Blue Ridge Community and Technical College

The Associate of Science in Nursing Degree (ASN) is designed to prepare the graduate to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for registered nurses and to enter a career as a beginning practitioner of nursing.

It is intended that the courses in nursing will provide the student with an awareness of the value and dignity of people and a view of the patient as an integrated, unique individual requiring nursing knowledge and skill.
The Mission of the ASN program is to enhance the health status of the region by educating professional nurses for entry into practice as generalists through the ASN program. Emphasis is placed on life-long learning, personally and professionally, by providing a caring climate and student faculty relationships that encourage the intellectual, ethical and personal development of each student.

The goals of the ASN program are to prepare a graduate who is able to: Use the knowledge, skills, and values of professional nursing in order to influence the health of individuals and families. Assume the role of professional nurse in recognizing, evaluating, and responding to the needs of the individual and the family through critical thinking, therapeutic nursing interventions, communication, and collaboration. Practice professional nursing in a caring, empathetic, legal, ethical and culturally sensitive manner within the scope of the American Nurses Association Standards of Clinical Practice. Participate in personal and professional lifelong learning, value service to the community, appreciate cultural diversity, and accept accountability for his/her own actions.