Registered Nursing (RNSG)

RNSG1024. Transition to Prof. Nursing. (11 Credits)

This course is designed to introduce the transition process of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and the Licensed Paramedic (EMT-P). Topics in this course include the following: role transition, nursing history, current nursing trends, nursing theories, nursing process, critical thinking, professional roles, nursing responsibilities, nursing standards, nursing research, evidence-based practice, therapeutic communication, patient education, management of client care, legal/ethical considerations in nursing, health promotion, and leadership. This course is required for students enrolled in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13. Contact minutes per semester: Didactic 6750; Lab 1500; Clinical 2250. Contact hours per semester: Didactic 135; Lab 25; Clinical 37.5. Prerequisite: Program Admission. Corequisites: RNSG 1025 - Electronic Medical Records Documentation and RNSG 1027 - Nursing Pharmacology. In the NG73 Traditional RN Option (ASN) and the LB13 LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), practicum, internship, and clinical courses are based on a clock hour (60 minutes). Appropriate breaks are included in the clock hour as directed at the practicum, internship, or clinical site. One semester credit shall be awarded for a minimum of three clock hours of practicum, internship, or clinical instruction. One semester credit shall be awarded for 2250 minutes of instructional time, equivalent to 37.5 clock hours under the clock-hour conversion.

RNSG1025. EMR Documentation. (2 Credits)

This course focuses on the principles of medical documentation. The course will also include a review of common medical and surgical terms, diagnoses, and procedures. Electronic medical record systems are introduced and medical record case studies analyzed. Legal aspects of medical records will be explored such as privacy, confidentiality, and security of information in electronic environments. Students will also examine the potential utility of a variety of social networking tools in communicating health-related information. This course is required for students enrolled in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, and the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Contact minutes per semester: Didactic 1500; Lab 0; Clinical 0. Contact hours per semester: Didactic 30; Lab 0; Clinical 0. Prerequisite: Program Admission. Corequisites: RNSG 1027 - Nursing Pharmacology, and either RNSG 1024 - Transition to Professional Nursing for students in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, or RNSG 1026 - Fundamentals for students in the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. In the NG73 Traditional RN Option (ASN) and the LB13 LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), practicum, internship, and clinical courses are based on a clock hour (60 minutes). Appropriate breaks are included in the clock hour as directed at the practicum, internship, or clinical site. One semester credit shall be awarded for a minimum of three clock hours of practicum, internship, or clinical instruction. One semester credit shall be awarded for 2250 minutes of instructional time, equivalent to 37.5 clock hours under the clock-hour conversion.

RNSG1026. Fundamentals. (6 Credits)

This course introduces the basic concepts and principles fundamental to nursing practice which include the role of the registered nurse and the nursing process. The nursing student will be introduced to the basic concepts of physiological integrity, psychological integrity, and caring for self. Safe and effective environment will be introduced as the foundation of knowledge used throughout the nursing curriculum. The basic skills training in simulated settings will introduce the use of the skills in a variety of clinical settings. The roles of the nurse as a provider of care, manager of care, and member within the discipline serve as the organizing framework for expected student behaviors. Contact minutes per semester: Didactic 1500; Lab 3000; Clinical 4500. Contact hours per semester: Didactic 30; Lab 50; Clinical 75. Prerequisite: All General Education and Occupational courses with a grade of “C” or better. Corequisite: None. In the NG73 Traditional RN Option (ASN) and the LB13 LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), practicum, internship, and clinical courses are based on a clock hour (60 minutes). Appropriate breaks are included in the clock hour as directed at the practicum, internship, or clinical site. One semester credit shall be awarded for a minimum of three clock hours of practicum, internship, or clinical instruction. One semester credit shall be awarded for 2250 minutes of instructional time, equivalent to 37.5 clock hours under the clock-hour conversion.

