Nursing - Northampton County Area Community College

Nursing from Northampton County Area Community College is a Campus Associate Registered Nurse degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. Program Narrative Do you have an interest in science, a deep commitment to helping people and enjoy working in teams? NCC can prepare you for a gratifying career in healthcare as a Registered Nurse (RN) through its Associate Degree Nursing Program or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) through its Practical Nursing Certificate Program. Studying nursing at Northampton Community College is an exciting challenge. If you are accepted into one of these selective admissions programs, you will work hard, but your efforts will pay off. Our graduates find numerous employment opportunities, at competitive salaries, in a wide range of health care settings. NCC\\\'s nursing department is proud of its high rate of achievement on licensing examinations and high job placement rates of our graduates. Northampton\\\'s nursing curricula for both the RN and PN programs combine theoretical knowledge and clinical experiences. Students observe and practice what they have learned in the classroom and the college lab in excellent clinical facilities. Clinical experience settings include maternal-child health, mental health, medical-surgical units, and long-term care. Associate Degree Nursing (RN) Program Features The RN-program requires a minimum of four academic semesters to complete. Students are admitted into the Day RN program twice a year (August/January). Students may choose to enter this program in the Fall or Spring. Students are admitted to the Evening/Weekend program every two years (even years) in January. Class is held in the evening and clinical experiences are scheduled on weekends and occasionally on Friday afternoons. Program Outcomes - Associate Degree Nursing Program The graduate of the program will: 1. Demonstrate completion of the program objectives and associated competencies: a. Use the nursing process to manage and provide care to individuals across the lifespan through efficient and effective management of resources in a variety of health care settings. b. Communicate effectively with patients, their support systems, and the health care team through the use of interpersonal skills and technology. c. Perform ongoing comprehensive assessments of patients\\\' health status and changing needs. d. Employ clinical decision making based on critical thinking skills and evidence-based practice to deliver safe effective nursing care through the nursing process. e. Demonstrate caring interventions based on physiologic and psychosocial needs of the patient. f. Collaborate with patients, support persons, members of the health care team and community agencies to provide patient-centered quality care. g. Initiate the teaching-learning processes to promote, maintain, and restore health to individuals within their communities. h. Demonstrate professional accountability and commitment to standards of professional practice while practicing nursing within legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks. 2. Students will be prepared to successfully complete the National Council Licensure Examination - RN. 3. Students will be satisfied with their nursing education. 4. Students will be prepared for and gain employment in a variety of settings. View more details on Northampton County Area Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Registered Nurse courses.