Faculty Syllabus

Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program, minimum grade of C
in BIOL 2304 & 2101, BIOL 2305 & 2102, HPRS 2300, BIOL 2420, RNSG 1105

Required References:
1. Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., and Hall, A. M. (2025). Fundamentals of
nursing (12th edition). Elsevier Inc.

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2. Harding, M. M., Kwong, J., Hagler, D., and Reinisch, C. (2023). Lewis’s
Medical-surgical nursing: Assessment and management of clinical problems (12th edition). Elsevier Inc.
3. Hazard Vallerand, A. & Sanoski, C. (2025). Davis’s drug guide for nurses (19th
edition). F.A. Davis Co.
4. Mosby’s Manual of diagnostic & laboratory tests (recent edition). Elsevier Inc.
5. Makic, M.B. and Martinez-Kratz, M. (2023). Ackley and Ladwig’s nursing diagnosis
handbook: An evidence-based guide to planning care (13th edition). Elsevier Inc.
6. Active ATI account with EHR tutor and ATI products.

Application of the theories, concepts and knowledge base presented
in RNSG 1105: Nursing Skills I, and RNSG 1413: Foundations for Nursing Practice. Practice
at a specific clinical site or sites.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to meet the
following clinical objectives:
Patient Safety Advocate
EOPSLO #1. Adheres to the safety requirements and practice setting standards and
complies with mandatory reporting requirements as set forth by the Texas Nursing
Practice Act, Texas Board of Nursing Rules and other governing and accrediting
agencies.
EOPSLO #2. Implements & evaluates measures to promote quality and a safe
environment for all individuals, and seeks guidance when performing tasks when
appropriate or necessary.
Provider of Patient Care
EOPSLO #3. Integrates clinical reasoning skills and the nursing process, guided by
evidence-based practice, as a framework for providing care for multiple individuals,
and their families, with complex health care needs involving multiple body systems;
in collaboration with members of the health care team.
EOPSLO #4. Develops, implements and evaluates teaching plans for individuals and
their families to address disease prevention, health promotion, maintenance and
restoration.
EOPSLO #5. Accesses and manages electronic information and material resources
in providing care for individuals and their families.
Member of the Health Care Team
EOPSLO #6. Utilizes nursing resources to identify and refer individuals with
complex health care needs to resources that facilitate continuity of care; health
promotion, maintenance and restoration.
EOPSLO #7. Communicates and collaborates with individuals, their families and
members of the health care team to plan, deliver and evaluate safe and effective
patient-centered care, in a timely manner.

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EOPSLO #8. Delegates to other members of the health care team to promote safe,
effective and timely care for individuals with complex health care needs involving
multiple body systems, and their families.
Member of the Profession
EOPSLO #9. Functions within the nurse’s legal scope of practice, and assumes
accountability and responsibility for the quality of nursing care provided to adult
individuals with complex health care needs involving multiple body systems, and
their families.