mental illness. Emphasis is
placed on nursing as a healing ministry, human science and performing art to promote shalom with pediatric and adult mental health clients in acute and community- based settings. The person is considered from a holistic perspective and application of the
nursing process utilizing all levels of prevention is emphasized, with a focus on the therapeutic use of self, health restoration and maintenance. The clinical component provides an opportunity for mental health nursing practice in institutional and sele
cted community-based settings, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes
and compassionate care in living the three nursing practice dimensions.
Prerequisites: NUR320 and PSY360. Concurrent requisites: NUR360. A fee is associated
with this course.
NUR398 - Directed Study
NUR420 - Nursing Research and Informatics
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the epistemological
(theoretical, scientific and ethical) foundation of nursing as a human
science, specifically as an approach to promote shalom and social justice.
It surveys the types, methods and uses of research and informatics to
enhance client outcomes and to deliver holistic nursing care for all clients
and at all levels of prevention. The course emphasizes the knowledge and
aptitudes needed by professional nurses to manage and utilize health care
information and related technologies, critically evaluate research studies
and integrate evidence in all phases of the nursing process. In the
practicum, students analyze a variety of health care technologies and
present an evidence-based practice project. Prerequisites: Nursing major
with senior class standing, KIN370, MAT208QR and SOC101SS. Concurrent
requisite: NUR440. (3 credits, 2:1)
NUR420A - Nursing Research and Informatics
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the
epistemological (theoretical, scientific and ethical) foundation of nursing
as a human science, specifically as an approach to promote shalom and social
justice. It surveys the types, methods and uses of research and informatics
to enhance client outcomes and to deliver holistic nursing care for all
clients and at all levels of prevention. The course emphasizes the knowledge
and aptitudes needed by professional nurses to manage and utilize health
care information and related technologies, critically evaluate research
studies and integrate evidence in all phases of the nursing process. In the
practicum, students analyze a variety of health care technologies and
present an evidence-based practice project. Prerequisites: NUR310A;
MAT208QR. (3 credits, 2:1)
NUR430 - Pediatric Nursing
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical,
scientific and ethical basis for the application of the nursing process with
diverse normal and higher-risk children and their families. Emphasis is
placed on nursing as a human science, performing art and healing ministry to
promote shalom with children and their families. The content builds upon the
child and adolescent content in NUR280 Lifespan Health Assessment, NUR360
Promoting Shalom with Childbearing Families and NUR380 Promoting Shalom and
Mental Health. Learning experiences include service-learning, case studies
and faith reflection. Related clinical experiences are integrated throughout
the nursing course sequence and provide an opportunity for nursing practice
in acute care and selected community-based settings, assisting students to
integrate knowledge, aptitudes and compassionate care in health promotion
and restoration activities and in living the three nursing practice
dimensions. Prerequisites: NUR350A, 360 and 380. Concurrent requisites: NUR420 and 440.
(2 credits) A fee is associated with this course.
NUR440 - Public/Community Health Nursing
(3 credits 3:2)Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical and
scientific
basis for the application of the nursing process with diverse families and groups in the community. All levels of prevention are considered, focusing on health promotion a
nd maintenance. Grounded in a synthesis of public health and nursing science and arts, the course emphasizes nursing as a healing ministry, human science and performing art to promote shalom and enhance the health of the population as a whole. The clinica
l component provides an opportunity for nursing practice in the community, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes and compassionate care in living the three nursing practice dimensions with families and groups. Learning experiences include s
ervice-learning, faith reflection and clinical experiences. This course is 1 of 2 speech intensive nursing courses. Prerequisites: Nursing major with senior class standing, ENG184/288, KIN370, NUR350 and SOC101. Concurrent requisite: NUR420. (5 credits, 3
:2) A fee is associated with this course.
NUR440A - Public/Community Health Nursing
Based on a Christian worldview, this course examines the theoretical and
scientific basis for the application of the nursing process with diverse
families and groups in the community. All levels of prevention are
considered, focusing on health promotion and maintenance. Grounded in a
synthesis of public health and nursing science and arts, the course
emphasizes nursing as a healing ministry, human science and performing art
to promote shalom and enhance the health of the population as a whole. The
clinical component provides an opportunity for nursing practice in the
community, assisting students to integrate knowledge, aptitudes and
compassionate care in living the three nursing practice dimensions with
families and groups. Learning experiences include service learning, faith
reflection and clinical experiences. Prerequisites: NUR310A. (5 credits, 3:2) Note: A fee is associated with this
course.
