Nursing, AAS (ADN.AAS)

The Associate of Applied Science (AAS degree) in Nursing is designed to prepare the student for a career as a Registered Nurse. Upon satisfactory completion of the program, the graduate will be prepared to take National Council Licensure Exam - Registered Nurse (RN). The program is approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Students wishing to transfer to four-year institutions will have the academic foundation to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. For additional information, please see the Mohave College Nursing webpage for contact information.

Credit for Prior Learning and Advanced Placement Options Available:
HPS 100 , HPS 101 , and HPS 102  are recommended to be taken prior to entering the program and/or with program declaration.

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses (LPN/LVN) with a current, unencumbered license qualify to receive credit for HPS 100  , HPS 102  , NUR 103, NUR 111, NUR 124, NUR 125, and NUR 126. See the Nursing, AAS-Advanced Placement Option for Licensed Practice Nurse (LPN) Program Course Pathway for details.

Paramedics with a current, unencumbered certification qualify to receive credit for HPS 100, HPS 102, NUR 212 , and NUR 213. See the Nursing, AAS-Advanced Placement Option for Paramedics Program Course Pathway for details.

Students with an active, unencumbered CNA/LNA license or certification or Assisted Living Caregiver certification can receive credit for HPS 100 and HPS 102.

Requirements for Graduation
No D or F grades in any program required courses and completion of all field of study courses with a B or better.

Students who transfer in BIO 201, BIO 202 and/or BIO 205 can graduate with 0 credits for the BIO 181/BIO 160 requirement.

Note: For a course to be eligible for transfer, the student must receive a C or better. Acceptance of a transfer course is determined by the receiving institution. Most courses have a lab and clinical component.

Program Student Learning Outcomes: 
Upon completion of the program students will be able to:

1. Provide holistic care that recognizes an individual’s preferences, values, and needs and respects the client or designee as a full partner in providing compassionate, coordinated, age and culturally appropriate, safe, and effective care. (1, 4)
2. Demonstrate accountability for the delivery of standard-based nursing care that is consistent with moral, altruistic, legal, ethical, regulatory, and humanistic principles. (3, 5)
3. Transform and influence behaviors of individuals and groups to promote, to establish and to achieve shared goals determined within their settings. Nurses will advance within their leadership abilities in collaborative inter-professional efforts and for implementing change. (2, 4, 5)
4. Demonstrate an awareness of and responsiveness to the larger context of the health care system, and will demonstrate the ability to effectively call on microsystem resources to provide care that is of optimal quality and value. (2, 3, 5)
5. Use information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision-making. (3, 5, 6)
6. Interact effectively with clients, families, and colleagues, fostering mutual respect and shared decision making, to enhance patient satisfaction and health outcomes. (1, 2, 4)
7. Function effectively within nursing and interdisciplinary teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, shared decision making, team learning and development. (1, 2, 4)
8. Minimize risk of harm to clients and providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. (3,5)
9. Use data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of health care systems. (2, 3, 5, 6)
10. Integrate the best evidence available using nursing expertise and the values and preferences of individuals, families and communities who are served by health care. (1, 2, 4, 5)