MidAmerica Nazarene University (Division of Nursing)

This quote from Florence Nightingale beautifully expresses what the faculty of the Division of Nursing feel about our profession. We see nursing as a scientifically based way of ministering to people in a caring and artistic way. Most people who enter the field of nursing are probably motivated by the desire to care for people, and, as a nurse, you will have a tremendous impact on the lives of those you serve. The Division of Nursing at MidAmerica Nazarene University can help prepare you to meet the health challenges of a changing world by providing you with opportunities to learn the science of nursing and to develop your own unique style, or art, of nursing.

MidAmerica's nursing program is approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The division works closely with health care agencies such as Olathe Medical Center, Shawnee Mission Medical Center, the Visiting Nurse Association, Children's Mercy Hospital, the University of Kansas Hospital, and the Kansas City Rescue Mission.

STATEMENT OF MISSION
The mission of the Division of Nursing is to build upon the liberal arts foundation offered by MidAmerica Nazarene University to prepare students intellectually, spiritually, and personally for service through the ministry of nursing.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The purpose of the Christian education offered by the Division of Nursing at MidAmerica
Nazarene University is to:
1) prepare professional nurse generalists who are knowledgeable and skillful in the delivery of safe, competent, and creative nursing care;
2) integrate personal, empiric, aesthetic, and ethical ways of knowing (Carper, 1978) as a basis for promoting optimal health;
3) enhance spiritual sensitivity in personal growth and service to others;
4) develop life-long learners who strive for personal and professional growth as individuals who are responsible and accountable members of their profession and society.

DIVISIONAL OUTCOMES
The nursing program builds upon the general education outcomes of the University to achieve the mission and purpose of the Division of Nursing. Definitions of the outcomes as applied to the nursing program are as follows.
Spiritual Development: the cultivation of a Christian approach to one’s life and professional nursing practice;
Self-Understanding: the self-application of physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual health promotion practices as the basis of knowledge that will enhance the provision of holistic care to others;
Critical Thinking: the application of current research, theory, professional standards, and ethical codes to influence the ongoing generation and evaluation of creative ideas for the purpose of solving patient, family, and/or community health issues/concerns/ problems;
Effective Communication: the ability to clearly interact with individuals and/or groups for the purpose of sharing information, ideas, and/or emotions;
Social Responsibility: the personal involvement of self in nursing’s role and responsibilities to people and society;
Scientific Literacy: the acquisition of nursing’s unique body of knowledge and an understanding of the processes by which that knowledge was achieved and can be developed;
Aesthetic Literacy: the application of caring and creativity in nursing.
Characteristics of each outcome are provided in the Nursing Student Handbook. The outcomes are emphasized in classroom and clinical experiences. Achievement of outcomes is demonstrated in the senior portfolio prepared by students as part of the senior comprehensive requirements.

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Division of Nursing Courses

NURSING PERSPECTIVES
This course is designed to provide insight into the world of professional nursing through the seven outcomes of the nursing division. The outcomes include: spiritual development, selfunderstanding, critical thinking, effective communication, social responsibility, scientific literacy, and aesthetic literacy. A variety of classroom experiences helps students understand how these outcomes are integral to what it means to be a nurse. In addition, each student develops a portfolio demonstrating his/her current degree of proficiency in each of these outcomes listed above. This portfolio is developed further in the upper division major and becomes a requirement for graduation. Fall, Spring.

BASIC NURSING SKILLS I
This course provides the opportunity for the development of basic nursing skills used in providing health maintenance. Learning experiences are provided in the University’s nursing lab. The skills are used in providing health maintenance. Fall, Spring.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT FOR NURSES
This course provides an opportunity for students to develop clinical competence in health assessment of an individual client. Students will develop skills in history taking and holistic assessment, which includes: physical assessment, role assessment, developmental assessment, psycho-social assessment, spiritual assessment, and risk assessment (genetics, environment, nutrition, exercise, stress, economics, abuse).

NUTRITION
In this introductory nutrition course, students will explore current knowledge and research regarding the science of nutrition, while learning how to apply nutrition-related principles to food choices. This course will help students understand how key nutrients (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water) affect health, disease (prevention), energy balance, and weight control. Students will learn how nutrition needs change from infancy to adulthood and into the later years. Finally, students will assess personal nutrition habits and evaluate the healthfulness of their current lifestyle related to dietary intake and energy output (exercise). Fall, Spring.

