Character of Professional Nursing (NSG 253)

Term: 2025-2026 Academic Year Fall

Faculty

Christen Marie YoungbloodShow MyInfo popup for Christen Marie Youngblood

cyoungblood@cofo.edu

Lisa Silva HerchenroederShow MyInfo popup for Lisa Silva Herchenroeder

lherchenroeder@cofo.edu

Fall 2026

Office Hours

Monday 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and 4pm to 4:30pm

Tuesday  1:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Wednesday 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm 

 

 

• Note: Please text 9a-9p... I'll be in office or SLC (417) 464-8113 provide your name in text. I will respond as soon as my schedule allows. If you need immediate help please check with Mrs. Youngblood. 

 

Rebecca Lynn HamonShow MyInfo popup for Rebecca Lynn Hamon

rhamon@cofo.edu

Office Hours Fall 2026

McKibben 311 

M/W 9:00am-11:00am; T/TH-9:00am-12:00pm 

Please let me know if you need to set up a meeting outside of my office hours. I am available in the afternoon as I will be in staff and mentor meetings but happy to meet with you. Thank you! 

 

 

Schedule

Mon, 1:00 PM - 3:50 PM (8/25/2025 - 12/19/2025) Location: MAIN MCKIB 305

Description

Prerequisites: Admission to the program; BTS 103. This course introduces the student to the character of the nursing profession and the program's mission and philosophy. A historical overview of health and healing from Biblical foundations to the present is examined. The Nightingale framework for nursing care and the critical thinking framework challenge the student to begin to think as a nurse, assuming the character and accountability and integrating the values of the discipline. Fall