Associate of Applied Science
Nursing
The mission of NMJC as a comprehensive community college is to promote success through learning. The mission of NMJC Nursing Program is to promote success through learning by facilitating the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required by entry-level nurses to provide safe, patient-centered, high quality, nursing care across the lifespan that is evidence-based for diverse individuals, families, and communities.
The NMJC Nursing Program offers a comprehensive curriculum in a state-of-the-art facility. The two-year registered nursing education program - Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS) includes classroom, laboratory, and supervised clinical instruction in real and simulated environments. Up to 50 students are accepted into the program each August. Applications are accepted in the nursing program until May 20th each year for admission into the fall semester. Information regarding the application process, admission requirements, and application packets are found in the Nursing webpage.
NMJC Registered Nursing Program has Full Approval from the New Mexico State Board of Nursing. Contact information for the New Mexico Board of Nursing is 6301 Indian School Road NE Suite 710 Albuquerque, NM 87110 (505) 841-8340 (Office) (505) 841-8347 (Fax) www.nmbon.sks.com
Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible to take the national exam (NCLEX-RN) for RN licensure.
Registered Nurse Career Opportunities
Students who successfully complete the nursing program plan of study receive an Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) in Nursing and are eligible to take the National Council Licensing Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN) for licensure as a registered nurse (RN). Registered nurses provide and coordinate patient care, educate patients and the public about various health conditions, and provide advice and emotional support to patients and their family members. Registered nurses work in hospitals, physicians' offices, home healthcare services, and nursing care facilities, correctional facilities, schools, and the military.
Career Advancement Opportunities
Nursing program graduates may continue their education by pursuing higher degrees in nursing such as a Bachelor (BSN), Master (MSN), or Doctorate (PhD) degree as well as Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Nurse Practitioner (NP), or Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice (DNP).
Accreditation
New Mexico Junior College is Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association. The NMJC Registered Nursing Program opened in 1969 and has been nationally accredited since 1975 by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
The program is Accredited through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), formerly the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC). ACEN, 3390 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326 acenursing.org
NMJC Nursing Program Contact Information
Bobbi Davis
Administrative Assistant of Allied Health & Nursing
Allied Health Building, Room 104
Hobbs, New Mexico 88240
575.492.2517
bjdavis@nmjc.edu
Degrees and Certificates
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Nursing, -
Practical Nursing (LPN), Certificate
Courses
NRSN1011: Intro. to Concepts of Nursing
Credits 3This course introduces the nursing student to the concepts of nursing practice and conceptual learning. Knowledge is integrated from pre-requisite and co-requisite courses into a conceptual learning model and applied to select nursing concepts. The student defines personal values, beliefs, and attitudes about health and wellness. This course provides opportunities for the student to describe the importance of identifying patient safety issues, the roles and values of the nurse and members of the health care team, and specific standards/regulations that apply to nursing practice.
NRSN1013: Fundamentals of Nursing
Credits 4This course introduces the nursing student to the application of concepts through clinical skills in seminar, laboratory, and/or the clinical setting. The course focuses on the principles of communication, assessment, safety, and specific nursing interventions including accurate calculation, measurement, and administration of medications. Different types and characteristics of communication used in professional practice are described. The student applies the concepts learned in Level I nursing courses to the care of the patient and implements the principles of safety during the performance of nursing skills in patient-based scenarios.
NRSN1016: Concepts of Nursing I
Credits 3This course focuses on health and illness concepts across the lifespan. The scope, risk factors, physiologic processes, attributes, and clinical management of the concepts of homeostasis/regulation, sexuality/reproduction, protection/movement, and emotional processes are included in the course content. Exemplars, evidence-based practices, collaborative care, healthcare standards, nursing informatics/technologies, and care resources associated with the concepts of the course are discussed. Normal physiology and healthy adaptations of the patient are integrated into the concept/exemplar content.
