Registered Nursing

Registered Nursing

The School of Nursing is a vital component of Riverside City College (RCC) and embraces the mission, values, and traditions of both the RCC District and the College. The School of Nursing prepares quality nursing health care providers using a student-centered approach through teaching excellence in an environment conducive to learning. The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Registered Nurse (RN) program prepares individuals for professional generalist nursing roles and for collaboration with other professionals and consumers in the delivery of holistic health care.

ADN (RN) Student Achievement Data

The Registered Nursing NCLEX-RN pass rates and program completion data is reported in ADN (RN) Program Student Achievement Data.

Program Outcome 1: The program demonstrates evidence of graduates’ achievement on the licensure examination.

Expected Level of Achievement: NCLEX-RN pass rates will be at least or greater than 80% for all first-time test takers during the same 12-month period.

Program Outcome 2: The program demonstrates evidence of students’ achievement in completing the nursing program.

Expected Level of Achievement: On-time program completion will be 70% or above.

Program Outcome 3: The program demonstrates evidence of graduates' achievement in job placement. 

Expected Level of Achievement: 90% of graduates will be employed as a registered nurse within one-year of graduation. 

For questions regarding program requirements, enrollment, and application processes, please visit the Health-Related Sciences Engagement Center to find a listing of Pre-Nursing Workshops and to connect with our Educational Advisor and Nursing Enrollment & Evaluation Specialist.

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Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the RCC ADN (RN) program, the graduate will:

• Provide quality, safe, patient-centered nursing care using evidence-based practices as a competent, entry-level professional nurse generalist.
• Function within the scope and standards of practice as a competent, entry-level professional nurse generalist while assimilating all ethical and legal principles.
• Function as a leader, assimilating leadership principles in a variety of health care settings for diverse patient populations as a competent, entry-level professional nurse generalist.
• Exemplify caring through behaviors that support relationship-centered care and demonstrate respect and sensitivity to others as a competent, entry-level professional nurse generalist.
• Assimilate communication principles to foster collaborative relationships using effective communication with the interprofessional health care team for the purposeof providing and improving patient outcomes as a competent, entry-level professional nurse generalist.
• Assimilate critical thinking principles using clinical reasoning to make sound clinical judgments necessary for providing safe patient care and promoting quality improvement as a competent, entry-level professional nurse generalist.
• Integrate nursing informatics and competently demonstrate the use of technology to effectively communicate, enhance knowledge, manage and analyze data, prevent errors, and support decision-making as a competent, entry-level professional nurse generalist.

Registered Nurse Associates Degree Pathway

(73-74 total units)

Registered Nurse Transfer (CSU / IGETC) Pathway

Advanced Placement Program

For students with a Vocational Nursing License - (54.5 - 55.5 total units)