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The Nurse Education program prepares you for a career as a Registered Nurse. Graduates of the program assume responsibilities related to direct patient care in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, extended care facilities, homes, and community health agencies. Upon successful completion of this program, you are eligible to take the National Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Quinsigamond's program is approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing, 239 Causeway Street, Boston MA 02114 (617-973-0800); and fully accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006 (800-669-1656).
The program will also prepare you for further study at four-year colleges and universities, as well as provide a broad background for employment in business and industry. To assure that courses are selected that will be applicable to a degree program at a particular four-year college or university, students should make their academic advisor aware of their intent to transfer in order to satisfy the requirements of the receiving institution.
Courses in both Nurse Education and Liberal Arts are required in the program. Click here for Curriculum. Nursing courses include clinical experiences in area hospitals and community health agencies each semester, as well as classroom study and laboratory practice on campus. All clinical experiences are under the supervision of Quinsigamond nursing faculty.
Entrance into most clinical agencies will require the wearing of a school uniform. Students need to anticipate and plan for additional expenses, which include but are not limited to, clinical uniforms , professional liability insurance and National League for Nursing exams.
To continue in the Program, the student must achieve a "C" or better in all nursing (NUR) courses, and a C in BIO 111, BIO 112, and BIO 232. In addition, the student must demonstrate satisfactory performance in the clinical laboratory and in the clinical settings. The students must also satisfy all course and program requirements, including regulations on attendance and conduct, in order to be eligible for certification for licensure.
Applicants should understand the State Board of Registration in Nursing reserves the right to refuse an applicant the privilege of sitting for the NCLEX-RN examination based on Good Moral Character Licensure requirement. As a result of this requirement, a CORI (Criminal Offender Records Information) and SORI (Sex Offender Registry Information )check is required of all students accepted into the program. Students should be aware that a court record might prevent them from sitting for the NCLEX-RN examination. Students should consult the CORI and SORI materials on reserve in the Library to determine the potential impact on their enrollment status.
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