Austin Community College

FY 2008 Course Descriptions

Nursing

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RNSG 1105 NURSING SKILLS I (1-0-4). 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. Fee: $24 Insurance: $13.50Skills: O ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1140 NURSING SKILLS FOR ARTICULATING STUDENTS (1-0-4). Validation of current skills and procedures in a variety of settings; application of a systematic problem solving process and critical thinking skills; focus on the expansion of the scientific knowledge and principles underlying nursing skills and procedures; and competency in knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Fee: $10 Insurance: $3.50Skills: D Prerequisites: Admission into the associate degree nursing program-mobility track or departmental approval. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1160 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING: FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING (1-0-4). 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. Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented in RNSG 1413 at a specific clinical site or sites. Insurance: $13.50Skills: D Prerequisites: Entry into the AD Nursing Program. Corequisite: RNSG 1413. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1161 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING I (1-0-4). 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. Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented in RNSG 1341 at a specific clinical site or sites. Insurance: $13.50Skills: D Prerequisites: RNSG 1413 and RNSG 1160. Corequisite: RNSG 1341. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1170 NURSING PROCESS FOR ARTICULATING STUDENTS (1-1-0). Exploration of the nursing process as a problem-solving methodology used by associate degree nurses to provide safe, individualized nursing care. Focuses on application of each step of the process to a variety of clinical experiences. Skills: D Prerequisites: Admission into the associate degree program-mobility track or departmental approval. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1210 INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNITY-BASED NURSING (2-2-1). Overview of the delivery of nursing care in a variety of community-based settings; application of systematic problem-solving processes and critical thinking skills, focusing on the examination of concepts and theories relevant to community-based nursing; and development of judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Fee: $5 Insurance: $3.50Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1341, RNSG 1161 and PSYC 2301. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1247 CONCEPTS OF CLINICAL DECISION MAKING (2-2-1). Integration of previous knowledge and skills into the continued development of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession. Emphasis on clinical decision-making for clients in medical-surgical settings experiencing health problems involving gastrointestinal disorders, endocrine and metabolic disorders, reproductive and sexual disorders, musculoskeletal disorders, eye-ear-nose-throat disorders and integumentary disorders. Discussion of knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to a blocked approach. Fee: $24 Insurance: $13.50Skills: G Prerequisites: RNSG 1341 and RNSG 1161. ( ) Course Type: w

