Courses for the B.S.N. completion program
Nurs 331 Philosophy and Theories of Nursing 3
Bridge course that prepares adult learners for upper-level college study.
The metaparadigm of nursing is utilized as the organizing framework for exploration
of self and nursing. The evolution of nursing science, theory, research, and
practice are studied. Caring is discussed as a central ethic of nursing practice.
Nurs 332 Holistic Client Assessment* 3
Builds on prior learning, expanding history taking and physical assessment
skills across the life span. Includes spiritual, cultural and family assessment.
Nurs 333 Nursing Research 4
Basic concepts of nursing research are examined. Focuses on critical analysis of published nursing research as a basis for using research in clinical practice. Prerequisites: nine credit hours of 300-level clinical nursing courses..
Nurs 334 Communication Skills for Professional Nurses 3
Responds to the challenges of professional communication and the
expectations for registered nurses who are baccalaureate students. The focus
is on critique and the development of individual written and oral communication
for content, style and effectiveness. Access and management of information
will be discussed.
Reln 305 Enduring Issues in Christian Prospectives 3
Draws on the Old and New Testaments, theology, church history, and ethics to explore issues of basic importance to modern professionals: individualism and community, personal faith/values and integrity, truth and religious diversity, and the role of faith and values in personal and corporate decision-making.
Socn 305 Social Systems 3
Family and organizational systems within their cultural and societal context
are examined from a social-theory perspective. Functional/dysfunctional systems
and change theory are studied.
Hist 202 American History II 3
U.S. history from the period of rapid industrialization and immigration to the present, with an emphasis on social history.
orHist 203 World History II 3
History of the world from European expansion to the present, with an emphasis on understanding the foundations of a global society.
Nurs 437 Cross-Cultural Aspects of Health and Illness 4
Health, illness and various health-care systems are explored. Theory relative to culture and specific aggregates will be studied.
Hum 220 Humanities: Literature and Art 3
or Hum 223 Humanities: Music and Art 3
or Hum 224 Humanities: Music and Theater 3
or Hum 225 Humanities: Art and Theater 3
Studies the history of artistic expression, provides opportunities for participating in artistic activies, and examines the relationship between the arts and students' own lives.
Nurs 438 Community Health Nursing* 4
Applies a synthesis of nursing, social, and public health theories
to the assessment and care of aggregates in the community. Practice is collaborative, with a focus on promoting and protecting the health of populations. Community health planning for aggregates or populations is done using a variety of agencies and resources in the ocmmunity. The public health delivery system is differentiated from the private health care delivery system in its emphasis on social justice.
Nurs 439 Health-Care Ethics 2
Students will actively reflect on ethical issues which are present in health care for practitioners and consumers. The focus will be on the process of ethical inquiry rather than decision outcomes. In the process of analyzing bio-ethical issues, student will be introduced to ethical theory and modes of ethical analysis informed by the Christian faith.
Nurs 447 Issues Seminar 1
Focuses on integration of current issues in the practice
of professional nursing. Students articulate their own philosophy of health care and nursing including their faith beliefs, rights of clients and responsibility
to deliver quality nursing care.
Nurs 449 Leadership in Nursing* 4
Leadership and management principles are applied to clinical practice. Clinical practice component of course will be arranged with each student.
* Denotes courses with clinical component or practice-based project
