Nursing (Registered Nurse), Certificate of Achievement

Upon successful completion of the Nursing certificate for Registered Nurse, the student demonstrates the skills, knowledge and training to take the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEXRN) and qualification to provide patient care in a variety of health care settings within the Registered Nurse scope of practice.

Minimum Units Required: 74.5

Recommended Sequence:

Prerequisites Courses

Units

BIOL 031

Human Anatomy

4

BIOL 032

Human Physiology

5

BIOL 022 *

Introduction to Medical Microbiology

4

FCS 006

Nutrition

3

ENG 001A

Written Communications

3

First Semester

NURS 001

Fundamentals of Nursing

4.5

NURS 002

Introduction to Medical/Surgical Nursing

4.5

NURS 003/
H S 003

Administration of Medication

3

Second Semester

NURS 004

Beginning Medical/Surgical Nursing

5.5

NURS 005

Mental Health Nursing

4

PSYCH 001

Introduction to Psychology

3

SOCIO 001B

Problems of a Changing Society

3

Third Semester

NURS 006

Nursing The Childrearing Family

4

NURS 007

Intermediate Medical/Surgical Nursing

5.5

COM ST 001A

Fundamentals of Speech

3

POLSC 001

Course from Social Science Group A American Government and Institutions

3

 

or

 

HIST

General Education Requirements (See Group I)

3

Fourth Semester

NURS 008

Nursing of The Childbearing Family

4

NURS 009

Advanced Medical/Surgical Nursing

3.5

NURS 010

Community-Based Nursing

2

HUM Select one course from Humanities
(Group III, Associate Degree General Education Requirements)

3-5

Group I (Electives)

Social Science Group A General Education Electives

HIST 017A

History of the United States

3

HIST 017B

History of the United States

3

HIST 027

Women in History

3

HIST 030A

African-American History to 1877

3

HIST 030B

African-American History Since 1877

3

HIST 031

Mexican-American History

3

HIST 034

Asian Pacific American History

3

POLSC 001

American Government and Institutions

3

Group III (Humanities Electives)

(Select a minimum of 3 units)

Only courses on this listing are accepted for ADN program

ANTHR 004/ HUM 004

Introduction to Linguistics

3

ART 001A

Art History: Europe from Prehistory to 1400

3

ART 001B

Art History: Europe from the Fifteenth to the Twentieth Century

3

ART 002

Art History of the Non-Western World

3

ART 003

Introduction to Art

3

ART 004

Exploring Art

3

CIVIL 003/ HUM 003

Autobiography of Civilization

3

CUL ART 016

Gastronomies of the World

3

DRAMA 010

Theatre Appreciation

3

DRAMA 016A

History of Theatre: Primitive to 1800

3

ENG 030

The Film as Literature

3

ENG 035

Chicano Literature

3

ENG 037

Women in Literature

3

ENG 038

Mythology

3

ENG 039

Introduction to Folklore

3

ENG 040A

Current Literature: The Novel

3

ENG 040B

Current Literature: Short Story and Drama

3

ENG 042A

Survey of American Literature

3

ENG 042B

Survey of American Literature

3

ENG 045

The Reading of Shakespeare

3

ENG 046A

Survey of English Literature

3

ENG 046B

Survey of English Literature

3

ENG 047

The Bible as Literature

3

ENG 052

From Story to Screen

3

ENG 055

Reading Plays: Critical Approaches

3

ENG 057

Children's Literature

3

ENG 057

Children's Literature

3

FASHION 008

History of Fashion

3

FOR LANG 001

Elementary

5

FOR LANG 051

Elementary

2.5

 

and

 

FOR LANG 052

Elementary

2.5

HUM 003/
CIVIL 003

Autobiography of Civilization

3

MUSIC 001

Music Fundamentals

3

MUSIC 002A

Music History from Antiquity to 1750

3

MUSIC 002B

Music History from 1750 to Present

3

MUSIC 004

Exploring Music

3

MUSIC 007

Excursions in Music of Our World

3

MUSIC 008

Exploring Jazz, Ragtime, and Blues

3

HORT 004

History of Garden Design

3

PHILO 006

Introduction to Philosophy

3

PHILO 045

God and the Person

3

SL 001

Elementary American Sign Language

3

Minimum Unit 74.5

*Student may elect to complete BIOL 023 for the prerequisite.

Refer to SECTION III, Academic Programs, Special Admission Programs, for admission requirements.