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Nov 22, 2024
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2013-2014 Catalog and Student Handbook Archived Catalog
Nursing Program A.A.S.
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Nursing Major
Nursing
Associate of Applied Science Degree
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, graduates 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-RN).
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AREA OF EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS
Semester Hours Credit: 66
Note:
*NURS 1070 is a required NURS course that may be taken before acceptance into the nursing program. As a required NURS course, students must make a grade of C or higher. A grade of D or F in NURS 1070 will be counted as one failed attempt in a nursing course upon acceptance into the nursing program. |
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