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Nursing is a calling, and today, the call for nurses has never been stronger. Invest in your future and be ready to meet the demand with Excelsior’s Associate in Applied Science in Nursing program, designed for LPNs, LVNs, paramedics, and certain military personnel to build on the experience they already have and grow their nursing ability, knowledge, and careers.
In this competency-driven program, you’ll have the flexibility to progress at your own pace in eight-week fully online courses designed to ensure that your proficiency in nursing theory and performance is comparable to that of graduates of campus-based associate degree programs. With access to learning resources throughout the program—as well as a community of nursing faculty, academic advisors, and peers—you’ll be supported every step of the way.
With an associate degree in nursing from Excelsior, you can easily transition to the BS in Nursing program and can apply credit you’ve already earned toward the bachelor’s degree.
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Online AAS in Nursing
- General Education21 Credits
- Major Core34 Credits
- University4 Credits
- Prerequisites to Major Core6 Credits
Asociado en Ciencias Aplicadas en Enfermería
- Year 1 - Term 1
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El futuro: la única constante es el cambio. La única certeza es la incertidumbre. Entonces, ¿cómo usted prepararse hoy para lo que pueda venir mañana? En este curso introductorio e interdisciplinario exclusivo de la Universidad Excelsior, usted aprenderá a través de preguntas, no de respuestas. usted desafiará sus suposiciones previas, abrirá su mente y considerará los dilemas, progresos y crisis futuros de la sociedad. usted planificará y cuestionará su propio futuro su trayectoria educativa, sus trayectorias profesionales, sus intereses personales, sus ambiciones y su mentalidad. Y usted construirá las habilidades fundacionales y la flexibilidad de la investigación y la escritura mental, el pensamiento crítico, el razonamiento argumentativo, la metacognición y la autorregulación para ayudar a usted a navegar por la incertidumbre y el cambio de nuestras futuras sociedades, lugares de trabajo y de nosotros mismos. Nota: Este curso debe completarse con una calificación de C o superior. La inscripción en este curso está restringida a estudiantes de nuevo ingreso con menos de 60 créditos de transferencia. Este curso duplica IND301 y CCS120. El crédito de sólo uno de estos cursos se aplicará a la graduación. La piedra angular no puede completarse en el mismo trimestre que un curso Capstone.Prerequisites
NoneCredit Hours
3University Requirement -
La alfabetización informacional es la capacidad de encontrar, evaluar, interpretar y utilizar la información de forma legal, ética y eficaz. Este curso proporciona una amplia visión general de los conceptos de alfabetización informacional, incluyendo las diferencias entre los métodos de investigación académica y popular, la búsqueda y evaluación de fuentes, la lectura crítica de fuentes, la escritura con fuentes y la navegación segura por redes de información como Internet. Los estudiantes deben completar la alfabetización informacional dentro de sus primeros 13 créditos en Excelsior.Prerequisites
NoneCredit Hours
1Zero Textbook Cost CourseUniversity Requirement - Year 1 - Term 2
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Este curso ofrece una introducción a los principales conceptos, perspectivas teóricas, métodos de investigación y erudición en sociología. La sociología es el estudio científico del comportamiento social humano, y este curso examina varios temas sociológicos importantes, incluyendo: cultura; socialización; desviación; desigualdad social; instituciones sociales; y cambio social. Este curso también explora diversos marcos socio-históricos y socio-culturales en todo el mundo, promoviendo una apreciación de las identidades e instituciones culturales únicas. Los estudiantes mejorarán su análisis, comprensión e interpretación de las cuestiones sociales contemporáneas en este mundo en rápida evolución. Este curso fomenta la práctica de "hacer" sociología a través de la exploración del mundo social cotidiano de los estudiantes y de las fuerzas sociales, a menudo invisibles y asumidas, que lo conforman.Prerequisites
NoneCredit Hours
3Zero Textbook Cost CourseGeneral Education: Social Science & History -
