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RNSG 1105 Nursing Skills I (1) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of "C" in RNSG 1523, RNSG 1460, SCIT 1408 or Biology 2402, and Psychology 2314. Concurrent enrollment in Biology 2420 and Speech Communication 1311. Concurrent enrollment in corequisite courses RNSG 2504 and RNSG 1461. Study of the concepts and principles essential for demonstrating competence in the performance of nursing procedures. Topics include knowledge, judgement skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Focus is on assessment, parenteral medication administration; IV therapy; documentation; surgical asepsis; basic skills competency validation. Licensing/Certification Agency: Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (BNE). (2 Lab.) |
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RNSG 1108 Dosage Calculations for Nursing (1) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: None. Dosage calculations include reading, interpreting and solving calculation problems encountered in the preparation of medications; and conversion of measurements within the apothecary, avoirdupois, and metric system. (1 Lec.) |
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RNSG 1160 Clinical-Nursing-Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) (1) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: Current Texas LVN license, admission to the Associate Degree Nursing program, and "C" grade or better in SCIT 1407 or Biology 2401, Psychology 2301, English 1301, and Mathematics 1314 equaling a grade point average of 2.5 or better. Additional prerequisites include SCIT 1408 or Biology 2402, Biology 2420, Psychology 2314 and Speech Communication 1311 with a minimum grade of "C." Licensed Vocational Nurses will take this course in place of RNSG 1423, RNSG 1460, RNSG 1119, RNSG 2504, RNSG 1129, and RNSG 1461. Concurrent enrollment in corequisite courses RNSG 1327 and RNSG 1170. A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Utilizes nursing process in the care of individuals with problems in areas of fluid/electrolytes, inflammation/immune response and reproductive/sexual health. Focus is on health promotion, expanded assessment, multi-disciplinary teamwork, commu-nication, and the role of the nurse within a legal/ethical framework. Content includes applicable competencies in basic workplace skills. (3 Ext.) |
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RNSG 1211 Nursing Pathophysiology (2) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: Anatomy and Physiology. Basic principles of Pathophysiology emphasizing nursing applications. Topics include principles of homeostasis related to body systems. (2 Lec.) |
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RNSG 1301 Pharmacology (3) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of "C" in SCIT 1407 or Biology 2401 and concurrent enrollment in SCIT 1408 or Biology 2402. Registered Nurses or Licensed Vocational Nurses may enroll for refresher purposes. Introduction to the science of pharmacology with emphasis on the actions, interactions, adverse effects, and nursing implications of each drug classification. Topics include the roles and responsibilities of the nurse in safe administration of medications within a legal/ethical framework. (3 Lec.) |
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RNSG 1360 Clinical - Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (3) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: None. A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. (12 Ext.) |
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RNSG 1441 Common Concepts of Adult Health (4) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: None. Study of the general principles of caring for selected adult clients and families in structured settings with common medical-surgical health care needs related to each body system. Emphasis on knowledge judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. (4 Lec.) |
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RNSG 1443 Complex Concepts of Adult Health (4) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: None. Integration of previous knowledge and skills related to common adult health needs into the continued development of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession in the care of adult clients/families in structured health care settings with complex medical-surgical health care needs associated with each body system. Emphasis on knowledge, judgments, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. (4 Lec.) |
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RNSG 1513 Foundations for Nursing Practice (5) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: None. Introduction to the role of the professional nurse as provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of the profession. Topics include but are not limited to the fundamental concepts of nursing practice, history of professional nursing, a systematic framework for decision-making, mechanisms of disease, the needs and problems that nurses help patients manage, and basic psychomotor skills. Emphasis on knowledge, judgment, skills and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. (4 Lec., 3 Lab.) |
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RNSG 2160 Clinical - Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (1) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: None. A health-related work-based experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. (4 Ext.) |
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RNSG 2161 Clinical-Nursing (R.N. Training) (1) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of "C" in RNSG 2504, RNSG 1105, RNSG 1461, Biology 2420, and Speech Communication 1311. Concurrent enrollment in RNSG 2414, RNSG 2460 and in a Humanities course. Concurrent enrollment in corequisite course RNSG 2213. LVN Option: Minimum of "C" in RNSG 1327, RNSG 1170 and RNSG 1160. A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. (3 Ext.) |
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RNSG 2201 Care of Children and Families (2) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: None. Study of concepts related to the provision of nursing care for children and their families, emphasizing judgment, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. (2 Lec.) |
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RNSG 2208 Maternal/Newborn Nursing and Women's Health (2) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: None. Study of concepts related to the provision of nursing care for normal childbearing families and those at risk, as well as women's health issues; competency in knowledge, judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework, including a focus on normal and high-risk needs for the childbearing family during the preconception, prenatal, intrapartum, neonatal, and postpartum periods; and consideration of selected issues in women's health. (2 Lec.) |
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RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing (2) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of "C" in RNSG 2504, RNSG 1105, RNSG 1461, Biology 2420, and Speech Communication 1311. Concurrent enrollment in RNSG 2414 and RNSG 2460 and in a Humanities course. LVN Option: Minimum grade of "C" in RNSG 1327, RNSG 1170, and RNSG 1160. Concurrent enrollment in corequisite course RNSG 2161. Principles and concepts of mental health, psychopathology, and treatment modalities relating to the nursing care of clients and their families. Emphasis is on assessment, communication techniques, promotion of mental health, caring, ethical/legal aspects, collaborative roles of nurse in a variety of settings. Content includes applicable competencies in basic workplace skills. Licensing/Certification Agency: Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (BNE). (2 Lec.) |
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RNSG 2360 Clinical - Nursing - Registered Nurse Training (3) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: None. A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. (12 Ext.) |
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RNSG 2460 Clinical-Nursing-Registered Nurse Training (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) (4) This is a WECM Course Number. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of "C" in RNSG 2504, RNSG 1129, RNSG 1461, Biology 2420, and Speech Communication 1311. Concurrent enrollment in a Humanities course. LVN Option: Minimum of "C" in RNSG 1327, RNSG 1170, and RNSG 1160. Concurrent enrollment in corequisite course RNSG 2514. A health-related work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Utilizes systematic problem-solving process and critical-thinking skills to provide nursing care to individuals with complex health care needs in diverse health care settings. Focus is on health promotion, work organization, time management, communication techniques, ethical/legal aspects, and critical-thinking skills. Emphasis is on performance of assessment, pharmacotherapeutic interventions, and the collaborative role of the nurse in the delivery of nursing care. Content includes applicable competencies in course-related and basic workplace skills. (12 Ext.) |
Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.
WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.