Chamberlain College of Nursing is committed to producing educational programs designed to meet the changing healthcare needs of our society and the varied learning needs of nursing students. Chamberlain College of Nursing addresses the societal need for competent healthcare providers at varying levels of education and practice, and provides flexible options to nursing students to meet their diverse learning and lifestyle needs.

The Associate Degree of Nursing program is a six-semester year-round program. The first year of the program is designed for students with no prior nursing education and includes fundamentals in nursing, basic nursing courses and general education courses. Continuation to the second level of studies enables the student to earn an associate degree and take the NCLEX-RN licensure examination. Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) who wish to pursue associate degree completion have the option of entering in the second level of the program.

Associate degree students have the option of on-site or online learning for the didactic portion of both nursing and most general education courses. The online content delivery model allows students who may otherwise not be able to attend school to complete a nursing education, regardless of geography or life circumstances.

Students in the on-site option meet in traditional classroom and group clinical learning experiences. Online students utilize an online delivery model for didactic portions of the curriculum. Online courses include live interactive chat sessions among students and faculty, virtual labs for laboratory-based general education courses, and regular interaction with faculty. The instruction is structured, with weekly assignments and regular testing.

Online students arrange clinical experiences within their geographic region. Students within the geographic region of a Chamberlain campus may participate in clinical groups directed by a Chamberlain faculty member. Students outside of the geographic region work with Chamberlain’s clinical coordinator to establish preceptor-supervised clinical learning experiences. Clinical arrangements must be established by the time a clinical course begins, and the sites must be consistent with course outcomes and be approved by course faculty and/or the Dean of Nursing Programs. Those students who have preceptor-supervised clinical instruction are required to demonstrate successful integration of theory and clinical learning through on-site validation of knowledge and skills each semester in which there is a clinical course. Students attend a four-day clinical validation session that includes laboratory skills testing under the direction of the faculty responsible for the clinical course, and validation of skills in a patient care setting. The cost of this four-day session is borne by the student. Estimated costs are listed on page 66 of the Academic Catalog.

The Associate Degree of Nursing program provides a comprehensive foundation of general education and nursing knowledge necessary for nursing practice and continuing professional education and provides the necessary skills and competencies for graduates to assume registered nurse practice positions in acute, rehabilitative, and long-term care agencies. Graduates of the Associate Degree of Nursing program are eligible for the NCLEX-RN licensure examination.

ADN students must have the time and resources necessary to attend the required skills and clinical validation in Columbus each semester enrolled in nursing courses.

1. Provides holistic nursing care based on knowledge from nursing and related disciplines to individuals and support persons in varied healthcare settings.
2. Manages collaborative nursing care with health team members through the effective, cost-efficient use of human, physical, financial, and technological resources.
3. Integrates communication principles and techniques with individuals, support persons, and healthcare team members within professional practice.
4. Employs nursing process and critical thinking as a basis for professional decision-making in individualized nursing care.
5. Accepts individual responsibility and accountability for own nursing practice and for ongoing personal and professional development.
6. Demonstrates behaviors consistent with moral, ethical, legal, and regulatory principles and guidelines.
7. Assumes professional nursing roles to resolve health care needs of individuals and support persons in a variety of settings.
8. Utilizes evidence-based information from healthcare and related disciplines to provide safe nursing care and to teach information and skills necessary for optimal health.

Associate Level of Nursing Program Curriculum Plans
ASN/ADN Curriculum for Prelicensed Students (207K)
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ADN - Online Curriculum Grid (703K)
ADN - Campus Curriculum Grid (636K)