Registered Nursing Associate of Science
The study of nursing is the application of knowledge from the arts and sciences. The purpose of the Bakersfield College Associate Degree Program is to provide the foundation for students to become competent registered nurses. The ADN Program respects the individuality of students and recognizes that each student has different educational, experiential, cultural, spiritual, economic, and social backgrounds and a unique support system. The aim of the program is to provide a positive, innovative learning model that fosters the development of critical thinking and problem-solving skills so that the graduate nurse is equipped to deliver care to a culturally diverse population in a variety of healthcare settings. Career Opportunities: Employment in a variety of healthcare facilities and settings. Estimated Program
Courses
- NURS B40 — Foundations of Nursing Practice
- NURS B41 — Nursing Care of the Medical Surgical Patient 1
- NURS B42 — Pharmacology for Nursing Practice
- NURS B43 — Nursing Care of the Medical Surgical Patient 2
- NURS B44 — Nursing Care of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Client
- NURS B46 — Nursing Care of the Medical Surgical Patient 3
- NURS B47 — Nursing Care of Maternal Newborn Patients
- NURS B48 — Nursing Care of Children and Adolescents
- NURS B49 — Nursing Care of the Medical Surgical Patient 4