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2012 - 2013 Catalog
Course Descriptions for RNSG
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RNSG 1105 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, MVC
Nursing Skills I
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Nursing Program or administrative approval.
Course Description: Study of the concepts and principles essential for demonstrating competence in the performance of nursing procedures. Topics include knowledge, judgment skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Licensing/Certification: Board of Nursing (BON). (3 Lab.)
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RNSG 1108 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC
Dosage Calculations for Nursing
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Course Description: Read, interpret, and solve dosage calculation problems. This course lends itself to either a blocked or integrated approach. (1 Lec.)
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RNSG 1119 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC
Integrated Nursing Skills I
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Prerequisite: Admission to the program and "C" grade or better in SCIT 1407 or BIOL 2401, PSYC 2301, ENGL 1301, and MATH 1314 equaling a grade point average of 2.5. Concurrent enrollment in SCIT 1408 or BIOL 2402, and PSYC 2314. Concurrent enrollment in corequisite courses RNSG 1423 and RNSG 1460.
Course Description: Study of the concepts and principles essential for demonstrating competence in the performance of basic nursing skills for care of diverse clients across the life span. Topics include knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to an intergraded approach. Emphasis is on medical and surgical asepsis, assessment, documentation, safety, selected skills for basic care needs, medications. Content includes applicable competencies in basic workplace skills. Licensing/certification Agency: Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas (BNE). (2 Lab.)
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RNSG 1144 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, MVC
Nursing Skills II
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: RNSG 1105, RNSG 1462, and an introductory nursing theory course with a grade of "C" or better.
Course Description: Describe concepts and principles that are basic to the safe performance of nursing skills; and demonstrate competence in the performance of nursing procedures. Licensing/Certification: Board of Nursing (BON). (3 Lab.)
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RNSG 1160 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, MVC
Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
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Prerequisite: RNSG 1105, RNSG 1462, and an introductory nursing theory course with a grade of “C” or better.
Corequisite/Concurrent: RNSG 2213.
Course Description: This clinical course provides a learning experience in a psychiatric setting that enables the student to apply psychiatric nursing theory, skills, and concepts related to the nursing care of clients with alterations in mental health. The clinical focus is on psychiatric assessment, the interview, communication techniques, and nursing care planning. The study of psychiatric medications and their side effects is another clinical focus, as is critical thinking and safety in the psychiatric setting. Licensing/Certification Agency: Board of Nursing (BON). (3 Ext.)
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RNSG 1211 (2 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC
Nursing Pathophysiology
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: BIOL 2401 or SCIT 1407.
Corequisite/Concurrent: SCIT 1408 or BIOL 2402.
Course Description: Basic principles of pathophysiology emphasizing nursing applications. Content includes principles of homeostasis related to body systems. This course lends itself to either a blocked or integrated approach. (2 Lec.)
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RNSG 1301 (3 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, MVC
Pharmacology
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Prerequisite: Minimum grade of "C" in SCIT 1407 or BIOL 2401 and concurrent enrollment or completion of SCIT 1408 or BIOL 2402.
Course Description: 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. Licensing/Certification: Board of Nursing (BON). (3 Lec.)
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RNSG 1413 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC
Foundations for Nursing Practice
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Prerequisite: ENGL 1301, CHEM 1405 or CHEM 1411, BIOL 2401 or SCIT 1407, and PSYC 2301 with a minimum grade of "C." Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program or administrative approval.
Corequisite/Concurrent: RNSG 1105 and RNSG 1462.
Course Description: This course introduces the role of the professional nurse as provider of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of health care team, and member of the profession. Content includes fundamental concepts of nursing practice, history of professional nursing, and a systematic framework for decision-making and critical thinking. The mechanisms of disease and the needs and problems that can arise are discussed and how the nursing process helps manage the patient through these issues. Emphasis is on knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Licensing/Certification Agency: Board of Nursing (BON). (4 Lec.)