WELLNESS
This course is designed to assist students in the following areas: gaining an expansive overview of health; assessment of personal strengths and weaknesses related to wellness and health promotion; development of strategies to promote personal health, including gaining knowledge of health promotion theories; analysis of current literature and research of healthrelated issues; and participation in a personal health promotion project. Spring.

BASIC NURSING SKILLS II
This course provides the opportunity for the development of advanced nursing skills. Also included are the skills necessary for safe administration of medications. Learning experiences are provided in the University’s nursing lab. The skills in this course are utilized to provide health restoration and health maintenance. Satisfactory completion of Basic Skills I and II are required to progress to junior clinical experiences. Open only to students preparing to begin the clinical portion of the program in the current year’s summer or fall class. Spring.

PHARMACOLOGY I
The course is designed to introduce basic pharmacology principles and how they relate to health and illness. Emphasis will be placed upon drugs for anesthesia, neuromuscular blockade, and pain; drugs for fluid and electrolyte imbalances; drugs for infectious diseases; drugs for anemia and hematopoietic and thrombopoietic growth factors; drugs that affect the gastrointestinal system; chemotherapeutic agents; anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and immunologic drugs. For these drugs, students will be challenged to investigate, process, and apply information, including: generic/trade names and clinical uses; basic mechanisms of action(s), side effects, contraindications, and interactions; parameters for safe administration, and evaluation of drug effectiveness and adverse/toxic effects.

HEALTH RESTORATION I
The course focuses on the care of individuals of all ages experiencing acute illness, exacerbation of a chronic condition, and/or surgery. Emphasis will be on development of students’ knowledge and skills in dealing with problems related to pain, immune function, integument, dentition, nutrition, physical activity, hearing, vision, speech, language, digestion-hydration, bowel function, genito-urinary function, sleep/rest patterns, spirituality, emotional needs, and learning needs. The health care system related to acute care will be introduced. Students will receive clinical experience in acute care facilities.

PHARMACOLOGY II
This course is part two of a two-part course series designed to extend and reinforce concepts introduced in NURS 3002 Pharmacology I and how they related to health and illness. Emphasis will be placed upon drugs that affect the following systems: cardiovascular (including critical care), renal, respiratory, endocrine, and central nervous system (including psychopharmacology drugs). For these drugs, students will be challenged to investigate, process, and apply information, including: generic/trade names and clinical uses; basic mechanisms of action(s), side effects, contraindications, and interactions; parameters for safe administration, and evaluation of drug effectiveness and adverse/toxic effects.

HEALTH RESTORATION II
The course focuses on the care of individuals of all ages experiencing acute illness or exacerbation of a chronic condition. Emphasis will be on development of students’ knowledge and skills in dealing with problems related to integument, dentition, nutrition, physical activity, hearing, vision, speech, language, digestion-hydration, bowel function, and sleep/rest patterns and provision of care which addresses hospitalized clients’ spiritual, emotional and learning needs. The health care system related to acute care will be introduced. Clinical experience will be provided in acute care facilities.

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY I
The course is designed to help students understand disruptions in health (i.e., pathophysiological disease processes). With a thorough understanding of disease processes, students will be able to apply scientific rationale in their nursing practice. This course will explore the clinical presentation of selected diseases, i.e., symptoms, and diagnostic findings. Additionally, basic prevention and/or treatment measures will be presented. General content to be covered in this course includes pathophysiology related to: cellular adaptation, injury, death, and wound healing; fluid balance; genetics; inflammatory and immune responses; cancer; hematology and hemodynamic responses; and gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary function(s). This course is part one of a two-part course series, to run consecutively from the fall semester (part one) to the spring semester (part two).

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY II
This course is designed to help students understand disruptions in health (i.e., pathophysiological disease processes). This understanding will assist students in applying scientific rationale in the provision of quality healthcare. There will be exploration of the clinical presentation of selected diseases, i.e., signs, symptoms, and diagnostic findings. Additionally, basic prevention and/or treatment measures will be presented. This course will build upon the knowledge gained in NURS 3202 Pathophysiology I. General content to be covered in this course includes pathophysiology as related to alterations in: GI and hepatobiliary function, renal function; cardiovascular and respiratory functions; endocrinology; and neurology. This course is part two of a two-part series, to run consecutively from the fall semester (part one) to the spring semester (part two).

