Oakton Community College

Welcome to Oakton Community College's Associate Degree Nursing Program! It is an exciting time for the profession of nursing and the need for registered nurses has never been higher. Graduates of the ADN Program at Oakton Community College are employed in a wide variety of health care settings throughout the Chicagoland area and beyond. I thank you for your interest in our Nursing Program and hope you find the information contained within these pages helpful as you consider a career in nursing.

PHILOSOPHY
The philosophy of the ADN program at Oakton Community College supports the belief in the dignity of the individual as the cornerstone of the curriculum knowledge base.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum prepares the student for a position as a registered nurse in a variety of health care settings. The program is approved by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Board of Nursing, 320 W. Washington St., Springfield, IL 62786 and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditting Commission, Inc. (1995), 61 Broadway - 33rd floor, New York, NY 10006.

Students who successfully complete the first year of the Associate Degree Nursing curriculum may select the option of enrolling in NUR 151. Upon completion of this course, students receive the Practical Nurse certificate and are eligible to apply for the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (LPN).

Students who successfully complete the second year of the curriculum are eligible to apply for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses. Eligibility to sit for the licensure examination is determined by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation of the State of Illinois.

Nursing courses are a combination of classroom and clinical experiences. Classes are usually held on the Des Plaines campus, while clinical experience is offered in a variety of health care settings in the community. Students must provide their own transportation between the college campus and the clinical sites. This is a limited enrollment program. Students interested in this currriculum must submit an application to the College and complete a Health Care Program Admission application.

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Oakton Community College Courses

PRE-NURSING
Course introduces the profession of nursing and provides the rationale for the relationship of basic science and nursing. Content focus is on improving basic academic skills with emphasis on reading and communication in nursing, as well as time management, stress management, and study skills, Part of three tandem courses required for continuing into the Associate Degree Nursing program.

INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
Course introduces the concepts of professional nursing practice. Content includes the nursing process and the role of the nurse in assisting clients to maintain and promote health across the life span. Nursing skills taught in the college laboratory; variety of community agencies used for clinical practice

NURSING CARE CONCEPTS
Course examines concepts related to the care of the client with alterations affecting basic needs. Content focus is on the nursing process, the concept of caring, and the role of the nurse as the student assists clients to meet basic needs. Nursing skills taught in the college laboratory and implemented in a health care facility.

NURSING CONCEPTS IN THE CARE OF THE PSYCHO-SOCIALLY MALADAPTIVE CLIENT
Course concentrates on the client with mental disorders. Content includes adapting skills, concepts of caring, and knowledge of the role of the nurse to meet basic needs related to maintaining mental health. Taught and implemented in clinical practicum.

NURSING CONCEPTS IN THE CARE OF THE EXPANDING FAMILY
Course concentrates on the care of the expanding family. Content includes adaptation of the concepts of caring in the nursing process and in the nurse’s role in meeting the needs of selected clients and their families. Content focus is on prenatal care, diagnostic tests to evaluate fetal health, care during labor and delivery, nursing care of newborn and postpartum care. Appropriate skills taught in the college laboratory; clinical experience offered at community health facilities.

NURSING CONCEPTS IN THE CARE OF THE ELDERLY
Course examines basic management skills for a nurse caring for a group of clients/residents. Content includes assuming the role of the nurse caring for the frail client, and implementing specific alterations that affect the client’s basic needs and chronic health problems. Continuing focus is on the nursing process. Nursing skills taught in the college laboratory and implemented in a long-term health care facility.

LPN OPTION
Course emphasizes the role of the LPN. Content includes legal and ethical responsibilities in the care of the client with selected health concerns. Course must be completed by the student entering the program with the intent to meet eligibility requirements to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses.

INTRODUCTION TO REGISTERED NURSING FOR THE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
Course assists the LPN in understanding the comprehensive role of the registered nurse as specified by the philosophy and curriculum of the Oakton Community College Associate Degree Nursing Program. Content provides learning experiences to evaluate and enhance the LPN’s knowledge of nursing concepts and performance of nursing skills. Clinical experience provides opportunities to demonstrate theoretical knowledge in selected areas.

NURSING INFORMATICS
Course introduces the knowledge and skills necessary for the use of information technology by nurses in relation to patient care, the education of nurses, and clients and health care facility administration. Content includes awareness of legal and ethical issues associated with the use of nursing informatics, as well as exploring information technology related to clinical bedside practice, inpatient and outpatient monitoring; documentation; accessing research findings; education, health promotion; patient teaching, and ergonomics.

PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS I
Course in advanced pharmacology concentrates on nursing implications in assessing patient’s responses to pharmacotherapeutics. Content focus is on the nursing process in the administration of drug therapies within the disciplines of gerontology, maternity, and psychiatric nursing.

NURSING CONCEPTS IN THE CARE OF THE ADULT CLIENT
Course focuses on care of the adult client with specific alterations in basic needs. Content includes development of competency utilizing the nursing process and concepts of caring, and demonstrates the role of the nurse in a variety of health care settings. Nursing skills aught in the college laboratory and implemented in selected clinical settings.

NURSING CONCEPTS IN THE CARE OF ACUTELY ILL CLIENTS
Course focuses on the adult client with complex alterations in basic needs. Content includes development of skills in utilizing the nursing process, and caring concepts, and demonstrating competence in the role of the nurse, assisting the client to meet complex needs in a variety of clinical settings.

NURSING CARE CONCEPTS RELATED TO COMMUNITY AND HOME HEALTH
Course concentrates on the basic principles of home health nursing. Content includes applying the nursing process to the client and family in the home health care setting to facilitate emphasis on the caring model; health care needs of diverse populations across the life span will be addressed.

NURSING: CHALLENGES, ISSUES, AND TRENDS
Course explores nursing as a profession. Content includes historical perspectives, nursing education, current nursing practice, the relationship of nursing to society and the impact of society on the practice of nursing.

NURSING CARE CONCEPTS RELATED TO MANAGEMENT OF CLIENT CARE
Course introduces the graduating student to the basic knowledge and skills related to coordinating and managing client care as required in the profession of nursing.

NURSING CONCEPTS IN THE CARE OF CHILDREN
Course focuses on care of the child from birth through adolescence. Content includes specific skills related to the care of children, with focus on health promotion, as well as the nursing care of both the acutely ill and chronically ill child; adapting the nursing process in the clinical setting; demonstrating knowledge of the role of the nurse and caring concepts to assist the child and family in meeting basic needs. Hospital and community settings used for clinical practice.

PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS II
Course covers advanced pharmacology. Content focuses on nursing implications in assessing patient’s responses to pharmacotherapeutics, and the nursing process used in the administration of drug therapies within the disciplines of pediatrics and medical-surgical nursing.

NURSING PRACTICE REVIEW
Course reviews basic professional nursing practice for the graduate nurse. Content provides both didactic and clinical experience to meet state requirements. Knowledge of professional nursing practice is assumed and necessary to be successful in the course. Course satisfies the requirement for remedial and refresher course described by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (IDPR).

NCLEX REVIEW (REMEDIAL)
Course reviews basic professional nursing practice for the graduate nurse or the nursing student preparing for NCLEX. Content includes both didactic and clinical experience to meet state requirements. Knowledge of professional nursing practice is assumed and necessary to be successful in the course. Course satisfies requirements for a remedial course as described by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).

NCLEX REVIEW (CGFNS)
Course reviews basic professional nursing practice for the graduate of a foreign nursing program. Content includes both didactic and clinical experience to meet state requirements. Knowledge of professional nursing practice is assumed and necessary to be successful in the course. Course satisfies requirements for a remedial course as described by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).

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