OPTION A ADN

OPTION A:  ASSOCIATE IN ARTS DEGREE IN NURSING

This applicant is entering the first semester and completing all four semesters of the nursing program.  The Nursing Program offers eligible candidates who are selected for admission to the beginning of the program the opportunity to prepare for professional nursing through the pursuit of specific knowledge and skills. Graduates from the program, in addition to receiving an Associate of Arts Degree, are eligible for the NCLEX-RN examination for licensure as a registered nurse.

REQUIRED NURSING COURSES and UNITS

Semester 1

  • NRSG 57LA Beginning Nursing Skills Lab-1.0 unit                                                      
  • NRSG 210 **Fundamentals of Nursing- 5.0 units
  • NRSG 211  **Introduction to Theoretical Framework- 1.0 unit
  • NRSG 212  ** Medical-Surgical Nursing 1- 5.0 units
  • NRSG 213A  *Major Drugs and Nursing Management 1- 0.5 unit

Semester 2

  • NRSG 57LB  Intermediate Nursing Skills Lab- 1.0 units
  • NRSG 213B  **Major Drugs and Nursing Management 2- 1.0 unit
  • NRSG 220  **Medical-Surgical Nursing 3- 5.5 units
  •  NRSG 222  ** Maternal/Child Nursing- 5.5 units

Semester 3

  • NRSG 57LC Advanced Intermediate Nursing Skills Lab- 1.0 unit                                                      
  • NRSG 230 ** Psychosocial and Community Nursing- 5.0 units                      
  • NRSG 232  **Medical-Surgical Nursing 4- 5.0 units        

Semester 4

  • NRSG 57LD Advanced Nursing Skills Lab- 1.0 unit
  • NRSG 240  ** Medical-Surgical Nursing 5- 5.0 units
  • NRSG 242  ** Professional Role Transition- 3.0 units

Electives

  • NRSG 48T   **Elective Nursing Tutorial- 0.5 units
  • NRSG 80  **Nursing Process Documentation- 1.0 unit

* Six week course
** Nine week course