RNSG 1260 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING II
RNSG 1262 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING: CHILDBEARING/CHILDREARING FAMILY CLINICAL (2-0-8). Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented in RNSG 1412 Nursing Care of the Childbearing/Childrearing Family at a specific site or sites. Insurance: $13.50Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1443, RNSG 1362, PSYC 2314, SPCH 1311* (*or equivalent). Corequisite: RNSG 1412. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1263 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING: NURSING PRACTICE I (2-0-8). Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented in RNSG 1517 Concepts of Nursing Practice I for Articulating Students at a specific clinical site or sites. Insurance: $13.50Skills: D Prerequisites: BIOL 2305, BIOL 2102, BIOL 2420, MATH 1332, PSYC 2314, HPRS 2300, PSYC 2301, SPCH 1311, RNSG 1140. Corequisite: RNSG 1517. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1341 COMMON CONCEPTS IN ADULT HEALTH (3-3-1). 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. Insurance: $3.50Skills: D Prerequisites: RNSG 1413 and RNSG 1160. Corequisite: RNSG 1161. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1362 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING: NURSING II (3-0-12). A basic, intermediate, or advanced type of health professions work-based instruction that helps students synthesize new knowledge, apply previous knowledge, or gain experience managing the workflow. Practical experience is simultaneously related to theory. Close and/or direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional (faculty or preceptor), generally in a clinical setting. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented in RNSG 1443 at specific clinical site or sites. Corequisite: RNSG 1443. Insurance: $13.50Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1341 and RNSG 1161. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1412 NURSING CARE OF THE CHILDBEARING AND CHILDREARING FAMILY (4-4-1). Study of the concepts related to the provision of nursing care for childbearing and childrearing families; application of systematic problem-solving processes and critical thinking skills, including a focus on the childbearing family during preconception, prenatal, antipartum, neonatal, and postpartum periods and the childrearing family from birth to adolescence; and competency in knowledge, judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework, pediatric settings; and utilize a systematic problem-solving approach and critical thinking skills when providing nursing care for the childbearing and childrearing family. Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1443, RNSG 1362, PSYC 2314 and SPCH 1311. Corequisite: RNSG 1262. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1413 FOUNDATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE (4-3-3). Introduction to the role of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of 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. Skills: D Prerequisites: BIOL 2304, BIOL 2101, BIOL 2305, BIOL 2102, MATH 1332, HPRS 2300, BIOL 2420, and RNSG 1105. Corequisite: RNSG 1160. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1443 COMPLEX CONCEPTS OF ADULT HEALTH (4-4-1). 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. Fee: $5 Insurance: $3.50Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1341, RNSG 1161, and PSYC 2301. Corequisite: RNSG 1362. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1463 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING: ARTICULATING STUDENTS II (4-0-16). Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented in RNSG 1542 in a specific clinical site or sites. Fee: $24 Insurance: $13.50Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1263, RNSG 1517, RNSG 1140, and RNSG 1170. Corequisite: RNSG 1542. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1517 CONCEPTS OF NURSING PRACTICE I FOR ARTICULATING STUDENTS (5-5-1). Provides the articulating student the opportunity to examine the role of the associate degree nurse; application of a systematic problem solving process and critical thinking skills which includes a focus on the adult population in selected settings; and competency in knowledge, judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Fee: $10 Insurance: $3.50Skills: D Prerequisites: BIOL 2305, BIOL 2102, BIOL 2420, MATH 1332, PSYC 2301, BIOL 2402, HPRS 2300, PSYC 2314, SPCH 1311. Corequisite: RNSG 1263. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 1542 CONCEPTS OF NURSING PRACTICE II FOR ARTICULATING STUDENTS (5-5-1). Provides the articulating student the opportunity to examine the roles of the associate degree nurse and apply systematic problem solving processes and critical thinking skills; focuses on the utilization of leadership and management skills in the provision of care to small groups of adult clients and their families in selected settings and competency in knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Insurance: $3.50Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1517, RNSG 1263, RNSG 1140, and RNSG 1170. Corequisite: RNSG 1463. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 2160 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING: MENTAL HEALTH (1-0-4). Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented in RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing at a specified clinical site or sites. Fee: $10 Insurance: $13.50Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1443 and RNSG 1362. Corequisite: RNSG 2213. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 2161 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING III (1-0-4).
RNSG 2162 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING: CRITICAL CARE NURSING (1-0-4). Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented in RNSG 2190 Special Topics: Care of the Client with Complex Health Care Needs at specific clinical site or sites. Fee: $10 Insurance: $13.50Skills: P Prerequisites: Corequisite: RNSG 1192. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 2213 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING (2-2-1). Principles and concepts of mental health, psychopathology, and treatment modalities related to the nursing care of clients and their families. Uses therapeutic communication; utilizes critical thinking skills and a systematic problem-solving process as a framework for providing care to clients and families experiencing mental health problems; and explains the roles of the associate degree nurse in caring for clients and families experiencing mental health problems. Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1443, RNSG 1362, SPCH 1311 (or equivalent), and PSYC 2314. Corequisite: RNSG 2160. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 2221 MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT CARE (2-2-0). Exploration of leadership and management principles applicable to the role of the nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession. Includes application of knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1412, RNSG 2213, RNSG 2160, RNSG 1262, and ENGL 1301. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 2263 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING: ARTICULATING STUDENTS III (2-0-8). Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented in RNSG 2402 Concepts of Nursing Practice III for Articulating Students at a specific clinical site or sites. Insurance: $13.50Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1542 and RNSG 1463. Corequisite: RNSG 2402. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 2361 CLINICAL - NURSING - REGISTERED NURSE TRAINING III (3-0-12). Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented in RNSG 2331 Advanced Concepts of Adult Health at a specific clinical site or sites. Insurance: $13.50Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1412, RNSG 1262, RNSG 2213, RNSG 2160, ENGL 1301. Corequisite: RNSG 2331. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 2402 CONCEPTS OF NURSING PRACTICE III FOR ARTICULATING STUDENTS (4-4-1). Provides the articulating student the opportunity to synthesize the roles of the associate degree nurse; application of a systematic problem solving process and critical thinking skills; focuses on the care of patients throughout the life span with continued emphasis on leadership and management skills in the provision of care to small groups of adult clients and their families in multiple settings; and competency in knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Fee: $10 Insurance: $3.50Skills: B Prerequisites: RNSG 1542, RNSG 1463, and ENGL 1301. Corequisite: RNSG 2263. ( ) Course Type: W

RNSG 2432 ENHANCED CONCEPTS OF ADULT HEALTH I (4-4-1). Enhanced concepts and skills for developing professional competencies in complicated nursing care situations involving adult clients/families with multiple body system problems. Emphasizes critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and determining legal/ethical values for optimization of client care in intermediate and acute care settings. This course lends itself to a blocked approach. Fee: $24 Insurance: $3.50Skills: G Prerequisites: RNSG 1412, RNSG 1262, RNSG 2213, RNSG 2160. ( ) Course Type: W

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Course Descriptions as of July 24, 2008 02:30am
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