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NURSING ASSOCIATE DEGREE
The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge 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 interdisci- plinary 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.
NURSING PROGRAM INFORMATION
The philosophy of the Associate Degree Nursing Program (ADN) is derived from statements about the health, quality of life, achievement of potential, the individual, environment, health, nursing, the practice, and education of the Associate Degree Nurse. Within this mission, the goal of nursing faculty is to promote the highest quality of nursing care to the individual, families and signi cant persons, and the community. The aim is to facilitate optimum health, quality of life and achievement of potential for the individual.
The ADN program supports the mission of the North Carolina Community College System and the mission of Southwestern Community College. The faculty is committed to providing accessible high quality nursing education to meet the diverse and chang- ing health-care needs of the service area and to promoting the development of quali ed students prepared for the professional role of registered nurse at the entry level.
Graduates of this program receive an Associate in Applied Science degree with a nurs- ing major (ADN), and meet the education requirements to take the National Council Licen- sure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for licensure as a registered nurse. Successful completion of the nursing program does not guarantee licensure. The Board of Nursing may not issue a license to an applicant who has been convicted of a felony.
Persons interested in entering the nursing program are encouraged to apply. Due to enrollment limitations, interested individuals are urged to begin the process of application as early as possible. Information on nursing and the program requirements are available in the Nursing Department. Applications should be submitted online. See the Nursing web page for approximate cost of program.
THE SCHEDULE
The schedule is designed for full-time study. Non-nursing courses in the curriculum may be completed at the college of enrollment or wherever is most convenient for the student. Students, however, are responsible for having their transcripts for non-nursing courses taken at other colleges sent to the college of enrollment. Clinical experiences are provided in a variety of settings throughout Western North Carolina.
The structure of the nursing program permits individuals to make choices about their career in health care.
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