NATURAL HEALTH CARE

Doctor of Nursing Science Degree

NRS 800

Breyer State University
Instructor: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, RN,CS, CH-C, GC-C, DCH

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to NRS 800, a Doctorate Level course in the curriculum for the Degree, Doctor of Nursing Science. I am pleased to offer you this course, which will be a foundational course for the remainder of your studies in the doctorate program. This is an exciting course. You have the opportunity in this course to explore the vast dimensions of health care from a natural and alternative framework. This course is structured to present concepts of natural health care from a Body-Mind-Sprit dimension. It takes us to a fresh starting place in understanding the principles, theories and modalities in use today in natural health care. For many, natural health care is a move back to our "roots" so to speak, and although it often times works best in conjunction with current day medical and health care science, you will see, as you journey through this course that natural health care has come of age in its own right. Our society today needs and begs for more natural health care practitioners who can safely lead and guide them through alternative modes of care and teach them to care for themselves and prevent disease and illness. Nursing has its roots in the concepts of body-mind-spirit and in preventative care.

The justification of this course is its foundational role in establishing natural health care as a legitimate and highly valued mode of care delivery today in the world. It will assist you to understand the vast world of care modalities that exist from a natural perspective, provide for beginning study of illness, disease, and focus on issues of wellness and prevention. It is the first peek into the world of natural health care.

This course also provides you with a much broader perspective of natural health care, the fact being that natural health care is more than just the body and physiological processes; Natural health care deals just as much with the mind and the spirit of man. Thus, it is a holistic model of care. I know you will enjoy this course.

TIME FRAME: This is a six-semester hour course. This course is allotted ten weeks of time. You must complete all of the requirements for the course successfully by the end of the ten-week period. The first day of week one will begin the day that you register for the course, or the day which you notify me that your text book(s) have arrived and you are ready to begin your studies. Please be cognizant of the time frame. It is rare that extensions of time are permitted, unless you have good justification. Upon successful completion of this course, you will be awarded six semester hours of credit.

TEXTBOOKS: There are two (2) required textbooks for this course.

Book 1: Dr. Earl Mindell's Secrets of Natural Health. By Earl L. Mindell, Ph.D, and Virginia Hopkins, MA. Los Angeles;Keats Publishing: 2000. ISBN # 0-87983-985-6.

Book 2: Timeless Healing: The Power and Biology of Belief. By Herbert Benson MD, with Marg Stark. A FireSide Book published by Simon & Schuster; 1997. ISBN # 0-684-83146-5.

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EXAMINATIONS: There are two examinations for this course, a mid-term exam and a final exam. The mid-term exam covers the material in the book, "Dr. Earl Mindell's Secrets of Natural Health." The final exam covers the material in the book, "Timeless Healing."

The mid-term examination must be taken by the end of the 5th week in the course.
The final examination must be taken by the end of the 10th week in the course.

Both examinations are programmed and are located in the classroom for this course. The examinations are "open book" objective type. You will have three (3) days to complete your exam, once you access it from the classroom.

GRADING: The grading scale for this course is as follows:

90-100%    = A
80-89%      = B
70-79%      = C
Below 70% = Fail

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for this course. Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also available for conversation by telephone. Our classroom for this course has a "chat" room. I am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room at your request. From time to time, depending on how many students are enrolled in this course at a particular time, we will have some scheduled group chats. You will receive more detailed information at the time such chat sessions are scheduled.

WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS: There is one paper assigned for this course. You can select a topic of your interest to study and present. Details are provided upon enrollment.

ABOUT YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Dominick L. Flarey, Ph.D, MBA, RN,CS, FACHE, is Dean of Nursing and Alternative Health Care at Canyon College, and is professor of many of the nursing and health care related Certificate Programs offered by the Canyon College. He holds a BSN degree, a Masters in Business Administration, a Masters In Health Science Education, and PhDs in Nursing Administration and Management. He is a Registered Nurse and a Certified and Licensed Adult Nurse Practitioner. He has held positions as an Emergency Room Nurse Practitioner, A Primary Care Nurse Practitioner with a specialty practice in BioPsychiatry, a Nurse Executive, A Chief Operating Officer, and an Administrator in Acute Care. He has also held several positions with national consulting firms. He is also the President of Breyer State University.

Dr. Flarey is currently the Editor-in-Chief of a journal in Healthcare Law, Ethics & Regulation. He lectures extensively across the country on management and clinical issues in health care, as well as law and ethics. He is also a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and a Doctoral Candidate in Hypnotherapy. He is Certified in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Certified as a Grief Counselor, and Certified in Angelology Practice. He has a small hypnotherapy practice in Northeastern Ohio, and also does private Spiritual Counseling, as well as Intuitive Counseling and mediumship work. He holds a Practitioner Certificate in Metaphysics from the University of Metaphysics in California and was recently certified in Pastoral Counseling Psychology.

He is the co-author/editor of 7 texts books in health care, and has authored over 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Understand the breath and scope of practice in natural health care.
2). Experience the Holistic model of natural health care.
3). Understand the primary modes of prevention and wellness.
4). Understand the role of nutrition, and supplements in maintaining health and preventing disease and illness.
5). Understand the use of herbs and the practice of Horology in natural health care.
6). Understand the role of fiber in preventative care.
7). Understand modes of care and prevention in heart disease.
8). Understand and discuss issues of natural health for women.
9). Understand and discuss issues of natural health for men.
10). Appreciate nutrition requirements for different life styles.
11). Learn methods of helping clients keep fit.
12). Understand the role of natural health in skin care.
13). Begin an introduction to Homeopathic remedies.
14). Understand the Holistic Model of natural health care.
15). Understand the nature of belief and the power of the mind.
16). Understand the spiritual imperatives in natural health care.
17). Understand and learn the relaxation response.
18). Understand client issues of the faith factor and the spiritual experience in healing.
19). Understand the concept of God, and Higher Power in health care.
20). Understand the mind and the spirit as healing dimensions of man.

PREREQUISITE: This is a doctoral level course. You must have been accepted into the doctoral degree program at Breyer State University, in order to register for this course.

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