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Nursing
The Registered Nursing (RN) program is a two year Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program that offers college credit. The second year of the program, beginning with Mental Health Nursing in the Summer II Session, is online for the lecture portion of the class. Students are prepared for upward mobility in a nursing career. The program is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Upon completion, students will make application to take the State Board Examination to become a Registered Nurse. Many of our ADN students take advantage of our articulation agreements with two West Texas Universities to go on and earn their BSN degree.
Associate Degree Nursing-RN Application Packet (PDF)
Prior to actual admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program, applicants must have successfully completed 14 hours of required support courses with a final grade of C or above:
Anatomy & Physiology I & II
Freshman Composition I
Nutrition
Prior to entering an online course (second year), students must have successfully completed:
BCIS 1305 Business Computer Applications
Students must take the NET Exam.
Passing scores on each section of the THEA are required in order to graduate, but not for admission to the ADN Program, however, applicants will be asked to take the THEA or Pre-THEA Reading exam in order to gain entrance into prerequisite academic courses.
Following completion of the admission requirements (or proof of enrollment in summer classes) by the designated deadline of June 1, the applicant will be considered for the selection pool. All applicants to the Howard College ADN Program who have met the requirements for admission to the college will be evaluated according to the criteria specified.
There are several non-nursing academic courses which are not prerequisites, but must be taken in order to earn an Associate Degree. Many students prefer to take as many of these classes as possible prior to admission into the actual nursing program.
RNSG 1209 Introduction to Nursing - Overview of nursing and the role of the associate degree nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession.Topics include knowledge, judgment, skills, and professional values with a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisite: 14 hours of required support courses, including a minimum of BIOL 2402 and one other science course.
RNSG 1361 Introduction to Nursing (Clinical) - A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts.A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.
RNSG 1343 Concepts of Adult Health - Integration of previous knowledge and skills into the continued development of the associate degree nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of a profession in the care of adult clients/families in structured health care settings. Incorporates judgments, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisite: RNSG 1209, RNSG 1361, and a minimum of 26 hours of required support courses, including all science courses.
RNSG 1362 Concepts of Adult Health (Clinical) - A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts.A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.
RNSG 2213 Mental Health Nursing - Principles and concepts of mental health, psychopathology, and treatment modalities related to the nursing care of clients and their families. Prerequisites: RNSG 1209, RNSG 1361, RNSG 1343, RNSG 1362, RNSG 2307, COSC 1301 Computer Science elective.
RNSG 2360 Mental Health Nursing (Clinical) - A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts.A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.
RNSG 2308 Maternal/Newborn Nursing & Women's Health - Study of concepts related to the provision of nursing care for normal childbearing families and those at risk as well as women's health issues; competency in knowledge,judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework, including a focus on normal and high-risk needs for the childbearing family during the preconception, prenatal, intrapartum, neonatal, and postpartum periods; and consideration of selected issues in women's health. Prerequisites: RNSG 1209, RNSG 1361, RNSG 1343, RNSG 1362,, Computer Science elective.
RNSG 2260 Maternal/Newborn Nursing & Women's Health (Clinical) - A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts.A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer
RNSG 2201 Care of Children and Families - Study of concepts related to the provision of nursing care for children and their families, emphasizing judgment, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisites: RNSG 1209, RNSG 1361, RNSG 1343, RNSG 1362, Computer Science elective.
RNSG 2361 Care of Children and Families (Clinical) - A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts.A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.
RNSG 2404 Care of the Client with Common Health Care Needs - Application of a systematic problem-solving process and critical- thinking skills to provide nursing care to diverse clients/families across the life span with common health care needs. Opportunities for collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary health care team. Content includes applicable competencies in knowledge,judgment, skills, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework. Prerequisites: RNSG 1209, RNSG 1361, RNSG 1343, RNSG 1362, COSC 1301, Computer Science elective.
RNSG 2460 Care of the Client with Common Health Care Needs (Clinical) - A work-based learning experience that enables the student to apply specialized occupational theory, skills, and concepts.A learning plan is developed by the college and the employer.