Associate in Science Degree in Registered Nursing
2025-2026 Map
Total Units: 60 - 63
Term 1
9.00 - 12.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| Area 2 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 - 5.00 | ||
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| Area 3 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 - 4.00 | ||
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| Area 6 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 | ||
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Term 2
12 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| NSG 54: Foundations of Practice | 3.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): Admission to Associate Degree Nursing Program 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. |
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| NSG 55: Medical Surgical Nursing I | 4.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): Admission to Associate Degree Nursing Program 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. |
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| NSG 56: Clinical Nursing I | 5.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): Admission to Associate Degree Nursing Program 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. |
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Term 3
13 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| NSG 60: Maternity Nursing | 2.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): NSG 54, NSG 55, NSG 56 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. |
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| NSG 62: Medical-Surgical Nursing II | 4.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): NSG 54, NSG 55, NSG 56 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. |
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| NSG 63: Pediatric Nursing | 2.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): NSG 54, NSG 55, NSG 56 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. |
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| NSG 66: Clinical Nursing II | 5.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): NSG 54, NSG 55, NSG 56 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. |
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Term 4
13 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| NSG 61: Pharmacology | 2.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): Admission to ADN Program 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. |
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| NSG 67: Complex Medical/Surgical Nursing III | 4.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): Admission to ADN Program 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. |
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| NSG 68: Clinical Nursing III | 5.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): Admission to ADN Program 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 to 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. |
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| NSG 69: Gerontology/Community Based Nursing | 2.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): Admission to ADN Program 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. |
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Term 5
13 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| NSG 74: Associate Degree Nursing Capstone | 2.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 67, NSG 68, NSG 69 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. |
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| NSG 77: Complex Medical/Surgical Nursing IV | 4.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 67, NSG 68, NSG 69 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. |
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| NSG 78: Clinical Nursing IV | 5.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 67, NSG 68, NSG 69 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. |
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| NSG 79: Mental Health/Psychiatric Nursing | 2.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): NSG 61, NSG 67, NSG 68, NSG 69 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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