The philosophy of the Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program is consistent with the college’s vision, core values, goals and philosophy of general education. The ADN Program curriculum is based on current science, knowledge, and evidence-based practice. The program philosophy, outcomes and competencies are based on the National Council Licensure Examination Test Plan, recommendations from the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) initiative, and recommendations from the Institute of Medicine (2011). The ADN program has the specific mission of educating individuals to carry out the role of the Registered Professional Nurse.
Nursing is defined as the “protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities and populations” (American Nurses Association, 2010, p.1) across the lifespan. Faculty asserts that nursing is a practice discipline that draws on knowledge from biological sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. Individuals preparing to be nurses learn theories related to human needs, learning, developmental stages, communicable disease transmission and many other areas of human and community functioning (NLN 2010 p. 19).
Learning is the responsibility of the student. The administration and faculty are responsible for providing a learner-centered environment. Faculty assume responsibility for developing, interpreting, and evaluating the curriculum in nursing in relation to the stated philosophy and outcomes. Faculty is also responsible for inter-professional collaboration and support of communication channels with other disciplines and agencies.