Course Descriptions

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

NRSG211 (1)
Nursing Pharmacology I
Beginning nursing knowledge related to pharmacology, medication
administration, and related monitoring of therapeutic and
non-therapeutic patient response that builds a foundation for safe
practice. Fall

NRSG212 (2)
Nursing Pharmacology II
A continuation of pharmacology principles that examines major
classifications of medications. Focuses on uses, dosages, therapeutic
and non-therapeutic effects, interactions, and nursing interventions.
Prerequisite: NRSG211 or permission of the Department of
Nursing. Fall

NRSG215 (1)
Introduction to Nursing Concepts
Introduces students to nursing history, mission, standards, language,
critical thinking, "Restoration to the Image of God" (the
Department of Nursing's conceptual framework), and other components
of nursing as they begin their journey towards becoming
a Christian professional nurse. Spring

NRSG216 (4)
Fundamentals of Nursing Theory and Practice
Integrates the nursing process into basic nursing skills, medication
administration, and assessment of the adult client; with special
emphasis on older adults. Includes theory and practicum.
Prerequisites: BIOL111, 112, 113, PSYC301, FDNT230,
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PSYC101, NRSG215 or permission of the Department of
Nursing. Falll

NRSG240 (4)
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
Presents the nurse's role in facilitation of mental health and
prevention, assessment and management of mental illness.
Includes theory and practicum. Prerequisites: NRSG211, 216,
PSYC101 or permission of the Department of Nursing. Spring

NRSG305 (3)
Health Assessment
Introduces theoretical and practical skills for performing a focused
and comprehensive health assessment. Emphasizes data collection
for recognition of normal findings and common variations
throughout the life span, and use of nursing diagnoses to describe
areas needing restoration. Includes theory and practicum.
Prerequisites: BIOL111, 112, 113, PSYC101, 301, FDNT230,
NRSG215 or RN, LPN or permission of the Department of
Nursing. Spring

NRSG315 (3)
Pathophysiology
Explores physiological adaptations and changes that occur due to
chronic and acute illnesses. Provides etiology of disease states to
use as a basis for nursing interventions. Prerequisites: BIOL111,
112, 113. Fall

NRSG320 (3)
Transitions in Nursing
Bridges educational preparation and role expectation of the
associate degree nurse, for functioning at the professional level.
Introduces and applies principles from the Department of Nursing
philosophy, mission and conceptual framework. Must be taken
before NRSG418 and NRSG450 or with permission of the
Department of Nursing. Fall

NRSG331 (4)
Medical-Surgical: Community-based Nursing
Integrates and applies the nursing process to prevent disease,
and promote, restore, or maintain health for adult clients and
their families in community-based settings. Includes theory and
practicum. Prerequisites: NRSG211, 240, 315. Fall

NRSG332 (5)
Medical-Surgical: Acute-care Nursing
Integrates and applies the nursing process to restore health, manage
disease, and/or provide end-of-life care for adult clients and
their families with acute medical-surgical conditions, in acute and
critical-care settings. Includes theory and practicum. Prerequisite:
NRSG331. Spring

NRSG366 (1)
Complementary Wellness and Restoration I
Introduces the use of complementary therapies in disease
prevention, and health promotion and maintenance towards
restoration of clients, families and communities. Specific attention
is given to the eight natural laws of health. Fall

NRSG408 (3)
Families in Stress and Crisis
Utilizes family systems and other theories as a basis for understanding
family functioning. Prepares the students to be able to
assess and intervene with families experiencing stress and/or
crises. Prerequisites: NRSG331 or permission of the Department
of Nursing. Spring

NRSG414 (3)
High Acuity Nursing
Focuses on the needs of clients with life-threatening conditions
in an acute care setting; which may present in multiple body
systems. Special needs of pediatric and elderly clients addressed
as well. Prerequisites: NRSG332 for NCLEX preparatory
students, NRSG315, 408. Fall

NRSG416 (1.5, 1.5)
Comprehensive Overview
Review of nursing knowledge to serve as preparation of prelicensure
students for the NCLEX. Prerequisites: NRSG430, 440.
Fall and Spring. (This course is taught Fall and Spring semesters,
and students are required to register both semesters for a total of
3 credits.)

NRSG418 (3)
Leadership in Nursing
Provides opportunity for the student to gain knowledge in nursing
leadership. Promotes the utilization of restorative principles in
leadership theory and practice. Prepares students for leadership
roles in all areas of nursing, and instills the pursuit of lifelong
learning and professional development. Prerequisites: NRSG430,
440 or 414. Spring

NRSG430 (4)
The Childbearing Family
Emphasizes restorative and evidence-based nursing care of the
childbearing family throughout preconception, pregnancy, postpartum,
and the neonatal period with an added focus on women's
health issues. Includes theory and practicum. Prerequisites:
NRSG332, PSYC301. Fall

NRSG440 (4)
The Developing Child
Emphasizes an evidence-based nursing practice in both the maintenance
and restorative health needs of the growing and developing
child, from newborn through adolescence. Includes theory and
practicum. Prerequisites: NRSG332, PSYC301. Fall

NRSG445 (2-3)
Nursing Research
Provides foundational concepts on the research process and
steps for utilizing research with the focus being on evidencebased
practice. Introduces nursing perspectives related to critical
thinking, scientific methods, ethical concerns, and search
techniques necessary to the research process. Prerequisites:
NRSG331 or 320 or permission of the Department of Nursing.
(BS Completion students take the class for 3 credits.) Spring

