Orientation
- When: Monday, August 22, 2022, 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon
- Where: CEC Campus (classroom TBD)
- 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.
Class Schedule
- When: Mondays, 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon
- Where: CEC Campus (classroom TBD)
- Calendar: Level 3 RNSG 2213/2160 CEC (Google Calendar)
Required Texts
- Varcarolis, E.M. (2021). Essentials of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 4th edition. Elsevier.
Skills Labs
- 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.
Exams
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: On campus in computer lab (room TBD)
- Mental Health HESI Exams are given.
Clinical Schedule
- When: Our clinical settings will be at an area hospital on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday (specifics will be announced). Rotation 1 Clinical begins week of August 22.
- Where: TBD
- What to bring: Prior to attending clinical, students must complete hospital orientation materials. Hospital Orientation Packets will be covered during orientation.
Contact
If you have any questions, please contact Mary Demellier at mary.demellier@austincc.edu.
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Upcoming Events
- August 22, 2022
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Mental Health Course Orientation; Module 1 Concepts of Mental Health Nursing and Lab
August 22, 2022 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
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- August 24, 2022
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Mental Health Clinical Rotation 1
August 24, 2022
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- August 25, 2022
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Mental Health Clinical Rotation 1
August 25, 2022
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- August 29, 2022
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Module 2 Biological Basis of Mental Illness and Lab
August 29, 2022 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
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- September 5, 2022
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School Holiday
September 5, 2022
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Professional Nursing Courses
Level 1
- RNSG 1413/1160 – Foundations of Nursing (RRC)
- RNSG 1413/1160 – Foundations of Nursing (EVC)
- RNSG 1413/1160 – Foundations of Nursing (CEC)
- RNSG 1341/1161 – Common Concepts of Adult Health (RRC)
- RNSG 1341/1161 – Common Concepts of Adult Health (CEC)
- RNSG 1341/1161 – Common Concepts of Adult Health (EVC)
Level 2
- RNSG 1443/1360 – Complex Concepts of Adult Health (EVC)
- RNSG 1247 – Concepts of Clinical Decision Making (RRC)
- RNSG 1247 – Concepts of Clinical Decision Making (CEC)
- RNSG 1247 – Concepts of Clinical Decision Making (EVC)
- RNSG 1443/1360 – Complex Concepts of Adult Health (RRC)
- RNSG 1443/1360 – Complex Concepts of Adult Health (CEC)
Level 3
- RNSG 2213/2160 – Mental Health Nursing (EVC)
- RNSG 2213/2160 – Mental Health Nursing (RRC)
- RNSG 2213/2160 – Mental Health Nursing (CEC)
- RNSG 1412/1262 – Childbearing/Childrearing Nursing (RRC)
- RNSG 1412/1262 – Childbearing/Childrearing Nursing (CEC)
- RNSG 1412/1262 – Childbearing/Childrearing Nursing (EVC)
Level 4
- RNSG 2121 – Leadership and Management (RRC)
- RNSG 2121 – Leadership and Management (CEC)
- RNSG 2121 – Leadership and Management (EVC)
- RNSG 2432/2362 – Enhanced Concepts of Adult Health (RRC)
- RNSG 2432/2362 – Enhanced Concepts of Adult Health (CEC)
- RNSG 2432/2362 – Enhanced Concepts of Adult Health (EVC)
Mobility
RN-to-BSN
- NURS 3350 – Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing (Full-Time)
- NURS 3350 – Transition to Baccalaureate Nursing (Part-Time Semester 1)
- NURS 3351 – Research and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (Full-Time)
- NURS 3351 – Research and Evidence-Based Nursing Practice (Part-Time Semester 1)
- NURS 3352 – Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (Full-Time)
- NURS 3353 – Informatics and Technology in Healthcare (Full-Time)
- NURS 4160 – Community and Public Health Clinical (Part-Time Semester 4)
- NURS 4355 – Community and Public Health (Part-Time Semester 4)
- NURS 4356 – Health Promotion Across the Lifespan (Part-Time Semester 4)