Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College

MUS 290
Cooperative Work Experience/
Internship for Music Related Fields
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course supports and reinforces
on-the-job training in business,
industrial, non-profit, studio,
community and professional music
organizations under supervision of
a college instructor and is facilitated
by the use of learning objectives. The
student will be working in a skilled or
professional level assignment in their
area of vocational interest and will
meet performance objectives related to
instruction that are above and beyond
the conditions of regular employment.
This course is intended for students
whose job is related to the field of
music and have completed or enrolled
in the appropriate coursework.
Instructor approval is required to
remain in the class. This course may
be taken once and repeated for a
maximum of 16 units.
Student Unpaid Internship:
1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours;
3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours
Student Paid Internship:
1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours;
3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours.
1 to 4 Units
3 Lecture hours
60 to 300 Hours
MUS 299
Directed Study: Music
Transfers to: UC, CSU
The course is intended for students
who have the ability to assume
responsibility for independent work
and to prepare written or oral reports
and/or appropriate projects; who
possess a 2.5 overall grade point
average and/or a 3.0 grade point
average in a major, or for whom the
instructor feels an exception should
be made. Directed Studies may be
developed from any topic arising from
or related to a course of study that will
result in developing depth and breadth
in that subject area. The project title
will vary with each individual project.
Students will be expected to meet on a
regular basis with their faculty sponsor
and submit a final report or project.
One unit of credit will be awarded for
48 hours of directed studies, 6 hours
of which must be with an instructor.
A student may take this course for a
maximum of 4 units within a discipline,
but may not accumulate more than a
total of 12 units college wide.
1 to 3 Units
48 to 144 Hours
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NURSING –
ASSOCIATE DEGREE
Division of Health Sciences &
Nursing
ADN 075
LVN Transition into the Associate
Degree Nursing Program
Prerequisite: Acceptance into Nursing
Program and Current LVN License
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate
assessment; MATH 070 or appropriate
assessment
This short-term course provides an
overview of the Associate Degree
Nursing Program. The focus is on
successful learning strategies and
the development of critical thinking
skills. An overview of the Systems
Developmental Stress Model is
included as a framework for the
nursing process and the Associate
Degree Nursing Curriculum. Also
included is an in depth study of the
nursing process including physical
assessment, nursing diagnosis,
interventions and evaluations. The
nursing skills required for physical
assessment and basic patient care
will be presented. This course is open
to all career ladder LVN and 30 unit
option students entering the second
year of the Associate Degree Nursing
Program.
2.5 Units
36 Lecture hours
27 Lab hours
ADN 150
Medical/Surgical Nursing I
Prerequisite: BIOL 222, ENGL 101, and
ADN 151 with a grade of “C” or better
Corequisite: ADN 154
Transfers to: CSU
This course focuses on the application
of the nursing process in caring for
patients with disturbances in the
digestive and renal systems, fluid
and electrolyte status and acid/base
balance, endocrine, cardiovascular
and respiratory systems. The
pathophysiology of disease processes,
as well as medical and nursing
interventions, is discussed. The
students will apply the theoretical
concepts in the clinical setting. This
course is designed for students in the
Associate degree Nursing Program.
8 Units
72 Lecture hours
216 Lab hours
ADN 151
Clinical Nursing Concepts
Prerequisite: BIOL 125, 222, and 226
with a grade of “C” or better; ENGL
101 or appropriate assessment
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate
assessment; MATH 070 or appropriate
assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This is an introductory course in basic
clinical nursing concepts. The student
will be introduced to a theoretical
framework for nursing practice
including the nursing process and
the conceptual model used in the
Associate Degree Nursing Program.
Concepts related to therapeutic
communication, legal and ethical issue
and documentation are included. The
nursing skills required for physical
assessment and individualized patient
care will be presented. The course
includes laboratory practice and
experience in the care of patients in the
clinical setting. This course is designed
for students in the Associate Degree
Nursing program.
4 Units
36 Lecture hours
108 Lab hours
ADN 154
Pharmacology
Prerequisite: ADN 151 with a grade of
“C” or better
Corequisite: ADN 150
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate
assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This is an introductory pharmacology
course that focuses on the study of
drugs most frequently prescribed. The
course emphasis on basic techniques
and computations used in the
administration of medications, as well
as the special nursing considerations
that pertain to the safe administration
of medication. Completion of this
course allows the Associate Degree
Nursing student to safely administer
medication to patients under the
supervision of the nursing instructor.
2 Units
27 Lecture hours
27 Lab hours
ADN 155
Nursing Process: Childbearing
Family/Women’s Health
Prerequisite: ADN 150 and ADN 154
with a grade of “C” or better
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate
assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is designed for the
Associate Degree Nursing student.
It focuses on the biological,
intrapersonal/interpersonal and
developmental aspects of human
reproduction. The nursing process is
utilized in meeting maternal, newborn
and family needs as they relate to
human reproduction. This course also
focuses on women’s health issues with
regards to fertility, family planning,
gynecological problems and related
needs, and the utilization of the
nursing process to meet those needs.
4 Units
36 Lecture hours
108 Lab hours
ADN 156
Nurisng Process Applied to the Care
of Children
Prerequisite: ADN 150 and ADN 154
with a grade of “C” or better
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate
assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course focuses on the application
of the nursing process in caring for
children. Emphasis is placed on normal
growth and development patterns of
the growing child and developmental,
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