The Associate Degree in Nursing Bridge (ADN Bridge) curriculum is designed to produce highly-trained, technically advanced, competent, and caring individuals who are prepared to practice professional nursing in a variety of health care settings. The nurse is viewed as a caring, holistic person who possesses critical thinking/ problem-solving skills, integrity, accountability, a theoretical knowledge base, refined psychomotor skills, and a commitment to life-long learning. Graduates are eligible to apply and take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
A full-time student can complete this program in 6 semesters. To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 60 semester credit hours.
The Associate Degree in Nursing Bridge program is approved by the Georgia Board of Nursing.
Effective July 15, 2020, this ADN Bridge program is a candidate for initial accreditation by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. This candidacy status expires on July, 2022.
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000 https://www.acenursing.org/candidacy/
The Associate Degree in Nursing Bridge program provides the graduate with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes to practice competently and safely as a beginning Registered Nurse (RN) in a variety of healthcare settings. The program graduate will receive an Associate of Science Nursing degree. A program graduate who meets exit requirements will be eligible to apply to the Georgia Board of Nursing to write the national licensure examination (NCLEX) to become registered.
Admission Requirements
Submit a completed application and application fee;
Be at least 18 years of age;
Submit official high school transcript or GED transcript;
Submit official college transcripts, if applicable;
OFTC may accept a student’s official entrance score on the following validated assessment instruments if the scores meet the required minimums: COMPASS/ASSET, SAT, ACT, PSAT, PACT, Accuplacer/Accuplacer Next Generation/Companion, HOPE GPA after completion of 10th grade of 2.6 or higher or GED.
Additional admission requirements: 1. Unrestricted license to practice in Georgia as an LPN or paramedic.
2. Work Experience Form completed showing at least one year of current experience infield.
3. Current CPR Certification Documentation due first day of class.
4. TEAS Requirement – Minimum 65.
5. GPA Requirement – Minimum 3.0.
Competitive Admission Requirements
Students must complete an application to compete for their name to be placed on the list of potential program students.
Click HERE to view the Program Outcomes for the Associate Degree in Nursing Bridge Program.
Curriculum
Contact HoursCredit Hours
Course Overview
AREA I - Language/Arts Communication
ENGL1101Composition and Rhetoric3 credit hours45 contact hours
Prerequisites: Appropriate Degree Level Writing (English) Placement Test Score and Appropriate Degree Level Reading Placement Test Score or ENGL 0988
Explores the analysis of literature and articles about issues in the humanities and in society. Students practice various modes of writing, ranging from exposition to argumentation and persuasion. The course includes a review of standard grammatical and stylistic usage in proofreading and editing. An introduction to library resources lays the foundation for research. Topics include writing analysis and practice, revision, and research. Students write a research paper using library resources and using a formatting and documentation style appropriate to the purpose and audience.186
ENGL1102Literature and Composition3 credit hours45 contact hours
Prerequisites: ENGL 1101
Emphasizes the student's ability to read literature analytically and meaningfully and to communicate clearly. Students analyze the form and content of literature in historical and philosophical contexts. Topics include reading and analysis of fiction, poetry, and drama; research; and writing about literature.
Prerequisites: Appropriate Degree Level Writing (English) and Reading Placement Test Scores
Introduces the major fields of contemporary psychology. Emphasis is on fundamental principles of psychology as a science. Topics include research design, the organization and operation of the nervous system, sensation and perception, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, thinking and intelligence, lifespan development, personality, psychopathology and interventions, stress and health, and social psychology.
473
AREA III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics
Choose one of the following:
MATH1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning3 credit hours45 contact hours
Prerequisites: Appropriate Placement Test Score or MATH 0098
This course focuses on quantitative skills and reasoning in the context of experiences that students will be likely to encounter. The course emphasizes processing information in context from a variety of representations, understanding of both the information and the processing, and understanding which conclusions can be reasonably determined. Students will use appropriate technology to enhance mathematical thinking and understanding. Topics covered in this course include: sets and set operations, logic, basic probability, data analysis, linear models, quadratic models, exponential and logarithmic models, geometry, and financial management.3183
Prerequisites: Appropriate Degree Level Math Placement Test Score or MATH 0098 and MATH 0099.
