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Medication & Complementary Therapy (NSG 363)
Term: 2024-2025 Academic Year Fall
Office Hours Fall 2026:
Tuesdays: 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Wednesdays: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Thursdays: 8:30 am - 11:30 am
Office: McKibben 203A. All hours will be held in my office unless otherwise indicated.
Appointments can be made via this link: Book time with Raine Prather
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
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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Mon, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM (8/26/2024 - 12/20/2024) Location: MAIN MCKIB 305 Wed, 8:00 AM - 11:50 AM (8/26/2024 - 12/20/2024) Location: MAIN MCDON 110
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