Nursing - Integrated Curriculum Program

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By completing the program, students will earn as many as three awards:

Nursing Assistant, Level 1 Certificate
Vocational Nursing (ADN MEEP), Level 2 Certificate
Nursing - Integrated Curriculum AAS

Nursing Assistant, Level 1 Certificate (Integrated Curriculum)

[C1_ANA1 offered at LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris and LSC-Tomball]

Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in ADN program. Students apply for a CNA certificate after completing the first year of the ADN program.

Total Credit Hours Required for Certificate: 20

Prerequisite Semester Credits / Units: 7
BIOL 2401 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
ENGL 1301 - Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
First Semester * Credits / Units: 13
RNSG 1301 - Pharmacology Credit Hours: 3
RNSG 1219 - Integrated Nursing Skills I Credit Hours: 2
RNSG 1361 - Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Credit Hours: 3
RNSG 1523 - Intro to Professional Nursing for Integrated Programs Credit Hours: 5

Note(s)

* The Student Success Course Requirement is satisfied through successful completion of coursework and requirements of the first semester for the Nursing program.

Level 1 Certificate Completed

Vocational Nursing (ADN MEEP), Level 2 Certificate

[C2_AVN2 certificate offered at LSC-North Harris]

Must be enrolled in ADN Program. This optional program offers the opportunity for ADN students who completed their first year of the ADN program to be eligible to obtain a vocational nurse license through the MEEP (Multiple Entry Exit Portals) program.

Prerequisite: Competion of Nursing Assistant, Level 1 Certificate

Total Credit Hours Required for Certificate: 44

PSYC 2301 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3 ¹
First Semester Credits / Units: 3
Third Semester Credits / Units: 14
BIOL 2402 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
RNSG 1229 - Integrated Nursing Skills II Credit Hours: 2
RNSG 1362 - Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Credit Hours: 3
RNSG 2504 - Integrated Care of the Patient with Common Health Care Needs Credit Hours: 5
Third Semester Credits / Units: 7
VNSG 1122 - Vocational Nursing Concepts Credit Hours: 1
VNSG 2362 - VN Clinical I Credit Hours: 3
VNSG 2363 - Clinical: Practical Nurse II Credit Hours: 3 Program Capstone

Note(s)

¹PSYC 2301 must be completed BEFORE applying to NCLEX-PN and licensure.

Level 2 MEEP Certificate Completed

Nursing Specialization (Integrated Curriculum), AAS

[AAS_AADN offered at LSC-Kingwood, LSC-Montgomery, LSC-North Harris and LSC-Tomball]

This program is designed for students interested in becoming a registered nurse (RN). The curriculum is organized around a series of concepts organized from simple to complex.

Prerequisite: Completion of Nursing Assistant, Level 1 Certificate

If the optional Vocational Nursing (ADN MEEP), Level 2 Certificate is completed, the overlap of courses in that certificate curriculum should not be repeated for the AAS.

Total Credit Hours Required for Degree: 60

Second Semester Credits / Units: 14
BIOL 2402 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
RNSG 1229 - Integrated Nursing Skills II Credit Hours: 2
RNSG 1362 - Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Credit Hours: 3
RNSG 2504 - Integrated Care of the Patient with Common Health Care Needs Credit Hours: 5
Third Semester Credits / Units: 12
BIOL 2420 - Medical Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
RNSG 2361 - Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Credit Hours: 3
RNSG 2514 - Integrated Care of the Patient with Complex Health Care Needs Credit Hours: 5
Fourth Semester Credits / Units: 14
PSYC 2301 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Creative Arts or Language, Philosophy, & Culture Credits / Units: 3
RNSG 2362 - Clinical-Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Credit Hours: 3
RNSG 2535 - Integrated Patient Care Management Credit Hours: 5 Program Capstone

AAS Completed