2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition
2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition
2009-11 Marian University Course Catalog, fall 2010 edition
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NUR 125<br />
Professional Role Socialization –<br />
Pre-Nursing <strong>Course</strong> 1 credit<br />
This course focuses on socialization into the role of nurse<br />
through examination of nursing history and philosophy,<br />
education, and career development. Ethical and legal<br />
foundations of nursing practice are discussed in the context<br />
of current issues and trends. (SEM)<br />
NUR 200<br />
Pharmacology 2 credits<br />
Prerequisites: BIO 225, 226, and admission to nursing major<br />
or faculty permission. This course provides the student with<br />
knowledge of the physiological actions, therapeutic uses, and<br />
safe administration of selected drugs. The nursing process is<br />
used as a framework to explore specific nursing actions with<br />
rationales on administration, therapeutic effects, adverse<br />
effects, drug interactions, and patient/client education. (SEM)<br />
NUR 231<br />
Pathophysiology 3 credits<br />
Prerequisites: BIO 223, 224, and admission to nursing major<br />
or faculty permission. This course systematically focuses on<br />
the physiologic and structural changes that occur during a<br />
pathologic process. The impact of disease is then studied<br />
through its alteration of normal body processes. The body’s<br />
ability to adjust to the stress of disease is addressed. Current<br />
diagnostics and treatments are also addressed. Competency<br />
testing available. (SEM)<br />
NUR 238<br />
Human Nutrition 2 credits<br />
Prerequisite: Admission to the nursing major or faculty<br />
permission. Study of normal nutrition as a science including:<br />
components and impact of various eating patterns; functions<br />
and sources of nutrients and other food constituents; use of<br />
food by the body; effects of sociopsychological, physical, and<br />
environmental factors throughout the life cycle, but with<br />
primary emphasis on the adult. In addition, a foundation for<br />
implementing nutrition care in acute and community settings<br />
is provided. Required for AN and BSN nursing majors. Two<br />
lecture hours per week. (SEM)<br />
NUR 310<br />
Legal/Ethical Aspects of Health Care 1-2 credits<br />
Open to majors in all fields. This course focuses on the legal<br />
and ethical aspects affecting health care. Topics include<br />
legal/ethical rights and responsibilities, court decisions,<br />
theories and principles of bioethics, various dilemmas with<br />
ethical and legal ramifications, and current trends. (ADD)<br />
NUR 315<br />
Healthcare Missions – Local 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: Permission. Open to all majors. This course<br />
focuses on several aspects considered when preparing for<br />
cross-cultural healthcare missions. Included are cultural<br />
issues related to mission service as well as focusing on a<br />
specific culture. Spiritual, physical, emotional, and<br />
professional preparation for mission work will be considered.<br />
Resources and organizations involved in healthcare missions<br />
will be explored. Two lecture hours per week. The third credit<br />
is fulfilled by a local field experience. (ADD)<br />
NUR 316<br />
Health Care<br />
Missions – Overseas 3 credits<br />
Prerequisite: Permission. Open to all majors. This course<br />
focuses on several aspects considered when preparing for<br />
cross-cultural health care missions. Included are cultural<br />
issues related to mission service as well as focusing on a<br />
specific culture. The course examines the culture of the<br />
country where the abroad experience will take place.<br />
Spiritual, physical, emotional, and professional preparation<br />
for mission work will be considered. Resources and<br />
organizations involved in health care missions will be<br />
explored. Two lecture hours per week. The third credit is<br />
fulfilled by a field experience abroad. This course partially<br />
satisfies the general education requirements in the cultural<br />
awareness category. (ADD)<br />
NUR 320<br />
Complementary Health Practices 2 credits<br />
Open to majors in all fields. This course examines various<br />
holistic or complementary health practices as to their health<br />
related benefits, legal/ethical aspects, and incorporation into<br />
nursing practice. Topics may include acupuncture,<br />
homeopathics, therapeutic touch, music therapy, meditation,<br />
aromatherapy, and current trends. (ADD)<br />
NUR 325<br />
Loss, Grief, and End of Life 2 credits<br />
Open to majors in all fields. This course provides the student<br />
with knowledge to assist the client, family, and other<br />
healthcare professionals addressing issues related to end of<br />
life care. End of life decisions and care are explored in<br />
relation to internal and external factors. Holistic, multidisciplinary<br />
approaches to end of life are discussed and<br />
evaluated. Concepts of grief and loss are also examined.<br />
(ADD)<br />
NUR 335<br />
Spirituality in Healthcare<br />
Across the Lifespan 3 credits<br />
This course focuses on the spiritual aspects related to<br />
healthcare across the lifespan. Professional, ethical, and legal<br />
aspects are explored. The stages of spiritual development and<br />
implication of appropriate spiritual care provide a basis for<br />
understanding the spiritual dimension of healthcare. (ADD)<br />
NUR 340<br />
Transcultural Issues in Healthcare 2 credits<br />
Open to majors in all fields. The focus of this course is to<br />
promote culturally sensitive and congruent healthcare to<br />
clients across the life span. Emphasis is placed on examining<br />
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