Program Goals
This is designed to meet the educational needs of those who wish career entry as a licensed health care worker with the ability to provide high-quality, patient-centered nursing care to adults and children in long-term and subacute care facilities, outpatient settings, and acute care hospitals. The program consists of a rigorous combination of science, liberal arts, and nursing courses including lecture, labs, and clinicals over four terms (including summer). This program prepares students to take the NCLEX PN licensure examination to enter the workforce or continue their education in the Registered Nursing A.S. degree program.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Apply concepts of caring, critical thinking, and critical reasoning to deliver patient centered care throughout the lifespan.
- Use evidence-based care to guide clinical decision making to provide safe nursing care.
- Collaborate effectively with all members of the healthcare team in an environment of respect, and open communication that ensures safety and quality patient care.
- Provide culturally competent nursing care to patients and families within diverse health care settings.
- Demonstrate ethical, legal, and leadership principles in all aspects of providing nursing care with a commitment to lifelong learning.
- Successfully prepare for and succeed in the National Council Licensure Exam for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN).
Course Code
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Semester Hours
Sub-Total Semester Hours
12
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Semester Hours
Sub-Total Semester Hours
42
1st Semester
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Semester Hours
Sub-Total Semester Hours
16
2nd Semester
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Title
Semester Hours
Sub-Total Semester Hours
13
3rd Semester
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Semester Hours
Sub-Total Semester Hours
13
4th Semester
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Title
Semester Hours
Sub-Total Semester Hours
12
Total Semester Hours
54