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Registered Nursing

Program Year (2022-2023)

About the Program

The two-year traditional Registered Nursing Associate Degree program prepares the student for licensure as an RN at the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) level. The four-semester program provides theory and clinical content required for registered nursing licensure. Upon completion of the degree, the student will be eligible for the national/state licensure examination for registered nursing.

A registered nurse can seek employment in a variety of settings: acute care hospital, community/home health care, skilled and long term care, clinics, physician offices, and any number of private industries that interface with health care delivery. A national shortage of registered nurses is predicted for the next two decades.

Admission to the Program:
Students are admitted by application only. Contact the Nursing Department or visit www.butte.edu/healthoccupations for application dates and materials. Admission to the program is based on academic and general requirements. In the event that there are more qualified candidates than spaces in the program, a computerized lottery will be used to select the individuals to be enrolled.

Requirements for Application and Admission: Age 17 years or older with a 12th grade education or equivalent.

Completion of all prerequisites courses (prerequisites may not be in progress at the time of application).

An overall grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 for Human anatomy, Human Physiology, and Microbiology courses, with no grade less that "C" for each course and no more than one repetition of one of these courses.

An overall GPA of 2.5 for all prerequisite courses.

A minimum 62% composite score on the TEAS V test (may be repeated once).

Applicants that have failed, more than once, from any nursing program (LVN and/or RN) are ineligible to apply.

Persons with substance abuse issues or with conviction of crimes substantially related to the practice of nursing may not be granted a license by the California Board of Registered Nursing.  Fingerprints are a required part of the application for licensure.  Records that are expunged or sealed, and juvenile records will be accessed and reviewed. For more information,  please visit the following website: http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/enforcement/discguide.pdf

The Nursing Department will not accept online labs for BIOL 20 Human Anatomy, BIOL 21 Human Physiology or BIOL 15 Introduction to Microbiology.


Program Requirements

For current program requirements -> 2023-2024

Program Code: 14583.00AS

Type: Career

General Education: Butte Local

Student Learning Outcomes:

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

  • Adhere to standards of professional practice, and practice within legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks.

  • Demonstrate effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication using compassion and cultural awareness resulting in trusting relationships.

  • Provide comprehensive assessments with a holistic view of the client using the functional health assessment.

  • Demonstrate evidenced-based practice and the use of critical thinking based on the nursing process to provide the foundation for appropriate clinical decision making.

  • Adapt care when providing nursing interventions to assist the clients in achieving desired outcomes.

  • Develop individualized teaching plan based on assessed needs.

  • Demonstrate decision-making coordination with the client, significant support person(s), and members of the healthcare team.

  • Demonstrate effective management through gathering information, planning, and directing in collaboration with the health care team to assist the client to move toward positive outcomes in an efficient and cost effective manner.

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Required courses:
85 - 88 Units
Prerequisites Prior to Admission
Math Compentency
Other Required Courses: Select one (may be taken prior to or concurrently with the first year of program)
Humanities GE requirement for AS degree
Program Sequence
Multicultural breadth requirement met by completion of the program

Contacts

Laurie Bowles, Chair
(530) 895-2356

Department Office: AHPS 215
(530) 895-2328

Counseling and Advising:
(530) 895-2378

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