El objetivo de este curso es ayudar a los alumnos a desarrollar habilidades de razonamiento matemático y resolución de problemas que les serán útiles en su vida tanto dentro como fuera de la escuela. Los temas incluirán las importantes aplicaciones en el mundo real de las unidades de medida, la gestión del dinero, la estadística en los medios de comunicación, las matemáticas del voto y las matemáticas en las artes y la naturaleza. Proporcionar soluciones correctas a problemas rutinarios no es el objetivo; es más importante la capacidad de comunicarse eficazmente sobre el razonamiento matemático y de resolver problemas realistas y prácticos tanto en colaboración con otros estudiantes como individualmente. Se trata de un curso de estudio que introduce al alumno en una variedad de temas matemáticos. No prepara al estudiante para futuros cursos que requieran conocimientos de álgebra (por ejemplo, Precálculo o Estadística).Prerequisites
NoneCredit Hours
3General Education: Math - Year 1 - Term 3
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Esta clase proporciona a los estudiantes conocimientos y habilidades fundamentales que les preparan para la escritura académica y profesional. Mediante el análisis del trabajo de otros escritores, los alumnos aprenderán a enfocar la escritura desde una perspectiva retórica y de género. Practicarán la escritura a nivel de frases y párrafos, aprendiendo a revisar y corregir su propio trabajo. También trabajarán en la búsqueda, documentación e integración eficaz de fuentes en un ensayo basado en la investigación. Se abordará tanto la composición tradicional (textual) como la multimodal (textual y visual).Prerequisites
NoneCredit Hours
3Zero Textbook Cost CourseGeneral Education: Written English I -
Este curso se centra en la estructura y la función del cuerpo humano. Los temas y sistemas corporales que se estudiarán incluyen: la química de la vida, la histología y el sistema tegumentario, el sistema esquelético y articular, el sistema muscular, el sistema nervioso, el sistema sensorial y el sistema endocrino.Prerequisites
NoneCredit Hours
3Prerequisite to Major Courses - Year 1 - Term 4
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Este curso introduce la ciencia del desarrollo a lo largo de la vida y el concepto del crecimiento humano como producto de la interacción entre la biología, la psicología y el entorno del individuo. Este curso examina los factores físicos, cognitivos, psicosociales y del entorno a lo largo de la vida. Los estudiantes explorarán, analizarán y presentarán teorías y pruebas asociadas con la ciencia del desarrollo desde la concepción hasta la muerte. Los conceptos aprendidos en este curso pueden aplicarse a cualquier carrera centrada en la salud o los servicios humanos y pueden ayudar a los alumnos a criar niños más sanos y a vivir en familias más funcionales.Prerequisites
Suggested Prereqs: PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology or equivalentCredit Hours
3General Education: Social Science & History -
This course focuses on the structure and function of the human body. Topics and body systems that will be studied include: blood, the cardiovascular system, lymphatic and immune system, respiratory system, digestive system, nutrition and metabolism, urinary system and fluid balance, and reproductive systems.Prerequisites
NoneCredit Hours
3Prerequisite to Major Courses - Year 1 - Term 5
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This course helps students to develop their skill as public speakers and oral communicators. Designed to provide students with a supportive environment where they can overcome the anxiety they may feel about public speaking, the class emphasizes techniques and practices for effective speech construction and delivery. Students will also develop critical thinking and listening skills. Students taking this course will need access to recording equipment for the purpose of creating podcasts, voiced-over PowerPoint presentations and videotaped speeches.Prerequisites
NoneCredit Hours
3Zero Textbook Cost CourseGeneral Education: Humanities -
En este exhaustivo curso de introducción a la microbiología, se presenta a los estudiantes los microbios celulares, como bacterias, protistas, hongos y helmintos, y los microbios no celulares, como viroides, virus y priones, y cómo se clasifican. Además, los estudiantes exploran el impacto de estos microbios en el medio ambiente, la salud humana y la sociedad. Introducción a la microbiología abarca los fundamentos biológicos y bioquímicos y los métodos científicos necesarios para comprender el crecimiento y el metabolismo microbianos y ofrece una perspectiva histórica al repasar las principales contribuciones científicas que condujeron a la microbiología actual.Prerequisites
