Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting Emphasis

Course work explores the comprehensive health history and physical examination of individuals with consideration to cultural, spiritual, psychosocial, and environmental factors. With emphasis on establishing a caring relationship, students will enhance communication and interviewing skills for obtaining health histories. Students develop skills in differential diagnosis, ordering and interpreting laboratory data, and consultation with the multidisciplinary team to coordinate and formulate a patientcentered plan of care. With consideration to the social determinants of health, students will design and implement clinical prevention services for individuals, families, and communities that emphasize healthy lifestyles. Prerequisite: NUR 512

Course work will explore the underlying pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis, and management of acute illnesses involving the systems of neurology, dermatology, ENT, respiratory, and cardiovascular relevant to the care of adults and geriatric populations. From a Christian perspective, emphasis will be placed on clinical prevention and promotion of healthy lifestyles. Students will synthesize knowledge of physical assessment and interpretation of diagnostic and laboratory findings to determine differential diagnoses and coordinate with the multidisciplinary team to develop a comprehensive plan of care that appropriately incorporates pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapy. Prerequisites: NUR 509, NUR 510, or NUR 512.

Course work will explore the underlying pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis, and management of acute and chronic illnesses involving the systems of gastrointestinal, genitourinary, gender related illnesses, musculoskeletal, endocrine, hematology, immunology and psychology relevant to the care of adults and geriatric populations. From a Christian perspective, emphasis will be placed on clinical prevention and promotion of healthy lifestyles. Students will synthesize knowledge of physical assessment and interpretation of diagnostic and laboratory findings to determine differential diagnoses and coordinate with the multidisciplinary team to develop a comprehensive plan of care that appropriately incorporates pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapy. Prerequisite: NUR 550

Course work explores the underlying pathophysiology, assessment, diagnosis, and management of health states relevant to women and children. From a Christian perspective, emphasis is placed on clinical prevention and promotion of healthy lifestyles. Students will synthesize knowledge of physical assessment and interpretation of differential diagnoses and coordinate with the multidisciplinary team to develop a comprehensive plan of care that appropriately incorporates pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapy for common health states of women, childbearing women, and children. Prerequisite: NUR 509, NUR 510 or NUR 512.

This concentrated clinical experience promotes synthesis and application of knowledge of assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of acute and chronic disease states across the lifespan. A variety of clinical settings will be utilized to facilitate the development of critical clinical skills for advanced nursing practice. From a Christian perspective, students will emphasize clinical prevention strategies through patient education and participation in health screening programs. Students will present capstone quality improvement/research project proposal. (1-hour seminar/week; 15 clinical contact hours/week) Prerequisites: NUR 502, NUR 607, NUR 608 and NUR 609.

This concentrated clinical experience promotes synthesis and application of knowledge of assessment, differential diagnosis, and management of acute and chronic disease states across the lifespan. A variety 44 of clinical settings will be utilized. From a Christian perspective, students will emphasize clinical prevention strategies through patient education and participation in health screening programs. Students will present a capstone research project. Course work will assist the student to begin the transition from the registered nurse role to the role of the advanced practice nurse. Prerequisite: NUR 617

Course work builds on baccalaureate research education to prepare advanced practice nurses to critically evaluate and disseminate research findings and implement evidence-based practice guidelines that improve quality initiatives and health outcomes for patient. Students will identify practice and health care systems problems that require study in their area of practice which will serve as a foundation for the capstone research project. Advocacy for ethical conduct of research from a Christian worldview will be emphasized. Prerequisites: Admission to the MSN Program or NUR 308.

Using a systems focus, this course will assist the student to develop knowledge of physiology and pathophysiologic processes underlying disease states. This knowledge will serve as the foundation for advanced nursing practice as they assess, diagnose, plan, and manage patient care as well as interpret individual responses to pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapy of disease states. Prerequisite: Admission to the MSN Program or instructor consent.

Course work analyzes the relationship between pharmacologic agents and the physiologic and pathologic responses for specific drug categories utilized in the treatment of a variety of acute and chronic illnesses. Students will develop competence in safely selecting and prescribing medications for the management of illness states, variation of patient response and cost effectiveness. Students will gain understanding of state and legal requirements related to prescriptive authority of an advanced practice nurse. Prerequisites: NUR 590, NUR 512 or instructor consent.