Traditional Nursing
Description
The Associate Degree Nursing program is a two-year program whose graduates meet the academic requirement to apply to take the NCLEX-RN licensing examination upon graduation. Other requirements for licensure are specified by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses. A combination of general education, related cognates and courses from the professional major provide students with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to practice in a variety of direct client care settings as well as providing the educational foundation for further study in nursing.
Curriculum
First Semester | ||
ENGL 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
BIOL 220 | Human Anatomy and Lab | 4 |
NURS 132 | Drug and Dosage Calculations I | 1 |
NURS 133 | Health Assessment and Diagnostics I | 2 |
NURS 134 | Introduction to Nursing Concepts | 8 |
Semester Total | 18 | |
Second Semester | ||
BIOL 221 | Human Physiology and Lab | 4 |
NURS 125 | Nursing Pharmacology | 3 |
NURS 142 | Drug and Dosage Calculations II | 1 |
NURS 143 | Health Assessment and Diagnostics II | 1 |
NURS 144 | Nursing Concepts of Health and Illness I | 9 |
Semester Total | 18 | |
Third Semester | ||
PSYC 201 | Life Span Development | 3 |
BIOL 245 | Nutrition and Diet Therapy | 3 |
NURS 234 | Nursing Concepts of Health and Illness II | 9 |
Semester Total | 15 | |
Fourth Semester | ||
BIOL 230 | Principles of Microbiology | 3 |
NURS 244 | Synthesis of Nursing Concepts | 9 |
NURS 245 | Professional Nursing and Health Systems Concepts | 3 |
Semester Total | 15 |
Application