Dec 04, 2024

Catawba Valley Community College 2017-2018 General Catalog

Catawba Valley Community College 2017-2018 General Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Associate Degree Nursing, A.A.S. (A45110)

Courses required to meet graduation requirements in this curriculum are offered during day hours only. Minimum time for completion: five semesters full-time attendance. The Associate in Applied Science degree is awarded to graduates of this curriculum.

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.

Coursework 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.

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 Education Courses:

English/Communications:

ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3
ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disciplines Credit Hours: 3
OR
ENG 114 - Prof Research & Reporting Credit Hours: 3

Nursing Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

Students must select one course from the following:

ART 111 - Art Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
ART 114 - Art History Survey I Credit Hours: 3
ART 115 - Art History Survey II Credit Hours: 3
HUM 115 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3
MUS 110 - Music Appreciation Credit Hours: 3
MUS 112 - Introduction to Jazz Credit Hours: 3
PHI 215 - Philosophical Issues Credit Hours: 3
PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Note:

The courses listed in CVCC’s Associate Degree Nursing Program have a Uniform Articulation Agreement between the University of North Carolina Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) Programs. Students who transfer to senior institutions outside of the University of North Carolina system should contact each college directly for transfer information.

Natural Sciences/Mathematics:

BIO 168 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
BIO 169 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4

Social/Behavioral Sciences:

PSY 150 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Major Courses:

BIO 275 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
NUR 111 - Intro to Health Concepts Credit Hours: 8
NUR 112 - Health-Illness Concepts Credit Hours: 5
NUR 113 - Family Health Concepts Credit Hours: 5
NUR 114 - Holistic Health Concepts Credit Hours: 5
NUR 211 - Health Care Concepts Credit Hours: 5
NUR 212 - Health System Concepts Credit Hours: 5
NUR 213 - Complex Health Concepts Credit Hours: 10
PSY 241 - Developmental Psych Credit Hours: 3

Total Credit Hours Required: 70

Developmental Course Requirements:

Developmental coursework (including all prerequisites) will be required of students whose placement test scores indicate a need for greater proficiency in the areas of reading, English, mathematics, and computers. Please refer to the Course Descriptions section for prerequisite course information.

DRE 098 - Integrated Reading Writing III Credit Hours: 3

Suggested Program Sequence Day:

Fall – 1st year:

NUR 111 - Intro to Health Concepts Credit Hours: 8
BIO 168 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
PSY 150 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: Class 10 | Lab 9 | Clin/Wk Exp 6 | Credit 15

Spring – 1st year:

NUR 112 - Health-Illness Concepts Credit Hours: 5
NUR 114 - Holistic Health Concepts Credit Hours: 5
BIO 169 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
PSY 241 - Developmental Psych Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: Class 12 | Lab 3 | Clin/Wk Exp 12 | Credit 17

Summer – 1st year:

NUR 212 - Health System Concepts Credit Hours: 5
ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: Class 6 | Lab 0 | Clin/Wk Exp 6 | Credit 8

Fall – 2nd year:

NUR 113 - Family Health Concepts Credit Hours: 5
NUR 211 - Health Care Concepts Credit Hours: 5
BIO 275 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4
Nursing Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: Class 12 | Lab 3 | Clin/Wk Exp 12 | Credit 17

Spring – 2nd year:

NUR 213 - Complex Health Concepts Credit Hours: 10
ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disciplines Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
OR
ENG 114 - Prof Research & Reporting Credit Hours: 3
(Students considering transfer to a four-year university should take ENG 112)

Total Hours: Class 7 | Lab 3 | Clin/Wk Exp 15 | Credit 13

Grand Total Hours: Class 47 | Lab 18 | Clin/Wk Exp 51 |Credit 70

Suggested Program Sequence Evening:

Spring – 1st year:

NUR 111AB - Intro to Health Concepts Credit Hours: 4
BIO 168 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4

Total Hours: Class 5 | Lab 6 | Clin/Wk Exp 3 | Credit 8

Summer – 1st year:

NUR 111BB - Intro to Health Concepts Credit Hours: 4
BIO 169 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
PSY 150 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: Class 8 | Lab 6 | Clin/Wk Exp 3 | Credit 11

Fall – 1st year:

NUR 112 - Health-Illness Concepts Credit Hours: 5
NUR 114 - Holistic Health Concepts Credit Hours: 5
PSY 241 - Developmental Psych Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: Class 9 | Lab 0 | Clin/Wk Exp 12 | Credit 13

Spring – 2nd year:

NUR 211 - Health Care Concepts Credit Hours: 5
NUR 212 - Health System Concepts Credit Hours: 5
ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: Class 9 | Lab 0 | Clin/Wk Exp 12 | Credit 13

Summer – 2nd year:

NUR 113 - Family Health Concepts Credit Hours: 5
BIO 275 - Microbiology Credit Hours: 4

Total Hours: Class 6 | Lab 3 | Clin/Wk Exp 6 | Credit 9

Fall – 2nd year:

NUR 213AB - Complex Health Concepts Credit Hours: 5
Nursing Humanities/Fine Arts Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total Hours: Class 5 | Lab 2 | Clin/Wk Exp 7 | Credit 8

Spring – 3rd year:

NUR 213BB - Complex Health Concepts Credit Hours: 5
ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disciplines Credit Hours: 3 (Preferred)
OR
ENG 114 - Prof Research & Reporting Credit Hours: 3
(Students considering transfer to a four-year university should take ENG 112)

Associate Degree Nursing, A.A.S. (A45110)

General Education Courses:

English/Communications:

Nursing Humanities/Fine Arts Elective

Note:

Natural Sciences/Mathematics:

Social/Behavioral Sciences:

Major Courses:

Total Credit Hours Required: 70

Developmental Course Requirements:

Suggested Program Sequence Day:

Fall – 1st year:

Total Hours: Class 10 | Lab 9 | Clin/Wk Exp 6 | Credit 15

Spring – 1st year:

Total Hours: Class 12 | Lab 3 | Clin/Wk Exp 12 | Credit 17

Summer – 1st year:

Total Hours: Class 6 | Lab 0 | Clin/Wk Exp 6 | Credit 8

Fall – 2nd year:

Total Hours: Class 12 | Lab 3 | Clin/Wk Exp 12 | Credit 17

Spring – 2nd year:

Total Hours: Class 7 | Lab 3 | Clin/Wk Exp 15 | Credit 13

Grand Total Hours: Class 47 | Lab 18 | Clin/Wk Exp 51 |Credit 70

Suggested Program Sequence Evening:

Spring – 1st year:

Total Hours: Class 5 | Lab 6 | Clin/Wk Exp 3 | Credit 8

Summer – 1st year:

Total Hours: Class 8 | Lab 6 | Clin/Wk Exp 3 | Credit 11

Fall – 1st year:

Total Hours: Class 9 | Lab 0 | Clin/Wk Exp 12 | Credit 13

Spring – 2nd year:

Total Hours: Class 9 | Lab 0 | Clin/Wk Exp 12 | Credit 13

Summer – 2nd year:

Total Hours: Class 6 | Lab 3 | Clin/Wk Exp 6 | Credit 9

Fall – 2nd year:

Total Hours: Class 5 | Lab 2 | Clin/Wk Exp 7 | Credit 8

Spring – 3rd year:

Total Hours: Class 5 | Lab 1 | Clin/Wk Exp 8 | Credit 8

Grand Total Hours: Class 47 | Lab 18 | Clin/Wk Exp 51 |Credit 70