• When: Monday, January 28, 2019, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m.
• Where: CEC Room C1.111
• What to bring:  Hard copy of syllabi signature page for RNSG 2213 and RNSG 2160 (print from Blackboard), copy of course calendar (use the final version posted on Blackboard Course Information)
• Orientation to the mental health courses will be followed by a lecture plus a mandatory lab on Therapeutic Communication (see “Lab” button on Blackboard for documents to review and bring to lab).

• When:  Mondays, 8:30 – 11:30 a.m. (Occasionally, class time may be extended.)
• Where: CEC Room C1.111 (Please check room assignments in CEC lobby as rooms are subject to change.)
• Calendar: Level 3 RNSG 2213 CEC (PDF)

• Varcarolis, E.M. (2017). Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 3rd edition. Elsevier.

• When: Labs will take place following the lectures.
• Where: CEC Room C1.111
• What to bring:  No special attire is required.
• Lab attendance is mandatory. See course calendar for schedule of six labs.

• When:  See course calendar for specific dates and times for exams.
• Where: CEC Nursing Computer Lab
• There will be three unit exams and a comprehensive final exam. The HESI Exam is required, and an optional 2nd HESI is offered.

• When: Wednesdays or Thursdays, 6:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
• Where: Ascension Seton Shoal Creek Hospital, 3501 Mills Ave., Austin TX, 78731 (main entrance, front center of building)

• When: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 or Thursday, January 24, 2019 for first clinical rotation.
• Where: Ascension Seton Shoal Creek Hospital
• What to bring: Wear school uniform, bring documentation of Clinical Clearance.

If you have any questions, please contact Nola Cottom, Associate Professor, at nola.cottom@austincc.edu.