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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: Completion of 300 level Nursing courses.

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-400.

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.

NUR/IPE 402 is 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 student is personally responsible for arranging the global travel experience through the SON and the IWU Office of Risk Management.

A simulation based course concentrating on acute and complex maternal and newborn conditions including the care of the high-risk mother and newborn. The course refines, deepens, and extends knowledge of basic maternal and newborn care. Prerequisite or co-requisite: NUR-445.

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.

This course will explore the concepts of trauma informed approaches and the impact of trauma and retraumatization of the trafficked individual. The uniqueness of trauma informed approaches will be explored as well as the attitudes and perceptions of those interacting with the trafficked population.

This course will explore a variety of individual and group advocacy strategies and techniques which may be used to effectively combat human trafficking through the lens of a biblical framework. Cultural values and differences as well as ethical strategies will be considered during the learning experiences.

In this course, students will be introduced to the basic terminology and principles of the research process, including generating, synthesizing, translating, applying, and disseminating nursing knowledge to improve patients' health and transform healthcare. Upon completing this course, the student will build on prior learning and evidence competency in the following AACN Level 1, Essential Core Sub-Competencies for Entry-Level Professional Nursing Education in?Domain 4: Scholarship for the Nursing Discipline.

This course introduces students to information and communication technologies and informatics processes used to provide care, gather data, form information to drive decision-making, and support professionals as they expand knowledge and wisdom for practice. Students will explore informatics processes and technologies used to manage and improve the delivery of safe, high-quality, and efficient healthcare services in accordance with best practices and professional and regulatory standards. Upon completing this course, the student will build on prior learning and evidence competency in the following AACN (2021) Level 1, Essential Core Competencies for Entry-Level Professional Nursing Education for Domain 8: Informatics and Healthcare Technologies.

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. Prerequisite: Completion of 300 level Nursing courses.

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. Experience is provided in the emergency room, intensive care unit, and the coronary care unit. Prerequisite: Completion of 300 level Nursing courses.

Application of the nursing process to care for ill clients with acute health conditions, including all forms of prevention. This study refines, deepens, and extends knowledge of adaptations and alterations in the dynamics of essential body functions. Includes a clinical experience. Prerequisites: Completion of 300 level Nursing courses and NUR-349, NUR-353, and NUR357.

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.

In this course, the student will use evidence-based methodologies to address complex health problems and promote optimal healthcare. Students will explore the complexity of healthcare systems and systems-based practices and delivery environments. Healthcare reimbursement processes and the impact of healthcare policies and regulatory requirements on patient care will be examined. Students will analyze the impact of system structures on meeting social determinants of health needs and promoting equity in healthcare. Upon completing this course, the student will build on prior learning and evidence competency in the following AACN (2021) Level 1, Essential Core Competencies for Entry-Level Professional Nursing Education for Domain 7: Systemsbased practice.

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. Prerequisite: Completion of 300 level Nursing courses.

This course explores pertinent theories of human behavior, the developmental processes of personality, mental health concepts, and the use of self. Primary emphasis is on aspects of mental health nursing that involve interpersonal relationships in individuals experiencing acute or chronic conditions. A clinical component it included. Prerequisites: NUR-349, NUR-353 and NUR-357 and completion of 300 level Nursing courses.

Course content focuses on critical thinking strategies for novice nurse leaders. Emphasis is placed on the transition from the student role to that of a novice nurse leader through application of leadership principles in the clinical and didactic settings. Prerequisite(s): Completion of 300 level Nursing courses.

In this course, the student will learn to use epidemiological principles to assess whole communities. They will identify their community's strengths and weaknesses by using epidemiological patterns, noting disparities, especially those that fall under social determinants of health. Students will compare their findings against state and national statistics providing insight into how to design a strategic plan to address the disparities. Fieldwork will include one on one communication with vulnerable populations to understand the lived experience of the unprotected. Interviews with Key Informants will help build an interprofessional collaboration and communication network. Upon completing this course, the student will build on prior learning and evidence competency in the following AACN (2021) Level 1, Essential Core Competencies for Entry-Level Professional Nursing Education for Domain 3: Population Health.

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.

Students will build upon previous learning to synthesize nursing knowledge and critical thinking in preparation for professional licensure. Emphasis will be placed on clinical decision making and principles of self-care. Prerequisite: Completion of 300 level Nursing courses.

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 course introduces students to the fundamentals of project management and includes an immersive practicum experience emphasizing synthesis and application of new knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies from across the entire post-licensure RNBSN program of study. Students assume the leadership role of a project manager and utilize the strategic planning process to plan and propose an authentic, evidence-based quality improvement project that provides a feasible solution to an identified problem with emphasis on improved population/patient safety and/or health outcomes. The course also empowers the student to embark on a lifetime journey of personal and professional growth and development. Upon completing this course, the student will build on prior learning and evidence competency in the following AACN (2021) Level 1, Essential Core Competencies for Entry-Level Professional Nursing Education for Domain 9: Professionalism and Domain 10: Personal, Professional, and Leadership Development. Prerequisites: NUR-338, NUR-342, NUR-382, NUR-424, NUR-432, NUR-462, and NUR-474

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.