Lamar State College Port Arthur
2016-2017 Catalog
Revised 9-13-16
RNSG 1260 Clinical - Transition Clinical
I ................................................................... 2:0:6
A health-related work-based learning experience
that enables the student to apply specialized
occupational theory, skills, and concepts. A method
of instruction providing detailed education, training
and work-based experience, and direct patient/client
care, generally at a clinical site. Specific detailed
learning objectives are developed for each course by
the faculty. On-site clinical instruction, supervision,
evaluation, and placement are the responsibility of
the college faculty. Clinical experiences are unpaid
external learning experiences. Direct supervision is
provided by the clinical professional.
Prerequisite(s): Vocational Nursing License;
Accepted in the Upward Mobility Nursing Program;
RNSG 1300.
Corequisite(s): RNSG 1118, RNSG 1228, RNSG
1424.
RNSG 1300 Health Assessment Across the
Lifespan...................................................... 3:2:2
Development of skills and techniques required for a
comprehensive nursing health assessment of
patients across the lifespan. Includes assessment of
patients’ health promotion and maintenance, illness
and injury prevention and restorat ion, and
application of the nursing process within a
legal/ethical framework.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2401, Accepted in the Upward
Mobility Nursing Program.
RNSG 1424 Concept-Based Transition to
Professional Nursing Practice ................. 4:2:4
Integration of previous health care knowledge and
skills into the role development of the professional
nurse as a provider of patient-centered care, patient
safety advocate, member of health care team, and
member of the profession. Emphasis is on clinical
decision-making for patients and their families.
Review of selected health care and professional
nursing concepts with application through
exemplars. Health care concepts include comfort,
diversity, elimination, functional ability, human
development,
mobility,
nutrition,
sensory
perception, sleep, coping, thermoregulation, tissue
integrity, acid-base balance, clotting, cognition, fluid
and electrolyte balance, gas exchange, immunity,
metabolism, nutrition, grief, and perfusion.
Professional nursing concepts include clinical
judgment, communication, ethical-legal, evidencebased
practice,
health
promotion,
health
information technology, patient-centered care,
patient
education,
professionalism,
safety,
teamwork and collaboration. Introduces concepts of
leadership and management. This course lends itself
to a concept-based approach. Theoretical content is
implemented in the clinical environment.
Prerequisite(s): Vocational Nursing License;
Accepted in the Upward Mobility Nursing Program;
RNSG 1300.
Corequisite(s): RNSG 1118, RNSG 1228, RNSG
1260.
RNSG 1538 Health Care Concepts III ....... 5:4:4
In-depth coverage of health care concepts with
nursing application through selected exemplars.
Concepts include cellular regulation, end of life,
immunity, interpersonal relationships, grief, human
development, intracranial regulation, mood/affect,
comfort, sexuality, mobility, and reproduction.
Provides continuing opportunities for development
of clinical judgment skills. This course lends itself to
a concept-based approach.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2402, RNSG 1118, RSNG
1228, RSNG 1260, RNSG 1424.
Corequisite(s): RSNG 1137, RNSG 2361.
RNSG 2138 Professional Nursing Concepts IV
..................................................................... 1:1:1
Integration of professional nursing concepts and
exemplars within the professional nursing roles.
Synthesizes concepts of clinical judgment, ethicallegal, evidence-based practice, leadership and
management,
patient-centered
care,
professionalism, teamwork, and collaboration
through exemplars presented in the Health Care
Concepts courses. Emphasizes concept of quality
improvement and introduces health policy.
Incorporates concepts into role development of the
professional nurse. This course lends itself to a
concept-based approach.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2420, RNSG 1137, RNSG
1538, RNSG 2361.
Corequisite(s): RNSG 2362, RNSG 2539.
RNSG 2361 Clinical II-Nursing .................. 3:0:9
A health-related work-based learning experience
that enables the student to apply specialized
occupational theory, skills, and concepts. A method
of instruction providing detailed education, training
and work-based experience, and direct patient/client
care, generally at a clinical site. Specific detailed
learning objectives are developed for each course by
the faculty. On-site clinical instruction, supervision,
evaluation, and placement are the responsibility of
the college faculty. Clinical experiences are unpaid
external learning experiences. Direct supervision is
provided by the clinical professional.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 2402, RNSG 1118, RSNG
1228, RSNG 1260, RSNG 1424.
Corequisite(s): RNSG 1137, RNSG 1538.
RNSG 2362 Clinical–Nursing .................. 3:0:12
A health-related work-based learning experience
that enables the student to apply specialized
occupational theory, skills, and concepts. A method
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