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  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: None. Limitation on enrollment: LVN, immediate graduate of the RCC VN Program, or nursing student eligible for transfer into the RCC ADN program. Departmental approval required. An introduction to basic concepts of the RCC Associate Degree Nursing Program: philosophy and outcome objectives; conceptual framework; five step nursing process. Focuses on developing critical thinking skills. Addresses transitional issues to associate degree nursing student role. Overviews the philosophy of registered nursing past, present, and future. Introduces the ethical/legal aspects of the student nurse's role as well as professional RN role in client care. Provides guidelines for effective communication. Presents concepts of culture and its impact upon health and illness. Develops beginning skills in accessing information via on-line selected nursing Websites. May be taken a total of four times. 27 hours lecture and 27 hours laboratory. (Letter Grade, or Pass/No Pass option.)
  • 8.00 Credits

    CSU Prerequisite: NRN-1, 15 and PSY-9. Concepts from previous courses are applied to multicultural clients in acute care and other community-based settings who are identified as being newborns, children, young adults, adults and/or members of childbearing families. Examines the beginning nursing concepts of health and illness and uses the concepts to develop individualized plans of care for the maternal-child and orthopedic/ surgical clients. The student learns to identify alternative methods to meet the individual client needs and modifies plans of action as necessary. A continued emphasis is placed on application of the nursing process to meet needs of clients and families using Maslow's hierarchy. 63 hours lecture and 243 hours laboratory.
  • 5.00 Credits

    CSU Prerequisite: None. Limitation on enrollment: Eligible for the NCLEXRN. This twelve-hour workshop is offered to help students in Associate in Science Degree programs study for NCLEX-RN examination for licensure. The course presents a review of topics in medical/surgical, maternal/child and mental health nursing. Topics encompass basic concepts and recent advances that are components of safe and effective nursing practice. Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will offer the student an opportunity for mastery of theory content. May be taken a total of four times. 12 hours lecture. (Pass/No Pass only.)
  • 1.00 - 4.00 Credits

    CSU* Prerequisite: None. Advisory: Students should have paid or voluntary employment. This course is designed to coordinate the student's occupational on-thejob training with related classroom instruction. Students enrolled in this occupational work experience course must be employed in a field related to the work experience subject area. Students may earn up to four (4) units each semester for a maximum of 16 units of work experience. No more than 20 hours per week may be applied toward the work requirement. 18 hours lecture. Additionally, 60 hours of volunteer work or 75 hours of paid work is required for each unit.
  • 9.00 Credits

    CSU Prerequisite: Completion of NRN-2 or successful completion of the Advanced Placement Exam and Nursing 17 or 30-Unit Option requirements. Concepts from previous courses are applied to caring for multicultural clients with a variety of health and illness problems requiring intermediate nursing skills, interventions and concepts of health assessment. The health care and comprehensive learning needs of the young and middle-aged adult with medical-surgical health problems and mental health clients throughout the life cycle with a special focus on the psychosocial assessment of the older and very old adult are addressed. Emphasis on health promotion utilizing the nursing process and multidisciplinary treatment plan to care for assigned clients with common, recurring problems in acute care and other communitybased settings. Clinical laboratory experience will be directed toward correlation and application of nursing concepts discussed in lecture. 72 hours lecture and 270 hours laboratory.
  • 9.00 Credits

    CSU Prerequisite: Completion of NRN-3. Corequisite: Prior completion of or concurrent enrollment in NRN-16. Integrates total nursing care concepts in acute and other communitybased settings. Emphasizes the health care of multicultural clients and their families throughout the life cycle who are experiencing complex or multiple health/illness problems. Includes advanced concepts of gerontological nursing. Students apply previously learned concepts to clients with critical and complex health and illness problems using the nursing process within the multidisciplinary treatment team. Develops the associate degree nursing role in managing care for groups of clients. 72 hours lecture and 270 hours laboratory.
  • 5.00 Credits

    CSU Prerequisite: None. Limitation on enrollment: Enrollment in the Associate Degree or Vocational Nursing Program. An on-campus laboratory designed for self-paced practice and mastery of nursing skills necessary for providing safe client care throughout the program. Provides instructional guidance to assist students refine newly acquired skills and develop the competency level expected of entry-level nurses. Multimedia and computer assisted instructional materials which support the semester learning objectives are available. Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will offer the student an opportunity for additional skill and competency development within the subject matter. May be taken a total of four times. 27 hours laboratory. (Pass/No Pass only.)
  • 1.00 Credits

    CSU Prerequisite: None. Limitation on enrollment: Enrollment in the Associate Degree or Vocational Nursing Program. An on-campus laboratory designed for self-paced practice and mastery of nursing skills necessary for providing safe client care throughout the program. Provides instructional guidance to assist students to refine newly acquired skills and develop the competency level expected of entry level nurses. Multimedia and computer assisted instructional materials which support the semester learning objectives are available. Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will offer the student an opportunity for additional skill and competency development within the subject matter. May be taken a total of four times. 54 hours laboratory. (Pass/No Pass only.)
  • 2.00 Credits

    CSU Prerequisite: None. Limitation on enrollment: Enrollment in the Associate Degree or Vocational Nursing Program. An on-campus laboratory designed for self-paced practice and mastery of nursing skills necessary for providing safe client care throughout the program. Provides instructional guidance to assist students to refine newly acquired skills and develop the competency level expected of entry level nurses. Multimedia and computer assisted instructional materials which support the semester learning objectives are available. Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will offer the student an opportunity for additional skill and competency development within the subject matter. May be taken a total of four times. 108 hours laboratory. (Pass/No Pass only.)
  • 3.00 Credits

    CSU Prerequisite: None. Limitation on enrollment: Enrollment in the Associate Degree or Vocational Nursing Program. An on-campus laboratory designed for self-paced practice and mastery of nursing skills necessary for providing safe client care throughout the program. Provides instructional guidance to assist students to refine newly acquired skills and develop the competency level expected of entry level nurses. Multimedia and computer assisted instructional materials which support the semester learning objectives are available. Subsequent enrollment in additional semesters will offer the student an opportunity for additional skill and competency development within the subject matter. May be taken a total of four times. 162 hours laboratory. (Pass/No Pass only.)
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