Nursing and Allied Health, ASN

Location(s): Monroe Campus, Tallulah Campus, Winnsboro Campus

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Program Total Credit Hours

Program Description

The Associate of Nursing (ASN) program is structured for future nurses to have the knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSAs) necessary for continuous improvement in giving caring, quality, and safe healthcare. The curriculum is organized systematically with the steps of the nursing process. Specific need-based priorities are established. Abraham Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs provides the organization for the needs sequence of priorities.

Accreditation and Membership

The Associate of Science in Nursing Traditional and LPN to RN nursing program at Louisiana Delta Community College at the Monroe, Tallulah, and Winnsboro campuses located in Monroe, Tallulah, and Winnsboro, Louisiana respectively are accredited by:

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400 Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate of Science nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. The ASN program at LDCC has Full Approval with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing (LSBN), 17373 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70810.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program here.

The ASN program also holds membership in the National League of Nursing (NLN), a professional but non-accrediting agency, 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, 8th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20037.

Program Outcomes (Adopted February 6, 2018): (1) Eighty percent (80%) of the Louisiana Delta Community College nursing program graduates will successfully complete the Licensure examination on the first attempt. (2) The Louisiana Delta Community College traditional student will complete the nursing program within 6 semesters and the LPN to RN students will complete the track within 4 semesters. (3) The Louisiana Delta Community College nursing graduates will be employed as an RN within 12 months.

Curriculum Audit

Residency Credit Hours Required (25%) 18
Board of Regents CIP Code 513801

Students must earn a grade of C or better in all program courses.

Semester 4

Humanities Elective History or English Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
NURS 219 - Parent-Child Nursing Credit Hour(s): 4
NURS 220 - Parent-Child Nursing Clinical Credit Hour(s): 2
NURS 221 - Mental Health Nursing Credit Hour(s): 2
NURS 222 - Mental Health Nursing Clinical Credit Hour(s): 1

Semester 5

Fine Arts Elective Art Appreciation or Music Appreciation Credit Hour(s): 3
NURS 232 - Nursing of the Adult II Credit Hour(s): 4
NURS 231 - Nurs of the Adult II Clinical Credit Hour(s): 4
NURS 233 - Trends, Issues & Management Credit Hour(s): 1

Program Requirement

Required Courses

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

BIOL 210 - General Microbiology Credit Hour(s): 3
BIOL 211 - General Microbiology Lab Credit Hour(s): 1
BIOL 221 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I Credit Hour(s): 3
BIOL 223 - Human Anat & Physiology Lab I Credit Hour(s): 1
BIOL 222 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II Credit Hour(s): 3
BIOL 224 - Human Anat & Physiology Lab II Credit Hour(s): 1
ENGL 101 - English Composition I Credit Hour(s): 3
ENGL 102 - English Composition II Credit Hour(s): 3
HSCI 115 - Pharmacology for Hlth Careers Credit Hour(s): 3
MATH 110 - College Algebra Credit Hour(s): 3
MATH 210 - Introduction to Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3
NURS 100 - Introduction to Nursing Credit Hour(s): 2
NURS 112 - Basics in Nursing Credit Hour(s): 4
NURS 113 - Basics in Nursing Clinical Credit Hour(s): 2
NURS 122 - Nursing of the Adult I Credit Hour(s): 4
NURS 123 - Nurs of the Adult I Clinical Credit Hour(s): 4
NURS 219 - Parent-Child Nursing Credit Hour(s): 4
NURS 220 - Parent-Child Nursing Clinical Credit Hour(s): 2
NURS 221 - Mental Health Nursing Credit Hour(s): 2
NURS 222 - Mental Health Nursing Clinical Credit Hour(s): 1
NURS 232 - Nursing of the Adult II Credit Hour(s): 4
NURS 231 - Nurs of the Adult II Clinical Credit Hour(s): 4
NURS 233 - Trends, Issues & Management Credit Hour(s): 1
PSYC 201 - Introduction to Psychology Credit Hour(s): 3

Fine Arts Requirement (3 credit hours)

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

Fine Arts

Humanities Requirement (3 credit hours)

Must take History or English Literature courses.

Earn at least 3 credits from the following:

Nursing Humanities

Required Course for LPN to RN Transition

Complete ALL of the following Courses:

NURS 132 - LPN to RN Transition Credit Hour(s): 5
NURS 133 - LPN to RN Transition Clinical Credit Hour(s): 1

Mission and Outcomes

Objective

Adopted March 6, 2018; Graduates of the Louisiana Delta Community College Associate of Science in Nursing program will be able to: (1) Organize patient-centered care across the lifespan with respect to patient’s values culture and beliefs. (2) Demonstrate continuing competence, growth, and development in the practice of the profession of nursing to minimize risk of harm to patients. (3) Identify the use of quality measures to improve performance and patient outcomes. (4) Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team, (individuals, patients, families or communities), to achieve quality patient care. (5) Utilize technology, resources and information systems to deliver safe, effective patient care. (6) Demonstrate critical thinking and problem- solving skills in developing an evidence-based plan of care. (7) Demonstrate accountability for legal, moral, and ethical consideration within current standards of professional practices.

Mission

The mission of the Associate of Science in Nursing Program at Louisiana Delta Community College supports the mission of the parent institution. The purpose of nursing is to offer an effective and efficient program of study that produces competent and safe entry-level graduates prepared to function within the roles of an associate degree nurse.

Partners

Glenwood Regional Medical Center, St. Francis Medical Center, Ochsner/LSU Health System Monroe