Emphasizes techniques of problem solving using algebraic concepts. Topics include fundamental concepts of algebra, equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, and systems of equations; optional topics include sequences, series, and probability or analytic geometry.187
This course explores the history of the human experience through literature and writing across the cultures of the world. Surveys of important works across multiple genres of fiction and non-fiction as a reflection of cultural values. Explores themes from the ancient through modern era6832
Emphasizes American literature as a reflection of culture and ideas. A survey of important works in American literature. Includes a variety of literary genres: short stories, poetry, drama, nonfiction, and novels. Topics include literature and culture, essential themes and ideas, literature and history, and research skills.
471
Program-Specific General Education Core Requirements
To meet the minimum required 18 semester credit hours in General Core Courses, students must take an additional 3 semester credit hours.
HIST2111U.S. History I3 credit hours45 contact hours
Prerequisites: Degree Level Writing (English) and Reading Placement Test Scores or ENGL 0988
Emphasizes the study of U. S. History to 1877 to include the post-Civil War period. The course focuses on the period from the Age of Discovery through the Civil War to include geographical, intellectual, political, economic and cultural development of the American people. It includes the history of Georgia and its constitutional development. Topics include colonization and expansion; the Revolutionary Era; the New Nation; nationalism, sectionalism, and reform; the Era of Expansion; and crisis, Civil War, and reconstruction.623
HIST2112U.S. History II3 credit hours45 contact hours
Prerequisites: Appropriate Degree Level Writing and Reading Placement Test Scores or ENGL 0988
Emphasizes the study of the social, cultural, and political history of the United States from 1865 to the beginning of the twenty-first century and will equip the student to better understand the problems and challenges of the contemporary world in relation to events and trends in modern American history. The course also provides an overview of the history of Georgia and the development of its constitution. Topics include the Reconstruction Period; the great West, the new South, and the rise of the debtor; the Gilded Age; the progressive movement; the emergence of the U. S. in world affairs; the Roaring Twenties; the Great Depression; World War I; World War II; the Cold War and the 1950's; the Civil Rights Movement; the 1960's and 1970's; and America since 1980.3716
Prerequisites: Appropriate Degree Level Writing (English) and Reading Placement Test Scores
Emphasizes study of government and politics in the United States. The focus of the course will provide an overview of the Constitutional
foundations of the American political processes with a focus on government institutions and political procedures. The course will examine the
constitutional framework, federalism, civil liberties and civil rights, public opinion, the media, interest groups, political parties, and the election
process along with the three branches of government. In addition, this course will examine the processes of Georgia state government.
Topics include foundations of government, political behavior, and governing institutions.2792
SOCI1101Introduction to Sociology3 credit hours45 contact hours
Prerequisites: Appropriate Degree Level Writing (English) and Reading Placement Test Scores
Explores the sociological analysis of society, its culture, and structure. Sociology is presented as a science with emphasis placed on its methodology and theoretical foundations. Topics include basic sociological concepts, socialization, social interaction and culture, social groups and institutions, deviance and social control, social stratification, social change, and marriage and family.622
NON-GENERAL EDUCATION DEGREE COURSES
BIOL2113Anatomy and Physiology I3 credit hours45 contact hours
Prerequisites: Program Admission
Co-Requisite: BIOL 2113 L
Introduces the anatomy and physiology of the human body. Emphasis is placed on the development of a systemic perspective of anatomical structures and physiological processes. Topics include body organization, cell structure and functions, tissue classifications, integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system, and nervous and sensory systems.316
BIOL2113LAnatomy and Physiology Lab I1 credit hours45 contact hours
Prerequisites: Program Admission
Co-Requisite: BIOL 2113
Selected laboratory exercises paralleling the topics in BIOL 2113. The laboratory exercises for this course include body organization, cell structure and functions, tissue classifications, integumentary system, skeletal system, muscular system, and nervous sensory systems.317
BIOL2114Anatomy and Physiology II3 credit hours45 contact hours
Prerequisites: BIOL 2113, BIOL 2113L
Co-Requisite: BIOL 2114 L
