Howard College
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Nursing
Transition Program Application
The Accelerated (Transition) Associate Degree Nursing Program is a 12 month program that has been developed for the currently licensed Vocational Nurses. The lecture portion of this program is performed in the online learning environment. The program is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The students who enter this program are Vocational Nurses who have recently completed their VN requirements or who have been practicing a year or, in some cases many years, and who wish to further their education and become a Registered Nurse. The Vocational Nurse who is admitted to this program will take a Transition Nursing course in the first summer semester, and upon successful completion of this class will merge with the second year generic ADN students for Mental Health Nursing in the second summer semester. These students will continue on to take Obstetrics, Pediatrics and Medical/Surgical II nursing, and will all graduate together the following May; just one year after they began the program. Some of our ADN students take advantage of our articulation agreements with two West Texas Universities and go on to earn their BSN degree.
Prior to actual admission into the Accelerated/Transition Program, applicants must have successfully completed 22 credit hours of required support courses with a final grade of C or above:
Anatomy & Physiology I & II
Microbiology
Nutrition
Life Span/Growth & Development
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 into the program, however, applicants will be asked to take the THEA or Pre-THEA Reading exam in order to gain entrance into prerequisite academic courses if not previously taken.
Following completion of the admission requirements (or proof of enrollment in summer classes) by the designated deadline of April 1, the applicant will be considered for the selection pool. All applicants to the Howard College Accelerated (Transition) ADN Program who have met the requirements of the college will be evaluated according to the criteria specified.
RNSG 2307 Transition to Nursing Practice - Introduction to selected concepts related to the role of the associate degree nurse as a provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of the profession. Review of trends and issues impacting nursing and health care today and in the future.Topics include knowledge,judgment, skill, and professional values within a legal/ethical framework.
RNSG 2160 Transition to Nursing Practice (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.