Program

Associate of Applied Science in Nursing

Hocking College offers a unique two-year Career Ladder Nursing Program. You may enter and exit the nursing program at different levels, according to your educational background and career goals. Students are admitted to the Nursing program quarterly. If you are not currently a Licensed Practical Nurse, please see the Nursing: Practical Nursing program information.

Enrichment Quarter
Licensed Practical Nurses from other nursing programs and Hocking College Level I (PN) graduates who have been out of school for more than 18 months, enter Level II (quarter five) after successful completion of a one or two quarter enrichment program. The Enrichment Quarter(s) prepares practicing LPNs for the second year of the nursing program. The Enrichment Quarter may be completed in one quarter (full-time option) or may be extended over a two-quarter period (part-time option). 

Level II (RN)
Hocking College Level I (PN) graduates who meet specified academic and clinical requirements may proceed into the second level of the nursing program (to complete quarters five, six, and seven). Students who successfully progress through Enrichment within one quarter (full-time option) or two quarters (part-time option) may progress into Level II.

The second year prepares you for licensure and practice as a registered nurse. The student who successfully completes the three quarters of the Level II program earns an Associate Degree in Applied Science and is entitled to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) to become a Registered Nurse.

The nursing program is rich in hands-on experience. Clinical experience for the nursing program is obtained in hospitals, long- term care facilities, home health care agencies, schools, clinics, and camps within a 75-mile radius of the College. Transportation to the clinical sites is the responsibility of the student. You will be assigned nine to 14 hours per week of clinical experience throughout both years of the program. Enrichment students will be assigned to a minimum of one day of clinical experience during the Enrichment Quarter.

Accreditation
Approved by the
Ohio Board of Nursing
17 South High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43215
614.466.3947

Accredited by the
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC)
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30326
404.975.5000
 

Program Outcomes

The following outcomes are skills, behaviors, and attitudes cultivated in students seeking the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing:

• Uses the nursing process (assessment, analysis, development of nursing diagnoses, implementation, and evaluation) as a basis for decision making in developing individualized, holistic plans of care;
• Uses the nursing process to collaboratively develop a plan of care with the client and other health team members;
• Provides empathetic and compassionate care;
• Applies and facilitates all levels of communication with a focus on therapeutic communication in the nurse-client relationship;
• Develops and implements teaching plans that are specific to the clients’ level of development and understanding;
• Uses nursing knowledge, critical thinking, judgment, skills, and current technology to provide and promote safe nursing practice;
• Adapts and provides specialized nursing care based on knowledge of developmental, biological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual differences in clients;
• Safely performs basic and complex clinical skills;
• Safely administers and evaluates the effectiveness of medications and treatments;
• Practices within the profession’s ethical and legal framework and is accountable for own nursing practice and for those under supervision;
• Assumes responsibility for professional growth, self-development, and the use of resources for life-long learning;
• Demonstrates leadership skills through use of assertive behaviors, appropriate delegation of tasks, and supervision of assistive and/or unlicensed personnel, and licensed practical nurses; and,
• Demonstrates an awareness of community and world health issues and their impact on individuals and health care.
   

Curriculum

• 2011 Transition
• 2012 Curriculum

Career Opportunities

Registered Nurses (RNs) are employed in hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies and clinics. After obtaining experience and appropriate orientation, RN graduates are also utilized in specialty areas such as obstetrics, pediatrics, intensive care units, coronary care units and community health agencies. New graduate RN salaries range from $29,000 to $43,000 annually. Nursing graduates may be requested to work evening, night and weekend shifts.

Occupational Profile

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