RNSG 1341/1161 – Common Concepts of Adult Health (HLC)

Orientation

There is no formal orientation to this course for those students who have successfully completed the first 8 weeks of the semester.
Information about course requirements and assignments will be available prior to the end of the first 8-week course (RNSG 1413).
Students entering in the second 8 weeks will receive information from the HLC Level 1 coordinator prior to the start of the course, and will attend a short orientation session during the first week of the course.

When: Tuesdays, 8 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Where: HLC Skills Lab
What to bring: Lab module information, any color scrubs, closed toe shoes, hair pulled back, a watch with second hand, lab packs, stethoscope.

Re-entry students entering in RNSG 1341/1161 will be required to take a Dosage Calculation Exam in the first week of the session.
Where: Date/time of the Dosage Calculation Exam to be determined.
Students who successfully passed RNSG 1413 in the current semester are exempt from the Dosage Calculation Exam for RNSG 1341.
Failure to pass the Dosage Calculation Exam on the first attempt will be managed according to the policy for Dosage Calculation Proficiency in the Student Handbook.

Re-entry students entering in RNSG 1341/1161, who have been out of the program for less than one year, will be required to attend a one-day in-person tutoring workshop, during the week prior to the start of RNSG 1341/1161. Failure to attend this workshop will result in being ineligible to attend RNSG 1341/1161 for that semester. Students who successfully passed RNSG 1413 in the current semester are exempt from the re-entry Mastery Skills Check-off and Dosage Calculation Exam for RNSG 1341.
Re-entry students entering in RNSG 1341/1161, who have been out of the Professional Nursing program for one year or longer, will be required to pass a Level 1 Mastery Skills Checks-off covering RNSG 1105 and 1413 skills. Students who successfully passed RNSG 1413 in the current semester are exempt from the re-entry Mastery Skills Check-off and Dosage Calculation Exam for RNSG 1341.
When & Where: Date/time of re-entry Mastery Skill Check-off to be determined.
You may be checked off on any 1105 skills and 1413 skills, including but not limited to: safety measures, isolation precautions, vital signs, medication administration, and enteral tubes. You must satisfactorily complete the assigned skills check-offs to continue in Level 1.
Failure to pass the Mastery Level Check-off on the first attempt will be managed according to the policy for Critical Skills Performance Mastery in the Student Handbook.

Mastery Skills Check-offs will cover Urinary Catheterization/Sterile Technique.
You must pass all check-offs satisfactorily to continue in the course. Failure to pass the Mastery Level Check-off on the first attempt will be managed according to the policy for Critical Skill Performance Mastery in the Student Handbook.

When: Students will be oriented to the on-site clinical as determined by the on-site clinical instructor. More information will be provided at Level One Orientation on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
Orientation to simulation clinical will take place at the Highland Campus Health Sciences Simulation Center on Thursday, August 27th, 2026; times assigned by simulation clinical faculty. Attendance is mandatory.
Orientation to onsite clinicals will take place at HLC on Wednesday, September 2nd OR Friday September 4th , depending on onsite clinical assignment. Rooms to be determined. Attendance is mandatory.

Students remain in the same clinical group as in RNSG 1160 and clinical start/end times and sites will remain the same as those in the first 8 weeks. For students entering in the second 8 weeks, placement in a clinical group will be determined on or before the first day of the session.

What to bring: Students are expected to have their ACC ID badge, uniform with ACC patch, and all required equipment prior to the first clinical day.

If you have questions, please email Professor Jennifer Hauger DNP, RN at jennifer.hauger@austincc.edu.