rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN SCHOOL OF NURSING Professional Nursing | ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE Flex Choice Credit by Assessment Available | 11-Week Quarters (5.5-Week Terms) THIS PROGRAM VERSION IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN ILLINOIS Associate of Applied Science Degree CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN • Hospitals • Clinics • Rehabilitation Centers • Long-Term Care Facilities OBJECTIVE The objective of this program is to provide the knowledge, clinical skills, nursing values, and experience necessary for an entry-level professional nursing position; and in turn facilitate competency in the core components of professional nursing: professional behavior, communication, assessment, clinical decision-making, caring interventions, teaching and learning, collaboration, and managing care. This program is designed to prepare the graduate to utilize and apply the nursing process (assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation) to provide care across the life span and in diverse settings within the healthcare continuum. Upon successful completion of this program, the graduate will have met the educational prerequisites to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN® ). ACCEPTANCE REQUIREMENTS Entrants must complete the following steps in order to be deemed eligible for admission: 1. Entrants must achieve a score on the School of Nursing Entrance Exam that is acceptable for admission to the School of Nursing per the School of Nursing and School of Health Sciences Entrance Exam policy. 2. In addition to the Application, Enrollment and Acceptance Requirements, entrants who have successfully completed the School of Nursing Entrance Exam must complete the following programmatic specific Acceptance Requirements: • Health physical and proof of immunizations in accordance with the School of Nursing Undergraduate Student Handbook • Criminal background screening • The entrant will be required to have current Basic Life Saving and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification with Defibrillator. A valid certification is defined in the School of Nursing Undergraduate Student Handbook. • Accepted entrants must complete the School of Nursing Orientation. • Any additional program-specific requirements as specified at the time of enrollment. • Entrants with prior college credits will receive a transcript evaluation during the admissions process. Entrants will receive written communication from the College confirming acceptance once all acceptance requirements have been met. ENC 1101 GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Lower Division English Composition (Required course) English Composition+ Communication (Select 1 course)+ Humanities (Select 2 courses)+ Mathematics (Required course) Algebra+ MAT 1222 Natural Sciences (Required courses) BSC 2346 Human Anatomy and Physiology I BSC 2347 Human Anatomy and Physiology II MCB 2289 PHA 1500 Introduction to Microbiology Social Sciences (Required courses) General Psychology+ CORE COURSES Lower Division NUR 1172 DEP 2004 Human Growth and Development PSY 1012 See page 86 for General Education Course Selections. Structure and Function of the Human Body+ 8 19 4 4 8 4 Nutritional Principles in Nursing NUR 2058 Dimensions of Nursing Practice NUR 2092 Health Assessment NUR 2115 NUR 2349 Professional Nursing I NUR 2407 Pharmacology NUR 2488 Mental Health Nursing NUR 2571 Professional Nursing II NUR 2633 Maternal Child Health Nursing NUR 2790 Professional Nursing III General Education Credits Core Credits Total Associate’s Degree Credits +Flex Choice Credit by Assessment available; see page 154 for details. The Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree is only offered at the Aurora/Naperville, Mokena / Tinley Park, Rockford, and Romeoville/Joliet campuses in Illinois. The Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program is designed to meet the educational requirement to apply for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Florida, Kansas, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Other eligibility requirements may apply; please verify your eligibility against board of nursing rules. This program is not offered in other states, but it has been determined that this program meets the educational requirement to apply for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Indiana, Missouri, and North Dakota. No determination has been made as to whether this program meets the educational requirements for licensure in other states. LPN–RN BRIDGE Students who hold a current unencumbered practical nursing license (LPN/LVN) will receive credit for NUR 1172 Nutritional Principles in Nursing (4 credits) and NUR 2115 Fundamentals of Professional Nursing (6 credits) in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program. The student’s credential will be reviewed, and if the criteria are met, the course requirements will be waived and the grades will be posted on the student’s transcript as a Course Waiver (CW). Students may also transfer in up to 47 credits in successfully completed applicable General Education coursework. Graduates of the Rasmussen College Practical Nursing Diploma program will receive credit for NUR 1172 Nutritional Principles in Nursing, PHA 1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body, ENC 1101 English Composition, MAT 1222 Algebra, and the Communication course the student completed in the Practical Nursing Diploma program (for a total of 20 fulfilled credits). Students must successfully complete all remaining coursework in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program to earn this degree. Applicants to this program must meet program-specific admissions requirements in addition to all general Rasmussen College admissions requirements. Please see the application procedures for this program under Academic Information and College Policies. To graduate from in this program, students must complete all required NUR coursework with a grade of C or better, achieve all required skill competencies, and satisfactorily complete all required clinical learning experiences. In addition to meeting all other admissions requirements, Illinois applicants must successfully pass a background check through Rasmussen College’s chosen third-party vendor. Fundamentals of Professional Nursing 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 6 4 6 NUR 2868 Role, Scope, Quality, and Leadership in Professional Nursing 4 NUR 2944 Professional Nursing Capstone 2 47 56 103 66 ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM
