Allied Health. Associate of Applied Science. LVN to ADN Transition Program

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1 Allied Health Associated of Applied Science LVN to ADN Transition Program **Restricted Program Special Admissions requirements and deadlines, Entry into program is set by Nursing department. Additional Information is located at See Nursing Flowchart for additional admission requirements.**!!program allows a selected number of student slots in this program!! TSI: Liable Test Passing Reading Scores Passing Writing Scores Passing Math Scores THEA Accuplacer with Essay of 5 or Essay 6* 63 Asset 41 40/Essay 6 38 Compass 81 59/Essay 6 39 Maps /Essay TAKS (Within 3 Years) 2200Engl/Lang.Arts, Writing ACT (Within 5 Years) 23 Comp, 19 Math, 19 Verbal SAT (Within 5 Years) 1070 Total, 500 Math & 500 Verbal (Critical Reading) Writing Deficient Student s may not take: ENGL1301 Composition ENGL1302 Composition and Intro to Literature ENGL2311 Technical Writing ENGL2322 English Literature I ENGL2323 English Literature II Mathematics Deficient Student s may not take: Math Any College Level Math Course Reading Deficient Student s may not take: ENGL2327 American Literature I ENGL2328 American Literature II ENGL2331 World Literature I ENGL2332 World Literature II ENGL2311 Technical Writing HIST1301 History of the US to 1877 ENGL2322 English Literature I HIST1302 History of the US from 1877 ENGL2323 English Literature II GOVT2305 Federal Government ENGL2327 American Literature I GOVT2306 State Government ENGL2328 American Literature II PSYC2301 General Psychology ENGL2331 World Literature I ENGL2332 World Literature II Associate of Applied Science LVN to ADN Transition Major Code: 7014 TSI (Testing) Requirements: Liable ***Program has restricted admissions. See Nursing Flow Chart for additional admission and program information*** **Restricted Program Special Admissions requirements and deadlines, Entry into program is set by Nursing department. Additional Information is located at See Nursing Flowchart for additional admission requirements.**

2 !!Program only allows a certain number of student slots selected by Nursing Department!! Completion of the requirements listed below leads to the Associate of Applied Science degree and is designed to provide the student with the skill and knowledge required to pass the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (Texas RN) NCLEX RN examination Location for the program is at the Johnson County Campus, Cleburne. Please contact the Director of A.D.N. program at the Johnson County Campus for the entry dates and additional information about the program. Also see Section III, Admissions, Specialized Admissions L.V.N. to A.D.N. Transition Program. Course Title Credit Hours Alternative for students not accepted into program: They can select and work on the Field of Student in Nursing or AA Liberal Arts. All courses in this degree plan must meet TSI requirements. Program Prerequisites BIOL2401 Anatomy & Physiology I 4 BIOL2402 Anatomy & Physiology II 4 PSYC2301 General Psychology 3 PSYC2314 Human Growth & Development 3 CHEM1406 or MATH1315 Intro to Chemistry or College Algebra 4/3 ENGL1301 Composition 3 BCIS1305 Business Computer Application 3 BIOL2421 Microbiology 4 Additional Courses that can be taken prior to program entrance ARTS 1301, 1303, 1304 Humanities/Fine Arts Elective 3 DRAM 1310, 2366, MUSI 1306, MUSI 1308, MUSI 1309, MUSI1310 HUMA 1301, HUMA 1302 SPCH1315 Public Speaking 3 ONLY Classes that can be taken after entering AAS in Nursing program RNSG Transition from Vocational to Professional Nursing 3 RNSG2462 Clinical Nursing Registered Nurse Training 4 RNSG2514 Integrated Care of the Client with Complex Health Care Needs 5 RNSG Clinical Nursing Registered Nurse Training 4 RNSG2535 Integrated Client Care Management 5 1 Credit given after successful completion of RNSG1327 VNSG1509 Nursing in Health and Illness II 5 VNSG1510 Nursing in Health and Illness III 5 VNSG1362 Clinical Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Training 3 Total Hours 2 Capstone Experience Course Descriptions NURSING A.D.N. (RN) PROGRAMS RNSG 1153 High Risk Childbearing Family. (1 0)

