Germanna Community College

Nursing Programs Offered

ADN Program Details

The two-year Associate in Applied Science degree curriculum in Nursing is designed to prepare selected students to qualify as contributing members of the healthcare team, rendering direct patient care as beginning practitioners of nursing in a variety of health service facilities. Upon successful completion of the curriculum, students will be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination leading to licensure as a registered nurse (RN).

It is also designed to provide a base of general education from which the individual student will grow and develop as a person, worker, and citizen of the community. Students who successfully complete the curriculum are awarded the Associate in Applied Science degree with a major in Nursing.

Upon completion of the program, the graduates will:

-Incorporate values and principles from the natural and social sciences, humanities, and nursing theory to facilitate optimal wellness of clients and individuals across the life span as nurses and community members.
-Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualized care for clients and family members with common health problems in hospitals, long-term care facilities, physician's offices, homes, varied community settings and other selected health agencies using available resources.
-Use cognitive, psychomotor, affective skills in providing direct and/or indirect care for clients across the life span.
-Be accountable for their personal and professional development.
-Integrate concepts related to culture, ethnicity, and spirituality in provision of nursing care.
-Demonstrate use of critical thinking skills throughout the nursing process in provision of client care.

LPN Program Details

This 11-month program is designed to prepare selected students to qualify as contributing members of the health team, rendering direct patient care as beginning practitioners of practical nursing in a variety of health service facilities. Upon successful completion of the curriculum, students will be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination leading to licensure as a practical nurse (LPN).

At the completion of this certificate program, the graduates will:

-Manage basic therapeutic, rehabilitative and preventative care for people of all ages and diverse cultures in various stages of dependency.
-Collaborate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care for clients and family members in a variety of community settings using available resources.
-Use cognitive, psychomotor, affective skills in providing direct and/or indirect care for clients to facilitate optimal wellness of clients and individuals across the life span.
-Be accountable for their personal and professional development and work within their scope of practice and legal boundaries.
-Demonstrate use of critical thinking skills throughout the nursing process in the provision of patient care.
-Integrate concepts related to culture, ethnicity, and spirituality in provision of nursing care.