Registered Nursing

The Registered Nursing program offers two tracks for students:

• Track I - Generic ADN
• Track II - LVN-RN (ADN). This track is for California Licensed Vocation Nurses only. Students must possess a valid LVN license to complete Track II.

Applications for admission are available on the Nursing & Allied Health webpage. Requirements include an overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 for Human Anatomy (BIO 210), Human Physiology (BIO 220), and Microbiology (BIO 230) with no grade less than "C" for each course and no more than one repetition of any of these courses. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 for all college coursework taken. The selection criteria for admission to the program is consistent with California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office standards for Statewide Alignment of Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) prerequisites. The criteria can be found on the Nursing & Allied Health webpage.

Students accepted into the Registered Nursing program must take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) and receive a composite score of 62 percent or higher in order to begin the program. Study materials for the test are available from the ATI Nursing Education website. Students who do not receive at least a 62 percent will be counseled and have a remediation plan designed. They will have one year to complete the remediation plan before retesting for admittance. This program has been approved by the Board of Registered Nursing, P. O. Box 499210, Sacramento, CA 94244-2100.

Program Student Learning Outcome

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

• Apply the knowledge, skills and attitudes of a new graduate associate degree registered nurse to successfully pass the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) exam.
• Consistently utilize therapeutic communication with patients, support persons, and members of the interdisciplinary team, including verbal, nonverbal, and written methods.
• Using the nursing process, demonstrate clinical reasoning skills to recognize, analyze and prioritize complex and evolving patient needs to develop and implement a plan of care.
• Demonstrate competence in the application of electronic based resources to support evidenced-based learning, make informed clinical decisions, and ensure safe clinical practice.
• Manage, promote, coordinate, and administer safe nursing care by integrating the nursing process, clinical judgment and skills competency for diverse patients and families across the lifespan.