Madonna University (College of Nursing and Health)

In accordance with the philosophy of Madonna University, the faculty of the Department of Nursing is committed to assisting students in the development of Christian humanistic values, a spirit of intellectual inquiry, openness to discovery of truth and readiness to serve others. The learning environment fosters the core values of wellness, professionalism, caring, and a future focus.

Madonna University’s nursing program has had continuous approval of the Michigan Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

MISSION

To prepare baccalaureate nurses capable of providing competent, caring, professional practice. To prepare master's level nurses who have advanced knowledge in nursing theory, research, and practice and are capable of integrating such advanced preparation into their practice. To prepare students to pursue the achievement of professionalism through personal study, continuing education, community service and the pursuit of graduate studies.

TRANSITIONS IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING
This course incorporates concepts of professional nursing in contemporary society which reflect Christian Humanistic values. Critical thinking, communication and therapeutic intervention strategies are utilized in assisting nurses who are making a transition in their academic and professional development. This course includes a supervised practicum.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
Application of an organized approach to obtain a comprehensive health assessment across the life span. This course includes a supervised practicum.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR RNS
This course focuses on the comprehensive assessment of adult patients. Students will also learn to develop focused assessments as related to specific pathology. Assessment skills will be developed based upon a holistic appraisal of the adult patient. This course includes a supervised practicum.

FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE
This course focuses on foundations of therapeutic communication in nursing practice with diverse persons (clients) in a variety of settings.

INTRODUCTION TO NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
This course focuses on concepts of wellness, health maintenance and identification of risk factors. Fundamental nursing practices that support optimal human responses and the approaches to providing client care will be addressed. This course includes a supervised practicum.

INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING SEMINAR
The role of the professional nurse in contemporary society is reviewed. Students use critical thinking to integrate fundamental concepts and Christian Humanistic values into nursing practice and their emerging professional roles.

NURSING ROLE IN PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT
This course includes principles of pharmacology and implications for nursing practice.

FAMILY HEALTH PROMOTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
This course focuses on the application of fundamentals of health promotion concepts with families within the context of community based nursing care. It includes a supervised practicum.

NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
This course will facilitate the development of nursing judgment when providing preventive, restorative and supportive nursing care to clients with increasingly complex human responses. It includes a supervised practicum.

PROFESSIONAL NURSING SEMINAR II
Professional nursing practice will be analyzed within the context of Christian Humanism, family and community values.

NURSING RESEARCH
Components of the research process are introduced. Emphasis is placed on developing the ability to critique/utilize and to participate in research as it applies to professional nursing practice.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CONCEPTS II
This course focuses on the use of nursing judgment in the management of families with complex health responses within the community. It includes a supervised practicum.

COMPLEX NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
This course facilitates the use of responsible nursing judgment when providing preventive, restorative and supportive nursing care to clients with multi-faceted human responses. The collaborative role of the nurse will be emphasized. It includes a supervised practicum.

PROFESSIONAL NURSING SEMINAR III
In examining the professional nursing role, nursing and related theory and research will be synthesized within the context of Christian Humanism. The health care system will be examined as a socio-cultural phenomenon.

NURSING LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES
This course focuses on understanding the various leadership roles, responsibilities and opportunities for nurses within organizations and communities. It includes the study of theories of leadership, management, health policy and the financing of the healthcare sector that are applicable to various settings and situations. It includes field practicum activities.

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING ROLES
This course provides students opportunities to work in selected aspects of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of CHN interventions for a specific population's health status. Special topics seminars will be included.

SENIOR NURSING PRACTICE
This clinical practicum course focuses on the integration and application of therapeutic interventions, nursing judgment, communication, civic engagement and role development in the practice of professional nursing.

SENIOR SEMINAR IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING
Socio-cultural phenomena that affect the process of health and nursing care delivery in a global society are evaluated in this capstone course. Must be taken in the student's final semester in the program.

REQUIRED SUPPORT COURSES

BIO 2260 Microbiology 4 s.h.
Prerequisites: CHM 1610 or 2210 and BIO 1030 or 2240 or 2430.

Fundamental principles of microbiology with emphasis on the biology of bacteria and other microbes (metabolism, genetics, growth and death); their ecological relationships in natural and controlled environments and the interactions of pathogenic microorganisms and their human and animal hosts. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours.

BIO 2430, 2440 Anatomy and Physiology I & II 3, 3 s.h.

Study of the structure and function of the ten major body systems. Supplementary topics include: the cell, fluids and electrolytes, and acid-base balance. Lecture 2 hours, laboratory 2 hours.

BIO 3710 Pathophysiology 3 s.h.
Prerequisites: BIO 2430, 2440.

Study of disease processes affecting normal functioning of the human body in cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, neurological and renal systems.

CHM 1610 Introduction to Life Chemistry 4 s.h.
Prerequisite: High school chemistry with graduation within the past two years, or CHM 1010 or CHM 1110 within the past two years, with a grade of C or better, or chemistry placement test. (Does not apply toward chemistry major or minor.)

Integrated organic and biochemical principles related to normal functioning of the human body. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours.

CIS 2380 Introduction to Computers 3 s.h.

Study the evolution of computers and the operating functions of the hardware, systems software, application software, data communications, and ethics of data storage and retrieval; explore the integration and application of information processing in the business environment and in the global society; hands-on experience with word processing, electronic spreadsheets, graphics, data base management and electronic mail.

ENG 1010 Communication Skills I 3 s.h.

The first course in college composition with emphasis on organizing essays for various academic purposes for various academic audiences. Attention is paid to the process of writing and the art of revision, with various strategies suggested for editing sentences to achieve standard grammar, punctuation and spelling; oral presentation; writing and revision on computer. (Does not apply to any major or minor in English and Communication Arts department.)

