Mobility Level 2: RNSG 1542/2363

RNSG 1542: Theory

When: Begins January 16, 2024. Mondays 8 – 10:10 a.m; Tuesdays 8 – 10:10a.m. with Lab from 10:20 – 11:10 a.m
- Calendar: Calendar and module schedule posted in Blackboard.
Where: Eastview Campus, room number TBA
Dosage Calculation Exam: All students will be required to pass a Dosage Calculation Exam at the beginning of the course.
Required References:
- ATI (purchased from ACC)
- Collins, S. (2023). Intravenous medications: A handbook for nurses and health professionals. (39th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Mosby.
- Fosbre, C. (2022). Varcarolis’ Essentials of psychiatric-mental health nursing. (5 th ed). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.
- Harding, M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., & Reinisch, C., (2022), Lewis’ Medical-surgical nursing: assessment and management of clinical problems. (12th ed.). St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier.
- Pagana, K., Pagana, T., & Pagana, T. (2021). Mosby’s manual of diagnostic and laboratory tests. (7th ed.) St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier.
- Potter, P., Perry, A., Stockert, P., & Hall, A. (2023). Fundamentals of Nursing. (11th ed). St. Louis. Mo: Elsevier.
- Vallerand, A., Sanoski, C. (2022). Davis Drug Guide for Nurses (17 th ed.). F.A. Davis Company.

Orientation: Date and time TBA by clinical instructors.
When: All activities in the clinical course have mandatory attendance. Dates, time, & locations TBA. Clinical will be held in all 16 weeks of the course, either on-campus or in the hospital setting.
What to wear: Clinical uniform as defined in handbook including teal scrubs, closed-toed shoes, ACC ID badge
Where: Varies, may be held at Eastview campus, Highland campus, & hospital settings as assigned.
Schedule: Clinical days and hours vary but are usually held on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, or Saturdays. Times are assigned by clinical instructor and may be a 12-hour shift on one day or 6-8 hour shifts over 2 days which may include both day and evening hours. Assignments & schedule will be given to students the week before classes begin.
Mastery Skills Check-off: Each semester students will be required to pass a comprehensive Mastery Skills Check-off to show competency in skills learned previously in RNSG 1140. This will take place at the beginning of the course. You must pass the competency checkoff by the third attempt to continue in the program. Please see the Clinical Nursing Skills Performance Mastery Checklists for more information about these skills.
Notes: All students must complete all clinical requisites listed on the Clinical Clearance Requirements by the first week of class to attend clinical. Failure to do so will result in withdrawal from the program.

	Fall 2016	Fall 2017	Fall 2018	Fall 2019	Fall 2020
Applicant Pool	117	86	92	104	114
Ranking Score	High 38.08 Low 32.96 Avg 35.37	High 38.29 Low 31.56 Avg 34.03	High 39.15 Low 31.93 Avg 34.48	High 38.72 Low 32.89 Avg 35.48	High 38.83 Low 32.79 Avg 35.12
GPA High	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00
GPA Low	3.35	3.25	3.16 (TEAS 82)	3.32 (TEAS 81.3)	3.25 (TEAS 83.3)
GPA Average	3.75	3.62	3.68	3.75	3.72
TEAS High	93.3	91.3	94.7	92.7	92.7
TEAS Low	68 (3.93 GPA)	62 (3.7 GPA)	61.3 (3.84 GPA)	66 (3.77 GPA)	66.7 (3.83 GPA)
TEAS Average	80.48	76.83	77.34	81.23	82