Part 1 3.7.qxp - Southwestern Oregon Community College

Health Occupations/Nursing
Description: This program is designed to prepare students with entry-level
skills needed to assume the role of a Registered Nurse. Students will need to
successfully complete the licensure exam at the end of six quarters or students may
elect to replace the last term of the Associate of Applied Science degree with a
Bachelor’s in Nursing course and complete three more terms to achieve a Bachelor’s
in Nursing degree. Students who have completed an Associate of Applied Science
degree would need to complete an additional four quarters to receive a Bachelor’s in
Nursing degree.
Employment Opportunities: Registered Nursing career opportunities range from
good to excellent with occupational titles that include Staff Nurse, Home Health Nurse
(BSN preferred), Basic Nursing Assistant Program Instructor (BSN preferred), Clinic
Nurse (RN), Hospice Nurse (BSN preferred), School Nurse (BSN), Specialty Nursing
(Associate with in-hospital training after usually one year in Medical Surgical area,
BSN, MSN with clinical specialty), Public Health nursing (BSN preferred). The salary
entry range for an Associate of Applied Science degree RN ranges from $30,000 to
$45,000 and for a BSN from $40,000 to $55,000. There is great variability across
the country.
The Associate of Applied Science in Nursing degree prepares graduates to
become licensed as a Registered Nurse. Successful completion of six quarters
qualifies students for meeting the academic requirements to take the NCLEX exam for
licensure in the state of Oregon. The license is transferable across the nation. Once
admitted the student is required to take all curriculum courses as they appear in the
catalog or before. In other words, each term is a prerequisite to the next. This is a
restricted entry program and students must submit a separate application along with
their college admission application. The Bachelor’s degree is awarded by Oregon
Health and Science University with all courses available in Coos Bay.
Contact Jo Sullivan at 541-888-7338 or jsullivan@socc.edu or Barbara Shreckengost
at 541-888-7443 or bshreckengost@socc.edu or online at
www.socc.edu/academics/AAS_nurse for further application requirements.
Beginning the fall of 2006 students will need to complete a total of 49 prerequisite
credits to be admitted to the Nursing program. Thirty (30) of these credits must be
completed prior to submitting the nursing application. Selections will be based on the
point system found in the application packet with provisional admittance requiring
completion of the remaining 19 credits of prerequisites according to timelines in the
application packet.
The first 30 credits must include at least one term of Anatomy and Physiology.
Prerequisite Year notes
1. Students applying for the Nursing program must have completed either a
Chemistry sequence (CHEM 104, 105, 106; CHEM 121, 122, 123; or CHEM 221,
222, 223) or CHEM 110 within the last five years.
2. Students must be enrolled in or have completed BI231 prior to submitting an
application winter term.
3. CIS 131 has been re-numbered to CS 120; students that have already completed
CIS 131 will not have to re-take CS 120.
Program notes
1. ANTH 222 or 223 may be substituted for ANTH221.
2. See Distribution requirement lists on page 63. Courses must be from outside the
student’s area of concentration.
3. PE231 or three credits of PE185 may be substituted for HE250.
4. Developmental and remedial courses, listed on page 62, will not fulfill elective
requirement. Courses must be from outside the student’s area of concentration.
The Perioperative Nursing Training Opportunity is designed for practicing
Registered Nurses who have no previous experience in operating room nursing.
Course content includes knowledge and skills required to care for patients having
surgical intervention. Preparation for beginning level independent practice will
incorporate direct classroom instruction and lecture/lab work in an operating room
suite. Students must have a current unencumbered Oregon State Board of Nursing
Registered Nurse License.
Perioperative nurse career opportunities range from good to excellent with
occupational titles that include Surgery Nurse, Operating Room Nurse, and
Scrub Nurse.
Training Opportunity Perioperative Nursing
NUR9411 and NUR9412
Total credits = 10
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