RNSG 1108 Dosage Calculations for Nursing
1 Hour (0-3-0)
This course covers dosage calculations includes reading, interpreting and solving calculation problems encountered in the preparation of medications, and conversion of measurements within the metric, apothecary, avoirdupois and metric systems. Prerequisites: Approval of instructor.

RNSG 1110 Introduction to Community Based Nursing
1 Hour (1-1-0)
This course is an 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. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 1162 Clinical I
1 Hour (0-0-6)
This course is 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. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 1163 Clinical III
1 Hour (0-0-3)
This course is 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. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 1200 Introductory Concepts of Clinical Decision Making
2 Hours (2-1-0)
This course is an examination of selected principles related to the continued development of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession. The course emphasizes clinical decision making for clients in medical-surgical settings experiencing health problems involving pain, perioperative care, infection, eye-ear-throat disorders, and integumentary disorders. Included in the course is a discussion of knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 1201 Pharmacology
2 Hours (2-1-0)
This course is an introduction to the science of pharmacology with emphasis on the actions, interactions, adverse effects, and nursing implications of each drug classification. Topics will include the roles and responsibilities of the nurse in safe administration of medications within a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisite: BIOL 2401.

RNSG 1215 Health Assessment
2 Hours (1-3-0)
This course covers the development of skills and techniques required for a comprehensive health assessment within a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisite: Admission to the program.

RNSG 1227 Transition from Vocational to Professional Nursing
2 Hours (2-1-0)
Topics covered in this course include health promotion, expanded assessment, analysis of data, nursing process, pharmacology, multidisciplinary teamwork, communication, and applicable competencies in knowledge, judgment skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework throughout the life span. Prerequisite: Admission to the program.

RNSG 1412 Nursing Care of the Childbearing and Childrearing Family
4 Hours (4-1-0)
This course is a 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, antpartum, 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. Prerequisite: Admission into the program and PSYC 2314.

RNSG 1462 Clinical II
4 Hours (0-0-12)
This course is 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. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 1513 Foundations for Nursing Practice
5 Hours (4-3-0)
This course is an introduction to the role of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of the 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, oral communications and professional values within a legal/ethical framework will be included. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 2130 Professional Nursing Review and Licensure Preparation
1 Hour (1-1-0)
This course is a review of concepts required for licensure examination and entry into the practice of professional nursing. The course includes application of the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) test plan, assessment of knowledge deficits, and remediation. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 2205 Intermediate Concepts of Clinical Decision Making II
2 Hours (2-1-0)
This course is an 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, The course emphasizes clinical decision making for clients in medical-surgical settings experiencing health problems involving reproductive and sexual disorders and musculoskeletal disorders. Included in this course is a discussion of knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 2207 Transition to Nursing Practice
2 Hours (1-3-0)
This course is an introduction to selected concepts related to the role of the professional nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of the profession. The course will review trends and issues impacting nursing and health care today and in the future. Topics will include knowledge, judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisite: Approval of program director.

RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing
2 Hours (2-1-0)
This course covers principles and concepts of mental health, psychopathology, and treatment modalities related to the nursing care of clients and their families. Prerequisite: Approval of the program director and PSYC 2314.

RNSG 2261 Clinical Transition Option
2 Hours (0-0-6)
This course is 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. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 2341 Advanced Concepts of Clinical Decision Making
3 Hours (3-1-0)
This course is an application of advanced concepts and skills for development of the professional nurse’s role in complex client/nursing situations. The emphasis is on clinical decision-making for clients in medical-surgical settings experiencing health problems involving cardiovascular disorders; neurologic disorders; liver, biliary and pancreatic disorders; renal and urinary disorders; hematologic disorders; and cancer. The focus will be knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 2400 Intermediate Concepts of Clinical Decision Making I
4 Hours (3-3-0)
This course is an 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, The course emphasizes clinical decision making for clients in medical-surgical settings experiencing health problems involving fluid and electrolyte disorders, respiratory disorders, peripheral vascular disorders, immunologic disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, and endocrine and metabolic disorders. Included in this course is a discussion of knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 2461 Clinical IV
4 Hours (0-0-15)
This course is 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. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.

RNSG 2560 Clinical V
5 Hours (0-0-21)
This course is 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. Clinical education is an unpaid learning experience. Prerequisite: Admission into the program.