Foundations of Adult Care (NSG 348)

Term: 2025-2026 Academic Year Fall

Faculty

Laura Jayne Paul

Office Phone 417-690-2423

Office Location: McKibben 208 

Office Hours for Fall 2026:

Monday: 1000-1200, Wed: 0900-1400, Fri: 1000-1100

 

Additional availability by appointment. 

 

 

 

Rebecca Lynn Hamon

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! 

 

 

Kathy Lynn Miller

Office Hours (Jones F19)

Fall 2026

Monday 08:30 to 09:30 and 1:00 to 3:00

Tuesday 08:00 to 11:00

Wednesday 12:00 to 1:00

If you need to meet with me outside these hours, please email me at kmiller@cofo.edu. Thank you!

Office Phone: 417-690-2425

Karen Shepherd

FALL 2026 Office Hours: 

Monday 8:00-9:30 and 12:30-2:30

Tuesday 8:00-8:30

Wednesday 12:00-2:00

Thursday 8:00-9:00

 

Office located in the McDonald Armstrong Building, Simulation Center Room 104

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

Lisa Silva Herchenroeder

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. 

 

Kimberly Melissa Smith

Assistant Professor of Nursing

kmsmith@cofo.edu

417-690-2479

Office -McKibben 209

Office Hours: Fall 2026

Monday: 08:30-10:00 a.m.; 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Tuesday: 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

 

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Schedule

Mon-Fri, 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM (8/25/2025 - 12/19/2025) Location: MAIN MCKIB 305

Description

Prerequisites: NSG 304and NSG 334with minimum grade of C (2.0); Corequisite: NSG 363. This course continues foundational nursing concepts and introduces medical-surgical principles for providing care of adult individuals, older adults, and peri-operative patients. Based on a Biblical worldview and Nightingale's tenets to create a nourishing environment for healing, a holistic approach to professional nursing care for diverse adults experiencing chronic and acute health conditions is emphasized. Clinical experiences include in-patient and long-term care settings and simulation scenarios to integrate nursing process and critical thinking skills. 180 clinical hours. Fall