Code: AAS.NURS.DAY

The Bergen Community College Nursing Program prepares its graduates to assume an entry-level position as a registered nurse.

Nursing students are actively involved as self-directed, responsible partners in the learning process. Students are educated in the classroom, in the nursing skills and simulation laboratories and in a variety of clinical settings.

The program uses technology such as Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) and the Human Child and Adult Patient Simulators to enhance learning, skills mastery and critical thinking in the application of the nursing process.

• Program Length: 2 academic years.
• Preadmission Test: Nursing Program Admissions Exam.
• GPA for admissions eligibility: 2.50
• High School prerequisite courses: Chemistry and Biology with labs and Algebra.
• College substitutions: CHM-112 ; BIO-109 ; MAT-040 .
• Application Deadline: January 15th for fall admission.
• Program Admits: Fall semester.
• Notes: The day nursing program accepts students for fall only.

The Nursing Program is approved by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing and is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1. Applies the Nursing Process while modeling clinical judgement to assist culturally diverse individuals, families, and groups in the promotion, maintenance and restoration of optimum health.
2. Communicates effectively with individuals, families and other health team members.
3. Practices within the legal and ethical framework of nursing.
4. Incorporates technical resources for the improvement of nursing practice.
5. Demonstrates quantitative reasoning skills in nursing practice.
6. Integrates teaching and learning principles into nursing practice.

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