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 hospitals, community/home health care, skilled nursing and long-term care facilities, clinics, physicians' 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. In the event there are more qualified candidates than vacancies in the class, a computer lottery will select the individuals to be enrolled. Applicants that are not selected for enrollment must reapply if they wish to be considered for admission to a future program.
Contact the Nursing Department or visit www.butte.edu/healthoccupations for application dates and materials.
Requirements for Application:
- Age 17 or older with a 12th grade education or equivalent.
- Prerequisites: Must be completed with a minimum C grade for each prior to application, and an overall GPA of 2.5 or higher
- CMST 2, 2H, 4 or 10 (select one option)
- ENGL 2 or ENGL 3
- FN 2 or FN 50
- PSY 1
- Math Competency (which may be satisfied by high school coursework)
- Biology Prerequisites: These three courses must be completed with combined GPA of 2.5 or higher, minimum C grade for each, and no more than one repetition of any one of these courses
BIOL 15 - Introduction to Microbiology
BIOL 20 - Human Anatomy
BIOL 21 - Human Physiology
- Required Course: ANTH 4, ANTH 4H, SOC 2, or SOC 4 (select one option). May be taken prior to or during the program.
- A minimum composite score of 62 on the latest version of the TEAS 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.
Program Requirements
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.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Associate Degree Nursing Program
Corequisite(s): NSG 55, NSG 56
Unit(s): 3.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
51.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 102.00
Total Course Hours: 153.00
This course utilizes the conceptual framework of the nursing curriculum to provide the foundation for nursing practice. Common threads integrated throughout the program are nursing process, nutrition, medication administration, cultural diversity, communication and professional roles. Topics include an introduction to nursing care, legal and ethical aspects, therapeutic communication, and concepts underlying current professional practice. This course provides a foundation to prepare the student to use critical thinking and the nursing process in providing direct patient care. Graded only.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Associate Degree Nursing Program
Corequisite(s): NSG 54, NSG 56
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
68.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 136.00
Total Course Hours: 204.00
This course examines the pathophysiological foundations of health and disease and introduces the role of the nursing process in the maintenance, restoration and promotion of health. Emphasis is placed on developing familiarity with the role of the professional nurse: gathering information, formulating nursing diagnoses, planning interventions, implementation or care, medication administration, and evaluation of outcomes. Graded only.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Associate Degree Nursing Program
Corequisite(s): NSG 54, NSG 55
Unit(s): 5.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
0.00 hours Lecture
/ 272.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 272.00
This course applies theory from Foundations of Practice and Medical Surgical Nursing I to the hospitalized client utilizing simulated skills lab and clinical experiences in hospitals to provide services to adult clients. Emphasis will be placed upon the role of the registered nurse in delivery of basic bedside care, medication administration, and applying the nursing process to delivery of safe care. Pass/No Pass only.
Prerequisite(s): NSG 54, NSG 55, NSG 56
Corequisite(s): NSG 62, NSG 63, NSG 66
Unit(s): 2.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 102.00
This course prepares the Associate Degree Nursing student to care for clients in the maternity setting. The focus is on family centered maternity nursing beginning in the prenatal period through the care of the family in the postpartum period and care of the newborn. Using a nursing process approach, study includes normal and high risk maternal care and normal and high risk infant care. In addition, content related to the male and female reproductive system is addressed. Graded only.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to ADN Program
Corequisite(s): NSG 67, NSG 68, NSG 69
Unit(s): 2.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 102.00
This course is a study of the fundamental concepts of pharmacology, with a focus on pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and related nursing implications for the major drug classes. Nursing process and cultural implications will be discussed for the basic drug classifications. Graded only.
Prerequisite(s): NSG 54, NSG 55, NSG 56
Corequisite(s): NSG 60, NSG 63, NSG 66
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
68.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 136.00
Total Course Hours: 204.00
This course explores concepts and challenges in client management in acute and chronic illness. Topics include perioperative care, fluid and electrolyte balance and disturbances, parenteral therapy, oncology, and diabetes. Focus is on the care of clients with acute and chronic problems, and client education. Graded only.
Prerequisite(s): NSG 54, NSG 55, NSG 56
Corequisite(s): NSG 60, NSG 62, NSG 63
Unit(s): 5.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
0.00 hours Lecture
/ 272.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 272.00
This course provides directed clinical experiences in acute hospitals and agencies that provide services for maternity, pediatric, perioperative and medical/surgical clients. Through the use of the nursing process, the student will provide care, teaching, support, and rehabilitation to for maternity, pediatric, perioperative and medical/surgical clients. Emphasis will be upon the role of the registered nurse in caring for clients with acute and chronic problems, prevention of complications related to maternity, pediatric, perioperative and medical/surgical clients, and client education. Pass/No Pass only.
