Nurse Education

QCC Registrar’s Office and apply with the Admissions Office Accreditation to qualify for the nursing program. • Once qualified, the student can request consideration for The Quinsigamond Community College Nurse Education program transfer of nursing course credit by submitting prior course is approved by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing syllabi, lab competency documentation, and other relevant (MABORN), and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for documentation to the Program Coordinator. Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN). MABORN can be contacted at: Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing | 250 Washington • See the QCC Catalog for additional information. Street, Boston, MA 02108 | 800.414.0168 | www.mass.gov/orgs/board- • Transfer is not guaranteed. of-registration-in-nursing. ACEN can be contacted at: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. | 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Additional Information Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326 | 404.975.5000 | www.acenursing.org. The Nurse Education program was granted continuing accreditation by • This program prepares students for further study at four- the ACEN Board of Commissioners, and the next evaluation visit has year colleges and universities, as well as providing a broad been scheduled for Spring 2029. background for employment in healthcare facilities. Statistics • Courses in both Nurse Education and Liberal Arts are required in the program curriculum. Nursing courses include clinical Program Outcomes: experiences in area hospitals, rehabilitation, long-term care and Program outcomes are defined as performance indicators that reflect community agencies, as well as classroom study and laboratory the extent to which the purposes of the program are achieved and practice on campus. by which program effectiveness is documented. Program outcomes • All students accepted in the NUR program must obtain/ are measurable, consumer-oriented indexes designed to evaluate maintain a current American Heart Association or the degree to which the program is achieving its mission and American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. goals. Examples include, but are not limited to, program completion Documentation of required immunity, satisfactory health status, rates, licensure/certification examination pass rates, and job and clinical standard compliance is required prior to beginning placement rates. of clinical experiences. Program Statistics: • Students who do not have completed health files (including Aggregate Program Completion: titers and immunizations) submitted to and cleared by program orientation date will be removed from their nursing courses and • Expected Level of Achievement developed by QCC AD Faculty will have to file for readmission to the next available semester. (and reported to ACEN accrediting body) are that 70% of students will complete the program within 150% of stated •

BIO 101

Anatomy & Physiology I

Placement into college level Composition I

Anatomy & Physiology II

Introduction to Nursing

Fundamentals of Nursing

Placement into college level Introduction to Psychology

Medical Microbiology

Medical Surgical Nursing I/ higher, NUR 101 or NUR 106 and

Survey of Life Span

Composition II

higher, NUR 108 with a grade of Medical Surgical Nursing II/

ENG 102, any HST, NUR 204 with Advanced Medical Surgical a grade of “C+” or higher, SOC