Nursing Major

Motlow State Community College offers a Nursing Major for those students desiring to pursue a career as a registered nurse. The purpose of the program is to support the students’ development of self-understanding and self-growth in the process of becoming a registered nurse and to provide learning experiences that enable the students to acquire knowledge needed to meet the health care needs of the communities in which they will work. The philosophy of the program provides the framework for reaching program objectives and is the basis for curriculum and instruction methods developed and utilized in the program.

Upon successful completion of the program, students will:

• Perform core competencies basic to the practice of associate degree nursing as defined by the National League for Nursing.
• Utilize the nursing process based upon principles and concepts from the natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities in providing individualized nursing care to clients.
• Be prepared to write the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX) and be eligible for licensure as a registered nurse.