Associate Degree Nursing Online - AAS Degree
The LPN to ADN online/hybrid option is a unique two semester online/hybrid option which includes a clinical component. Although primary instruction will be delivered via the Internet, students may be required to come to campus for specified activities such as orientation and tests.
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 interprofessional 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 Associate Degree Nursing Program is approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON) www.ncbon.org. The program received continuing accreditation in 2017 from Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Associate Degree Nursing Program, the graduate should be able to:
- Practice professional nursing behaviors incorporating personal responsibility, professional identity, and accountability for continued competence.
- Communicate professionally and effectively with individuals, significant support person(s), and members of the interprofessional healthcare team
- Integrate nursing judgment and knowledge of the holistic needs of the individual to provide an individual centered assessment and care.
- Incorporate informatics to formulate evidence-based clinical judgments and management decisions
- Implement caring interventions incorporating documented best practices for individuals in diverse settings to provide client-centered care.
- Develop a teaching plan for individuals, and/or the nursing team, incorporating teaching and learning principles.
- Collaborate with the interprofessional healthcare team to advocate for positive individual and organizational outcomes.
- Manage health care for the individual using cost-effective nursing strategies, quality improvement processes, and current technologies.
- Integrate strategies which promote human flourishing to assist individuals striving for health, quality of life, and achievement of potential.
- Integrate a spirit of inquiry in clinical nursing practice and learning.
LPN to ADN Online Option Checklist
Fall Semester I
| NUR-111 | Introduction to Health Concepts | 4 | | 6 | 8 |
| BIO-168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | | 0 | 4 |
| PSY-150 | General Psychology | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring Semester I
| NUR-113 | Family Health Concepts | 3 | | 6 | 5 |
| NUR-112 | Health-Illness Concepts | 3 | | 6 | 5 |
| BIO-169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 | | 0 | 4 |
| PSY-241 | Developmental Psychology | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Summer Semester I
| NUR-211 | Health Care Concepts | 3 | | 6 | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 5 |
Fall Semester II
| NUR-114 | Holistic Health Concepts | 3 | | 6 | 5 |
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| NUR-221 | LPN to ADN Concepts I | 6 | | 9 | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 17 |
Spring Semester II
| ENG-112 | Writing and Research in the Disciplines | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| ENG-114 | Professional Research & Reporting | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| NUR-223 | LPN to ADN Concepts II | 6 | | 9 | 9 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 69
Humanities/Fine Arts: ART-111, ART-114, ART-115, HUM-115, MUS-110, or PHI-240.