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2024-2025 Catalog

Nursing - Associate Degree (ASNAS)

Location(s): South Omaha Campus

Award: Associate in Science in Nursing
Academic Focus Area: Health Professions
 

The associate degree nurse has both dependent and independent functions within a variety of healthcare environments throughout the community. This member of the healthcare team selects from a variety of therapeutic nursing interventions to provide care for clients. Graduates of this program are eligible to write the National Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for licensure as a registered nurse.

The Associate Degree Nursing Program is approved by the Nebraska Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc., 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000.

All required classes for the ASNAS degree must have a grade of C or better to graduate from the program.

 

Graduation Requirements
General Education: 47.0
1st year (LPN) Major Requirements: 30.5
2nd year (RN) Major Requirements: 22.0
Total credit hours required: 99.5

 

MCC’s nursing programs have special admissions requirements. Contact Student Services or click here for more information and to obtain a current healthcare admission information packet.

 

Recommended Curriculum Plan for ASNAS   

 

Links to Additional Resources

 

Major Requirements for Nursing - Associate Degree

(30.5 credit hours are earned during first-year LPN.)

General Education Requirements (47.0 credit hrs.)

The general education requirements for this degree program exceed the minimum standard number of hours. For more information, contact Student Services.

Communication

Social Sciences

Quantitative/Numeracy Skills

Natural Sciences

Note:

BIOS 2150 , BIOS 2310 : Additional prerequisite(s) may be required.

Professionalism and Life Skills

Select one of the following:

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes

  1. practice professional nursing competently in diverse settings, utilizing caring, critical thinking and therapeutic nursing interventions a with individuals, families, and communities, at any developmental stage, and with varied lived health experiences. (PCC)
  2. utilize the requisite knowledge, skills, ethics, moral, and legal aspects of nursing while working independently and collaboratively with other health professions.
  3. integrate evidenced based research findings and nursing theory in decision making with in professional nursing practice. (EBP)
  4. participate in the advancement of the profession to improve health care by utilizing data to monitor and improve the quality and safety of patient care. (QI)
  5. accept responsibility and accountability for the effectiveness and safety of one’s own nursing practice and professional growth as a learner, clinician, and leader.
  6. maximize the use of technologies for the management of information and in the delivery of patient care. (I)