ENG 1020 Communication Skills II 3 s.h.

A continuation of English 1010, with emphasis on argumentation, research, citation and quotation. Further attention is paid to the process of writing and the art of revision, with useful suggestiohs for writing across the curriculum. (Does not apply to any major or minor in English or Communication Arts department.)

FL 2100 Language and Culture for Health Care Professionals 3 s.h.

Culturally-based concepts of health and illness among diverse populations are studied to facilitate understanding of differences in global human conditions for the purpose of providing culturally competent care.

MTH 2350 Probability & Statistics 4 s.h.
Prerequisite: MTH 1040 or equivalent.

This course presents the student with basic concepts of probability and statistics such as measures of central tendency and deviation, sampling and sampling distribution, random variables, frequency distribution, statistical inference, hypothesis testing and applications. The purpose of this course is to help individuals make decisions based on analysis of data. Use of the graphing calculator is an integral part of the course.

NFS 2220 General Nutrition for the Health Professional 2 s.h.

This course will include a study of nutrients in foods and their involvement in the function of human body systems. Health and nutrition throughout the lifespan will be discussed.

NFS 2230* Therapeutic Nutrition for the Health Professional 2 s.h.
Prerequisites: NFS 2220 or equivalent, and approval of advisor.

The application of basic nutrition knowledge to diet modification as a preventative or therapeutic aid in specific disease states will be discussed.

PSY 1010 General Psychology 3 s.h.

The science of behavior and mental processes: sensation and perception, learning and cognition, motivation, emotion, personality development, adjustment and maladjustment.

PSY 2450 Life Span Developmental Psychology 4 s.h.
Prerequisite: PSY 1010.

Study of the maturational and experiential influences on physical, emotional, intellectual, social, and personality development of the individual from the prenatal period through late adulthood. Developmental tasks and theories of developmental change related to life stages.

SOC 1010 Introduction to Sociology and Cultural Anthropology 4 s.h.

Foundations and principles of social order, social control, social institutions and social life in America and other cultures. Focus on how people's conditions, character and life chances are influenced by organizations and institutions. Emphasis on critical thinking about practices and beliefs in a variety of social contexts. Focus areas may include: Community Studies; Social Inequality; Politics and Economy; Cultural Anthropology; and Religion and Science.

BSN DEGREE COMPLETIONOVERVIEW
The College of Nursing and Health offers a degree completion program for Registered Nurses (RNs) with an associate degree or diploma who are seeking a baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN).

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College of Nursing and Health Courses

TRANSITIONS IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING
This course incorporates concepts of professional nursing in contemporary society which reflect Christian Humanistic values. Critical thinking, communication and therapeutic intervention strategies are utilized in assisting nurses who are making a transition in their academic and professional development. This course includes a supervised practicum.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
Application of an organized approach to obtain a comprehensive health assessment across the life span. This course includes a supervised practicum.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR RNS
This course focuses on the comprehensive assessment of adult patients. Students will also learn to develop focused assessments as related to specific pathology. Assessment skills will be developed based upon a holistic appraisal of the adult patient. This course includes a supervised practicum.

FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE
This course focuses on foundations of therapeutic communication in nursing practice with diverse persons (clients) in a variety of settings.

INTRODUCTION TO NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
This course focuses on concepts of wellness, health maintenance and identification of risk factors. Fundamental nursing practices that support optimal human responses and the approaches to providing client care will be addressed. This course includes a supervised practicum.

INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING SEMINAR
The role of the professional nurse in contemporary society is reviewed. Students use critical thinking to integrate fundamental concepts and Christian Humanistic values into nursing practice and their emerging professional roles.

NURSING ROLE IN PHARMACOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT
This course includes principles of pharmacology and implications for nursing practice.

FAMILY HEALTH PROMOTION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN
This course focuses on the application of fundamentals of health promotion concepts with families within the context of community based nursing care. It includes a supervised practicum.

NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
This course will facilitate the development of nursing judgment when providing preventive, restorative and supportive nursing care to clients with increasingly complex human responses. It includes a supervised practicum.

PROFESSIONAL NURSING SEMINAR II
Professional nursing practice will be analyzed within the context of Christian Humanism, family and community values.

NURSING RESEARCH
Components of the research process are introduced. Emphasis is placed on developing the ability to critique/utilize and to participate in research as it applies to professional nursing practice.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING CONCEPTS II
This course focuses on the use of nursing judgment in the management of families with complex health responses within the community. It includes a supervised practicum.

COMPLEX NURSING THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS
This course facilitates the use of responsible nursing judgment when providing preventive, restorative and supportive nursing care to clients with multi-faceted human responses. The collaborative role of the nurse will be emphasized. It includes a supervised practicum.

PROFESSIONAL NURSING SEMINAR III
In examining the professional nursing role, nursing and related theory and research will be synthesized within the context of Christian Humanism. The health care system will be examined as a socio-cultural phenomenon.

NURSING LEADERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES
This course focuses on understanding the various leadership roles, responsibilities and opportunities for nurses within organizations and communities. It includes the study of theories of leadership, management, health policy and the financing of the healthcare sector that are applicable to various settings and situations. It includes field practicum activities.

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING ROLES
This course provides students opportunities to work in selected aspects of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of CHN interventions for a specific population's health status. Special topics seminars will be included.

SENIOR NURSING PRACTICE
This clinical practicum course focuses on the integration and application of therapeutic interventions, nursing judgment, communication, civic engagement and role development in the practice of professional nursing.

SENIOR SEMINAR IN PROFESSIONAL NURSING
Socio-cultural phenomena that affect the process of health and nursing care delivery in a global society are evaluated in this capstone course. Must be taken in the student's final semester in the program.

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