PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAM
(Associate's Degree in Nursing-ADN)

Approved by the Florida Board of Nursing

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

 

The Nursing Program is comprised of 75 Semester Credit hours, which include theory, lab and clinical rotation experience.  This experience will cover medical, surgical, obstetric, pediatric, geriatric and psychiatric nursing.  Reinforcement of basic skills in English, Mathematics, and Sciences appropriate for the job preparatory program will occur through didactic instruction and applied laboratory procedures/ practice.  This program is designed to prepare the graduate to utilize and apply the nursing process to provide nursing care to clients across the life span in a variety of settings.  Upon successful completion of this program, the graduate will receive an Associate of Science Degree in Nursing and will be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).

 

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

 

The objectives of the Nursing (A.S.) Program is to provide the knowledge, clinical skills, nursing values, meanings and experience necessary for an entry-level professional nursing position; this program will prepare the student for employment as registered nurses.  At the end of the program, the graduate will:

 

• Demonstrate knowledge of the health status and functional health needs of clients and families by using the nursing process to interpret health data.

• Demonstrate knowledge in formulating nursing plans of care in collaboration with clients, families and interdisciplinary healthcare team members.

• Demonstrate knowledge in implementing a plan of care within the legal and ethical parameters.

• Demonstrate knowledge in developing teaching and learning plans to implement with clients and families, whether directly or through assignment to other members of the healthcare team.

• Demonstrate knowledge in providing care to multiple clients through direct care and/or delegation of care.

• Demonstrate use of critical thinking to analyze clinical data and current literature as a basis for decision-making.

• Demonstrate ability to act as an advocate to promote quality healthcare for culturally diverse groups.

• Demonstrate ability to coordinate resources for the provision of quality care.

•  Demonstrate ability to function within the organizational framework of various healthcare settings.

Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for quality of nursing consistent with the legal scope of the practice.

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SPECIFIC INFORMATION, POLICIES, REQUIREMENTS, ETC FOR                  THE ADN PROGRAM IS FOUND IN THE SCHOOL CATALOG:

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