Current Students
Orientation
- When: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 at 8 a.m.
- Where: RRC 3339
- Read the syllabi for RNSG 1412 (lecture) and 1262 (clinical) located on the Blackboard sites.
Class Schedule
- When: Tuesdays, 8 – 11:50 a.m.; 12:30 – 1:20 p.m.
- Where: RRC 3339
- Calendar: PDF | Google Calendar (tentative until first day of class)
Required Texts
- McKinney, E. S., James, S. R., Murray, S. S., Nelson, K., A., Ashwell, J., W. (2022). Maternal-Child Nursing (6th ed.). Elsevier/Saunders.
- EHR Tutor: https://my.ehrtutor.com
- All students must purchase EHR for use in class, lab, and simulations.
Skills Labs
- When: See the calendar for dates of Pediatric and Obstetric labs and simulations.
Exams
- When: Check the calendar for specific exam dates.
- Where: RRC Computer Lab, 3rd floor
- There will be four semester tests and a comprehensive final exam. There will be HESI Specialty Exams.
Dosage Calculation Exam
- When and where: See calendar.
- All students must take a dosage and calculation exam. Students must successfully pass this exam with a score of 90% or higher to administer medications in the clinical setting and to continue in any Level 3 course. You have 3 opportunities to demonstrate proficiency on the dosage and calculations exam.
Level Mastery Skills Check-off
- When: Monday, August 22, 2022, 1 – 5 p.m.
- Where: RRC Skills Lab. Meet in Room 3222. An instructor will come to get students when it is their turn.
- What to bring: Lab kits with skills equipment, ACC uniform, and closed-toe shoes.
- There will be a comprehensive Mastery Skills Check-off over previously learned skills to include a sterile procedure, medication administration and documentation.
- Any of the following may be included for mastery: medication administration (IM, SQ, IVP, IVPB), catheterization (Foley), tracheostomy care and suctioning.
- Each student will receive a patient scenario and complete the skills performance within 30 minutes, including documentation.
- Each student must successfully complete the Mastery Skills Check-off to continue in any Level 3 course.
Clinical Schedule
- When and where: See Blackboard.
- Clinical experience consists of two 5-week rotations divided into a pediatric and an obstetric rotation. Students who are simultaneously enrolled in the Mental Health course will have three 5-week rotations. Changes to clinical rotation placement are not allowed. Each clinical rotation has a separate orientation component.
Clinical Preparation
- If you have questions regarding Pedi clinical, contact Professor Jacy Day, RN, MSN-NE, RNC-NIC at jacy.day@austincc.edu.
- If you have questions regarding OB clinical, contact Professor Nina Jackson, RN, PhD, RNC-OB, C-EFM at njackso1@austincc.edu.
Pediatric Rotation
- When: Pediatric clinical days consist of 12 hours on Wednesday or Thursday. See clinical rotation schedule on Blackboard for specific information and additional simulation clinical times.
- Where: Dell Children’s Medical Center, school nursing at various locations, home health nursing at various locations.
- Specific groups assigned the week before semester begins.
Obstetric Rotation
- When: OB clinical days consist of 12 hours on Wednesday or Thursday (possibly some Fridays). See clinical rotation schedule on Blackboard for specific information and additional simulation clinical times.
- Where: North Austin Medical Center, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
- Specific groups assigned the week before semester begins.
Recommendations for Success
- Open lab time is TBD.
- Refer to the RNSG 1412 course site on Blackboard for updates.
Contact
- Jacy Day, RN, MSN-NE, RNC-NIC: jacy.day@austincc.edu
- Nina Jackson, RN, PhD, RNC-OB, C-EFM: njackso1@austincc.edu
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