Associate Degree Nursing (R.N.)

Associate Degree in Applied Science

Program number: 105431

• Overview
• Admission
• Curriculum
• Outcomes
• Careers

Overview

Overview

The two-year Associate Degree Nursing (RN) program at Madison College offers highly respected training for in-demand jobs in nursing and health care. You’ll learn with experienced nursing professionals in digital classrooms and modern labs, and develop patient care skills during on-site clinical practicums in area hospitals and clinics.   

Top Career Training

The Nursing (RN) associate degree program prepares future practitioners to function with judgment and technical competence while providing nursing care to patients of all ages. Nursing students focus on self-direction and independence. Helpful aptitudes and interests include an interest in people and their welfare; a willingness to follow procedures carefully, understanding that errors may have serious consequences; an ability to work and communicate with others; be precise and exact; and an ability to work under pressure and react quickly in an emergency. 

Strong Job Opportunities

After passing the NCLEX-RN exam, nursing program graduates may work as Registered Nurses (RN) in a variety of health care settings including clinics, hospitals, extended-care facilities, doctor's offices, home health agencies, and selected industrial and business settings.  

Nursing graduates see a 93% job placement rate within six months of graduation. Employers in Madison, Wisconsin, and beyond give high marks to our nursing graduates for the advanced clinical training they receive at Madison College. 

Please note: Upon admission to the Associate Degree Nursing program, you will be required to complete a background check and provide documentation of current immunizations and Health Care Provider CPR certification.

Program Details

Nursing is on a career pathway that includes this associate degree, a technical diploma and state certification. All will prepare you for a good job and with the associate degree, you can transfer to another college to earn your bachelor’s degree. Learn at your own pace and increase your earning potential with credentials that keep you moving on your career path.

Students in the Associate Degree Nursing program can attend full or part-time.

Associate Degree Nursing program classes may be offered at these Madison College campuses:

• Madison - Truax
• Reedsburg
• Fort Atkinson
• Watertown

This program is not offered online.

Nursing

Your Advantages at Madison College

• Get hands-on in leading-edge facilities. The Health Education Center at the Truax Campus offers a fully functioning trauma room, home health scenario room and simulated patient settings for hands-on learning.
• Learn the skills, concepts and ethics of the nursing profession with nurse instructors from a wide range of professional backgrounds.
• Be ready to transfer your Madison College credits toward a bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) at Marquette University, Franklin University or the University of Wisconsin.

Admission

Admission

To Apply

View the admission requirements for application deadlines, materials, and requirements.

• Review the admission checklist to learn how to apply to a program or certificate at Madison College.
• Attend a New Student Information Session to get started in the admission process.
• Visit MATC to learn more about the Madison College experience including campus tours and program open houses.

After Acceptance

Students admitted onto the waitlist for the Spring 2017 term or prior should complete the Spring 2017 Petition Instructions and Form.

Students admitted into a pre-petition status for the Fall 2017 term or after should complete the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 Petition Requirements.

Questions?

Contact the Enrollment Center at EnrollmentServices@madisoncollege.edu or (608) 246-6210.

Curriculum

Curriculum

The courses listed below outline the requirements for completion for students officially admitted in the 2016-2017 academic year. Requirements for completion may vary depending on the semester in which a student is admitted or may be completed by other equivalent courses. Current/continuing students should consult their Academic Requirements report available through their student account for specific requirements and equivalent courses.

