Associate Degree Nursing, ADN (A45110)

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The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in 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.

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.

Major Courses

BIO 271 - Pathophysiology Credit Hours: 3 +
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: 49 Credit Hours

General Education Courses

BIO 168 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credit Hours: 4
BIO 169 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credit Hours: 4
ENG 111 - Writing and Inquiry Credit Hours: 3
ENG 112 - Writing/Research in the Disc Credit Hours: 3
PSY 150 - General Psychology Credit Hours: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Credit Hours: 3 *

Total: 20 Credit Hours

Total Credits for ADN Degree: 69

*Recommended Elective & General Education Options

Humanities/Fine Arts:

Take One:

HUM 115 - Critical Thinking Credit Hours: 3
PHI 240 - Introduction to Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Note:

+ BIO 271 must be taken in the spring of senior year in conjunction with NUR 213

Students making satisfactory progress should complete this program in five semesters. Additional time may be needed to complete general education requirements.

This program has special admissions requirements. These requirements are in addition to those completed for the College. Please visit www.pittcc.edu to review the requirements (click on Health Sciences > Admissions).

The Associate Degree Nursing program is approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) and accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education (NLN-CNEA).

NCBON	NLN-CNEA
4516 Lake Boone Trail	2600 Virginia Ave, NW
Raleigh, NC 27607	Washington, DC, 20032
Phone: 919-782-3211	Phone: 202-909-2526
Fax: 919-781-9461