The associate in applied science degree in nursing, offered through a special collaborative agreement between West Virginia University at Parkersburg and Ohio Valley University, is designed to guide qualified students through structured learning experiences in health care settings to meet eligibility requirements for the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
The associate degree in nursing is approved by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc., 61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006, Phone: 800.669.1656.
Program education outcomes include:
- Utilize the nursing process to provide therapeutic nursing interventions that assist the individual, family, and community in the promotion, restoration, and maintenance of health across the life span.
- Create a caring environment to protect the person's dignity while honoring their values, customs, cultures, and spiritual beliefs.
- Use therapeutic communications to collaborate with the individual, family, community, and health care team in promoting patient centered care.
- Make sound clinical decisions in a reflective manner using reasoning, analysis, and research.
- Manage patient care consistent with Standards of Nursing Practice and ANA Code of Ethics.
Clinical nursing experiences are offered under faculty supervision at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital, Marietta Memorial Hospital, St. Joseph's Hospital, area nursing homes, and other selected community agencies.
Students requesting admission the nursing program must first meet the requirements for general admission to the college including foundation requirements in math, reading and English and be admitted to the college.
Applicants to the nursing must be eligible to meet requirements for licensure in the state of West Virginia as stated in the West Virginia Code. These conditions include:
- Be a high school graduate or equivalent
- Be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing
The Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses may deny testing to any applicant proved guilty of certain infractions such as, but not limited to, fraud, felony, or moral misconduct. (See Chapter 30, Article 7, Section 11 of The West Virginia Code).
Additionally, the applicant must be able to engage in educational and training activities in a manner that does not endanger themselves or others.
