The Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Nursing Degree is designed to be completed in two (2) years of full-time course work following completion of prerequisite courses. Following completion of the program, graduates are eligible to take the National Council of State Board of Nursing Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to become licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN). The Faculty of the Nursing Program at CNCC believe that professional standards, guidelines, and competencies form the basis of a strong nursing curriculum. The nursing classes at CNCC reflect current, relevant and evidence-based nursing practice that prepares students to meet professional and workforce needs.

CNCC Nursing Program Plan of Study

General Education Course Prerequisites

Course	Title	Credit Hours
ENG 1021	English Composition	3
PSY 2440	Human Growth and Development	3
BIO 2101	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BIO 2102	Anatomy and Physiology II	4
BIO 2104	Microbiology	4

Additional General Education Requirements

Course	Title	Credit Hours
HPR 1010	Dietary Nutrition	1
MAT 1120	Math for Clinical Calculations	3
BIO 2116	Pathophysiology	4
Elective	Humanities or Social Sciences	3

29 Total General Education Credits

First Semester

Course	Title	Credit Hours
NUR 1009	Fundamentals of Nursing	6
NUR 1012	Basic Concepts of Pharmacology	2

Second Semester

Course	Title	Credit Hours
NUR 1006	Medical Surgical Nursing Concepts	7
NUR 1050	Maternal-Child Nursing	6

Third Semester

Course	Title	Credit Hours
NUR 2006	Advanced Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing I	6.5
NUR 2011	Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing	4
NUR 2012	Pharmacology II	2

Fourth Semester

Course	Title	Credit Hours
NUR 2016	Advanced Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing II	5
NUR 2030	Transition to Professional Nursing	4

42.5 Total NUR Credits 71.5 Total Credits

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the AAS Nursing Program will be able to:

1. Provide safe, quality, evidence-based, patient-centered nursing care in a variety of healthcare settings to diverse patient populations across the lifespan.
2. Engage in critical thinking and clinical reasoning to make patient-centered care decisions.
3. Implement quality measures to improve patient care.
4. Participate in collaborative relationships with members of the interdisciplinary team, the patient, and the patient’s support persons.
5. Use information management principles, techniques, and systems, and patient care technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making.
6. Provide leadership in a variety of healthcare settings for diverse patient populations.
7. Assimilate professional, legal, and ethical guidelines in practice as a professional nurse.
8. Promote a culture of caring to provide holistic, compassionate, culturally-competent care.