Program Intro
The Associate Degree Nursing–A45110 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.
“Lenoir Community College, Associate Degree in Nursing Program, is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037. 202-909-2487.”
Curriculum Preview
SAMPLE COURSES:
- NUR 111 – Intro to Health Concepts
This course introduces the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. - NUR 117 – Pharmacology
This course introduces information concerning sources, effects, legalities, and the safe use of medications as therapeutic agents.
SAMPLE COURSES:
- ENG 111 – Writing and Inquiry
This course is designed to develop the ability to produce clear writing in a variety of genres and formats using a recursive process. - NUR 112 – Health-Illness Concepts
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing.
SAMPLE COURSES
- HUM 115 – Critical Thinking
This course introduces the use of critical thinking skills in the context of human conflict. - NUR 114 – Holistic Health Concepts
This course is designed to further develop the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing.
SAMPLE COURSES:
- BIO 275 – Microbiology
This course covers principles of microbiology and the impact these organisms have on man and the environment. - ENG 112 – Writing/Research in the Disc
This course, the second in a series of two, introduces research techniques, documentation styles, and writing strategies.
SAMPLE COURSES
- NUR 213 – Complex Health Concepts
This course is designed to assimilate the concepts within the three domains of the individual, healthcare, and nursing. - Humanities/Fine Arts Elective
Program Requirements
Applications are accepted from qualified applicants each year beginning in September.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Visit the Healthcare and Nursing Admissions page for details on the process and criteria to apply for this program.
Paying for College
What is financial aid? Financial aid is money that is given or borrowed to help pay for college. It can come from federal, state, local, school and private entities. North Carolina and the federal government award millions of dollars each year to help students pay for college. Don’t forget Scholarships! Scholarships are gifts. They don’t need to be repaid. There are thousands of them, offered by schools, employers, individuals, private companies, nonprofits, communities, religious groups, and professional and social organizations.