NURSING THEORIES AND CONCEPTS
This course introduces BSN Completion students to the theoretical bases of nursing practice and the nursing theory, research, practice connection. The seven student outcomes/nursing concepts in MidAmerica’s Division of Nursing are explored: spiritual development, self-understanding, critical thinking, effective communication, social responsibility, scientific literacy and aesthetic literacy. Students develop a portfolio demonstrating his/her current level of proficiency in each of these outcomes. This portfolio is developed further in following semesters and becomes a requirement for graduation. Summer (4 weeks).

SPIRITUALITY IN NURSING
This course is designed to emphasize the importance of providing spiritual care as a component of holistic nursing practice. The course is built upon the theme, Spirituality in Nursing: Standing on Holy Ground. Students will discover the privilege it is to partner with others on the healing journey, in its truest, holistic sense. Practical applications and tools for spiritual formation will also be presented.

NURSING RESEARCH / INFORMATICS
This course is designed to develop students’ knowledge of the research process; to increase their appreciation of the significance of nursing research in developing sound nursing practice; to help them develop skills to become astute consumers of nursing research; and to apply their knowledge of the research process in nursing practice. Students will be introduced to computer applications that facilitate the research process such as in literature reviews and data analysis.

SPECIAL TOPICS IN NURSING
The course offers advanced study in a specialized area of nursing. The special topic may be tied to the clinical setting utilized. Students must take a minimum of one credit hour of special topics. Fall, Spring, Summer.

PRINCIPLES OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
The course is designed to acquaint students with the principles of caring for patients and families with mental illness. The course covers the pathology and holistic causes of common mental illnesses, diagnostic criteria, treatment/prognosis, health promotion and the nurses role in treatment across a continuum of care from inpatient to community settings. Mental health issues will be addressed from a developmental perspective as well as the psychosocial needs of the medically ill and dying patient. Ethical, legal and cultural issues in psychiatric/mental health nursing will be discussed. Therapeutic communication and the use of nursing process will be stressed.

ROLE DEVELOPMENT
The course focuses on students’ development as leaders, designers/managers/coordinators of care, and as members of the nursing profession. Emphasis is on enabling students to shape a preferred future in health care situations. Current issues in health care and in the nursing profession are discussed.

COMMUNITY AS CLIENT
The course focuses on the health of the public as a whole as opposed to individual clients. Students will complete an assessment and develop a program plan to meet the actual or potential health problems for the community they initially encountered during their service project in NURS 4810. Through the science of epidemiology, students will examine world health problems. Health care systems in developed and underdeveloped countries will be examined.

NURSING INTERNSHIP
This clinical course is designed to help students develop skills of patient care management. Acute care settings will be used to provide coordination of care to an appropriate patient caseload. Additionally, students may be asked to participate in meetings, projects, etc., as suggested by the student’s clinical preceptor.

HEALTH CARE ECONOMICS
The course is designed to provide a foundation for the analysis of the current state of health care organizations, financing, and delivery of services. Emphasis is on examining national and global health care needs and social justice in relationship to health care systems and policy. The utilization of informatics to manage and communicate data, information, and knowledge to support clients, nurses, and other health care providers also is addressed.

HEALTH PROMOTION THROUGH THE LIFESPAN
The course investigates the health promotional aspects of nursing care across the lifespan. Students will develop knowledge and skills in helping clients and families make responsible decisions that will promote optimal physical, psychosocial, and spiritual wellness. Included are the concepts of human sexuality, family planning, the child-bearing family, growth and development, chronicity, rehabilitation, and grief. The health care system related to community-based care will be introduced. Students will receive clinical experiences in settings such as schools, clinics, occupational health sites, parish nurse settings, rural areas, homes, maternity care facilities, and mental health facilities. A year-long service project assignment will begin as a part of this course.

PREPARATION FOR NCLEX
This course is designed to help students prepare for the NCLEX-RN examination. It provides: content review based on the NCLEX-RN test plan; classroom activities to develop the critical thinking skills necessary to be successful in test taking; and extensive use of computer software for practice in testing.

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