NUR460AWI - Nursing Leadership
Based on a Christian worldview, this course explores the leadership,
management, role development and clinical scholarship dimensions of
professional nursing practice, with a distinctive emphasis on promoting
shalom, servant leadership, social justice and sociopolitical change.
Students will analyze the health care system at a microsystem, macrosystem
and chronosystem level, focusing on national health care but also exploring
global health issues. Foundational to this exploration is an analysis of the
relationship of personal, professional and organizational values and ethics
to health care leadership roles and activities. Clinical scholarship is
emphasized as a moral duty of Christian nurses committed to continuing
Jesus' healing ministry. The practicum component provides an opportunity for
students to observe (a) the role played by a nurse servant leader and (b)
engage in a leadership project as a basis for clinical scholarship. Learning
experiences include service-learning, faith reflection and practicum
experiences. Prerequisites: NUR310A. (4 credits, 3:1) (Writing intensive)
NUR460WI - Nursing Leadership
Based on a Christian worldview, this course explores the leadership,
management, role development and clinical scholarship dimensions of
professional nursing practice, with a distinctive emphasis on promoting
shalom, servant leadership, social justice and sociopolitical change.
Students will analyze the health care system at a microsystem, macrosystem
and chronosystem level, focusing on national health care but also exploring
global health issues. Foundational to this exploration is an analysis of the
relationship of personal, professional and organizational values and ethics
to health care leadership roles and activities. Clinical scholarship is
emphasized as a moral duty of Christian nurses committed to continuing
Jesus' healing ministry. The practicum component provides an opportunity for
students to observe (a) the role played by a nurse servant leader and (b)
engage in a leadership project as a basis for clinical scholarship. Learning
experiences include service-learning, faith reflection and practicum
experiences. Prerequisites: NUR420, NUR430 and NUR440. Concurrent prerequisites: NUR480
and NUR490. (4 credits, 3:1) (Writing intensive)
NUR480 - Critical Care Nursing
Based on a Christian worldview, this course expands the theoretical,
scientific and ethical basis for the application of the nursing process with
diverse clients who experience complex health problems across the lifespan.
Emphasis is placed on nursing as a healing ministry, human science and
performing art to promote shalom with children and adults in acute care and
community-based settings experiencing life-altering illness. The clinical
component, which includes a 120-hour preceptorship, provides opportunity for
(a) beginning-level professional nursing practice in acute care and selected
community-based settings, (b) the integration of knowledge from nursing and
related disciplines in clinical decision-making, (c) enhancing aptitudes in
all levels of prevention, but with a focus on health restoration, and (d)
practicing compassionate care in living the three practice dimensions.
Prerequisites: NUR 420, NUR 430, and NUR 440. Concurrent requisites: NUR
460WI and NUR 490SR. (5 credits, 2:3) A fee is associated with this course.
NUR490ASR - Living Shalom
Based on a Christian worldview, this course explores finding one's place in
God's kingdom for now and eternity, living vocation, integrating values and
ethics in personal and professional realms and living shalom. Within this
capstone seminar, students assess their knowledge and aptitudes related to
the program outcomes and integrate them in their philosophy of Christian
nursing. Prerequisites: NUR 280A, NUR 310A, NUR 350A, NUR 420A, NUR 440A, and NUR
460AWI. (2 credits)
NUR490SR - Living Shalom
Based on a Christian worldview, this course explores finding one's place in
God's kingdom for now and eternity, living vocation, integrating values and
ethics in personal and professional realms and living shalom. Within this
capstone seminar, students assess their knowledge and aptitudes related to
the program outcomes and integrate them in their philosophy of Christian
nursing. Supported by a vocation-based philosophy, the course also prepares
graduating seniors to live their vocation, write the NCLEX-RN examination,
secure their first professional nursing position and practice in their first
nursing position. Prerequisites: NUR 420, NUR 430, and NUR 440. Concurrent
requisites: NUR 460WI and NUR 480. (2 credits)