Registered Nursing

The registered nursing program prepares students to care for individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. The program includes the dual emphasis of nursing theory and clinical practice of direct patient care. The program meets the training requirements identified by the California Board of Registered Nursing and qualifies students to take the licensure examination (NCLEX-RN). Upon successful completion of this examination, students are able to enter practice as a registered nurse. Additionally, completion of the Associate in Science Degree in Registered Nursing prepares students for transfer to a four-year institution to study for a baccalaureate in nursing degree. Advanced placement in the program may be granted to students with prior vocational nursing experience or registered nursing education or their equivalent.

Faculty

Name	Office Room Number	Phone	Email
Barajas, Noemi	CI 113	626-914-8720	nbarajas@citruscollege.edu
Delgadillo, Martha	PC 211	626-914-8721	mdelgadillo@citruscollege.edu
Guzman, Jennifer	PC 227	626-852-8076	jguzman@citruscollege.edu
Kibbe, Sonia	PC 208	626-857-4138	skibbe@citruscollege.edu
Kolber, Lisa	CI 104	626-857-4124	lkolber@citruscollege.edu

Contact Information

Division: Kinesiology, Health and Athletics
Dean: Dr. Salima Allahbachayo (Health Sciences Director)
Administrative Secretary: Stefanie Fuentes
Division Office: PC 204
Division Phone Number: 626-914-8720
Email: adn@citruscollege.edu
Discipline Website: https://www.citruscollege.edu/academics/programs/adn

This discipline prepares students to do the following:

Demonstrate caring behavior toward the client, significant other/s, peers and other members of the health care team, providing an environment that respects individual human rights, values and cultural and spiritual beliefs.
Apply critical thinking to formulate nursing diagnoses through observation of the client’s physical condition and behavior, and through interpretation of information obtained from the client and others, including the health care team.
Formulate a care plan, from a holistic perspective, in collaboration with the client, which ensures that direct and indirect nursing care services provide for the client’s safety, comfort, hygiene, and protection, and for disease prevention and restorative measures, taking into account the health-illness continuum.
Demonstrate safe, ethical care delivery across the lifespan that meets professional standards while performing skills essential to the kind of nursing action to be taken, taking into account client individuality, explaining the health treatment to the client and family and teaching the client and family how to care for the client’s health needs.
Use sound clinical judgment to delegate tasks to subordinates based on both the legal scope of practice of the subordinates and on the preparation and capability needed in the tasks to be delegated, and then to effectively supervise nursing care being given by subordinates.
Evaluate the effectiveness of the care plan through observation of the client’s physical condition and behavior, signs and symptoms of illness, and reactions to treatment and through communication with the client and heath team members, and then to modify the plan as needed.
Act as the client’s advocate, as circumstances require by initiating action to promote, improve, maintain and restore health or to change decisions or activities which are against the interests or wishes of the client, and by giving the client the opportunity to make informed decisions about health care before it is provided.

RNRS 190
Foundations of Nursing
4 Units (AA/AS)
36 lecture hours, 108 lab hours
Equivalent to: NRS 190