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Associate Degree Nursing - RIBN

Curriculum Description

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

The following represents one way in which the  RIBN course requirements can be completed. Students who aren’t able to follow the recommended curriculum model below should consult the RIBN Advisor to be sure that they take courses in the best order for their success.

 

Associate in Applied Science

A45110RB
NC CIP: 51.3801
Day
POS Approved: Fall 2022

Year 1 Fall Semester

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
BIO 168 Anatomy and Physiology I 3 3 0 4
ENG 111 Writing and Inquiry 3 0 0 3
PSY 150 General Psychology 3 0 0 3
___ ___ General Education Elective * * * 3
  Total: 9 3 0 13

Fall Semester - WSSU

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
___ ___ CIS Equivalent - WSSU* * * * 3
  Total: 0 0 0 3

Spring Semester

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
BIO 169 Anatomy and Physiology II 3 3 0 4
MAT 143 Quantitative Literacy 2 2 0 3
PSY 241 Developmental Psych 3 0 0 3
Select one:
Writing/Research in the Disc (3) (0) (0) (3)
  OR        
Prof Research & Reporting 3 0 0 3
  Total: 11 5 0 13

Spring Semester - WSSU

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
___ ___ Culture Course - WSSU* * * * 3
  Total: 0 0 0 3

Summer Term

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
MAT 152 Statistical Methods I 3 2 0 4
___ ___ General Education Elective * * * 3
___ ___ Humanities/Fine Arts Elective ** ** 0 3
  Total: 3 2 0 10

Summer Term - WSSU

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
___ ___ History Course - WSSU* * * * 3
  Total: 0 0 0 3

Year 2 Fall Semester

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
NUR 111 Intro to Health Concepts 4 6 6 8
  Total: 4 6 6 8

Fall Semester - WSSU

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
___ ___ Fine Arts Course - WSSU* * * * 3
  Total: 0 0 0 3

Spring Semester

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
NUR 112 Health-Illness Concepts 3 0 6 5
NUR 212 Health System Concepts 3 0 6 5
  Total: 6 0 12 10

Spring Semester - WSSU

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
___ ___ General Education Course - WSSU* * * * 3
  Total: 0 0 0 3

Summer Term

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
NUR 113 Family Health Concepts 3 0 6 5
  Total: 3 0 6 5

Summer Term - WSSU

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
___ ___ General Education Course - WSSU* * * * 3
  Total: 0 0 0 3

Year 3 Fall Semester

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
NUR 114 Holistic Health Concepts 3 0 6 5
NUR 211 Health Care Concepts 3 0 6 5
  Total: 6 0 12 10

Fall Semester - WSSU

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
___ ___ Literature Course - WSSU* * * * 3
  Total: 0 0 0 3

Spring Semester

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
NUR 213 Complex Health Concepts 4 3 15 10
  Total: 4 3 15 10

Spring Semester - WSSU

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
___ ___ General Education Course - WSSU* * * * 3
  Total: 0 0 0 3

NCLEX Examination

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
___ ___ https://www.ncsbn.org/nclex.htm - - - -
  Total: 0 0 0 0

Summer Term

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
NUR 2312 Dynamics of Professional Nursing - WSSU * * * 3
NUR 3303 Nursing Research - WSSU * * * 3
  Total: 0 0 0 6

Year 4 Fall Semester - WSSU

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
NUR 3312 Health Assessment - WSSU * * * 3
NUR 3318 Introduction to Pathophysiology for Nurses - WSSU * * * 3
NUR 4203 Care of the Older Adult - WSSU * * * 2
NUR 4502 Community Health Nursing - WSSU * * * 5
  Total: 0 0 0 13

Spring Semester - WSSU

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
NUR 4103 Adult Health Nursing I I - WSSU * * * 10
NUR 4304 Leadership and Management of Care - WSSU * * * 3
___ ___ NUR Elective - WSSU* * * * 3
  Total: 0 0 0 16