Nursing program at lcu




















We are honored that you have chosen the Nursing Program at Lubbock Christian University for the completion of your master's degree. You will be exposed to varied learning opportunities which will enhance your life experiences.

The program is designed to stimulate your thinking as you move to a higher level of learning. While you are here we believe your thinking will be challenged, your perspectives broadened, and your knowledge enhanced.

The differences among us are to be appreciated as they yield greater awareness of the uniqueness and the importance of individuality. At the end of your program of study you will find new doors open with new directions. We encourage you to continue toward new goals and new challenges. Learning should never end. We are eager to know you and embark together on this educational and interpersonal journey. We become richer because of our encounter and our mutual interests and dreams. Thanks for being an important part of the graduate program.

The Department of Nursing at Lubbock Christian University provides a quality Christian education and models a system of values for living through caring and service to others. The Lubbock Christian University Department of Nursing will provide a quality Christian education to promote life-long learning, interprofessional collaboration, and utilization of evidence based practice within a healthy work environment for the purpose of becoming change agents in a complex and diverse healthcare environment for the advancement of health.

View Complete Profile. Cindy Ford has been faculty in the department of nursing since For the academic year she will be a full time faculty with the rank of Visiting Professor and Director of the Partnership Program.

Ford teaches and assists with courses at the graduate and undergraduate level in the department of nursing. She has presented on applications of her dissertation to multiple groups of nurse educators in the United States. Ford is a long time resident of West Texas. She and her husband Chris have three grown children,a daughter-in law and son-in-law who they love spending time with.

She loves to travel, read biographies and historical fiction, walk and ride bicycles when she has the time. JoAnn's work as a nursing scientist has been focused on adolescent health promotion, technology, and healthy eating. She has worked with interdisciplinary teams to developed interactive web-based approaches to teaching adolescents healthy eating and programs to strengthen adolescent moral development.

Her current collaborative work with Texas Tech University in neuroimaging uses fMRI to investigate how cell phones images can be used as a memory cue and affective stimulus to promote fruit and vegetable consumption in adolescents. As a nursing professor and educator, her interest in technology and teaching evidence-based practice and knowledge synthesis skills led their interdisciplinary team to develop and test the EBR Tool; an online web-based application designed to teach nursing students how to critically appraise the scientific literature.

JoAnn co-teaches graduate research, leadership and independent study courses to engage students in preliminary research projects. She enjoys working productively with her colleagues in intra-professional scientific teams; and especially mentoring students in the research process to enhance, extend, and maintain the health and wellbeing of people-her lifelong commitment as a nursing scientist.

She has mentored nursing and interdisciplinary students through projects presented at the National Council on Undergraduate Research and at Sigma Theta Tau International, Research Congress; and believes it is a privilege to walk alongside of students as a mentor and co-learner.

For more than a decade she has guided students through the completion of research which has resulted in national and international presentations, co-authored publications and in some cases, advancement to scientific careers in nursing.

The differences among us are to be appreciated as they yield greater awareness of the uniqueness and the importance of individuality. At the end of your program of study you will find new doors open with new directions. We encourage you to continue toward new goals and new challenges. Learning should never end. We are eager to know you and embark together on this educational and interpersonal journey. We become richer because of our encounter and our mutual interests and dreams.

Thanks for being an important part of the nursing program. You can fill out this form to leave your mark in front of the Talking Center for Nursing Education. View Complete Profile. Cindy Ford has been faculty in the department of nursing since For the academic year she will be a full time faculty with the rank of Visiting Professor and Director of the Partnership Program. Ford teaches and assists with courses at the graduate and undergraduate level in the department of nursing.

She has presented on applications of her dissertation to multiple groups of nurse educators in the United States. Ford is a long time resident of West Texas. She and her husband Chris have three grown children,a daughter-in law and son-in-law who they love spending time with. She loves to travel, read biographies and historical fiction, walk and ride bicycles when she has the time. JoAnn's work as a nursing scientist has been focused on adolescent health promotion, technology, and healthy eating.

She has worked with interdisciplinary teams to developed interactive web-based approaches to teaching adolescents healthy eating and programs to strengthen adolescent moral development.

Her current collaborative work with Texas Tech University in neuroimaging uses fMRI to investigate how cell phones images can be used as a memory cue and affective stimulus to promote fruit and vegetable consumption in adolescents. As a nursing professor and educator, her interest in technology and teaching evidence-based practice and knowledge synthesis skills led their interdisciplinary team to develop and test the EBR Tool; an online web-based application designed to teach nursing students how to critically appraise the scientific literature.

JoAnn co-teaches graduate research, leadership and independent study courses to engage students in preliminary research projects. She enjoys working productively with her colleagues in intra-professional scientific teams; and especially mentoring students in the research process to enhance, extend, and maintain the health and wellbeing of people-her lifelong commitment as a nursing scientist. She has mentored nursing and interdisciplinary students through projects presented at the National Council on Undergraduate Research and at Sigma Theta Tau International, Research Congress; and believes it is a privilege to walk alongside of students as a mentor and co-learner.

For more than a decade she has guided students through the completion of research which has resulted in national and international presentations, co-authored publications and in some cases, advancement to scientific careers in nursing.

Long, J. Probiotics in preventing acute upper respiratory tract infections. American Journal of Nursing, Cochrane Corner. Dhkal, P. Worldviews on Evidence-based Nursing, doi: Students planning to enter nursing school must complete the prerequisites for admission to the nursing school.

The following is the pre-nursing program at Lubbock Christian University, which is designed to complete the curricular requirements for entry to Covenant School of Nursing. Consult the pre-nursing advisor for more specific information about requirements to enter other schools of nursing. This degree is designed for graduates of associate degree and diploma nursing programs who hold the RN license.

Emphasis is placed on self-directed learning, promoting personal and professional growth, providing holistic, appropriate care to individuals, families, and communities, and populations, and encouraging independent action. Students may practice in a variety of health care settings in the Lubbock and the surrounding area. Time is spent in directed and independent practicum activities according to course requirements.



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