Continues the study of the anatomy and physiology of the human body. Topics include the endocrine system, cardiovascular system, blood and lymphatic system, immune system, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, and reproductive system.318
BIOL2114LAnatomy and Physiology Lab II1 credit hours45 contact hours
Selected laboratory exercises paralleling the topics in BIOL 2114. The laboratory exercises for this course include the endocrine system, cardiovascular system, blood and lymphatic system, immune system, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, and reproductive system.319
Prerequisites: BIOL 2113 and BIOL 2113L OR BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1111L
Co-Requisite: BIOL 2117L
Provides students with a foundation in basic microbiology with emphasis on infectious disease. Topics include microbial diversity, microbial cell biology, microbial genetics, interactions and impact of microorganisms and humans, microorganisms and human disease.320
Prerequisites: BIOL 2113 and BIOL 2113L OR BIOL 1111 and BIOL 1111L
Co-Requisite: BIOL 2117
Selected laboratory exercises paralleling the topics in BIOL 2117. The laboratory exercises for this course include microbial diversity, microbial cell biology, microbial genetics, interactions and impact of microorganisms and humans, and microorganisms and human disease.321
OCCUPATIONAL COURSES
RNSG1170Foundations of Nursing4 credit hours90 contact hours
Prerequisites: Program Admission
This course provides opportunities to develop competencies necessary to meet the needs of individuals throughout the lifespan in a safe, legal, and ethical manner using the nursing process. Students learn concepts and theories basic to the art and science of nursing. The role of the nurse as a member of the health care team is emphasized. Students are introduced to the concepts of client needs, safety, communication, teaching/learning, critical thinking, ethical-legal, cultural diversity, nursing history, and the programs philosophy of nursing. Additionally students will be exposed to the patient-centered care model, teamwork, evidence-based practice, and informatics with an emphasis on quality improvement. Principles of medication calculation and safe administration are emphasized. Development of personal responsibility and ethical behavior related to the performance of basic nursing skills will be attained through supervised lab performance.
Prerequisites: Program Admission. Co-Requisites: RNSG 1170
This course prepares the nurse to safely provide quality, patient-centered care within an interdisciplinary structure to meet the needs of families who have children. Principles of health promotion from the antepartal period through adolescence; human growth, development; and responses to health deviation during these periods in the life cycle are examined. Patient-centered care and quality improvement are the focus of care. Classroom and clinical instruction encompasses providing nursing care to antepartal, intrapartal, postpartal, and pediatric patients while incorporating evidence-based practice and previously learned knowledge and skills.
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RNSG2170Adult Health Bridge8 credit hours210 contact hours
Adult Health Bridge encompasses patient-centered care to clients experiencing respiratory, circulatory, renal, oncology, immunology, digestive, endocrine, musculoskeletal, and neurological alterations. Patient care involves the consideration of physiological, cognitive, psychosocial, and spiritual needs within a cultural framework. Teamwork, informatics, quality improvement, and evidence-based practice are vital components in the course. Development of personal responsibility and ethical behavior is acquired through supervised lab and clinical experiences with selected clients.
This course facilitates the transition of the student to the role of a professional nurse. Current issues and management concepts are emphasized, as well as the development of delegation skills, conflict management, and leadership attributes. Legal and ethical issues are discussed with a focus on personal accountability and responsibility. Standards of practice and the significance of practicing according to state regulations and statutes are examined. Clinical experiences provide the student the opportunity to apply theoretical concepts while functioning in a leadership role.
5152
RNSG2330Adult Health Bridge II8 credit hours240 contact hours
Adult Health Bridge II encompasses patient-centered care to clients experiencing cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and metabolic alterations; emergency nursing, shock, burns, bioterrorism, disasters, and end of life care. Patient care involves the consideration of physiological, cognitive, psychosocial, and spiritual needs within a cultural framework. Teamwork, informatics, quality improvement, and evidenced based practice are vital components in the course. Development of personal responsibility and ethical behavior is acquired through supervised lab and clinical experiences with selected clients.