NRSN1026: Community Health in Nursing
Credits 3This course introduces the nursing student to the attributes of the health care participant as an individual, a family, or a community. The student identifies personal values, beliefs, and attitudes regarding the health and wellness of the health care recipient. The role of nursing as related to the health of vulnerable populations and elimination of health disparities is included in course content. Protective and predictive factors influencing the health of families, groups, communities, and populations are discussed. Evidence-based practices guiding health-related teaching, counseling, screening, and outreach; disease and outbreak investigation; and health care referral and follow-up are explored. Information and communication technologies in preventive care are also included in the course content. This course provides opportunities for the student to examine the health care and emergency preparedness of the local community and the state of New Mexico. The student is given the opportunity to identify effective, efficient, economical, and equitable clinical prevention and population-focused interventions.
NRSN1033: Pharmacology in Nursing
Credits 3This course introduces the nursing student to pharmacological nursing practice across the lifespan utilizing a conceptual approach. The student identifies the nurse's professional role related to pharmacotherapeutics in diverse populations. Safety issues and minimization of risk potential associated with pharmacotherapeutics, complementary, and alternative medicines are discussed. Evidence-based pharmacological and pathophysiological concepts are integrated to guide medication therapeutics. Health care system protocols, communication methods, and informatics related to pharmacotherapeutics are included in the course content. Common drug classes and the pharmacotherapeutics, pharmacodynamics, and pharmacotherapeutics associated with each class are included in this course.
NRSN1036: Nursing Skills & Assessment I
Credits 4This course introduces the nursing student to assessment and health promotion for the health care participant as an individual, a family, or a community. This course utilizes seminar, laboratory, and/or clinical settings. The student is given the opportunity to assess physical health, health/illness beliefs, values, attitudes, developmental level, functional ability, culture, and spirituality of the participant. The student also assesses family health including family health history, genetic health history, and environmental exposures to identify current and future health problems. Community health needs are identified through collaborative community assessment and evidence-based practice. Assessment data is shared through communication with healthcare professionals to identify needed interventions. The role of the nurse as advocate for the health care recipient is explained. The student is given the opportunity to analyze educational materials for literacy level.
NRSN2013: Concepts of Nursing II
Credits 3This course focuses on health and illness concepts across the lifespan. Concepts covered include oxygenation/hemostasis, homeostasis/regulation, protection/movement, and cognitive/behavioral processes. The scope, risk factors, physiologic processes, attributes, and clinical management of the selected concepts are included in the course content. Exemplars, evidence-based practices, collaborative care, healthcare standards, nursing informatics/technologies, and care resources associated with the concepts of the course are discussed. Opportunities are provided for the student to apply selected health and illness concepts to the nursing care of health care recipients across the lifespan.
NRSN2026: Leadership & Management in Nur
Credits 3This course focuses on fundamental concepts for professional development, including selected professional attributes and care competencies. Ethical values, virtues, principles, and policies that guide the moral delivery of health care are examined. The relationship between the nurse's interpretation of the health care recipient's needs, concerns, and health problems and the nurse's decisions are explored. The delivery of quality nursing care and the factors that influence individuals, groups, and organizations to deliver quality nursing care are included in the content. The effects of health care team member interactions in the delivery of care are discussed.
NRSN2039: Nursing Skills & Assessment II
Credits 4The focus of this course is the provision of safe, evidence-based nursing care across the lifespan for patients with chronic conditions in a variety of settings. This course builds upon the student's current knowledge of nursing concepts and utilizes a combination of laboratory and clinical settings. The student is given the opportunity to demonstrate ethical, safe, evidence-based nursing care for patients with chronic conditions. The student also demonstrates understanding of appropriate health care policy, finance, and regulatory environments effecting patients with chronic conditions. The student practices effective communication techniques with health care team members and patients with chronic conditions. The student also demonstrates effective use of the nursing process and nursing informatics/technologies in the nursing care to patients with chronic conditions.
NRSN2211: Concepts of Nursing III
Credits 4This course focuses on health and illness concepts across the lifespan. Concepts covered include homeostasis/regulation, oxygenation/hemostasis, protection/movement, and emotional processes. The scope, risk factors, physiologic processes, attributes, and clinical management of the relationships between selected concepts/exemplars are discussed in the course content. Exemplars, evidence-based practices, collaborative care, healthcare standards, nursing informatics/technologies, and care resources associated with the concepts/exemplars of the course are discussed. The roles of health care team members related to specific concepts/exemplars are differentiated. Opportunities are provided for the student to apply selected health and illness concepts to the nursing care of patients across the lifespan.
