Effective Fall 2019
| Course Code | Course Description | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Semester | (Only one of the four course options are required) | |
| CHEM 1215 or CHEM 1315 | General Chemistry w/ Lab | 5 |
| CHEM 1214 or CHEM 1314* | General Chemistry w/ Lab | 4 |
| Total | 4 or 5 | |
| Freshman 1st Semester | ||
| COL 1111** | College Success | 1 |
| NURS 1116 | Nursing I | 6 |
| ZOOL 2134 | Anatomy w/ Lab | 4 |
| ENGL 1113 | English Composition I | 3 |
| PSY 1113 | Elements of Psychology | 3 |
| Total | 17 | |
| Freshman 2nd Semester | ||
| NURS 1228 | Nursing II | 8 |
| ZOOL 2144 | Physiology w/ Lab | 4 |
| ENGL 1213 | English Composition II | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Sophomore 1st Semester | ||
| NURS 2238 | Nursing III | 8 |
| MICR 2134 | Introduction to Microbiology w/ Lab | 4 |
| POLS 1113 | U.S. Government | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Sophomore 2nd Semester | ||
| NURS 2248 | Nursing IV | 8 |
| NURS 2342 | Nursing Capstone | 2 |
| HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | U.S. History to 1877 or 1877 to Present | 3 |
| Total | 13 | |
Students applying through the LPN-RN course track must have General Chemistry w/ Lab, Anatomy w/ Lab, English Composition I, and Elements of Psychology completed prior to beginning program.
*4 hour Chemistry with lab approval required – See Nursing Program Director
**College Success for LPN-RN course track approval required -- See Nursing Program Director
Nursing Program Outcomes
Redlands Community College nursing program will graduate cohorts who:
- Maintain school first time pass rate within 10% of the National pass rate from graduate on an annual basis.
- Obtain employment at an annual rate of 85% or higher within 6 months of graduation.
- Achieve all course objectives in cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domain throughout the program.
Nursing Program Student Learning Outcomes
1. Professional Behaviors:
The RCC Nursing Graduate demonstrates leadership and commitment to the profession of nursing through personal and professional responsibility. This includes accountability for her/his professional, legal, and ethical practice in a variety of healthcare settings.
2. Communication:
The RCC Nursing Graduate will utilize therapeutic communication to demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, and cultural awareness.
3. Assessment:
The RCC Nursing Graduate gathers and documents information from multiple sources to establish a foundation for the provision of holistic nursing care.
4. Clinical Decision Making:
The RCC Nursing Graduate utilizes knowledge from sciences, humanities and nursing to develop critical thinking, evidence based practice, and problem solving skills in making clinical decisions.
5. Caring Interventions:
The RCC Nursing Graduate will exhibit caring behaviors through cultural awareness, nurturing, compassion, acceptance, respect, and instilling hope & trust in order to promote individualized holistic care.
The RCC Nursing graduate will identify, perform, and document accurate, competent, and safe nursing care.
6. Teaching and Learning:
The RCC Nursing Graduate will utilize concepts of teaching and learning to facilitate informed decision making, and support self-care activities through evaluation and modification of the plan of care. The RCC Nursing Graduate will understand the value of lifelong learning.
7. Safety:
The RCC Nursing graduate will identify, perform, and document accurate, competent, and safe nursing care.
8. Collaboration:
The RCC Nursing Graduate will participate in the team approach to holistic, client centered care across health care settings.
9. Managing Care:
The RCC Graduate will utilize available resources to plan, organize, and direct the healthcare team to assist the clients’ transition within the healthcare settings.