RNSG 2035 Capstone Nursing
This course provides associate degree nursing students with an opportunity to enhance their abilities in the areas of nursing concepts to be more successful on the NCLEX-RN examination. This course also thoroughly prepares the nursing students to take the NCLEX-RN licensure exam by integrating an online NCLEX-RN review course. The topics addressed include but are not limited to the following: health assessment, theoretical and technical foundations of nursing, nursing principles of pharmacy, as well as the promotion of mental health, obstetrics, pediatrics, and medical-surgical care.
This course is required for students enrolled in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, and the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73.
Course Hour Distribution
| Instructional Category |
Semester Credit Hours |
Instructional Minutes |
Contact Hours |
| Didactic/Lecture |
4 |
3,000 |
60 |
| Lab |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Clinical |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
4 |
3,000 |
60 |
Prerequisites: RNSG 1025 - Electronic Medical Records Documentation; RNSG 1027 - Nursing Pharmacology; RNSG 1028 - Nursing Concepts I; RNSG 2025 - Family Nursing; RNSG 2026 - Mental Health Concepts; RNSG 2027 - Nursing Concepts II; and either RNSG 1024 - Transition to Professional Nursing for students in the LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), LB13, or RNSG 1026 - Fundamentals for students in the Traditional RN Option (ASN), NG73. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Corequisite: None.
In the NG73 Traditional RN Option (ASN) and the LB13 LPN/Paramedic Bridge to RN Option (ASN), practicum, internship, and clinical courses are based on a clock hour (60 minutes). Appropriate breaks are included in the clock hour as directed at the practicum, internship, or clinical site. One semester credit shall be awarded for a minimum of three clock hours of practicum, internship, or clinical instruction. One semester credit shall be awarded for 2250 minutes of instructional time, equivalent to 37.5 clock hours under the clock-hour conversion.
Prerequisite
Program Admission; RNSG 1025 - Electronic Medical Records Documentation; RNSG 1027 - Nursing Pharmacology; RNSG 1028 - Nursing Concepts I; RNSG 2025 - Family Nursing; RNSG 2026 - Mental Health Concepts; RNSG 2027 - Nursing Concepts II; and either RNSG 1024 - Transition to Professional Nursing or RNSG 1026 - Fundamentals. All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better.
Corequisite
None.