NRSG450 S (4)
Community Nursing
* Field service credit requirements are met in this class. Focuses
on community as the primary client, in contrast with community
as the setting for individual care. Students consider factors affecting
the well-being, function, and/or existence of the community
and its response to those problems. Includes theory and practicum.
Prerequisites: NRSG430, 440 or 414. Spring

NRSG466 (2-3)
Complementary Wellness and Restoration II
An in-depth exploration of complementary therapies that can be
utilized in conjunction with traditional therapies to assist clients
with a chronic illness or high acuity need towards restoration to
the image of God in wellness, health maintenance and disease
management. Prerequisites: NRSG366, 408 or permission of the
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Department of Nursing. (BS Completion students take the class
for 3 credits.) Spring

NRSG480 (3)
Senior Nursing Internship
A capstone practicum that integrates nursing skills and knowledge
with principles of daily practice. Takes place in acute care settings
where the student manages groups of clients in conjunction with a
preceptor (120 clock hours). Prerequisites NRSG414, 466. Spring

NRSG495 (1)
Independent Study____________

GRADUATE COURSES

NRSG510 (2)
Christian Ministry
Explores spiritual needs within the context of health and illness
and the incorporation of spiritual beliefs into the plan of care.
Includes an assessment of how the client and one’s own individual
spirituality affects health care behaviors. Spring

NRSG517 (3)
Health Care Systems
Examines the organizational structure of health-care systems in
the United States and other countries. Alternative approaches for
the delivery of health care are compared with consideration of
quality-related, economical, and ethical concerns. Fall

NRSG527 (3)
Advanced Pharmacology
Explore pharmacologic agents for an advanced understanding
of the implications of drug choices, actions and interactions.
Provides the nurse with advanced knowledge to better translate
pharmacologic therapy to the client. Spring

NRSG530 (3)
Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
Explores theories of health promotion and disease prevention at
the advanced practice level with emphasis on patient education,
epidemiology, health beliefs, and the seven laws of health. Fall

NRSG548 (3)
Advanced Pathophysiology
An in-depth study of select pathophysiology concepts which will
enable nurses to critically evaluate therapeutic strategies for maintenance
and achievement of restoration. Age-related and ethnic
variations will be explored. Spring

NRSG555 (2)
Advanced Health Assessment
Develop advanced assessment skills necessary to teach the skills
to others as they restore clients of various ethnic groups to health
and identify risk factors for illness of particular cultural groups.
Prerequisites: NRSG510, 517, 548, 638. Fall

NRSG580 (2)
Nursing Theory and Application
Examines theories and conceptual frameworks of nursing, ethics,
leadership, models for providing care, and Restoration to the
Image of God in regards to advanced practice of nursing. Explores
feasibility, conceptual integrity, and congruence with personal values.
Prerequisites: NRSG510, 517, 638. Fall

NRSG638 (2)
Interpersonal Dynamics
Provides graduate nursing students with advanced knowledge
related to underlying interpersonal concepts, skills, and practical
approaches specifically for relationship building, effective communication,
facilitation of informed decision-making, conflict
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awareness and management, crisis intervention, constructive
feedback, and delivery of potentially disturbing information; in
academic, health care, and community-based settings. Fall

NRSG655 (3)
Research Utilization
Prepares the student to critically evaluate research studies and to
design strategies for integrating or utilizing research to guide and
develop an evidence based practice specific to their anticipated
advanced practice role. Prerequisites: NRSG510, 517, 580, 638,
658, 660. Spring

NRSG658 (2)
Learning Theory and Health Teaching
Provides advanced practice nurses with teaching strategies that are
both theoretical and evidence based followed with strategies and
skills necessary for successful instruction and teaching of clients,
community, nursing students, and other health care professionals.
Prerequisites: NRSG510, 517, 638. Fall

NRSG660 (2)
Curricular Development
Provides students with knowledge related to analysis, development
or design, and re-design or improvement, and evaluation
of client, student, or professional nursing curricula. Instruction
on principles and procedures for curricular development will be
addressed. Prerequisites: NRSG510, 517, 638. Fall

NRSG665 (3)
Nursing Education Outcomes
Students are provided information on methods for assessing overall
educational outcomes, such as the individual patient education,
classroom instruction, and in providing continuing education units
for professional nurses. Prerequisites: NRSG510, 517, 580, 638,
658, 660. Spring

NRSG668 (2)
Roles in Nursing Education
Explores the various teaching and faculty roles that impinge upon
the nurse educator. An understanding of the requirements of scholarship
activities such as clinical currency, academic productivity,
and teaching expertise are examined. Prerequisites: NRSG510,
517, 580, 638, 658, 660. Spring

NRSG680 (4)
Teaching Practicum
Provides the student with the opportunity to utilize knowledge
gained in the nursing-education courses, in a nursing-focused educational
experience of their choosing. A total of 300 clock hours
are required. Prerequisites: NRSG510, 517, 527, 548, 555, 580,
638, 655, 658, 660, 665, 668. Fall

NRSG690 (1-3)
Independent Study __________

NRSG698 (1-2)
Research Utilization Project
Requires the student to use a recognized research utilization
model to develop an evidence-based Nursing Education project.
Prerequisite or corequisite: NRSG655.