Nursing, Associate of Science

Program Description:

The purpose of the Associate of Science in Nursing program at Florida National University is to provide quality nursing education to a culturally, socially, and ethnically diverse community. The program achieves this mission by preparing the graduates for employment at entry-level registered nursing positions. The program further achieves this mission by ensuring mastery of affective, cognitive, and psychomotor skills so that its graduates can become successful licensed registered nurses who are able to provide holistic, safe, culturally sensitive care to a wide variety of clients throughout the lifespan. FNU awards an Associate of Science Degree upon graduation.

Program Requirements (72 Credits)

General Education (28 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501

College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (6 Credits)

ENC 1101	English Composition I	3
SPC 1017	Fundamentals of Oral Communications	3

Humanities (3 Credits)

PHI 1635	Biomedical Ethics	3
	Or
PHI 1600	Ethics	3

Social Science (3 Credits)

DEP 2004

Human Growth and Development

3

Natural Sciences (12 Credits)

CHM 1033	Chemistry	3
CHM 1033L	Chemistry Lab	1
BSC 1085C	Anatomy and Physiology I	4
BSC 1086C	Anatomy and Physiology II	4

Mathematics (3 Credits)

MAC 1105

College Algebra I

3

Lower Level Requirements (3 Credits)

MCB 2000C

Microbiology

3

Core Requirements (42 Credits)

NUR 1023C	Fundamentals of Nursing	7
NUR 1060C	Adult Health Assessment	2
NUR 1211C	Adult Health Nursing I	9
NUR 1140C	Pharmacology / Drug Administration	3
NUR 2213C	Adult Health Nursing II	6
NUR 2420C	Maternal/Infant Nursing	3
NUR 2310C	Pediatric Nursing	3
NUR 2520C	Psychiatric Nursing	4
NUR 2610	Community Health Nursing	1
NUR 2810C	Professional Nursing Leadership Practicum.	2.5
NUR 2960C	Professional Nursing Review/Licensure Preparation	1.5

Nursing students are required to wear white nursing scrubs/uniforms and white shoes at all times. Students must furnish their own uniforms. Uniform tops with FNU logo can only be purchased at the FNU Bookstore.

A.S. Nursing Program Admission and Academic Requirements

A prospective student must meet all admission requirements predetermined by Florida National University. In addition, the requirements for admission to the ADN Program are as follow:

1. Students must attend one of the general orientations scheduled.
2. Students must take a Diagnostic Test (students with proof of transferable credits of College Algebra (MAC 1105) and English Composition (ENC 1101) from an accredited institution may be exempt). Students must also pass the KAPLAN exam with at least an 80% as a combined score in all four sections of the exam to qualify for the ADN Program (can only be taken twice). Registration for the exam is completed directly with the school.
3. Complete the program’s application which includes an essay, two reference letters (from academic and professional sources), and have a satisfactory interview with the Nursing Program Director and staff.
4. Obtain a “background check” report from a local police station.
5. Students will be categorized into one of two groups:
   1. Admission to the ADN program: Requiring all/some general courses.
      • Option to transfer credits from another accredited institution only if the student has a 3.0 GPA average in all pre-req. courses and a letter grade of no less than a ‘B’ in all transferable science courses. An official transcript is needed and must be mailed directly to FNU.
   2. Admission to the ADN program: Completing all general courses.
      • Option to transfer credits from another accredited institution only if the student has a 3.0 GPA average in all pre-req. courses and a letter grade of no less than a ‘B’ in all transferable science courses. An official transcript is needed and must be mailed directly to FNU.
6. Students must meet and maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (B) on a 4.0 grading scale on all science courses.
7. Upon completion of the steps above, students will be accepted based on the individual’s scores on the Admission Rating Scale Report which include KAPLAN test scores, GPA, and interview results.

Scholastic Standards of the Associate of Science in Nursing Program

1. The ADN program is an intensive, FULL-TIME program, requiring approximately 1,462.50 clock hours per year Classes including both lecture as well as labs may be held any day from Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM. Clinical hours may be scheduled any time during the week/weekend from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM. In addition, the students will need to dedicate at least 2 – 3 hours per each class hour to study the learned material.
2. Students are required to meet the following standards in every course:
   1. Successfully meet all course student learning outcomes.
   2. Complete all program core courses with at least a C (80%) or better.
   3. Complete all clinical skills and evaluations satisfactorily.
   4. Complete all required clinical and theory hours.
   5. Meet attendance standards of the program.
   6. All core courses are administered in a sequence, if a student fails a course, he/she must repeat it in order to proceed with the program.
   7. Students that repeat more than one course or that do not meet the required attendance hours in both clinical and lecture will be expelled from the program.
   8. Students will be eligible to receive only one “incomplete” in the nursing courses throughout the duration of the program. Students that receive more than one incomplete grade on more than one course at a time or throughout the duration of the program will be expelled from the program.
   9. Students must pass the exit comprehensive exam in order to graduate.
   10. Students must successfully meet the Program Learning Outcomes in order to graduate.