Medication & Complementary Therapy (NSG 363)

Term: 2023-2024 Academic Year Fall

Faculty

Kimberly Melissa SmithShow MyInfo popup for Kimberly Melissa Smith

kmsmith@cofo.edu

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Office -McKibben 203A (at the top of the stairs on the second floor go to the back of the paper supply room)

Office Hours: Fall 2024

Monday: 8:30 am-9:30 am; 12:30-3:00 pm

Tuesday: 2:30-3:30 pm by appointment

Wednesday: 1:30-3:30 pm

 

Karen ShepherdShow MyInfo popup for Karen Shepherd

kshepherd@cofo.edu

Office Hours Spring 2024

 

Tuesday & Thursday 9:00-10:30 & 12:00-1:00

Wednesday 12:00-2:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Janice S WilliamsShow MyInfo popup for Janice S Williams

jwilliams@cofo.edu

Information:

FALL 2024 Office hours (McKibben Room 311)

Mondays       9:00-9:55am

Mondays       2:30-4:30pm

Tuesdays       3:30-4:30pm

Wednesdays  1:30-3:00pm

Thursdays     2:00-3:30pm

NURSING Dept office (McKibben #303) open 8a-5pm

Office phone extension

417-690-2421

Personal Biography

Founding Director of AMSON

AD & BSN nursing degrees from Union University, Jackson, TN; MSN from University of Tennessee, Memphis; DNP - Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Case Western Reserve, Cleveland OH; Nationally Certified in Diabetes Education, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Certified Nurse Educator, and Parish Nursing

Schedule

Mon, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM (8/21/2023 - 12/15/2023) Location: MAIN MCKIB 305
Wed, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (8/21/2023 - 12/15/2023) Location: MAIN MCKIB 305

Description

Prerequisites: NSG 304and NSG 334with a minimum grade of C (2.0) The collaborative role of the registered nurse as it relates to medication and complementary therapies is explored through the lens of a Biblical worldview. Pharmacokinetics/dynamics, potential adverse actions, patient response, and nursing implications for medication classifications are examined. This course will enable the student to make therapeutic assessments and appropriate nursing judgments regarding medication and complementary therapies in both the classroom and simulation settings that assist in the patient's health and healing. 22.5 lab hours. Fall