Western Nebraska Community College

Nursing Programs Offered

ADN Program Details

The Nursing (Associate Degree)Program prepares qualified students with the skills needed to enter the profession of nursing. The program consists of four college semesters of nursing courses. Theory and practice are integrated and proceed from simple to complex allowing the student to develop into a safe and competent practitioner that can function as part of the health care team. After successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registured Nursing (NCLEX-RN). The Nursing (Associate Degree) Program is approved by the Nebraska State Board of Nursing, P.O. Box 95007, Lincoln, NE 68509; 402-471-4971.

Upon completion of the Nursing (Associate Degree) Program, the student will be able to meet the following outcome criteria as derived from the program's philosophy:

1. Utilize therapeutic communication to provide for the physical, emotional, cultural, spiritual needs of the client.
2. Utilize evidence-based practice, critical thinking, and the nursing process (assessment, analysis, implementation, and evaluation) in the development of a client's plan of care.
3. Perform safe, ethical, and legal nursing interventions including client/family teaching based on biophysical and psychosocial principles.
4. Be educationally prepared to pass NCLEX-RN.
5. Be prepared to perform within the scope of practice and role of the registered nurse in the nursing profession.

LPN Program Details

This three-semester program is designed to prepare the student to become a Licensed Practical Nurse capable of providing nursing care under the supervision of a licensed professional. Theory and practice are integrated into a sequence of selected learning experiences proceeding from the simple to complex in such a manner as to produce a competent, safe practitioner. After successful completion of the program, the student is eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing {NCLEX-PN}. The Practical Nursing Program is approved by the Nebraska Board of Nursing, P.O. Box 95007, Lincoln, NE 68509, 402-471-4917 and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 3343 Peachtree Rd. NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, 404-975-5000, www.nlnac.org.

Upon completion of the three-semester Practical Nursing Program, the student will be able to meet the following outcome criteria as derived from the programs philosophy. The graduate will:

1. Utilize basic communication techniques to identify basic physical, emotional, and cultural needs of the client.
2. Utilize the nursing process and critical thinking to contribute to the development of a clients plan of care.
3. Perform safe basic nursing interventions and incidental teaching based on fundamental biologic and physiological principals.
4. Be educationally prepared to pass NCLEX-PN.
5. Be prepared to perform with the scope of practice and role of the practical nurse in the nursing profession.