Associate Degree in Nursing

The Associate Degree Nursing program is designed to prepare students to practice professional nursing in a variety of settings. Graduates will understand the nursing process, learn to think critically, and make appropriate clinical decisions. They will use current evidence as a scientific rationale for making clinical decisions. Based on their understanding of the significance of ongoing developments in nursing and medical science and technology, they will express a commitment to lifelong learning and further career development.  They will comprehend the core values of the nursing profession, including respecting the dignity as well as value of all persons, including caring, cultural competence, cultural diversity, and basic ethical and legal concepts. They will develop the basic role competencies expected of associate degree graduates. 

Program Mission
The primary mission of the Associate Degree Nursing Program of Augusta Technical College is to alleviate the shortage of registered nurses in the College service area by preparing competent entry level graduates who can pass the NCLEX-RN examination, and practice professional nursing in a variety of health settings.

Subsidiary missions are to:

• Provide an excellent nursing program which is grounded in the arts and sciences and exemplifies contemporary thinking about nursing education in associate degree programs;
• Prepare nurses who understand the significance of advances in nursing and medical science, technology, and informatics in contemporary health care delivery and express a commitment to lifelong learning and further career development;
• Educate students in the core nursing values of respect for the dignity and value of all persons, regardless of age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, culture, disabilities, and religious preference;
• Formulate a curriculum enabling the students to develop the various role competencies expected of associate degree graduates and develop entry level behaviors common in new graduates of a professional nursing program; and
• Develop a caring and supportive academic environment for students so that they can access resources needed to successfully complete the nursing curriculum and pass the NCLEX-RN examination.

Program Information/Advisement
Group information/advisement sessions are conducted each term by the program advisors. Please schedule an appointment with one of the advisors if you need additional assistance and/or information after attending a group information/advisement session.

Program Advisors Contact Information
Mrs. Loleater Casey-Evans, Department Chair	706-771-4183	lcaseyevans@augustatech.edu
Mrs. Gertrude Avery-Dunn	706-771-4166	gaverydunn@augustatech.edu
Ms. Kandace Chariff	706-771-4184	kchariff@augustatech.edu

 

Competitive Progression Process
Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) is a competitive progression program. Students who meet the College criteria for admission will be admitted to the program as a candidate for progression to take prerequisite courses. Students must by the designated deadline (refer to page 15 of the College Catalog): (a) achieve a composite percentile score of 70% or higher on the National League for Nursing (NLN) Pre-Admission Examination (PAX)–RN; (b) complete the prerequisite courses with a minimum GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale; and (c) submit a Request for Progression Form to the Admission Office on the Augusta Campus or Student Services on the Branch Campuses to be eligible for program progression evaluation. The program progression criteria determine the academic/ranking order for selection of students for progression to the courses with the RNSG prefixes.

Recommended Sequence for Prerequisite Courses
Semester		Course Prefix and Number		Course Title		Credit Hours
First Year
Fall		ENGL    1101 MATH   1111 BIOL   2113 BIOL  2113L PSYC 1101		Composition /Rhetoric College Algebra Anatomy and Physiology I Anatomy and Physiology I Lab Introductory Psychology		3 3 3 1 3
						13
Spring		BIOL 2114 BIOL 2114L BIOL 2117 BIOL 2117L HUM 1101		Human Anatomy and Physiology II Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab Introductory Microbiology Introductory Microbiology Lab Introduction to Humanities		3 1 3 1 3
Summer		Students are evaluated and selected for progression during this term				11
Sequence for Progression Courses
	Second Year
	Fall		RNSG 1210 RNSG 1230 PSYC  2103 OR SPCH 1101		The Nursing Profession: Foundational Concepts Pharmacology and Dosage Calculation Human Development OR Public Speaking		8 3 3 3
							14
	Spring		RNSG 1250 RNSG 1270 PSYC  2103 OR SPCH  1101		Adult Nursing I Mental Health Human Development OR Public Speaking		6 3 3
							13
	Summer		RNSG 2210 RNSG 2270		Adult Nursing II Pediatrics		6 4
							10
	Third Year
	Fall		RNSG 2250 RNSG 2230		Adult Nursing III Maternal-Newborn		8 4
							12
	Total Credit Hours for the Program						72