VNSG 1138 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Mental Illness
This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Study of human behavior with emphasis on emotional and mental abnormalities and modes of treatment incorporating the nursing process. (1 Lec.)
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VNSG 1204 (2 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Foundations of Nursing
This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Introduction to the nursing profession including history, standards of practice, legal and ethical issues, and role of the vocational nurse. Topics include mental health, therapeutic communication, cultural and spiritual diversity, nursing process, and holistic awareness. (2 Lec.)
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VNSG 1227 (2 Credit Hours)
Course not offered this year at any DCCCD college.
Essentials of Medication Administration
This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: General principles of medication administration including determination of dosage, preparation, safe administration, and documentation of multiple forms of drugs. Instruction includes various systems of measurement. (2 Lec.)
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VNSG 1306 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Maternal/Newborn Nursing
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: All Level II Vocational Nursing courses.
Course Description: A study of the biological, psychological and sociological concepts applicable to basic needs of the family including childbearing and neonatal care. Topics include physiological changes related to pregnancy, fetal development, and nursing care of the family during labor and delivery and the puerperium. (3 Lec.)
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VNSG 1323 (3 Credit Hours)
Course not offered this year at any DCCCD college.
Basic Nursing Skills
This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: Mastery of entry level nursing skills and competencies for a variety of health care settings. Utilization of the nursing process as the foundation of all nursing interventions. (2 Lec., 2 Lab.)
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VNSG 1327 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Essentials of Medication Administration
This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: General principles of medication administration including determination of dosage, preparation, safe administration, and documentation of multiple forms of drugs. Instruction includes various systems of measurement. (2 Lec., 3 Lab.)
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VNSG 1334 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Pediatrics
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Completion of all Level II Vocational Nursing courses.
Course Description: Study of childhood diseases and childcare from infancy through adolescence. Focus on the care of the well and the ill child utilizing the nursing process. (3 Lec.)
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VNSG 1360 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Clinical - Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Training
This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: 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. Focus is on the care of the geriatric patient. (9 Ext.)
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VNSG 1410 (4 Credit Hours)
Course not offered this year at any DCCCD college.
Nursing in Health and Illness III
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: All Level I Vocational Nursing Courses.
Course Description: VNSG 2460 must be taken concurrently with VNSG 1410. Continuation of Nursing in Health and Illness II. Further study of common medical-surgical health problems of the adult including concepts of mental Illness. Incorporates knowledge necessary to make the transition from student to graduate vocational nurse. (3 Lec., 3 Lab.)
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VNSG 1509 (5 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Nursing in Health and Illness II
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: None. VNSG 1360 must be taken concurrently with VNSG 1509.
Course Description: Introduction to common health problems of the adult requiring medical and surgical interventions. Includes application of medication administration. (4 Lec., 3 Lab.)
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VNSG 1510 (5 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Nursing in Health and Illness III
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: All Level I Vocational Nursing Courses. VNSG 2460 must be taken concurrently with VNSG 1510.
Course Description: Continuation of Nursing in Health and Illness II. Further study of common medical-surgical health problems of the client including concepts of mental illness. Incorporates knowledge necessary to make the transition from student to graduate vocational nurse. (4 Lec., 3 Lab.)
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VNSG 2161 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Clinical-Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Training
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: VNSG 1306.
Course Description: 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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VNSG 2162 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Clinical-Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Training
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: VNSG 1334.
Course Description: 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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VNSG 2163 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Clinical-Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Training
This is a WECM Course Number.
Course Description: 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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VNSG 2460 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at ECC
Clinical - Licensed Vocational NursE (LVN) Training
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Completion of all Level I courses.
Course Description: VNSG 1410 must be taken concurrently with VNSG 2460. 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. Focus is on the care of the adult client. (24 Ext.)
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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.
