Associate Degree Nursing
The Wilkes Community College Associate Degree Nursing program operates under the full approval of the North Carolina Board of Nursing (NCBON).
The Wilkes Community College Associate Degree in Nursing Program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).
Learning Outcomes
- Prioritize nursing care for individuals across the life span considering the concepts of needs assessment, and physiologic integrity.
- Provide patient-centered, holistic nursing care to individuals and groups with common complex alterations in health, based on evidence based practice and the nursing process.
- Communicate effectively with other members of an interdisciplinary healthcare team, as well as with individuals/families through the use of written expression, verbal and non-verbal expression.
- Actively participate in quality improvement initiatives in directing nursing care for individuals and groups with common complex alterations in health.
- Collaboratively participate as a member of the healthcare team, upholding legal, ethical, and professional standards of nursing practice.
- Utilize principles of critical thinking including pursuing best information, examining underlying assumptions, engaging in inquiry and analyzing different points of view when exercising nursing judgment.
Contact Information
Pathways
Technical Standards
The Associate Degree Nursing program technical standards have been developed to inform students of the nonacademic essential functions of the program and profession. Examples are not all inclusive.
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Communication Oral / Written |
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Mobility / Motor Skills |
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Physical Strength and Stamina |
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Sensory
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Environmental / Occupational Exposure |
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Field or Industry Professional Standards |
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