Nursing, A.A.S.

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Total degree hours: 69.5

The LCC Nursing Program is an Associate Degree program comprised of two levels. Level I is the first year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. Students have the option to sit for the PN licensure exam (NCLEX-PN) upon the successful completion of Level I. Level II is the second year of the program. Students who have completed Level I may go directly on to Level II. Level II is also open to L.P.N.’s seeking an Associate Degree in Nursing and transfer students. Level II completers are awarded an A.A.S. Degree in Nursing and qualify to sit for the R.N. licensure exam (NCLEX-RN). For Nursing degree plan, please consult the Degree and Certificate section of this catalog. NOTE: Students must be 16 years of age or older to qualify to take the licensure examination.

Over the course of five semesters of full-time coursework, students move through a sequence of courses progressing from basic to complex. Theory classes are provided on campus as well as a significant number of lab hours in which students practice and perfect new skills for their new profession. Students are provided a large number of clinical experiences from local nursing homes and hospitals to acute care experiences at a distance in adult health, obstetrics, pediatrics and psychiatric nursing.

The program is offered in a full-time format on the LCC campus, beginning in August and ending in May. This Associate Degree program is comprised of two levels. After successful completion of Level I, students have the option to sit for the PN licensure exam (NCLEX-PN). Level II is the second year of the program. Once students complete the program and become an RN, they are encouraged to continue their education to achieve a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and even a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).

Program Learning Outcomes:

Program graduates will be able to:

Provide safe, quality evidence-based patient-centered nursing care in a variety of healthcare settings to diverse patient populations.
Engage in critical thinking and clinical reasoning to make patient-centered care decisions.
Implement quality measures to improve patient care.
Participate in collaborative relationships with members of the interdisciplinary team, the patient, and the patient’s support persons.
Use information management principles, techniques, and systems, and patient care technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
Provide leadership in a variety of healthcare settings for diverse patient populations.
Assimilate professional, legal, and ethical guidelines in practice as a professional nurse.
Promote a culture of caring to provide holistic, compassionate, culturally competent care.

Note: For additional information regarding LCC’s nursing program, including admission requirements, see the Nursing Student Handbook on LCC’s website at www.lamarcc.edu/nursing

Admission Criteria:

Admission into the A.A.S. Nursing degree program is competitive, based on GPA in prerequisites, entrance exam score, and program capacity.

Basic Skills Assessment

Students must meet math placement scores that would allow them into the MAT 1240 level course or have completed MAT 0250 or higher with a C or better. See https://lamarcc.edu/admission/placement-testing/ for cut scores.

Note:

All BIO-prefixed courses must be completed within 7 years before entry. Acceptance into the Nursing Program is contingent upon attaining a minimum grade of “C” for each prerequisite course, a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above in prerequisite courses, and a minimum score on the entrance exam and is subject to capacity.

General Education: (13 credits)

Prerequisites:

BIO 1010 - Biology Foundations Credits: 2
BIO 2101 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I: GT-SC1 Credits: 4(3-1)
ENG 1021 - English Composition I: GT-CO1 Credits: 3(3-0)
PSY 2440 - Human Growth and Development: GT-SS3 Credits: 3(3-0)
HPR 1010 - Dietary Nutrition Credits: 1(1-0)
OR
HWE 1050 - Human Nutrition: 3(3-0). This course is preferred to students who plan to pursue a Bachelor’s of Nursing.

NOTE: The above courses are prerequisites for admission to the first year of the nursing program.

Required Courses: (56.5 credits)

First Year:

BIO 2102 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II: GT-SC1 Credits: 4(3-1)
BIO 2116 - Pathophysiology Credits: 4(3-1)
This course must be taken prior to entering the second year of the nursing program. This course requires prerequisite of BIO 2101 and BIO 2102.
NUR 1006 - Medical Surgical Nursing Concepts Credits: 7(3.4-.3-3.3)
NUR 1009 - Fundamentals of Nursing Credits: 6(2-2-2)
NUR 1012 - Basic Concepts of Pharmacology Credits: 2(2-0)
NUR 1050 - Maternal-Child Nursing Credits: 6(3.3-0.7-2)
MAT 1120 - Math for Clinical Calculations Credits: 3(3-0)
This course may be taken prior to admission to the program or during the first (1st) semester of the first year of the program.

Optional: (4 credits)

NUR 1069 - Transition into Practical Nursing Credits: 4(2-2)
This course is required only for students who desire to sit for the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-PN) to obtain licensure as a practical nurse. All pre-requisite and first year course work must be completed prir to application for PN licensure.
NUR 1021 - Success in Nursing School Credits: 3

Second Year:

NUR 2006 - Advanced Concepts of Medical Surgical Nursing I Credits: 6.5(3-0.5-3)
NUR 2011 - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Credits: 4(2.7-1.3)
NUR 2012 - Pharmacology II Credits: 2(2-0)
NUR 2016 - Adv. Concepts of Medical Surgical Nursing II Credits: 5(2.3-2.7)
NUR 2030 - Transition to Professional Nursing Credits: 4(1.6-2.4)
Humanities or Social & Behavioral Science (3 credits required). These 3 credits must be completed prior to the end of the last semester of the A.D.N. program

Humanities or Social & Behavioral Science (3 credits required)

These 3 credits must be completed before the end of the last semester of the A.D.N. program.

Other:

NUR 2002 - Transition from LPN to Professional Nursing Credits: 3 (2-.5-.5)
Licensed Practical Nurses and students who exited the first year of a nursing program who did not complete NUR 1050 or an equivalent course, must complete this course prior to entry into the second year of the nursing program.