Nursing, AAS
A45110
Official Program Description registered with the NC Community College System:
The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential.
Course work includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics.
Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Employment opportunities are vast within the global health care system and may include positions within acute, chronic, extended, industrial, and community health care facilities.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Associate Degree Nursing Program, a graduate should be able to:
- Apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills and evidence based practice to provide individualized, safe, competent and effective nursing care to diverse clients across the lifespan.
- Demonstrate caring behaviors when implementing nursing care to diverse clients across the lifespan.
- Use a variety of communication skills to establish and maintain a therapeutic and/or effective relationship with clients, families and members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- Utilize resources, informatics and technologies in the delivery of nursing care.
- Develop and implement teaching plans for clients and families incorporating teaching and learning principles.
- Utilize basic management skills to implement nursing care and quality improvement processes to evaluate and enhance outcomes for diverse groups of clients and families.
- Collaborate with client and members of the interdisciplinary team to plan, implement and evaluate the health care plan.
- Function within the legal framework of registered nurse practice and demonstrate accountability for own professional growth.
Degree Awarded
The Associate in Applied Science Degree - Associate Degree Nursing is awarded by the College upon completion of this program.
Note
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all curriculum courses in order to progress in the program.
In addition to tuition and textbooks, costs of this program include a watch with a second hand, uniforms, shoes, lab coat, physical examination, testing and assessment fees, immunizations, and fees for application for licensure for the North Carolina State Board of Nursing and National Council Licensure Examination.
For More Information
The Associate Degree Nursing program is in the Allied Health and Public Services Division. For more information, call (919) 739-6770, or visit us at our Web site at www.waynecc.edu/nursing.
Admissions
The Associate Degree Nursing program is a Limited Admissions program. Applicants are assigned points based on criteria outlined in the admissions packet for selection into the program.
- High school or college Chemistry is required (within 10 years) prior to admission to the program.
- Individuals desiring admission to the program must follow the admissions procedures outlined in this catalog and in the Associate Degree Nursing Application Policies and Procedures packet available in the Office of Admissions and Records or on the Web site.
- Applicants must present evidence of good physical and mental health upon admission.
Note
An applicant to the nursing program who has been convicted or pled guilty to a misdemeanor and/or felony (excluding minor traffic violations) may not be eligible for licensure by the NC Board of Nursing.
The North Carolina Board of Nursing requires Criminal History Record Checks of all persons applying to practice nursing in the State of North Carolina. Applicants will be charged a fee to offset the cost of this background check.
Criminal Background Checks
Affiliating clinical agencies with which the College has contracted to provide clinical experiences for nursing students require students to submit to criminal background checks and/or drug testing prior to or during participation in clinical experiences at the site. Students should be aware that if a clinical site denies a student placement in their facility, the student would be unable to complete the required clinical component of the course. This will prohibit the student from progressing and completing the nursing program. The student will be dismissed from the program.
Accreditation
The Associate Degree Nursing Program is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN) 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, Georgia 30326, (404) 975-5000 or visit www.acenursing.org.
First (Fall) Semester
| ACA 111 | College Student Success |
1
| 1 |
| BIO 168 | Anatomy and Physiology I |
6
| 4 |
| NUR 111 | Introduction to Health Concepts |
16
| 8 |
| NUR 117 | Pharmacology |
4
| 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 15 |
Second (Spring) Semester
1st 8 Weeks
2nd 8 Weeks
| NUR 211 | Health Care Concepts |
9
| 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 17 |
Third (Summer) Semester
| NUR 114 | Holistic Health Concepts |
9
| 5 |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology |
3
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 8 |
Fourth (Fall) Semester
1st 8 Weeks
2nd 8 Weeks
| NUR 212 | Health System Concepts |
9
| 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 16 |
Fifth (Spring) Semester
| ENG 112 | Writing and Research in the Disciplines |
3
| 3 |
| NUR 213 | Complex Health Concepts |
22
| 10 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective |
3
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 72
Electives
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives
Approved Humanities/Fine Arts Electives for Associate Degree Nursing Program are as follows:
Advanced Standing Alternative for Graduate Practical Nurses
Prerequisite/Transfer Credit
| BIO 168 | Anatomy and Physiology I |
6
| 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 4 |
Course Equivalency for Licensed Practical Nurse
| NUR 111 | Introduction to Health Concepts |
16
| 8 |
| NUR 117 | Pharmacology |
4
| 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 10 |
First (Spring) Semester
| BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology II |
6
| 4 |
| NUR 112 | Health-Illness Concepts |
9
| 5 |
| NUR 211 | Health Care Concepts |
9
| 5 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology |
3
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 17 |
Second (Summer) Semester
| ACA 111 | College Student Success |
1
| 1 |
| NUR 114 | Holistic Health Concepts |
9
| 5 |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology |
3
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 9 |
Third (Fall) Semester
1st 8 Weeks
2nd 8 Weeks
| NUR 212 | Health System Concepts |
9
| 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 16 |
Fourth Semester
| ENG 112 | Writing and Research in the Disciplines |
3
| 3 |
| NUR 213 | Complex Health Concepts |
22
| 10 |
| | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective |
3
| 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 72
Electives
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives
Approved Humanities/Fine Arts Electives available for Advanced Standing Alternative for Graduate Practical Nurses are as follows:
Graduates of a North Carolina PN concept based curriculum only.
The Associate Degree Nursing (Advanced Standing Alternate for Graduate Practical Nurses) Application Policies and Procedures packet is available in the Office of Admissions and Records and on the WCC Web site www.waynecc.edu/alliedhealth.