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The electric environment is explored as a resource for the enhancement of communication, clinical decision making, professional role development, and knowledge discovery with relevance to patient care and healthcare management. Students will demonstrate the use of software applications to include email, internet browser applications, literature databases, and electronic documentation systems. Focus will include the ethical and legal issues concerning health records, confidentiality, and release of information.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#RN125", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-125", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-125.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000003", "code": "RN 200", "title": "Transition from Practical to Professional Nursing", "credits": 6, "hours": 6, "description": "This course covers the transitioning role of the licensed practical nurse to the professional nurse. The content of this course builds upon the knowledge gained during previous licensed practical nursing experience and begins to build advanced level skills. Pharmacology, IV therapy, and adult medical surgical concepts will be addressed. Critical thinking, research, evidence-based practice, and culturally competent care is introduced. The impact of spiritual and religious dimension of care is reviewed. The course combines classroom study with theory, skills validation, and clinical experiences. Instructors will evaluate the clinical skill competency and nursing knowledge of students.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#RN200", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-200", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-200.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000004", "code": "RN 215", "title": "Professional Nursing: Maternal/Neonate", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "The course will identify the role of the nurse in the assessment, diagnosis, planning, delivery, and evaluation of care to th e childbearing family from preconception through the postpartum and neonatal period. The differing family components and structures will be investigated. Physiological and psychological aspects of pregnancy including the stages of fetal development, labor, delivery, and postpartum care will be reviewed. The nursing process will be utilized to critically evaluate realistic outcomes based on client priorities. Composite nursing theory is used as the students continue to build skill in utilizing the nursing process.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#RN215", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-215", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-215.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000005", "code": "RN 230", "title": "Professional Nursing: Adult Medical-Surgical I", "credits": 6, "hours": 6, "description": "Students will gain increased knowledge along with advanced technical and critical thinking skills to utilize the nursing process in assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care. Individualized care planning, client teaching, assessment skills, and advanced comprehension and application of data, including appropriate research is emphasized. Emphasis will be placed on review of current knowledge with the additional information needed to function as a registered professional nurse. Pharmacology is incorporated in each system studied.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#RN230", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-230", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-230.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000006", "code": "RN 245", "title": "Professional Nursing: Mental Health", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "This course presents concepts of mental health nursing including current and historical modes of therapy, in- patient and community care settings, and substance abuse. It emphasizes techniques of interpersonal communication and integrates legal and ethical nursing behavior, knowledge of thought and behavioral disorders.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#RN245", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-245", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-245.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000007", "code": "RN 260", "title": "Professional Nursing: Pediatric", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "This course will identify the role of the nurse in the assessment, diagnosis, planning, delivery, and evaluation of care to the child and family. Physiological and psychological principles of growth and development are discussed in relation to issues along the wellness/illness continuum. Methods of providing holistic care to the child and family with an emphasis on health promotion, maintenance, restoration, or support of death with dignity are discussed.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#RN260", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-260", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-260.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000008", "code": "CHE 103", "title": "Fundamentals of Chemistry", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "A terminal course dealing with fundamentals and basic concepts of chemistry primarily designed for general college students, as well as those is specialized program such as nursing. Includes lab.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#CHE103", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/che-103", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/che-103.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000009", "code": "RN 280", "title": "Professional Nursing: Adult Medical-Surgical II", "credits": 7, "hours": 7, "description": "Students will continue to build knowledge and skills in caring for complex adult clients. The nursing process is used to critically evaluate realistic outcomes based on client priorities. Students will gain increased knowledge along with advanced technical and critical thinking skills to utilize the nursing process in assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care. Individualized care planning, client teaching, assessment skills, and advanced comprehension and application of data, including appropriate research is emphasized.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#RN280", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-280", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-280.