RNSG1027. Nursing Pharmacology. (3 Credits)

This course focuses on the information required to safely administer drugs and monitor the effects of drug therapy. Emphasis will be on dosage calculations and principles of pharmacology including drug actions, interactions, and nursing implications for broad classifications of medications. Students will be expected to apply the nursing process and critical thinking in the administration of prescribed medications, taking of medication history, and in teaching patients about medications in a simulated setting. This course is required for students enrolled in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, and the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Contact minutes per semester: Didactic 1500; Lab 1500; Clinical 0. Contact hours per semester: Didactic 30; Lab 25; Clinical 0. Prerequisite: Program Admission. Corequisites: RNSG 1025 - Electronic Medical Records Documentation, and either RNSG 1024 - Transition to Professional Nursing for students in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, or RNSG 1026 - Fundamentals for students in the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. In the NG73 Traditional RN Option (ASN) and the LB13 LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), practicum, internship, and clinical courses are based on a clock hour (60 minutes). Appropriate breaks are included in the clock hour as directed at the practicum, internship, or clinical site. One semester credit shall be awarded for a minimum of three clock hours of practicum, internship, or clinical instruction. One semester credit shall be awarded for 2250 minutes of instructional time, equivalent to 37.5 clock hours under the clock-hour conversion.

RNSG1028. Nursing Concepts I. (7 Credits)

This course introduces the nursing student to nursing concepts and skills related to the care of multicultural individuals with simple acute health problems. Students will reinforce nursing theory and skills taught in the foundational course focusing on the care of individuals and families with common physiological, psychological, and psychosocial alterations in health. The course further prepares the nursing student to provide safe, compassionate, effective, evidence-based nursing care for adult clients in a variety of health care and simulated settings. Concepts of medical and surgical nursing will be applied through the nursing process to the care of the adult client experiencing simple acute to more complex chronic health problems incorporating essential nursing science, biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural principles. Pharmacological concepts are strengthened throughout the course. This course is required for students enrolled in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, and the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Contact minutes per semester: Didactic 3750; Lab 0; Clinical 4500. Contact hours per semester: Didactic 75; Lab 0; Clinical 75. Prerequisites: Program Admission; RNSG 1025 - Electronic Medical Records Documentation; RNSG 1027 - Nursing Pharmacology; and either RNSG 1024 - Transition to Professional Nursing for students in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, or RNSG 1026 - Fundamentals for students in the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Corequisite: None. In the NG73 Traditional RN Option (ASN) and the LB13 LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), practicum, internship, and clinical courses are based on a clock hour (60 minutes). Appropriate breaks are included in the clock hour as directed at the practicum, internship, or clinical site. One semester credit shall be awarded for a minimum of three clock hours of practicum, internship, or clinical instruction. One semester credit shall be awarded for 2250 minutes of instructional time, equivalent to 37.5 clock hours under the clock-hour conversion.

RNSG2025. Family Nursing. (6 Credits)

This course focuses on the safe, compassionate, evidence-based care of women during their reproductive years and of children from birth through adolescence. The promotion of wellness, restoration, and maintenance to the changing needs related to these populations are emphasized. The nursing process will be utilized, incorporating critical-thinking skills in the management of care and education for these patients and their families. Pharmacologic principles as they relate to the obstetrical and pediatric patient will be utilized. Essential nursing science, biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, and culturally sensitive principles will be incorporated. Supervised clinical rotations in inpatient and outpatient facilities as well as obstetric and pediatric simulations will provide the student with opportunities to meet course competency outcomes. This course is required for students enrolled in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, and the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Contact minutes per semester: Didactic 3000; Lab 0; Clinical 4500. Contact hours per semester: Didactic 60; Lab 0; Clinical 75. Prerequisites: Program Admission; RNSG 1025 - Electronic Medical Records Documentation; RNSG 1027 - Nursing Pharmacology; RNSG 1028 - Nursing Concepts I; and either RNSG 1024 - Transition to Professional Nursing for students in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, or RNSG 1026 - Fundamentals for students in the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Corequisite: RNSG 2026 - Mental Health Concepts. In the NG73 Traditional RN Option (ASN) and the LB13 LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), practicum, internship, and clinical courses are based on a clock hour (60 minutes). Appropriate breaks are included in the clock hour as directed at the practicum, internship, or clinical site. One semester credit shall be awarded for a minimum of three clock hours of practicum, internship, or clinical instruction. One semester credit shall be awarded for 2250 minutes of instructional time, equivalent to 37.5 clock hours under the clock-hour conversion.