NRSN2233: Nursing Skills & Assmnt. III
Credits 4This course is the first of two Level Four clinical courses in which the student will apply the curricular concepts in the care management of patients with acute conditions across the lifespan. This course utilizes a combination of seminar, lab, and clinical. The student is given the opportunity to integrate nursing practice concepts into professional nursing practice and integrate diverse patient values into plans of care for patients with acute illness. The student interprets and analyzes system conditions and other factors that impact the quality and safety of nursing practice. An evidence-based approach is used in the delivery and evaluation of nursing care to acutely ill patients across the lifespan. The student evaluates policies and procedures used within the acute care setting and collaborates with the health care team regarding delivery of patient care. The student also integrates the use of appropriate nursing informatics/technologies in the delivery of nursing care to acutely ill patients.
NRSN2245: ADN Capstone
Credits 6This course is the second of two Level Four clinical courses. This course prepares the student for entry-level nursing practice as an associate degree graduate. The focus of this course is management of individuals across the lifespan with chronic, acute, and select complex conditions. This course utilizes a combination of seminar, lab, and clinical. The student is given the opportunity to integrate nursing practice concepts into professional nursing practice and integrate diverse patient values into plans of care for patients with acute illness. The student interprets and analyzes system conditions and other factors that impact the quality and safety of nursing practice. An evidence-based approach is used in the delivery and evaluation of nursing care for patients across the lifespan. The student practices in accordance with policies and procedures used within the assigned health care setting and collaborates with the health care team regarding delivery of patient care. The student also integrates the use of appropriate nursing informatics/technologies in the delivery of nursing care for assigned patients. This is a six credit hour course.
NU105: Nurse Aide I
Credits 5This course is approved by New Mexico Department of Health, Health Facility Licensing and Certification Bureau. The course is part one of a two-part program and is designed to introduce to students the necessary knowledge and skills to deliver responsible and safe basic health care for residents in nursing and long-term care facilities under the supervision of a qualified registered nurse. The course will involve an on-campus lab component as well as an off-campus clinical experience of up to 24 hours or more.
NU105A: Nurse Aide II
Credits 5This course is approved by New Mexico Department of Health, Health Facility Licensing and Certification Bureau. Students must meet eligibility requirements before enrolling in this course. The course is part two of a two-part program and involves an on-campus lab component as well as an off-campus clinical experience of up to 24 hours or more. Students will deliver responsible and safe basic health care for residents in nursing and long-term care facilities under the supervision of a qualified registered nurse.
NU105B: Nurse Aide Certification Cours
Credits 5This course provides instruction in the roles and responsibilities of the Nursing Assistant. Body structure and function, infection prevention, nutrition, principles of growth and development, safety in healthcare, home health care, and care of the older person are some of the topics emphasized. Instruction and practice of basic patient care skills required for Nursing Assistants is provided. Skills practiced include patient assistance with activities of daily living, personal care, transfer and positioning, vital sign measurement, intake and output measurement, restorative care, and communication. Students will practice supervised basic patient care in a clinical setting prior to completion of the program. The student must successfully meet all objectives of the course; pass computerized exams, laboratory skills performance and the clinical experience to be eligible for course completion. There are specific clinical requirements that must be completed prior to beginning the course. At the completion of this certificate, students are eligible to take the New Mexico State certification exam to become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA). 45 didactic and 80 clinical/lab hours.
NU105Z: Pathophysiology for Nursing
Credits 5This course is designed to provide a conscientious student with a solid foundation for understanding the pathophysiological processes of the human organism. This course focuses on concepts of pathophysiology essential to understanding the diseases and disabling conditions that can affect the body systems across the lifespan.
NU212: Prof Issues in Pract Nursing
Credits 2This course offers an overview of professional issues related to the role of the practical nurse (PN) or licensed practical nurse (LPN). Students learn about the LPN role according to the New Mexico Nurse Practice Act. Scope of practice and legal accountability are reviewed. Other topics include ethical and legal responsibilities of the LPN role, delegation of duties, and the role of the LPN as part of a health care team. On successful completion of this course and Level 3 of the Nursing Program, students can submit a request to the NMBON to take the NCLEX-PN.