Nursing: Registered Nurse, AAS with Licensed Practical Nurse Exit Option
Additional information available on the Nursing Department website.
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The Registered Nursing program is an Associate of Applied Science program. Nursing courses begin in the fall or spring and may be completed in 4 semesters. Admission criteria for the state community college nursing programs are standardized. They are subject to change. PPCC nursing program maintains a competitive admission process. Students should complete the nursing program application to the PPCC nursing program after completing all prerequisites by picking up a copy of the application from the Health & Science division or downloading a copy from the PPCC nursing website at www.ppcc.edu/nursing/.
Students are eligible to apply to write the NCLEX-PN at the successful completion of the first year of nursing courses and NUR 169 - Transition into Practical Nursing (minimum of C grade). Students are eligible to apply to write to NCLEX-RN at the successful completion of the second year of nursing courses. Students may also complete any of the other general education/science courses prior to entry in nursing courses.
Content criteria, competencies, and student learning outcomes associated with the general education courses required for this degree can be found on the Colorado Department of Higher Education website.
Prerequisite Courses
- BIO 201 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
- BIO 204 - Microbiology with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
- ENG 121 - English Composition I CO1 3 Credit Hour(s)
- PSY 235 - Human Growth & Development SS3 3 Credit Hour(s)
Total Prerequisite Credits: 14
- All Biology (BIO) prerequisites must be completed within seven (7) years of entry into CCCS nursing programs.
- All courses must have a minimum of C grade with an overall GPA of 2.5 in the prerequisites.
- Students will be asked to complete a Nurse Entrance Test at time of application. Please see the nursing application for more information.
- Upon provisional acceptance, the program will notify the student of dates needed to obtain additional information such as:
- Criminal background check/drug testing
- CPR for Health Care Provider (BLS)
- CNA requirement: either an Active Colorado CNA certificate in good standing OR successful completion of NUA 101 , NUA 170 and NUA 171 courses within the CCCS system.
Nursing Curriculum
Year I First Semester
- BIO 202 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II with Lab SC1 4 Credit Hour(s)
- MAT 103 - Math for Clinical Calculations 3 Credit Hour(s)
- NUR 109 - Fundamentals of Nursing 6 Credit Hour(s)
- NUR 112 - Basic Concepts of Pharmacology 2 Credit Hour(s)
Year I Second Semester
- BIO 216 - Human Pathophysiology 4 Credit Hour(s)
- NUR 106 - Medical & Surgical Nursing Concepts 7 Credit Hour(s)
- NUR 150 - Maternal - Child Nursing 6 Credit Hour(s)
Year II First Semester
- NUR 206 - Advanced Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing I 6.5 Credit Hour(s)
- NUR 211 - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 4 Credit Hour(s)
- NUR 212 - Pharmacology II 2 Credit Hour(s)
Year II Second Semester
- NUR 216 - Advanced Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing II 5 Credit Hour(s)
- NUR 230 - Transition to Professional Nursing Practice 4 Credit Hour(s)
