Southwest Mississippi Community College

Nursing Programs Offered

ADN Program Details

Program Objectives:

-Design a plan of individualized care using the nursing process for clients with need interferences based on bio-psychosocial principles, cultural preferences, and level of growth and development.
-Synthesize principles of communication in establishing relationships with clients, families, and members of the health care team in diverse health care settings.
-Use the nursing process as a basis for decision making in caring for clients with basic human needs.
-Assume the Associate Degree nurse's responsibility for legal and ethical accountability.
-Assume responsibility for continuing education, personal and professional growth.
-Assume the Associate Degree nurse's role in responding to the changing healthcare environment to meet the needs of clients in diverse healthcare settings.