3 Study of concepts related to the provision of nursing care for high risk childbearing families with emphasis on judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to a blocked approach. Intermediate level course. RNSG Clinical Nursing Registered Nurse Training. (0 6) skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. RNSG 1161 Clinical (Adult Health). (0 6) Introductory level, health related work based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized RNSG 1162 Clinical (Nursing Care of CB/CR Families). (0 5) Introductory level, health related work based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized RNSG 1166 Practicum. (0 7) Practical, general workplace training supported by an individualized learning plan developed by the employer, college, and student. RNSG Clinical Nursing Registered Nurse Training. (0 8) skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Transition course. RNSG 1262 Clinical (Complex Concepts). (0 6) Intermediate level, health related work based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized RNSG Pharmacology. (3 0) 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. This course lends itself to either a blocked or integrated approach. Prerequisite for ADN Program. RNSG Transition from Vocational to Professional Nursing. (3 1) Topics 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. Transition course RNSG 1343 Complex Concepts of Adult Health. (2 4) 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. This course lends itself to a blocked approach. Intermediate level course. RNSG 1412 Nursing Care of Child Bearing and Child Rearing Families. (2 6) Introductory level study of the concepts related to the provision of nursing care for childbearing and childrearing families; application of systematic problemsolving processes and critical thinking skills, including a focus on the childbearing family during preconception, prenatal, anti partum, 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. This course lends itself to a blocked approach.

4 RNSG Concepts of Nursing Practice I for Articulating Students. (3 7) Provides the articulating student the opportunity to examine the role of the professional 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. This course lends itself to either a blocked or integrated approach. Transition course RNSG 1441 Common Concepts of Adult Health. (2 6) 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. This course lends itself to a blocked approach. RNSG Foundations for Nursing Practice. (4 4) Introduction to the role of the professional nurse as 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 programs that nurses help patients manage, and basic psychomotor skills. Emphasis on knowledge, judgment, skills and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to a blocked approach. RNSG 2101 Care of Children and Families. (1 0) 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. Intermediate level course. RNSG 2160 Clinical (Mental Health). (0 6) Intermediate level, health related work based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized RNSG 2161 Clinical (Advanced Concepts). (0 5) Intermediate to advanced level, health related work based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized RNSG 2313 Mental Health Nursing. (2 3) Principles and concepts of mental health, psychopathology, and treatment modalities related to the nursing care of clients and their families. This course lends itself to a blocked approach. Intermediate level course. RNSG 2331 Advanced Concepts of Adult Health. (2 3) Application of advanced concepts and skills for the development of the professional nurse's roles in complex nursing situations with adult clients/families with complex health needs involving multiple body systems in intermediate and critical care settings. Emphasis on knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. This course lends itself to a blocked approach. Advanced level course. RNSG Clinical Intermediate Registered Nursing Training. (0 12) skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. Transition course RNSG Clinical Intermediate Registered Nursing Training. (0 12) skills, and concepts. Direct supervision is provided by the clinical professional. The clinical experience will be with an RN Preceptor in the clinical facility setting to provide a more realistic viewpoint of managing more that one patient at a time. ** Imbedded in this clinical experience is a capstone experience consisting of a concentrated clinical where the student will be expected to progress from the care of one patient to managing clinical aspects for up to half of the assigned RN Preceptor s patient care assignment. Successful completion of this clinical includes a positive clinical

5 evaluation of this segment of the clinical experience by both the assigned RN Preceptor and the Clinical Instructor. Transition course RNSG Integrated Care of the Client with complex Health Care Needs. (4 2) Application of a systematic problem solving process and critical thinking skills to provide comprehensive nursing care to diverse clients/families across the life span with complex health care needs including, but not limited to, complex childhood/adolescent diseases, complicated perinatal care, acute mental illness, complex perioperative care, serious adult health problems and health issues related to aging. Emphasis on tertiary disease prevention, health maintenance/restoration and collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary heath care team. Topics include the role of the nurse as client advocate and coordinator of care and applicable competencies in knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Transition course RNSG Integrated Client Care Management. (4 2) Application of client assessment skills, critical thinking, and independent nursing interventions to care for diverse clients/families throughout the life span whose health care needs may be difficult to predict. Emphasis on collaborative clinical decision making, nursing leadership skills, and client management. Topics include the significance of professional development, trends in nursing and health care, and applicable knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Transition course