Associate Degree

The Associate Degree Nursing Program prepares the graduate to provide and manage client care and to become members within the discipline of nursing. Intrinsic to the three roles of the nurse, provider of care, manager of care, and member of the discipline, are the eight core components of nursing practice.

The eight core components are:

• Professional Behaviors
• Nursing Process
• Clinical Decision Making
• Caring Interventions
• Teaching/Learning
• Collaboration
• Managing Care
• Communication

These core components are introduced, developed, and built upon throughout the curriculum. Graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The associate degree nursing curriculum is organized around a clearly defined conceptual framework and combines general education and nursing education courses. The nursing education courses correlate classroom and clinical instruction in a variety of community agencies.*

• Progression in the associate degree nursing program is contingent upon achievement of a grade of “C” or better in each biological science, nursing and mathematics course and maintenance of a 2.0 cumulative grade point average or better (on a 4.0 scale).
  
  
• Transportation to the community agencies is the responsibility of each student.

General Information

If you plan to transfer college credit from another college toward the nursing program curriculum, please have a student copy of your transcript evaluated by the Nursing Master Advisor.

Please bring the following to your appointment:

• Unofficial copies of all your transcripts. (Please bring old college catalogs)
• Assessment scores
• ACT scores, if available
• LPNs will need to bring a copy of their Kentucky Nurses License.

For detailed information on the Nursing Program, including registration requirements and course descriptions, please view the Nursing Programs Curriculum Guide (updated guide will be available Summer 2008) available in PDF format or you may schedule an appointment by calling the Nursing Division Office at (502) 213-2192.

ACCREDITATION:
The Associate Degree Nursing Program at Jefferson Community & Technical College is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).