Program Student Learning Outcomes
1. Provide and direct nursing care that enhances the care delivery setting to protect clients and health care personnel (Management of Care)
2. Provide and direct nursing care that protects clients and health care personnel from health and environmental hazards (Safety & Infection Control)
3. Provide and direct nursing care that incorporates knowledge of expected growth and development principles, prevention and/or early detection of health problems, and strategies to achieve optimal health (Health Promotion & Maintenance)
4. Provide and direct nursing care that promotes and supports the emotional, mental and social well-being of the client experiencing stressful events, as well as clients with acute or chronic mental illness (Psychosocial Integrity)
5. Provide and direct nursing care that promotes physical health and wellness by providing comfort and assistance in the performance of the activities of daily living (Basic Care & Comfort)
6. Provide and direct nursing care that promotes physical health and wellness related to the administration of medications and parenteral therapies (Pharmacological & Parenteral Therapies)
7. Provide and direct nursing care that promotes physical health and wellness by reducing the development of complications or health problems related to existing conditions, treatments, or procedures (Reduction of Risk Potential)
8. Provide and direct nursing care that promotes physical health and wellness by managing and providing care for clients with acute, chronic, or life-threatening physical health conditions (Physiological Adaptation)
Major Code: 1501S
Pre-Admission Program Requirements
Current Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certification
| ALLH 220 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 Credits |
| BIOL 227 | Human Anatomy & Physiology 1* | 4 Credits |
| COMM GE | Any Gen. Ed Oral Comm. Course | 3 Credits |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 Credits |
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| MATH 143 | College Algebra* | 3 Credits |
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| MATH 153 | Statistical Reasoning* | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
First Semester
| BIOL 228 | Human Anatomy & Physiology 2* | 4 Credits |
| SOCY 101 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 Credits |
| NURR 110 | Fundamentals of Nursing | 8 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
*Prerequisite or Corequisite required
Second Semester
| NURR 114 | Beginning Medical/Surgical Nursing | 8 credits |
| ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 Credits |
| HUMA GE1 | Any General Education Humanistic & Artistic Way of Knowing | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
*Prerequisite or Corequisite required
Third Semester
| NURR 214 | Advanced Medical/Surgical Nursing | 8 credits |
| ENGL 102 | Writing and Rhetoric II* | 3 Credits |
| HUMA GE2 | Any 2nd Gen. Ed. Humanistic & Artistic Way of Knowing Course | 3 Credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
*Prerequisite or Corequisite required
Humanities courses must be from 2 different disciplines.
Fourth Semester
| GNED 101 | Introduction to General Education | 3 Credits |
| WELL GE | Any Gen. Ed. Wellness Elective | 2 Credits |
| NURR 215 | Maternal/Newborn & Pediatric Nursing | 4 credits |
| NURR 217 | Capstone | 5 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Humanities must be from two different disciplines
*Prerequisite or Corequisite required