Nursing Courses

 

A nursing career provides a wide variety of job opportunities. Nurses practice in various  settings which include care of infants, children, adults, or the elderly.

Practical Nursing
Colby Community College offers a Certificate in Practical Nursing, offered at both the Colby and Norton campuses.  Successful completion of the Practical Nursing program qualifies the student to be eligible to apply to write for the NCLEX-PN exam.

Associate Degree Nursing
Colby Community College offers an Associate in Applied Science degree in Nursing.

CCC also offers transition courses for those holding credentials as a Mobile Intensive Care Technician (MICT) or Registered Respiratory Technician (RRT) who want to obtain an Associate Degree in Nursing.

Successful completion of the Associate Degree program qualifies the student to be eligible to apply to write for the NCLEX-RN exam. 

CURRICULUM

The nursing curricula includes nursing and non-nursing courses that help develop well-rounded, competent nurses.  Coursework includes classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences.  The PN clinical experiences include supervised client care experiences that occur in hospitals and long term care facilities. The ADN clinical experiences include critical care, emergency care, drug and alcohol treatment, rural hospital nursing preceptors, school nursing and obstetrical care.

The nursing program is comprised of semester hours. Sixteen (16) contact hours equals one (1) semester credit hour. The theory-hour ratio is 1:1. The clinical/lab contact hours-to-credit hour ratio is 3:1. For example, A one-credit hour of theory will generate 16 contact hours and one credit of clinical/lab will generate 48 contact hours.

Certificate: Practical Nursing (PN)

Admission Requirement: Certified Nurse Aid Certificate
COURSE NO. COURSE NAME CR HR(S)
PREREQUISITES
AL101 Basic Nutrition 3
AL102 Medical Terminology 1
BI278 Anatomy & Physiology with Lab (taken within the last 10 years) 5
PS276 Developmental Psychology 3
   Total 12
Fall Semester
NS100 KSPN Foundations of Nursing I
4
NS101 KSPN Foundations of Nursing Clinical
2
NS122 KSPN Fund. of Pharmacology 
2
NS145 KSPN Maternal Child Nursing 2
NS146 KSPN Maternal Child Nursing Clinical 1
NS156 KSPN Mental Health Nursing 2
   Semester Total 13
     
Spring Semester
NS112 KSPN Care of Aging Adults 2
NS167 KSPN Nursing Care of Adults I 4
NS168 KSPN Nursing Care of Adults I Clinical 2
NS178 KSPN Nursing Care of Adults II 4
NS179 KSPN Nursing Care of Adults II Clinical 2
NS189 KSPN Leadership, Roles, and Issues I 1
  Semester Total 15
PROGRAM TOTAL CREDIT HOURS:  40

Associate of Applied Science: Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Students must be an LPN.
Full-Time Program
       
Courses can be taken prior to ADN program admission or concurrently. A Math component must be completed (see admission requirements)  
COURSE NO. COURSE NAME CR HR(S)  
BI280 Principles of Microbiology with Lab 5  
PS176 General Psychology 3  
EN176 English Composition I 3  
 AL136 Pharmacology (offered fall only) 1  
  Total 12  
Fall Semester  
       
NS205 Nursing Care of Adults III 3  
NS206 Nursing Care of Adults III Clinical 2  
NS210 Mental Health Nursing II 2  
NS211 Mental Health Nursing II Clinical 1  
NS215 Leadership, Roles, and Issues II 1  
  Semester Total 9  
Spring Semester  
NS220 Maternal Child Nursing II 3  
NS221 Maternal Child Nursing II Clinical 2  
NS235 Nursing Care of Adults IV 3  
NS236 Nursing Care of Adults IV Clinical 2  
NS245 NCLEX-RN Exam Preparation 1  
  Semester Total 11  
       
  ADN (Credit for Prior Learning) 32  
TOTAL PN/ADN PROGRAM CREDIT HOURS:   72  

Associate of Applied Science: RRT/MICT to ADN

Students must be a graduate of an accredited program and be a RRT (Registered Respiratory Therapist) or MICT (Mobile Intensive Care Technician) with one year of experience.

     
Co-Requisites (Can be taken with nursing courses)  
COURSE NO. COURSE NAME CR HR(S)
BI280 Principles of Microbiology with Lab 5
PS176 General Psychology 3
EN176 English Composition I 3
BI276 Anatomy & Physiology 5
AL101 Basic Nutrition 3
PS276 Developmental Psychology 3
AL136 Pharmacology (offered fall only) 1
  Total 25
Summer Semester #1
NS201 RRT/MICT to ADN Transition Concepts 1
NS202 RRT/MICT to ADN Articulation Concepts 1
NS203 RRT/MICT to ADN Concepts of Care 2
  Semester Total 4
Fall Semester #2
NS205 Nursing Care of Adults III 3
NS206 Nursing Care of Adults III Clinical 2
NS210 Mental Health Nursing II 2
NS211 Mental Health Nursing II Clinical 1
NS215 Leadership, Roles, and Issues II 1
  Semester Total 9
Spring Semester #3
NS220 Maternal Child Nursing II 3
NS221 Maternal Child Nursing II Clinical 2
NS235 Nursing Care of Adults IV 3
NS236 Nursing Care of Adults IV Clinical 2
NS245 NCLEX-RN Exam Preparation 1
  Semester Total 11
  TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS
49

 

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Nursing Department
1255 S Range Ave
Colby KS 67701
healthassistant@colbycc.edu
nursing@colby.edu
(785) 460-4797