• When: Monday, August 23, 2021, 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon
• Where: Blackboard Collaborate (virtual class)
• What to bring: Syllabi signature page for RNSG 2213 and RNSG 2160 signed and submitted (found in Blackboard), access to class material per Blackboard announcements, access to course calendar (use version posted on Blackboard), Psychiatric Nursing textbook (see below).
• Orientation will be followed by Module 1 (Concepts of Mental Health Nursing) and lab on Therapeutic Communication.

• When:  Mondays, 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon
• Where: Blackboard Collaborate
• Calendar:  Level 3 RNSG 2213/2160 CEC (Google Calendar)

• Varcarolis, E.M. (2021). Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 4th edition. Elsevier.

• When & Where: Integrated with lectures or last 45 minutes of class in classroom. Refer to Lab tab on Blackboard for specifics.
• What to bring:  No special attire is required.

There will be three unit exams and a comprehensive final exam, fifty questions each.

• When:  See the course calendar for specific dates and times for exams.
• Where: Blackboard Respondus with LockDown Browser or on campus in classroom or computer lab TBD.
• Mental Health HESI Exams are given.

• When: Our clinical settings will be at an area hospital on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday (specifics will be announced).
• Where: TBD
• What to bring: Prior to attending clinical, students must complete hospital orientation materials. Hospital Orientation Packets will be covered during orientation.

If you have any questions, please contact Mary Demellier at mary.demellier@austincc.edu.