Prerequisite(s): NSG 54, NSG 55, NSG 56
Corequisite(s): NSG 60, NSG 62, NSG 66
Unit(s): 2.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 102.00
This course prepares the Associate Degree Nursing student to care for clients in the pediatric setting. The focus is on family centered pediatric nursing beginning in the newborn period through the care of the adolescent child. Using the nursing process approach, the course will include normal and high risk newborn and infant care, normal child health care, and acute pediatric care. In addition, content related to the child at risk will be addressed.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to ADN Program
Corequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 68, NSG 69
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
68.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 136.00
Total Course Hours: 204.00
This course addresses the nursing of adult and geriatric clients with acute and chronic illnesses. Students study common chronic and acute illnesses, adaptation to, and acute episodes of these illnesses in the acute hospital setting. Physical assessment of the adult, normal development and physiology, nutrition, pharmacology, sexuality, cultural factors, and prevention and early detection measures appropriate to the various nursing problems are discussed. Nursing process to promote adaptation is stressed throughout the course. Graded only.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to ADN Program
Corequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 67, NSG 69
Unit(s): 5.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
0.00 hours Lecture
/ 272.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 272.00
This course provides students with directed clinical experiences in hospitals, community health agencies and agencies that provide services to the acutely ill adult, to the elderly or those having disabilities/chronic conditions. Through the use of the nursing process, the student will provide care, teaching, support, and rehabilitation to individuals who have acute or chronic illness, disabilities, or are elderly in the hospital or in the community. Emphasis will be upon the role of the registered nurse to promote illness prevention, community health, and positive aging and client independence. Pass/No Pass only.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to ADN Program
Corequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 67, NSG 68
Unit(s): 2.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 102.00
This course focuses on the needs of the older adults and the disabled/chronically ill older adult in the community, home health, and dementia care settings. Course content builds on the student's knowledge of the aging process by the study of dynamics, etiology, and treatment of the rapidly growing aging population. Emphasis is placed on assisting client adaptation to normal age-related changes and chronic aging conditions as well as healthy/robust aging practices. Course content includes geriatric nursing, management of chronic illness, and healthy aging. The nursing process is utilized to assist the student in the planning of goal directed care for this client population.
Prerequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 67, NSG 68, NSG 69
Corequisite(s): NSG 77, NSG 78, NSG 79
Unit(s): 2.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 102.00
This course provides an opportunity for students enrolled in the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program to develop skills in leading and managing patient care and prepare for passage of the licensure examination. Content includes presentation of the registered nurse's role in planning, organizing, staffing and directing safe patient-centered care. Professional and social issues in leadership and management will also be discussed. Graded only.
Prerequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 67, NSG 68, NSG 69
Corequisite(s): NSG 74, NSG 78, NSG 79
Unit(s): 4.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
68.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 136.00
Total Course Hours: 204.00
This course covers the nursing care of adult clients with high risk, complex, and critical health care problems and adaptation to these problems. Students will study the nursing process related to the care of patients with multiple system disorders, unstable medical conditions, and critical health care disorders. This course is a continuation of topics addressed in NSG 67 and emphasizes pathophysiology, complex issues in nursing process and professional and advocacy nursing roles. Graded only.
Prerequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 67, NSG 68, NSG 69
Corequisite(s): NSG 74, NSG 77, NSG 79
Unit(s): 5.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
0.00 hours Lecture
/ 272.00 hours Lab
Total Course Hours: 272.00
This course is an exploration of the various preventive and treatment methods used within interdisciplinary settings for persons experiencing various psychosocial/development disorders. Observation and participation in a variety of community mental health settings allows the student to use the theory in supervised practice. In addition, students will utilize the nursing process to generate nursing decisions in providing care in the hospital setting for adult clients with multiple system disorders, unstable medical conditions, and critical health care disorders. Pass/No Pass only.
Prerequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 67, NSG 68, NSG 69
Corequisite(s): NSG 74, NSG 77, NSG 78
Unit(s): 2.00
Transfer Status: CSU
Contact Hours:
34.00 hours Lecture
Out of Class Hours: 68.00
Total Course Hours: 102.00
This course is designed to enable the student to acquire knowledge and skills in the systematic observation of patients with psychopathologic syndromes and developmental disabilities. Students will also increase their general knowledge of the dynamics, etiology, and treatment of psychopathology. Emphasis is placed on further development of the nurse's therapeutic self, and the utilization of the nursing process. This course is specifically directed toward the identification of nursing care goals, approaches, and interventions which are applicable to any patient experiencing psychological distress. Graded only.
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