Associate Degree Nursing

[A45100] Associate in Applied Science Degree (Day)

The Associate Degree Nursing (integrated) curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide nursing care to clients and groups of clients throughout the life span in a variety of settings.

Courses will include content related to the nurse’s role as provider of nursing care, as manager of care, as member of the discipline of nursing, and as a member of the interdisciplinary team.

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) which is required for practice as a registered nurse. Employment opportunities may include hospitals, long term care facilities, clinics, physician’s offices, industry, and community agencies.

Program graduates are awarded the Associate in Applied Science degree.

COMPETENCIES

Randolph Community College is committed to continuous improvement through program evaluation. One part of the evaluation is to assess program competencies. While our program contains many competencies for students to achieve, each year a select few are chosen for assessment purposes. This year, program competency assessment will focus on these:

    1. Model behaviors that promote a caring environment.
    2. Utilize the nursing process when providing nursing care.
    3. Communicate in an effective manner with clients, families, and the health care team.
    4. Integrate the client’s cultural values and beliefs when providing care to the client and the family.
    5. Utilize legal-ethical principles of decision-making during the delivery of nursing care.
    6. Integrate specific management and leadership principles when delivering nursing care

For admissions requirements specific to the Associate Degree Nursing program,
see Additional Nursing Admissions Policies & Procedures

Randolph Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program is on warning by the

    North Carolina Board of Nursing
    Address: P.O. Box 2129
    Raleigh, N.C. 27602
    Phone:(919) 782-3211
    Web site: www.bon.com

The ADN program also is accredited by the

    National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
    Address: 61 Broadway-33rd floor
    New York, N.Y. 10006
    Phone: (800) 669-1656
    Web site: www.nlnac.org

Further information regarding approval and accreditation status of the RCC ADN program can be obtained by contacting the department chair for health occupations at (336) 633-0206.

Students who are awaiting admission into programs in the Health Occupations Department may enroll in the Associate in General Education (AGE) curriculum. Other AGE Classes for Nursing.