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| Nursing - Associate Degree (RN) |
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 Career Pathway – Health Sciences Registered nurses (RNs) are health professionals who serve individuals, families, and communities with actual or potential health care needs. Registered nurses are leaders, advocates, communicators, educators, and care providers in the management of actual and/or potential health problems. The curriculum in the Associate Degree Nursing program focuses on the development of clinical knowledge and skills that equip graduates to function as RNs in a variety of health care agencies. The nursing courses include instruction in the classroom, clinical skills laboratory, and health care agencies. Graduates of the Associate Degree Nursing Program receive the Associate in Applied Science and are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN licensing examination. As RNs, graduates are qualified for employment in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, home health care agencies, and primary care agencies. Graduates may elect to continue their professional development by entering baccalaureate nursing programs that confer BSN degrees. Admission Prerequisites Associate Degree Nursing Program (Full-Time and Part-Time Options) Admission to the Associate Degree Nursing Program is selective due to space limitations, enrollment limitations imposed by regulatory bodies, and program prerequisites. Please refer to page 13 of the College Catalog for more specific information related to the admission process for nursing programs. Admission prerequisites must be completed before a student can be admitted to the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Admission prerequisites for the full-time and part-time options for the ADN Program are as follows:
Associated Degree Nursing Program
General Education Courses The following general education courses may be taken along with or prior to being admitted to the ADN Program. These courses focus on development of knowledge, understanding and skills related to communication, critical thinking, creativity, culturally diverse societies, and health principles.
° For options to fulfill the Creativity and Global Awareness Electives, see page 33 of the College Catalog. NURSING COURSES The nursing courses must be taken in sequence since each course builds on the knowledge and clinical skills developed in the prior nursing major course. The nursing courses focus on development of knowledge, understanding and skills necessary for clinical nursing practice of registered nurses.
Associate Degree Nursing Program Full-Time Option The full-time ADN Program requires two academic years (four semesters) to complete. Admitted students begin nursing course work in the fall semester. Students must complete general education courses either prior to or in the semesters indicated in the course sequence to progress in the subsequent nursing course work. All course work (general education and nursing courses) must be completed with grades of “C” (2.0) or better to progress in the subsequent nursing course work. The course sequence for the full-time option of the ADN Program is as follows: Academic Year I
Academic Year II
Part-Time Option The curriculum for the part-time ADN Program is identical to the full-time program. However, the part-time ADN Program requires two and one-half calendar years (seven semesters) to complete. Admitted students begin nursing course work in the spring semester. Students must complete general education courses either prior to or in the semesters indicated in the course sequence to progress in the subsequent nursing course work. All course work (general education and nursing courses) must be completed with grades of “C” (2.0) or better to progress in the subsequent nursing course work. The course sequence for the part-time ADN Program is as follows: Calendar Year I
Calendar Year II
Calendar Year III
Advanced placement Option The LPN advanced placement option for the ADN Program requires one calendar year (summer, fall, and spring semesters) to complete. Admitted students begin nursing course work in the summer semester. Students must complete the following general education courses either prior to or in the semesters indicated to progress in the subsequent nursing course work:
All course work (general education and nursing courses) must be completed with grades of “C” (2.0) or better to progress in the subsequent nursing course work.
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