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000010", "code": "RN 290", "title": "Professional Nursing: Management & Leadership", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course presents content about leadership and management. Students will review issues related to leadership and management and utilize critical thinking to make leadership decisions. Advanced leadership and management in nursing will provide students with sufficient working knowledge that will allow them to participate in leadership and management roles related to the professional nursing role.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#RN290", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-290", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/rn-290.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000011", "code": "BIO 111", "title": "Anatomy & Physiology I", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "This course will introduce the survey of structures and functions of the human body.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#BIO111", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/bio-111", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/bio-111.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000012", "code": "COMM 103", "title": "Personal & Vocational Concepts", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course will introduce the practical nursing student to their role as a member of the health care team. Course content identifies specific factors necessary for personal and vocational adjustments. Students are introduced to the Missouri Nurse Practice Art and cultural/spiritual issues in nursing. It emphasizes the legal and ethical responsibility of nursing. Theoretical principles and concepts are correlated with basic nursing subjects and clinical practice.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#COMM103", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/comm-103", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/comm-103.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000013", "code": "NURS 103", "title": "Introduction to Pharmacology", "credits": 2, "hours": 2, "description": null, "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS103", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-103", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-103.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000014", "code": "NURS 112", "title": "Fundamentals of Nursing", "credits": 9, "hours": 9, "description": "The Fundamentals of Nursing course is a comprehensive course designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills essential to meeting the basic needs of any patient. Materials from related subjects will be integrated into the content. Principles and rationales that are a foundation of nursing care will be emphasized, thus, enabling that student to develop skills to make appropriate nursing judgments. The nursing process format will be utilized to enable the student to develop a systematic and organized method of implementing basic nursing care. A theoretical base, individualized demonstration of technique, practice, and demonstration return in a supervised laboratory setting. The clinical experience is gained by caring for patients in a cooperative health care facility under the guidance and supervision of the clinical instructor.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS112", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-112", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-112.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000015", "code": "PSY 230", "title": "Life Span Development", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": null, "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#PSY230", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/psy-230", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/psy-230.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000016", "code": "BIO 211", "title": "Anatomy & Physiology II", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "This course will provide further study of the structures and function of the human body. This course will cover the following systems: reproductive, immune, nervous, endocrine, digestive, urinary, and hematopoietic and lymphatic. This course includes a one-hour laboratory that will give students the ability to see and synthesize material presented in lecture.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#BIO211", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/bio-211", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/bio-211.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000017", "code": "BIO 302", "title": "Principles of Human Nutrition", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "A study of food as it functions to meet body need with emphasis on utilization, food sources, selection of adequate diets, community, and world health problems.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#BIO302", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/bio-302", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/bio-302.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000018", "code": "NURS 202", "title": "Pharmacology II", "credits": 2, "hours": 2, "description": "Pharmacology II is designed to provide the student with the theory and skills necessary to safely administer medications and assess client response. Specific medications, actions, interactions, side and toxic effects, desired responses and indications are presented. Developing a basic knowledge to utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate medication administration appropriate to Semester II students will be the course focus. The specific classification of medication covered in this course will correspond with the Medical Surgical Nursing I course syllabus.", "prerequisites": [ "NURS 103", "NURS 112" ], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS202", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-202", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-202.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000019", "code": "NURS 204", "title": "Maternal Child Nursing I", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "Maternal Child Nursing I will provide a basic theoretical background on which the student can utilize the nursing process to assist, to plan, implement and evaluate nursing care during pregnancy, labor and delivery, postpartum, including newborn and family care. Family dynamics related to obstetrical experience and aftercare will be explored. Content is organized moving from normal to deviations from normal. Principles of pharmacology and growth and development are integrated in this course.", "prerequisites": [ "NURS 112" ], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS204", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-204", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-204.