rasmussen.edu | 888-5-RASMUSSEN SCHOOL OF NURSING Professional Nursing | ASSOCIATE’S DEGREE Knowledge Credit Self-Directed Assessment Available 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 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. • 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 University confirming acceptance once all acceptance requirements have been met. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES Lower Division English Composition (Required course) English Composition+ ENC1101 Communication (Select 1 course)+ Humanities (Select 2 courses)+ Mathematics (Required course) Algebra+ MAT1222 Natural Sciences (Required courses) BSC2087C Human Anatomy and Physiology I BSC2089C Human Anatomy and Physiology II MCB2289 PHA1500 Introduction to Microbiology Social Sciences (Required courses) General Psychology+ DEP2004 Human Growth and Development PSY1012 See page 88 for General Education Course Selections. 66 Structure and Function of the Human Body+ 8 19 4 8 4 CORE COURSES Lower Division NUR1172 Nutritional Principles in Nursing NUR2058 Dimensions of Nursing Practice NUR2092 Health Assessment NUR2115 NUR2349 NUR2407 NUR2488 Mental Health Nursing NUR2571 NUR2633 Maternal Child Health Nursing NUR2790 NUR2888 NUR2944 Professional Nursing II Professional Nursing III General Education Credits Core Credits Total Associate’s Degree Credits + Self-directed assessment available; see page 158 for details. Effective July 28, 2020, the associate nursing program at Rasmussen University at the Romeoville campus (with off-campus instructional sites in Aurora, Mokena, and Rockford) in Illinois is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on July 28, 2022. Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this candidate program at http://www.acenursing.com/candidates/candidacy.asp. 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 contains both online and residential courses and is designed to meet the educational requirement to apply for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Florida, Kansas, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. While this program is only offered at select campuses in those states, it has been determined that this program meets the educational requirements for licensure as an RN in additional states as displayed below. “Meets” means that the program meets the educational requirements for professional licensure. “Does Not Meet” means that the program does not meet the educational requirements for professional licensure. “Undetermined” means that Rasmussen was unable to determine, after reasonable efforts, whether the program meets the educational requirements for professional licensure. Other licensure eligibility requirements may apply; please verify your eligibility against applicable rules, which may change at any time. • Meets: AK*, AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, Guam, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, Northern Marianas Islands, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT*, U.S. Virgin Islands, VA, VT*, WA, WI, WV*, WY • Does Not Meet: CA, DC • Undetermined: American Samoa, Puerto Rico * “Meets” only if the program at your campus is programmatically accredited. Applicants to this program must meet program-specific admissions requirements in addition to all general Rasmussen University admissions requirements. Please see the application procedures for this program under Academic Information and University Policies. 4 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 University’s chosen third-party vendor. LPN–RN BRIDGE Students who hold a current unencumbered practical nursing license (LPN/LVN) will receive credit for NUR1172 Nutritional Principles in Nursing (4 credits) and NUR2115 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 University Practical Nursing Diploma program will receive credit for ENC1101 English Composition, MAT1222 Algebra, and PHA1500 Structure and Function of the Human Body courses the student completed in the Practical Nursing Diploma program (for a total of 12 fulfilled credits). Students must successfully complete all remaining coursework in the Professional Nursing Associate’s Degree program to earn this degree. ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADDENDUM Fundamentals of Professional Nursing Professional Nursing I Pharmacology 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 6 4 6 Role, Scope, Quality, and Leadership in Professional Nursing 4 Professional Nursing Capstone 2 47 56 103
