Nursing

This course introduces Biblical and Seventh-day Adventist principles of health and to the philosophy and conceptual framework of the Oakwood University Department of Nursing. Taught from a critical thinking perspective, this writing intensive course will also include nursing history and trends, medical terminology, and an introduction to legal and ethical issues in health care and selected test-taking strategies; Needed for admission to the nursing program.

This course focuses on theories, concepts, and the appropriate technology related to health and health promotion, with emphasis on biblical and Seventh-day Adventist principles. It concentrates on factors that influence health and strategies that enhance the care of individuals and communities through the promotion of healthy lifestyle habits and a healthy environment. Basic knowledge related to environmental health will be incorporated (e.g., assessment and referral, advocacy, environmental justice, risk communication, legislation, and regulation).

This elective course is designed specifically to address students’ remediation needs. Critical thinking and test taking skills are emphasized. This course provides a systematic and comprehensive approach to test taking at a beginning level. A review of content from previous and current courses based on individual student needs will be incorporated. The course is designed to facilitate the student’s academic achievements. The student will be expected to practice and complete a variety of question types common to testing in the nursing discipline.

This course introduces the student to professional nursing skills used in basic health assessment and patient care procedures performed in a variety of health care settings across the life span. Patient-related developmental, psychosocial, and environmental factors that individualize nursing care will be addressed. This course contains clinicals with didactics.

This course further develops professional nursing assessment and performance skills introduced in NU 210 Fundamentals and Skills, with an emphasis on appropriate technology for health promotion, protection, and restoration across the life span. Interpersonal and communication skills are emphasized. This course has 2 hours of lecture and 8 hours of lab. This course contains clinicals with didactics.  

A study of the principles of pharmacology and the roles and responsibilities of the nurse in drug administration will be emphasized in this course. A survey of the major drug categories will provide a foundation for the specific pharmacological applications in each clinical course. 

This course extends the core pharmacological principles presented in NU212 Pharmacology I. This course is a thorough study of selected drug categories that will support development of competency when managing common and complex drugs administered through more sophisticated routes. Students will focus on interpreting effective communication in reports of drug action, rationale for use, common and/or life-threatening side effects, nursing implications, and client teaching issues for each major classification of drugs.

This course is designed to cover an introduction to ethical principles and ethical decision- making in clinical nursing practice. The course is organized in three parts: theories and concepts, nursing ethics across the lifespan, and special ethical issues. Emphasis is placed on values clarification, professional ethical responsibilities, and ethical humanistic nursing care. This study of nursing ethics provides the student with a foundational knowledge about bioethics, ethics, and ethical reasoning to prepare them for analyzing ethical issues in the workplace. Opportunities are provided for students to explore, examine, and reflect on professional nursing practice and its relationship to ethical healthcare delivery from a Christian perspective using critical thinking skills.

The course focuses on professional nursing principles for the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health for young, middle, and older adults. Contemporary health issues and concerns of these age groups will be studied with emphasis on developmental stages, health promotion practices, impact of illness, spiritual dimensions, and cultural diversity. Selected geriatric syndromes encountered across care settings will also be addressed. A multi-sectoral approach will be used to study socioeconomics and the ethical and legal issues that affect these adults. This course contains clinicals with didactics.

This course addresses clinical reasoning and clinical judgement the nurse practices when promoting, maintaining, and restoring optimum functioning of clients with neuropsychiatric disorders. It builds on concepts of the nursing process behavior change, relationship development, therapeutic communication skills learned in prior nursing courses. Emphasis is placed upon concepts including but not limited to emotions, stress, coping, addiction, violence, suicide, and safety. This course contains clinicals with didactics.

This course is designed to introduce the student to principles and methods of research to be utilized in developing a nursing research project. The research process is introduced where basic skills for critiquing research literature are practiced. Utilizing research findings to incorporate them into practice are explored. Emphasis is placed on the ethical/legal principles of scientific research.

This course addresses advanced clinical reasoning and clinical judgment the nurse uses when promoting, maintaining and restoring health in young, middle, and older adults. Contemporary health issues and concerns of these age groups will be studied with emphasis on selected concepts including but not limited to Circulation, Homeostasis, Movement, Perfusion, Protection, and Respiration. The impact of health promotion practices, developmental stages, illness, cultural diversity and spirituality on patients/clients will be addressed. Selected geriatric syndromes encountered across care settings will be examined. This course contains clinicals with didactics.

This course addresses clinical judgment and clinical reasoning the nurse uses when promoting, maintaining and restoring optimum functioning of infants, children, adolescents and their families. It builds on concepts of physiological adaptation, health promotion, and interpersonal communication skills learned in prior nursing courses. Health issues and nursing concerns of these age groups will be studied with emphasis on developmental stages, family processes, health promotion practices and social, cultural, and spiritual influences. This course contains clinicals with didactics.

This course analyzes the multifaceted role of the community health nurse in managing population health. Clinical reasoning and clinical judgment are practiced within community settings to advance the wellness potential of families, groups, and communities. Basic principles of the epidemiological process related to health promotion, i.e. primary, secondary, and tertiary disease prevention are emphasized. A key focus is on involvement of the professional nurse in ethical issues, and health policy formulation with emphasis on vulnerable populations. This course contains clinicals with didactics.

This course addresses clinical judgement and clinical reasoning the nurse uses when promoting, maintaining, and restoring optimum functioning of women during childbearing years, childbirth, and their newborns. It builds on concepts learned in prior nursing courses. It emphasizes physiological, environmental, cultural, behavioral, and spiritual factors and issues that influence the reproductive woman and childbearing. Issues and trends in women’s health are addressed as well as professional nursing interventions. This course contains clinicals with didactics.

This course builds on the medical surgical nursing concepts in prior nursing courses with emphasis on managing patients/clients with critical illness involving but not limited to perfusion, clotting, acid-base, fluid and electrolytes and oxygenation/gas exchange. Clinical reasoning and clinical judgement will be demonstrated in the care and management of these patients including management of geriatric syndromes.

This capstone course provides opportunities for practicing clinical reasoning and clinical judgement with appropriate autonomy when managing the health care of individuals with complex/criticalcare needs across the lifespan. It builds on knowledge gained from previous nursing courses allowing for the application of theories and concepts associated with nursing leadership, nursing research and management of care. This course contains clinicals with didactics.