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This course examines Christian values and ethics in the light of the socio-cultural variables that shape people. It provides opportunity to experience the stress imposed by socio-cultural conditions and the adaptation required to adjust professional and personal practices to different cultural environments. Prerequisite: Progression to junior nursing studies.

This course applies the nursing process in the delivery of culturally competent care with individuals in a culture/subculture within or outside of the United States. It demonstrates responsibility and accountability in the selection of the experience in accord with interests and financial resources. Prerequisites: NUR-345.

Designed to provide the practicing healthcare professional with tools for effective delivery of care to a multi-cultural society. Theoretical models, a Christian worldview, and assessment tools are used to examine the diversity of cultural beliefs, values, and practices, as well as biological variations that impact the health of individuals and groups.

A cross-cultural experience for the professional healthcare student to implement the knowledge and practice skills necessary for effective delivery of care in a cross-cultural setting. The student will employ cross-cultural concepts and a Christian worldview to interact with local populations.

The course emphasizes the influence of ethical servant leaders in the profession of nursing. Students will study the character traits of Biblical leaders and their application in the healthcare environment. Special consideration is given to change and motivational theories, as well as management concepts that include political, legal, and economic implications for the nurse manager. A focus on strategic planning, fiscal responsibility, and project management assists the student with initial planning for a capstone experience that aligns with their passion and interest.

The course is planned to provide the student with an understanding of the research process. Basic elements of research design, sampling, data collection, and analysis are discussed. Students critique research articles and develop a proposal for an investigation of significance to the practice of nursing.

Concepts of pathophysiology will be presented as practicing nurses study the relationships between wholistic persons and their environments in times of physical stress.

The course will explore the interrelationship between nursing theory, research, and practice. Research methods and processes are examined, as well as ethical implications and the protection of human subjects. Students will critically analyze research to direct evidence-based practice, promote the dissemination of nursing knowledge, and enhance client outcomes.

This course concentrates on the nursing management of individuals with acute and complex medical or surgical conditions. This study refines, deepens, and extends knowledge of adaptations and alterations in the dynamics of essential body functions. A clinical component is included. Prerequisite: Progression to senior nursing studies.

Presents foundational principles of faith as they relate to a career in nursing and provides theological and biblical foundation for professional delivery of holistic care. Students will identify and examine their own spiritual strengths and needs while developing skills in providing presence, companioning, reminiscence, and connection to individuals and families.

This course examines the role of the nurse related to the health needs of populations. Communities, sub-populations and vulnerable groups are defined as the subject of care. Core public health functions, global perspectives, and best practice models are among the topics addressed. Population-focused practicum experiences will focus on aggregates as the recipient of care.

The course will address population-focused nursing practice and the discipline of public health from local, national, and global perspectives. Evidence-based strategies for health promotion and disease prevention to reduce health disparities within at-risk groups will be discussed. Epidemiological principles, surveillance of population health data, environmental health practices, interprofessional collaboration, and the disaster management process will be applied.

Applies the nursing process to promotion of health at the community level. Population-focused practica sites include a variety of community settings. Unstructured, non-institutional practice settings are emphasized. Practicum Required. For students at the senior level of the Nursing Program.

Focuses on synthesis of previous learning and its application in the various clinical settings. Emphasis is placed on the transition from the student role to that of a manager of client care and is accomplished through the application of management and leadership theories and principles in a clinical setting. Prerequisite: Progression to senior level of nursing.

Individually arranged studies in a nursing area of interest and/or need. Prerequisite: Faculty approval.

Provides directed study to reinforce students knowledge through the application of critical thinking strategies. Provides experience with computer adapted testing in preparation for the NCLEX-RN. Prerequisite: Progression to senior level nursing studies.

The final capstone course, this is designed to develop leadership and management skills in practicing nurses. Considers dynamics and management of individual, group, and organizational behavior in health-care agencies. Examines issues in management: power and conflict resolution, work stress, discrimination, group dynamics, organizational change, and other topics. Prerequisite: All prior RNBSN core courses Practicum required.

This seminar-style course provides students the opportunity to reflect upon learning goals, personal and professional growth, and the achievement of program outcomes. Students assume a leadership role in coordinating and managing a capstone project by integrating evidence-based information, interprofessional collaboration, and the strategic planning process. The impact of the project as a world-changing initiative is analyzed.