# Nursing (NC) (NURX) courses

Allan Hancock College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://hancockcollege.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/28544/28882/31161

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027.

### NURX 7110 — Lifelong Learning in Nursing 1

- **Hours:** 24-27 hours
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules
- Limitation on Enrollment: Prior enrollment in RN courses.
- Course Offered: Summer
- Grading Method: Noncredit

The course reinforces the importance of life-long learning as a requisite for professional nursing practice. It enhances academic skills to promote success in the nursing courses, the licensure exams, and clinical practice. It includes use of available nursing course materials and supplemental content resources.

### NURX 7111 — Lifelong Learning in Nursing 2

- **Hours:** 24-27 hours
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules
- Limitation on Enrollment: Prior enrollment in RN courses.
- Course Offered: Summer
- Grading Method: Noncredit

The course reinforces the importance of life-long learning as a requisite for professional nursing practice. It enhances academic skills to promote success in the nursing courses, the licensure exams, and clinical practice. It includes use of available nursing course materials and supplemental content resources.

### NURX 7112 — Practicing RN Clinical Skills

- **Hours:** 24-27 hours
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/allan-hancock-college/schedule/summer-2026/nurx.md)
- Limitation on Enrollment: Prior enrollment in RN courses.
- Course Offered: Summer, Fall
- Grading Method: Noncredit

Provides a refresher of the requisite nurse thinking and performance of RN-level skills in various simulated and actual patient care. It provides layering of prior knowledge, skills, and competencies in preparation for the final semester of the RN program. It will include both skill laboratory and clinical setting learning experiences.

### NURX 7113 — Think Like a Registered Nurse

- **Hours:** 24-27 hours
- **Corequisite:** Any RN courses
- **C-ID:** NA
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/allan-hancock-college/schedule/summer-2026/nurx.md); Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/allan-hancock-college/schedule/fall-2026/nurx.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/allan-hancock-college/schedule/spring-2027/nurx.md)
- Course Offered: Spring, Fall
- Grading Method: Noncredit

The course enables development of clinical thinking processes in dealing with health-related situations. It is based on National Council of State Boards of Nursing recommendations, Benner's Novice-to-Expert Model, Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgment, and clinical judgment competencies.

### NURX 7114 — Think Like a Vocational Nurse

- **Hours:** 24-27 hours
- **Corequisite:** Concurrent enrollment in AHC LVN courses.
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/allan-hancock-college/schedule/summer-2026/nurx.md); Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/allan-hancock-college/schedule/fall-2026/nurx.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/allan-hancock-college/schedule/spring-2027/nurx.md)
- Course Offered: Spring, Summer, Fall
- Grading Method: Noncredit

The course enables development of clinical thinking processes in dealing with health-related situations. It is based on National Council of State Boards of Nursing recommendations, Benner's Novice-to-Expert Model, Tanner's Model of Clinical Judgment, and Caputi's Clinical Judgment Competencies.

### NURX 7149 — Work Experience Education

- **Hours:** 60-75 hours
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules
- Limitation on Enrollment: To participate in this course, (1) the student must be working at a job within their major; (2) the student must be able to become involved in new or expanded responsibilities on the job; (3) the employer must be willing to cooperate with Allan Hancock College in the supervision and evaluation of the student; and (4) the student must attend all coordination/consultation meetings in addition to other work and course responsibilities. Students enrolled in NURX 7149 may earn up to 120 (unpaid placement) – 150 (paid placement) hours. These hours will count towards a maximum of 480 (unpaid) - 600 (paid) hours.
- Course Offered: Spring, Fall
- Grading Method: Satisfactory Progress

Supervised employment extending career and technical education program-based learning in Health Sciences including but not limited to medical assisting, nursing assisting, etc. to an on-the-job learning environment related to the student's career and educational goals. These work experiences improve the student's basic work skills and professional competencies by creating career awareness, improving work habits, and fostering positive workplace attitudes and behaviors.