Medication & Complementary Therapy (NSG 363)

Term: 2026-2027 Academic Year Fall

Faculty

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

 

 

 
 

 

 
 

 

Laura Sue Rodseth

lrodseth@cofo.edu; office: Jones F22 (2nd floor); #417-690-2482 

Office Hours: Fall 2026 Monday 1:00-4:00, Tuesday 8:00-11:00, Wednesday 7:00-8:00 &12:00-1:00 

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.

 

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

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! 

 

 

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Schedule

Mon, 10:00 AM - 11:50 AM (8/24/2026 - 12/18/2026) Location: MAIN MCKIB 305
Wed, 8:00 AM - 11:50 AM (8/24/2026 - 12/18/2026) 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