RNSG2026. Mental Health Concepts. (3 Credits)

This course presents sound nursing theory, therapeutic modalities, and clinical application across the treatment continuum of the mental health client. It provides a foundation for understanding contemporary psychiatric mental health problems and prepares the nursing student for planning and providing safe, compassionate, evidence-based nursing care to clients with mental and neurobehavioral disorders. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, restoration, and maintenance of the client in outpatient and inpatient mental health facilities, as well as adult day care settings. Concepts of mental health nursing will be applied through the nursing process in the care and collaboration of care of the adult client with acute and/or chronic mental health problems. Teaching and learning principles will be incorporated into all aspects of care, including the biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural aspects. Supervised clinical simulations, inpatient/outpatient hospital rotations, and adult day care interactions will provide the student opportunities to meet course competency outcomes. This course is required for students enrolled in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, and the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Contact minutes per semester: Didactic 1500; Lab 0; Clinical 2250. Contact hours per semester: Didactic 30; Lab 0; Clinical 37.5. Prerequisites: Program Admission; RNSG 1025 - Electronic Medical Records Documentation; RNSG 1027 - Nursing Pharmacology; and either RNSG 1024 - Transition to Professional Nursing for students in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, or RNSG 1026 - Fundamentals for students in the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Corequisite: RNSG 2025 - Family Nursing. In the NG73 Traditional RN Option (ASN) and the LB13 LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), practicum, internship, and clinical courses are based on a clock hour (60 minutes). Appropriate breaks are included in the clock hour as directed at the practicum, internship, or clinical site. One semester credit shall be awarded for a minimum of three clock hours of practicum, internship, or clinical instruction. One semester credit shall be awarded for 2250 minutes of instructional time, equivalent to 37.5 clock hours under the clock-hour conversion.

RNSG2027. Nursing Concepts II. (7 Credits)

This course is a continuation of Concepts of Nursing I, introducing the nursing student to nursing concepts and skills related to the care of multicultural individuals. Students will reinforce nursing theory and skills taught in previous courses focusing on the care of individuals and families with more complex physiological, psychological, and psychosocial alterations in health, including emergent and/or life-threatening conditions in a variety of health care and simulated settings. Pharmacological concepts are strengthened throughout the course. This course is required for students enrolled in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, and the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Contact minutes per semester: Didactic 3750; Lab 0; Clinical 4500. Contact hours per semester: Didactic 75; Lab 0; Clinical 75. Prerequisites: Program Admission; RNSG 1025 - Electronic Medical Records Documentation; RNSG 1027 - Nursing Pharmacology; RNSG 1028 - Nursing Concepts I; and either RNSG 1024 - Transition to Professional Nursing for students in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, or RNSG 1026 - Fundamentals for students in the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Corequisite: None. In the NG73 Traditional RN Option (ASN) and the LB13 LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), practicum, internship, and clinical courses are based on a clock hour (60 minutes). Appropriate breaks are included in the clock hour as directed at the practicum, internship, or clinical site. One semester credit shall be awarded for a minimum of three clock hours of practicum, internship, or clinical instruction. One semester credit shall be awarded for 2250 minutes of instructional time, equivalent to 37.5 clock hours under the clock-hour conversion.

RNSG2028. Nursing Leadership. (5 Credits)

This course builds on previous courses, integrating program concepts to provide care for groups of individuals and families exhibiting complex multisystem disorders in health care and community settings. Concepts of advanced medical-surgical nursing will be applied to the care of the client with complex problems incorporating essential nursing science, biophysical, psychosocial, spiritual, and cultural principles. This course is also designed to prepare the student for transition to the role of the professional nurse. The focus is on leadership in nursing care delivery, management techniques and strategies in the care of groups of clients, employment procurement and opportunities, and health care policy issues. This course is required for students enrolled in the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. Contact minutes per semester: Didactic 750; Lab 3000; Clinical 4500. Contact hours per semester: Didactic 15; Lab 50; Clinical 75. Prerequisites: Program Admission; RNSG 1025 - Electronic Medical Records Documentation; RNSG 1026 - Fundamentals; RNSG 1027 - Nursing Pharmacology; RNSG 1028 - Nursing Concepts I; RNSG 2025 - Family Nursing; and RNSG 2026 - Mental Health Concepts. Corequisite: None. In the NG73 Traditional RN Option (ASN) and the LB13 LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), practicum, internship, and clinical courses are based on a clock hour (60 minutes). Appropriate breaks are included in the clock hour as directed at the practicum, internship, or clinical site. One semester credit shall be awarded for a minimum of three clock hours of practicum, internship, or clinical instruction. One semester credit shall be awarded for 2250 minutes of instructional time, equivalent to 37.5 clock hours under the clock-hour conversion.

RNSG2035. Capstone Nursing. (4 Credits)