# Nursing: ADN (A.S. Degree)

Chaffey College · 2026-2027 Catalog · Department: Nursing: Associate Degree

Source: https://chaffey.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/19210/20265/18867/20092/19126

### Description

This program, leading to an Associate in Science Degree with a major in Nursing, is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) (3390 Peachtree Road, N.E., Suite 1400, Atlanta Georgia 30326; 1-404-975-5000 or website: http://www.acenursing.org. The graduate is eligible to take the National Council for Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and, upon successful completion, become licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of California. There are fees for obtaining licensure by examination or endorsement, interim permit, and biennial renewal. California law allows for the denial of registered nursing licensure on the basis of any prior convictions substantially related to nursing practice. See the California Board of Registered Nursing website at www.rn.ca.gov/applicants/lic-exam and www.rn.ca.gov/enforcement/convictions for more information.

Information on program requirements, the application process, and information sessions can be found on our website at https://www.chaffey.edu/acc/hwa/hwa-academics/adn.php. The listed criteria are subject to change. Students are admitted through a multi-criteria process that is subject to change with details on the website listed above. If students are not selected they may reapply the next semester. Applicants to the ADN program must meet the following requirements:

1.  Be a high school graduate, or have passed the GED, or have passed the High School Proficiency Examination, or have an associates degree or higher.
2.  Provide official transcripts from other colleges attended. International transcripts (high school and college) require AERC, IERF, or other approved agency evaluation.
3.  Complete related nursing or biological science (physiology and microbiology) courses, which the student is applying toward the ADN course requirements, within the last ten years.
4.  Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, and Microbiology Lab, and Composition must be completed at the time of application.
5.  Prerequisite GPA must be 2.8 or higher. Cumulative GPA must be 3.0 or higher.

Notes:

1.  Prior to enrollment in the ADN program classes, students must provide evidence of physical and emotional health as determined by a satisfactory health examination by a licensed healthcare provider and by passing both a criminal background check and a drug screening test. Details about these requirements will be provided once students are accepted into the program.
2.  In order to continue in the ADN program, students must earn a minimum grade of C in all nursing and other required courses.
3.  The college does not provide transportation to clinical facilities.
4.  Students with prior nursing education should refer to the Advanced Placement Program.
5.  The nursing program must be completed within five (5) years of admission.
6.  Current cardiopulmonary resuscitation card (CPR) is required prior to entering any clinical nursing class. This must be the “Health Care Provider” resuscitation card from the American Heart Association.
7.  Medication calculation proficiency must be demonstrated by written examination prior to registration in each semester.

Program Outcomes:

-   Provide a course of study that promotes an 85 percent overall successful completion rate on the NCLEX examination.
-   Provide for a retention rate of 85 percent or above.
-   Enable 85% or more of ADN graduates to be employed in a field of nursing within 12 months of graduation

### Program Learning Outcomes

Upon the successful completion of this program, students should be able to:

1.  Evaluate nursing care provided to patients, families, and groups across the lifespan from diverse backgrounds in a variety of settings to ensure that it is compassionate, age and culturally appropriate, and based on a patient's preferences, values, and needs.
2.  Collaborate with members of the health care team to manage and coordinate the provision of safe, quality care for patients, families, and groups.
3.  Demonstrate effective use of strategies to mitigate errors and reduce the risk of harm to patients, self and others in a variety of settings.
4.  Utilize evidence-based information and patient care technology to communicate relevant patient information, manage care, and mitigate error in the provision of safe, quality patient-centered care.
5.  Utilize evidence-based quality improvement processes to effect change in the delivery of patient-centered care.
6.  Demonstrate use of best current evidence and clinical expertise when making clinical decisions in the provision of patient-centered care.
7.  Enhance verbal and nonverbal communication strategies with patients, families, and groups from diverse backgrounds, and members of the healthcare team that enhance an effective exchange of information and development of therapeutic relationships.
8.  Provide health-related information to patients, families, and groups using varying teaching methods, which facilitate the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.

| Course | Title | Units |
| --- | --- | --- |
| **Required General Education and additional courses:** | | 35-36 |
| BIOL 20 | Human Anatomy | 4 |
| BIOL 22 | Human Physiology | 4 |
| BIOL 23 | General Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 23L | General Microbiology Laboratory | 2 |
| ENGL C1000 | Academic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| MATH 401 | Mathematics for Health Science | 1 |
| PSYCH 25 | Developmental Psychology: Lifespan Development | 3 |
| **Area 2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning course* [SCSCI-10 Statistics for Social Sciences or STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics is recommended.]** | | 3-4 |
| **Area 3 - Art or Humanities General Education course*** | | 3 |
| **Area 6 - Ethnic Studies General Education course*** | | 3 |
| **Choose one (Oral Communication):** | | 3 |
| COMM C1000 | Introduction to Public Speaking | 3 |
| or COMSTD 4 | Fundamentals of Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| or COMSTD 6 | Fundamentals of Small Group Communication | 3 |
| or COMSTD 8 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication | 3 |
| **Choose one:** | | 3 |
| ANTHRO 3 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| or COMSTD 74 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| or SOC 10 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| **Required Core:** | | 37.5 |
| NURADN 6 | Clinical Nursing Skills | 1.5 |
| NURADN 15 | Nursing Process 1 | 7.5 |
| NURADN 28 | Nursing Process 2 | 7.5 |
| NURADN 29 | Maternal-Newborn Nursing | 2 |
| NURADN 35 | Nursing Process 3 | 7.5 |
| NURADN 39 | Family-Child Nursing | 2 |
| NURADN 47 | Nursing Process 4 | 7.5 |
| NURADN 49 | Mental Health Nursing | 2 |
| **Total** | | **72.5-73.5** |

### Other Information

Health and Wellness

Local Program (Major) Code: S310

Program Control Number: 04788

TOP Code: 1230.10\*

CIP Code: 51.3801