Associate Degree Nursing - (A45110)
Associate in Applied Science
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. Courses must be completed in sequences as outlined in the curriculum.
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.
General Admission Requirements
- Detailed current information for interested applicants is located on the RCC website. Applicants must submit all required documentation by established deadlines detailed on the ADN acceptance time line.
- Students must be able to fulfill all Program Technical Standards as outlined in the health sciences admission policy.
- Students are required to attend one Nursing Information Session in the application year.
- Complete minimum admission requirements by the specified date listed on the Health Sciences webpage.
- Admission to all RCC Health Science programs is a competitive process. Applicants are evaluated based upon academic performance.
- Applicants must have a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher in nursing general education courses by the published deadline date for submitting Candidate Review Forms to the Admissions Office. Applicants not meeting the cumulative GPA requirements will not be reviewed by the program area for admission.
- Students must successfully complete the following courses with a “C” or higher before admission to the ADN Program:
BIO 168, BIO 169, CHM 131/CHM 131A or CHM 151 and certification of completion of Nurse Aide I and current listing on NC Registry with no substantiated findings.
- Students must successfully complete the following courses with a “C” or higher for the Associate Degree Nursing Program:
ENG 111, ENG 112, PSY 150, PSY 241, and Humanities/Fine Arts elective.
- All transcripts must be on file in the Admissions Office in order for a student to be considered for admission.
- A competitive ATI TEAS score will be required for consideration/acceptance into the Nursing program. All fees associated with the ATI TEAS exam are the responsibility of the student.
- Upon program acceptance, must submit to a background check, drug screening and medical review/screen to include physical examination and immunizations. All fees associated with background check, drug screen and medical review are the responsibility of the student.
- It is the student’s responsibility to review all program materials and stay current with program requirements, policies and procedures.
Plan of Study
Associate Degree Nursing Program
Program Prerequisites: Students admitted to the Nursing Program must successfully complete the following courses with a “C” or higher prior to enrolling in the first nursing [NUR] class and Certification of completion of Nurse Aide I and current listing on NC Registry without substantive findings.
First Fall Semester
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 |
| NUR 111 | Introduction to Health Concepts | 8 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 11 |
First Spring Semester
| NUR 112 | Health-Illness Concepts | 5 |
| NUR 113 | Family Health Concepts | 5 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Summer Semester
| NUR 114 | Holistic Health Concepts | 5 |
| PSY 241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 |
Second Fall Semester
| ENG 112 | Writing and Research in the Disciplines | 3 |
| NUR 211 | Health Care Concepts | 5 |
| NUR 212 | Health System Concepts | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
Second Spring Semester
| NUR 213 | Complex Health Concepts | 10 |
| *Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - Please see the table below. | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 13 |
*Humanities/Fine Arts Elective - Choose one of the following:
UGETC:
Gen Ed:
Total Credit Hours: 70
Associate Degree Nursing Program Costs
Associate Degree Nursing students should be prepared to incur additional expenses beyond college fees and tuition.
Outlined below are estimated expenses and are subject to change:
|
First Year |
Second Year |
| Medical Exam |
$100 |
$100 |
| *Drug Screening and Background Check |
$101 |
$56 |
| Immunizations (include but not limited to Hep B, TB, Flu, childhood immunizations) |
$300 |
$300 |
| Uniforms for Clinical and Lab |
$200 |
|
| 1 pair bandage scissors, 1 pair hemostats, pen light, 3-color pen, 1 stethoscope, 1 sphygmomanometer |
$100 |
|
| 1 pair shoes (white leather) |
$50 - 75 |
|
| Watch with second hand; military time preferred |
$25 |
|
| Lab Kits |
$240 |
|
Program Resources
Online educational services
NCLEX Review |
$2,175
|
$1,450
|
| Student Accident Insurance |
$6 |
$4 |
| Nursing Pin, Lamp, and Cap (optional) |
|
$75 |
| Malpractice Insurance |
$48 |
$32 |
| CPR |
$50 |
|
Certification Exam
(National Council Licensure Exam, NCLEX-RN) |
|
$300 |