Suggested Prerequisites: BIO110 Biology, BIO 111 Biology Laboratory. Intro course in Chemistry highly recommendedCredit Hours
3General Education: Natural Science - Year 1 - Term 6
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This content focuses on the use of nursing process to provide and manage patient-centered care for persons across the lifespan. Patient teaching is discussed. Documenting and reporting nursing care and the use of informatics in health care are presented. The concepts of health promotion, maintenance, obtaining a health history, and the techniques of physical assessment are presented. Attention to safe and effective care with respect to environmental safety needs, emergency preparedness, use of restraints, infection control, and the prevention and management of pressure injury is explored. Pharmacology, safe medication administration and related nursing care are also addressed. Safe use of the nursing process is fundamental in this course. All the skills labs in this course must be successfully completed with a satisfactory grade of Complete to pass this course, regardless of the course numeric grade. Skills labs are graded as Satisfactory (Complete) or Unsatisfactory (Incomplete). Students must purchase one skills kit (available in the bookstore) for use in the NUR 104 and NUR 105 course. Items within them are necessary for students to use during their application of nursing clinical skills assignments for evaluation and feedback by the course instructor.Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy and Physiology (all body systems), Microbiology, and College-level Math.Credit Hours
3Major Requirement -
This content focuses on the application of the nursing process to support nursing judgment for the provision of evidence-based, patient-centered care. Patient-centered care addressing the promotion of health and achievement of optimal outcomes for patients experiencing common health problems related to nutrition, elimination, oxygenation, fluid, and electrolyte balance, mobility, activity, sleep, and rest is presented in this content. Knowledge of anatomy and physiology and the nursing process is used to support nursing judgment. Ethical and legal implications along with evidence-based standards of nursing practice are presented in relation to safe, quality nursing care for patients and families across the lifespan. All the skills labs in this course must be successfully completed with a satisfactory grade of Complete to pass this course, regardless of the course numeric grade. Skills labs are graded as Satisfactory (Complete) or Unsatisfactory (Incomplete). Students must purchase one skills kit (available in the bookstore) for use in the NUR 104 and NUR 105 course. Items within them are necessary for students to use during their application of nursing clinical skills assignments for evaluation and feedback by the course instructor.Prerequisites
Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, and College-level Math.Credit Hours
3Major Requirement - Year 2 - Term 1
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Este curso introductorio se centra en las competencias y los valores fundamentales inherentes al papel de la enfermera profesional titulada. Se presenta la colaboración con los miembros del equipo sanitario interprofesional. Se exploran las responsabilidades de asignación, delegación y supervisión de la Enfermera Profesional Registrada, así como las influencias legales, la ética y el alcance de la práctica.Prerequisites
Prerequisites: NUR 104 and NUR 105, Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy & Physiology (all body systems), Microbiology, and College-level Math.Credit Hours
2Major Requirement -
Este contenido se centra en la aplicación del proceso de enfermería para respaldar el juicio enfermero para la prestación de cuidados centrados en el paciente. Los fundamentos de la práctica enfermera incluyen el cuidado de pacientes culturalmente diversos que experimentan problemas de salud relacionados con el malestar, el dolor y las deficiencias sensoriales. Se estudia el crecimiento y el desarrollo y su relación con la salud, la prevención de lesiones, la enfermedad y la continuidad de los cuidados en diversos entornos. Se abordan las enfermedades crónicas, la discapacidad y las necesidades al final de la vida, así como los requisitos éticos, legales y normativos pertinentes y las normas de la práctica profesional enfermera. Se aplican conceptos y teorías de las ciencias naturales y sociales mientras se atiende a pacientes y familias a lo largo de la vida.
