Printed : 12 / 15 / 2021 Academic Year 2022-2023
Program Code 105431PB
As a nurse , you make a difference in the lives of your patients . You plan , provide , and evaluate patient care . You act as a liaison between physicians , other health care workers , and the patient . You also supervise other health care providers . Why choose the ADN program at NWTC ? Quality – NWTC ADN graduates take the same national licensing exam that graduates from four-year colleges and universities do , and NWTC graduates consistently score above the national average . Success – NWTC nursing graduates report greater than 90 percent job placement as RNs within six months of graduation . Expertise – classroom , lab and simulation instruction , extensive clinical experience at area hospitals , extended care facilities and clinics , and service opportunities like work at the N . E . W . Clinic at NWTC all provide hands-on patient care experience that helps make NWTC graduates effective on the job . This program is accredited by the ACEN : Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing .
Curriculum : Students following the study plan below will complete the Nursing Associate Degree program in the number of semesters shown .
First Semester
10-543-127 PARAMEDIC TO ADN THEORY 1 10-543-128 PARAMEDIC TO ADN THEORY 2 Semester Total
Second Semester
10-543-129 PARAMEDIC TO ADN CLINICAL 10-543-130 PARAMEDIC TO ADN SKILLS Semester Total
3 3
6.00
2 2
4.00
This program is offered at : Green Bay
Third Semester
10-543-112 Nursing Advanced Skills 10-543-109 Nsg : Complex Health Alterat 1 10-543-110 Nsg : Mental Health Comm Con 10-543-111 Nsg : Intermed Clin Practice 10-806-197 Microbiology Semester Total
1 3 2 3 4
13.00
Fourth Semester
10-543-113 Nsg : Complex Health Alterat 2 10-543-114 Nsg : Mgt & Profess Concepts 10-543-115 Nsg : Adv Clinical Practice 10-543-116 Nursing Clinical Transition Semester Total
3 2 3 2
10.00
Total Credits
33.00
Curriculum Note : Students must earn a " B " or higher in all 10-543-xxx and 10-806-xxx courses . A student must repeat the particular course with " B " or better �nal grade to continue in or graduate from this program . If the course is sequential , the successful retake must occur before continuing the sequence .
The credit for 10-890-101 , College 101 is an Institutional Requirement for graduation . Consequently , it is not part of the program credit requirements , but must be passed with a " C " or better .
10-543-127 PARAMEDIC TO ADN THEORY 1 ... nursing process implemented to relate care of patients throughout the lifespan with alterations in cognition , elimination , comfort , grief / loss , mobility , skin integrity , and �uid / electrolyte balance and related principles of pharmacology . ( Prerequisite : Accepted in Paramedic-RN Bridge program ; Corequisite : 10-543-128 , Paramedic to ADN Theory 2 )
10-543-128 PARAMEDIC TO ADN THEORY 2 ... nursing care of the developing family , including reproductive and mental health issues , pregnancy , labor and delivery , post-partum , the newborn , and child . Integrated understanding of related pharmacology . Study of family dynamics and grief / loss . ( Prerequisite : Accepted to Paramedic-RN Bridge program ; Corequisite : 10-543-127 , Paramedic to ADN Theory 1 )
10-543-129 PARAMEDIC TO ADN CLINICAL ... introductory clinical emphasizes basic nursing skills and application of nursing process to clients and families across the lifespan . Emphasis placed on assessment , relationships , communication , data collection , documentation , and medication administration . ( Prerequisites : Acceptance to Paramedic-RN Bridge program ; 10-543-127 , Paramedic to ADN Theory 1 ; 10-543128 , Paramedic to ADN Theory 2 ; Corequisite : 10-543-130 , Paramedic to ADN Clinical )
10-543-130 PARAMEDIC TO ADN SKILLS ... basic nursing skills and physical assessment across the lifespan . Includes medication calculations , aseptic technique , wound care , tracheostomy care , suctioning , management of enteral tubes , medication administration , enemas , ostomy care , and catherization . ( Prerequisites : Acceptance to Paramedic-RN Bridge program ; 10-543-127 , Paramedic to ADN Theory 1 ; 10-543128 , Paramedic to ADN Theory 2 ; Corequisite : 10-543-129 , Paramedic to ADN Skills )
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