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RNSG 1441 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC
Common Concepts of Adult Health
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Prerequisite: RNSG 1413, RNSG 1462, RNSG 1105 “C” or better in previous semester courses.
Corequisite/Concurrent: Clinical-Nursing-Registered Nurse Training, RNSG 1144, RNSG 2462.
Course Description: Basic integration of the role of the professional nurse as a provider of patient-centered care, coordinator of care, patient safety advocate, member of health care team, and member of profession. Study of the common concepts of caring for adult patients and families with medical-surgical health care needs related to body systems, emphasizing knowledge, judgment, skills and professional values within legal/ethical framework. 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. Licensing/Certification Agency: Board of Nursing (BON). (4 Lec.)
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RNSG 1443 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC
Complex Concepts of Adult Health
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Prerequisite: All semester 1, 2 and 3 courses as listed in the current nursing curriculum pattern. All must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Corequisite/Concurrent: RNSG 2560.
Course Description: Integration of previous knowledge and skills related to common adult health needs into the continued development of the professional nurse as a provider of patient-centered care, patient safety advocate, member of the health care team, and member of a profession in the care of adult patients and families with complex medical-surgical health care needs associated with body systems. Emphasis on complex knowledge, judgments, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Licensing/Certification Agency: Board of Nursing (BON). (4 Lec.)
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RNSG 1462 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, MVC
Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: Admission to the Professional Nursing Program or administrative approval.
Corequisite/Concurrent: RNSG 1105, RNSG 1309.
Course Description: A health-related work-based clinical experience in a medical-surgical adult setting that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Licensing/Certification Agency: Board of Nursing (BON). (12 Ext.)
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RNSG 2160 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC
Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: RNSG 1105, RNSG 1462, and an introductory nursing theory course with a grade of “C” or better.
Course Description: A health-related work-based experience in a pediatric setting that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Licensing/Certification: Board of Nursing (BON). (3 Ext.)
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RNSG 2161 (1 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, MVC
Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: RNSG 1105, RNSG 1462, and an introductory nursing theory course with a grade of “C” or better.
Course Description: A health-related work-based learning experience in women's health and obstetrics setting that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Licensing/Certification: Board of Nursing (BON). (3 Ext.)
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RNSG 2201 (2 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, MVC
Care of Children and Families
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Prerequisite: RNSG 1105, RNSG 1462, and an introductory nursing theory course with a grade of “C” or better.
Course Description: 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. This course lends itself to a blocked approach. (2 Lec.)
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RNSG 2208 (2 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, MVC
Maternal/Newborn Nursing and Women's Health
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Prerequisite: RNSG 1105, RNSG 1462, and an introductory nursing theory course with a grade of “C” or better.
Course Description: 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. Licensing/Certification: Board of Nursing (BON). (2 Lec.)
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RNSG 2213 (2 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC, MVC
Mental Health Nursing
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: RNSG 1105, RNSG 1462, and an introductory nursing theory course with a grade of “C” or better.
Course Description: 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: Board of Nursing (BON). (2 Lec.)
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RNSG 2462 (4 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC
Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: RNSG 1413, RNSG 1462, RNSG 1105.
Corequisite/Concurrent: RNSG 1441, RNSG 1144.
Course Description: A health related clinical work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply nursing theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. The course utilizes systematic problem-solving process and critical thinking skills to provide nursing care of adults with common care needs in diverse health care settings. Focus is on health promotion, work, and critical thinking skills. Emphasis is on performance of an adult assessment, pharmacotherapeutic interventions, and the collaboration in course-related and basic workplace interventions. Licensing/Certification Agency: Board of Nursing (BON). (12 Ext.)
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RNSG 2560 (5 Credit Hours)
Offered at BHC
Clinical - Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: RNSG 2201, RNSG 2160, RNSG 2208, RNSG 2161, BIOL 2420, RNSG 1441,
RNSG 2462.
Corequisite/Concurrent: RNSG 1443.
Course Description: A health-related work-based clinical experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Licensing/Certification: Board of Nursing (BON). (15 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.
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