Program Description:

This degree program focuses on wellness of self and others, technical nursing skills across the life span in acute care facilities, long-term care facilities and the community environment, critical care concepts, and professional development. Upon graduation, the student is awarded an Associate of Science in Nursing and is eligible to take the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX-RN) to become a Registered Nurse (RN), and subsequently seek employment in the field. The program is approved through the Florida State Board of Nursing. The nursing program at American Healthcare Institute is committed to providing the best education for students seeking an Associate Degree in Nursing. The program is designed to provide educational and clinical experiences leading to employment in beginning positions as Registered Nurses in hospitals or comparable facilities.

Registered Nursing Program Outcome Competencies:

• Utilize critical thinking, the nursing process, and evidence-based practice to deliver best practice for optimal patient outcomes.
• Provide quality, safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care through teamwork and collaboration.
• Use knowledge, skills, and attitude/emotional intelligence to assure coordination and continuity of care for patients across the lifecycle in a variety of healthcare settings from preventive- to end-of-life care.
• Understand the application of quality data and metrics as an opportunity to benchmark care delivery.
• Integrate culturally competent decision making accomplished through communication, collaboration, and mutual respect for patients, significant others, and the interprofessional care management team.
• Incorporate legal and ethical guidelines into practice and promote lifelong learning and professionalism through consensus building and conflict resolution.
• Use technology to reduce error, remain current, educate patients and nurses, communicate essential information, and document care.

Graduation Requirements:

Minimum of 76 semester credits.

Total:

6 semesters (Program is 24 months long)

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