General Education Courses

30-543-300

Nursing Assistant

3 credits

20-801-201

English 1

3 credits

10-801-198

Speech

3 credits

20-806-207

Anatomy and Physiology 1

4 credits

20-806-208

Anatomy and Physiology 2

4 credits

Choose from Microbiology or General Microbiology:

20-806-273

Microbiology-University Medical

5 credits

20-806-274

General Microbiology

5 credits

20-809-203

Intro Sociology

3 credits

20-809-231

Intro Psychology

3 credits

20-809-233

Developmental Psychology

3 credits

First Semester

10-543-101

Nursing Fundamentals - Associate Degree Nursing Program

2 credits

10-543-102

Nursing Skills - Associate Degree Nursing Program

3 credits

10-543-103

Nursing Pharmacology - Associate Degree Nursing Program

2 credits

10-543-104

Nsg: Intro Clinical Practice

2 credits

Second Semester

10-543-105

Nursing Health Alterations - Associate Degree Nursing Program

3 credits

10-543-106

Nursing Health Promotion - Associate Degree Nursing Program

3 credits

10-543-107

Nursing: Clinical Care Across Lifespan

2 credits

10-543-108

Nursing: Introduction to Clinical Care Management

2 credits

Third Semester

10-543-109

Nursing: Complex Health Alterations 1

3 credits

10-543-110

Nursing: Mental Health Community Concepts

2 credits

10-543-111

Nursing: Intermediate Clinical Practice

3 credits

10-543-112

Nursing Advanced Skills

1 credits

Fourth Semester

10-543-113

Nursing: Complex Health Alteratations 2

3 credits

10-543-114

Nursing: Management and Professional Concepts

2 credits

10-543-115

Nursing: Advanced Clinical Practice

3 credits

10-543-116

Nursing Clinical Transition

2 credits

Outcomes

Outcomes

After completing the associate degree Nursing program at Madison Area Technical College, you will be able to:

First Year

• Implement one’s role as a nurse in ways that reflect integrity, responsibility, ethical practices, and an evolving identity as a nurse committed to caring, advocacy and quality care while adhering to evidence-based practice.
• Demonstrate appropriate written, verbal and nonverbal communication in a variety of clinical contexts.
• Integrate knowledge of social, mathematical and physical sciences, pharmacology and disease processes while participating in clinical decision-making.
• Provide patient centered care under supervision by participating in the nursing process across diverse populations and health care settings.
• Minimize risk of harm to patients, members of the healthcare team and self through safe individual performance and participation in system effectiveness.
• Collaborate as an active member of the multidisciplinary health care team to provide effective patient care throughout the lifespan.
• Use information and technology to communicate, manage data, mitigate error, and assist with decision-making.

Second Year

• Implement one’s role as a nurse in ways that reflect integrity, responsibility, ethical practices and an evolving identity as a nurse committed to evidenced-based practice, caring, advocacy and quality care.
• Demonstrate appropriate written, verbal and nonverbal communication in a variety of clinical contexts.
• Integrate social, mathematical, and physical sciences, pharmacology and pathophysiology in clinical decision-making.
• Provide patient-centered care by utilizing the nursing process across diverse populations and health care settings.
• Minimize risk of harm to patients, members of the healthcare team and self through safe individual performance and participation in system effectiveness.
• Lead the multidisciplinary health care team to provide effective patient care throughout the lifespan.
• Use information and technology to communicate, manage data, mitigate error and support decision-making.
• Adhere to professional standards of practice within legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks of the registered nurse.
• Use effective communication skills.
• Assess health of individuals, families and groups within the context of the community.
• Make clinical decisions to assure safe and accurate nursing care.
• Provide safe, caring interventions with diverse populations.
• Use teaching and learning processes to promote and restore health.
• Collaborate with others to respond to the needs of individuals, families and groups across the health-illness continuum.
• Manage care to facilitate continuity within and across health care settings.

We prepare you to pass the national licensing exam (NCLEX-RN), to become a Registered Nurse.

Madison College Associate Degree 2015 Composite NCLEX Score: 88% (ACEN Standard 6)

National Average: 84%

Careers

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that employment of registered nurses is projected to grow 19% through 2022, faster than the average for all occupations.

Our nursing program graduates work for a range of employers throughout Wisconsin including Access Community Health Centers, Columbus Community Hospital, Mercy Health System, St. Clare Hospital & Health Services, VA Medical Center, Willows Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and more.  

With additional education, Nursing program graduates may:

• Transfer credits toward a bachelor of science in Nursing
• Attain a master of science in Nursing