Blue Mountain Community College

 Health Services

Intended Program Outcomes:

This two-year A.A.S. degree program in nursing will prepare the student to sit for testing and licensure as a registered nurse and to be effective in the workplace in the following areas:

• Basing nursing activities on practice as dictated by the theories and concepts from nursing and the natural and behavioral sciences, thereby effectively employing assessment and intervention skills, caring and relational skills for client advocacy and teaching skills for health promotion and restoration
• Working dependently and interdependently with qualified health professionals and members of the health team in defining, planning, implementing and evaluating the total health plan for individuals consistent with their graduating scope of practice and skills in communication, cultural respect, managmenet, leadership and teaching
• Being accountable for his/her own decisions, judgments, and nursing practice by using critical thinking skills, moral and ethical responsibility and responsibilities management skills,
• Exhibiting personal and professional growth by using critical thinking and knowledge integration skills to acquire new knowledge and new experiences with the continual expansion of scientific knowledge and technology.

Registered nurses (RNs) use their knowledge, skills and problem-solving abilities to help individuals, families, and groups with health needs.  RNs care for and work with people to help them become healthier or to regain health after illness or surgery.  Nurses teach health practices to clients and other health care providers and frequently supervise the work of nursing assistants and practical nurses.  RNs also administer medications and perform treatments for patients.  Nurses work in a variety of settings, including hospitals, long-term care, schools, industry, clinics and patients’ homes.

Nursing Program Admission Requirements

Students must complete the prerequisites and general education requirements before applying for admission to the program.  Please refer to the nursing department pages on our Website for current admission requirements and to access the admission application packets. Success in a nursing program requires that students be computer-literate, including the use of word-processing programs, spreadsheets, and Web searches. Completion of a computer class or placement assessment is a graduation requirement. To meet this requirement you must Pass the college's computer literacy placement assessment with a score of 75% or higher; OR take and pass CS120, BA131, ED235, or AGR111.  You may take the computer literacy placement assessment at any BMCC testing location.

This program is approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.  The goal of the nursing department is to help students develop into competent nurses through a general education at the associate degree level in the natural and behavioral sciences. 

Students are provided an opportunity to learn and to practice nursing in a variety of health-care settings.  Graduates of this program are eligible to take National Council Licensing Examinations (NCLEX-RN).

To sit for NCLEX-RN students must take RN exit exam spring term (during the third term of the RN program).

In 2010, BMCC joined the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE). This provides students not only the option to graduate with their associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.), but also the option to complete a bachelor of science in nursing (B.S.N.) through Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). Students are eligible to apply to the nursing program by the February deadline after completion of 30 quarter credits from the nursing prerequisites/ preparatory credits to a total of 46-47 credits by the end of spring term prior to entering the nursing program. All prerequisite course work must be completed with a “C” or better and a minimum GPA of 3.0. A point system has been established to evaluate nursing applicants. In addition, an intervew is required for the top applicants. Student’s overall GPA and grades in prerequisite courses will have a notable impact on their admission eligibility. For information about OCNE, visit www.ocne.org. 

The Practical Nurse Certificate will no longer be included as the first year of the A.A.S. nursing degree with OCNE beginning fall 2010.

For additional information and specific dates regarding the 2011-12 nursing admission process, please refer to http://www.bluecc.edu/departments_nursing.

(Information based on the 2011-12 BMCC Academic Catalog)

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