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): NUR 104 and NUR 105, Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy & Physiology (all body systems), Microbiology, College-level Math. NUR*101/NUR*108 is a pre-/corequisite for this course.Credit Hours
3Major Requirement - Year 2 - Term 2
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This content focuses on the application of the nursing process to support nursing clinical judgment and patient-centered care in reproductive health across the lifespan. A variety of reproductive health conditions and problems are presented including current topics in reproductive health, male and female reproductive disorders, childbearing, congenital anomalies, genetic disorders, and an introduction to newborn and pediatric health. Evidence-based, culturally sensitive nursing care, standards of professional nursing practice, as well as ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements are addressed. Principles, concepts, and theories from the natural and social sciences in relation to safe, quality nursing care are applied to patients and their families across the lifespan. The laboratory component is a practice experience using virtual simulation patients included in the required resource for the course. All the laboratory requirements in this course must be successfully completed with a satisfactory grade of Complete to pass this course, regardless of the course numeric grade. Skills labs are graded as Satisfactory (Complete) or Unsatisfactory (Incomplete).Prerequisites
Prerequisite: All Phase I requirements, Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, and College- level Math.Credit Hours
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This requirement focuses on the application of the nursing process to support nursing judgment and the provision of patient-centered care for patients with acute and chronic cardiovascular and respiratory health problems, impaired blood cell formation, and abnormal cell growth. Evidence-based, culturally sensitive nursing care, standards of professional nursing practice, as well as ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements are addressed. The natural and social sciences are applied to the delivery of quality nursing care for patients and families across the life span. The laboratory component is a practice experience using virtual simulation patients included in the required resource for the course. All the laboratory requirements in this course must be successfully completed with a satisfactory grade of Complete to pass this course, regardless of the course numeric grade. Skills labs are graded as Satisfactory (Complete) or Unsatisfactory (Incomplete).Prerequisites
All Phase I requirements, Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, and College-level Math. NUR*209 is a pre-/corequisite for this course.Credit Hours
3Major Requirement - Year 2 - Term 3
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This course focuses on the application of the nursing process to support judgement and the provision of patient-centered care. A wide variety of health problems are presented. These include mental health disorders, cognitive impairment, diabetes mellitus, and dysfunction of endocrine, hepatic, biliary, renal, and pancreatic systems. Evidence-based, culturally sensitive nursing care, standards of professional nursing practice, as well as ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements are addressed. The application of anatomy and physiology, microbiology, and social science concepts is essential for the provision of safe quality patient care. The laboratory component is a practice experience using virtual simulation patients included in the required resource for the course. All the laboratory requirements in this course must be successfully completed with a satisfactory grade of Complete to pass this course, regardless of the course numeric grade. Skills labs are graded as Satisfactory (Complete) or Unsatisfactory (Incomplete).Prerequisites
All Phase I requirements, NUR 209, NUR 211, Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, and College-level Math.Credit Hours
3Major Requirement -
This course focuses on the application of the nursing process to support nursing judgment for the provision of care for persons with health problems related to infectious and communicable diseases, tissue trauma, neurological dysfunction, and musculoskeletal disorders. Content areas include immune function, chain of infection, perioperative nursing, neuromuscular functional assessment, and musculoskeletal disorders. Health problems such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, hepatitis, degenerative diseases, stroke, and trauma are highlighted. Evidence-based, culturally sensitive nursing care, standards of professional nursing practice, as well as ethical, legal, and regulatory requirements are addressed. Principles, concepts, and theories from the natural and social sciences in relation to safe quality nursing care are applied to clients and families across the lifespan. The laboratory component is a practice experience using virtual simulation patients included in the required resource for the course. All the laboratory requirements in this course must be successfully completed with a satisfactory grade of Complete to pass this course, regardless of the course numeric grade. Skills labs are graded as Satisfactory (Complete) or Unsatisfactory (Incomplete).Prerequisites
All Phase I requirements, NUR 209 and NUR 211, Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, and College-level Math. NUR*212 is a pre-/corequisite for this course.Credit Hours
3Major Requirement - Year 2 - Term 4
