Rappahannock Community College provides numerous classes related to health and medicine. The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing is designed to prepare students as a beginning practitioner in the art and science of nursing. Students will learn from experienced faculty and mentors in the field. Students also learn the correct ethical values and legal principles, as well as the very best instruction to provide safe and effective total client care.
The associate of applied science degree in nursing (ADN) is designed to prepare students as beginning practitioners in the art and science of nursing, and to deliver direct client care in a variety of health care facilities and settings. At the completion of the nursing program, students will be able to integrate nursing skills, including appropriate ethical values and legal principles, with health teaching to provide safe and effective total client care. Students will also learn to coordinate the care of their clients in a variety of healthcare settings.