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000020", "code": "NURS 213", "title": "Medical Surgical Nursing I", "credits": 10.5, "hours": 10.5, "description": "Medical Surgical Nursing I presents concepts, principles, techniques, and skills applicable to meeting the client’s needs for health promotion and health maintenance in adulthood with an emphasis on the elderly population. Care is provided in a variety of settings. The course encompasses implementing a basic understanding and implementation of the nursing process and its application to providing safe and therapeutic care to clients. Selected Medical Surgical conditions will be presented. Skills laboratory content and practice for IV Therapy meets the Missouri State Board of Nursing requirements for Practical Nursing graduates to be certified. Medical Surgical clinical will include IV therapy application in patient car e settings. Mental Health and Pharmacology/Medication Administration are integrated into clinical practice.", "prerequisites": [ "NURS 112" ], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS213", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-213", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-213.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000021", "code": "NURS 302", "title": "Pharmacology III", "credits": 2, "hours": 2, "description": "Pharmacology III presents the theoretical base upon which to competently apply principles of medication administration in the clinical practice setting. Specific medications, their actions, interactions, side and toxic effects, desired outcomes an d indications will be presented. Specific medication classifications included in this course will correspond to the Medical Surgical II course syllabus. Students are expected to utilize the nursing process including critical thinking skills appropri ate to Semester III in all areas applicable to the administration of medications.", "prerequisites": [ "NURS 103", "NURS 112", "NURS 202" ], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS302", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-302", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-302.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000022", "code": "NURS 304", "title": "Maternal Child Nursing II", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This comprehensive course will provide the student with a theoretical background and skills essential to meet the needs of the child. The goal is promotion of optimum health and development of children at any stage of health or illness. Building upon the knowledge and skills acquired in foundation subjects and in Maternal Child Nursing I, the student will learn to specialize in basic care needs of children in growth and development, health, and safety. Principles of nutrition, growth and development, and pharmacology are integrated into the course.", "prerequisites": [ "NURS 112", "NURS 204" ], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS304", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-304", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-304.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000023", "code": "NURS 313", "title": "Medical Surgical Nursing II", "credits": 6.5, "hours": 6.5, "description": "Presents theoretical data, concepts, techniques, and skills related to the safe and therapeutic care of medical surgical nursing clients. Course theory builds upon Medical Surgical Nursing I. Students will gain increased knowledge along with advanced technical and critical thinking skills to utilize the nursing process in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care. Individualized care planning, client teaching, assessment skills and advanced comprehension and application of data, including appropriate research is emphasized.", "prerequisites": [ "NURS 112", "NURS 213" ], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS313", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-313", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-313.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000024", "code": "NURS 323", "title": "Mental & Community Health", "credits": 3, "hours": 3, "description": "This course will focus on the practical nurses’ responsibility in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating measures to encourage mental awareness and to utilize therapeutic nursing intervention when care for patients/clients exhibiting maladaptive behavior or the mentally ill patient/client. The introductory phase of the course includes basic information on the theories of psychological development and behavioral patterns in a healthy person as well as in the ill person. The relationship of growth and development to behavior as well as social and cultural influences will be explored. Behavioral characteristics, diagnostic measures, treatment modalities, and nursing interventions for individuals displaying metal illness behaviors will be considered during the second phase.", "prerequisites": [ "NURS 112", "PSY230" ], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS323", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-323", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-323.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000025", "code": "NURS 344", "title": "Leadership", "credits": 4, "hours": 4, "description": "Advanced Leadership and Management nursing knowledge and skills will provide students with a foundation to participate in these roles within a practical nursing scope of practice.", "prerequisites": [ "NURS 112" ], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS344", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-344", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs-344.md" }, { "id": "texascountytech-000013", "code": "NURS103", "title": "Introduction to Pharmacology", "credits": 2, "hours": 2, "description": "This course introduces that student to systems of metric, household, and apothecary measurement, abbreviations, and symbols. The nursing responsibilities in the administration of medications are stressed.", "prerequisites": [], "program_ids": [ "texascountytech-000026" ], "source_url": "https://texascountytech.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-TCTC-Student-Catalog_20260504_V2-1.pdf#NURS103", "canonical_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs103", "markdown_url": "/texascountytech/courses/nurs103.md" } ]