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In this clinical course, students focus on the application of contemporary competencies and practice guidelines for the delivery of safe, quality patient care. Laboratory experiences provide opportunities for further development of nursing judgment applicable to the clinical environment. Students provide direct care for patients across the lifespan who are experiencing non-critical medical-surgical conditions in the acute care setting. A satisfactory grade in the clinical experience is required to pass the course, regardless of the course numeric grade. The laboratory component is a practice experience using virtual simulation patients included in the required resource for the course. Other lab experiences include pre-post clinical briefings and synchronous lab(s). A satisfactory grade in the laboratory components of this course is required to pass the course, regardless of the course numeric grade.Prerequisites
Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology, College-level Math, all phase I and phase II. Verification of Health Care Experience (VHCE) form must be submitted when no more than 6 credits in general education are still needed. The VHCE form expires three (3) months after the date with supervisor's signature. Students should consult with the academic advising team regarding the VHCE form. LPN license will be reviewed to ensure the license is still active and unencumbered.Credit Hours
4Major Requirement -
En este curso interdisciplinar, los estudiantes desarrollarán las habilidades analíticas necesarias para examinar cuestiones éticas en el lugar de trabajo. Los estudiantes exploran las teorías y principios éticos convencionales, desarrollan la toma de decisiones éticas y resuelven dilemas comunes. Los estudiantes discuten los múltiples retos a los que se enfrentan los profesionales e identifican las prácticas o códigos éticos que se aplican a cada una de sus propias profesiones.Prerequisites
NoneCredit Hours
3Zero Textbook Cost CourseGeneral Education: Ethics - Year 2 - Term 5
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The course is designed for students to apply competencies for contemporary nursing practice. Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) products for NCLEX preparation are integrated throughout the course, including Comprehensive and Content Mastery Assessments that focus on nursing fundamentals, adult medical-surgical, pharmacology, pediatric, newborn and women's health, mental health, and leadership. Emphasis is placed on remediation to strengthen areas of weakness identified through practice assessments. Students will participate in four NCLEX Success Sessions, which emphasize content knowledge, clinical judgment, professional values, and comprehensive NCLEX preparation. The course includes a laboratory component for group collaboration, demonstrating teamwork, intraprofessional collaboration, and understanding medical emergencies. Additionally, students must complete a mandatory pediatric practice experience with a community partner addressing pediatric healthcare needs. Failure to complete and submit mandatory course components will result in failing the course.Prerequisites
Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, College-level Math, all Phase I and II requirements and NUR 250. Must be within three (3) credits or less of general education completed.Credit Hours
3Major Requirement - Year 2 - Term 6
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En este curso clínico, los estudiantes seguirán desarrollando su papel como miembros de la profesión y continuarán preparándose para la práctica profesional de la enfermería. Se hace hincapié en las habilidades avanzadas, el conocimiento, el juicio, los valores profesionales y la preparación para el NCLEX. Este curso incluye un laboratorio y una experiencia clínica dinámica atendiendo a múltiples pacientes en un centro sanitario. Los estudiantes tienen programadas experiencias clínicas y deben desplazarse a un centro clínico durante el periodo del curso. El curso integra los siguientes productos de Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) para la preparación del NCLEX: la serie Virtual ATI. Estas actividades son obligatorias. Se requieren calificaciones satisfactorias en todos los componentes del curso: didáctica, laboratorio, experiencia clínica y Virtual-ATI para recibir una calificación en el curso.Prerequisites
Completion of required clinical documentation in eValue clinical scheduling system. Completion of 28 of the required 31 credits in general education; Written English, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Sociology, Anatomy & Physiology, Microbiology, College - level Math, All Phase I and Phase II requirements, NUR 250 and NUR 275. Verification of Health Care Experience (VHCE) form must be submitted when no more than 6 credits in general education are still needed. The VHCE form expires three (3) months after the date with supervisor's signature. Students should consult with the academic advising team regarding the VHCE form.Credit Hours
4Major Requirement
- Major Requirement
- General Education Requirement
- University Requirement
- Curso opcional de Arte y Ciencia
- Concentration Requirement
- Prerequisite to Major Courses
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Excelsior University is an accredited institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. Excelsior University’s accreditation status is accreditation reaffirmed. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on June 23, 2022 was to reaffirm accreditation. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.
Todos los programas académicos de la Universidad Excelsior están registrados (es decir, aprobados) por el Departamento de Educación del Estado de Nueva York.
Junta de Regentes del Estado de Nueva York - Acreditación programática reconocida
Los programas de enfermería de nivel asociado de la Universidad Excelsior están acreditados programáticamente por la Junta de Regentes del Estado de Nueva York (NYS), Oficina de Profesiones del Departamento de Educación del Estado (los Regentes). El Departamento de Educación de EE.UU. ha reconocido a los Regentes como agencia estatal para la aprobación de programas educativos de enfermería desde 1969. Más información sobre la Acreditación Programática Reconocida de la Junta de Regentes del Estado de Nueva York puede ser útil para que los estudiantes o graduados la presenten a una escuela a la que estén asistiendo o a un empleador que busque más información sobre su título de enfermería de la Universidad Excelsior.