Moorpark College offers a two year curriculum

Designed to prepare the student for entry into the practice of nursing. The successful completion of this program entitles the student to an Associate of Science Degree, and meets the eligibility requirements to take the professional licensing examination to become a registered nurse. 

The Associate Degree Nursing Program began in 1981 as a satellite of Ventura College while in the process of obtaining the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) approval. Independent BRN approval was granted to the program in 1983. In June 1990, the Associate Degree Nursing Program was granted initial accreditation by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission(NLNAC). Accreditation through the NLNAC is a program choice contributing to the high quality of the Moorpark College nursing program. As of May 2013, NLNAC has changed their name to Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

Moorpark College is committed to providing an equal opportunity to students, employees, and the public, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or veteran status. 

Department Office Phone: (805) 378-1433                                                                                                                                      
The two regulatory agencies are:
Board of Registered Nursing
1747 North Market Boulevard, Suite 150
Sacramento, CA  95834
(916) 322-3350
Board of Registered Nursing

NCLEX Pass Rates for RN Programs in California

http://www.rn.ca.gov/education/passrates.shtml

Mailing address:
Board of Registered Nursing
P.O. Box  944210
Sacramento, CA 94244-2100

The Associate Degree nursing program at Moorpark College located in Moorpark, California is accredited by the: 
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) 
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
www.acenursing.org

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate Degree nursing program is Continuing Accreditation. View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding the program using the ACEN's Program Search.
 

The Moorpark College Associate Degree Nursing Program meets the state education requirements for a Registered Nursing license in the state of California. Moorpark College has not determined if the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Moorpark College meets the state education requirements in any other state, any U.S. Territory, or the District of Columbia.

Dean of Life and Health Sciences:  Dr. Carol Higashida
Nursing Coordinator:  Christina Lee
Full-time Faculty:  Dr. Tammy Bathke, Dr. Michelle Dieterich, Dr. Milagros Ebuen,  Jamee Maxey, Dr. Heidi Merickel, Olga Myshina, Carrie Ragsdale, and Katina Walia.
Instructional Laboratory Technician II/Nursing:   Jessica Barbee and Maura Dahlquist
Administrative Assistant: Marcela Hernandez
Office Assistant: Crystal Wirth
Counselors:  Lydia Basmajian and Rosa Sanchez

Nursing Philosophy

The philosophy, curriculum, and objectives of the program are designed to develop the intellectual, social, and cultural potential of each student in accordance with Moorpark College’s stated beliefs and purposes.  The purpose of the program is to provide a learning environment so students are able to complete the critical competencies of safety/technical skills, critical thinking/clinical reasoning, communication skills, responsibility/accountability, and organization/prioritization skills that are essential to the function of registered nurses in the direct care of patients.

Nursing Practice

1. Is a scientific, community-based dynamic profession which is an integral part of health care services values caring, integrity, ethical practice, diversity, education, service and quality
2. Gives assistance to the individual unable to meet self-care requirements to maintain, attain and/or regain health or a peaceful death
3. Goals are: to empower individuals toward self-care and to increase the health, healing and well-being of individuals, families and communities
4. Utilizes the nursing process for knowledgeable decision making and judgment based on critical thinking, clinical competence, collaboration and accountability
5. Provides relationship-centered care characterized by caring and inclusive communications.
6. Roles are: provider of care, manager of care and contributor to the nursing profession

The Individual is:

1. A bio-psycho-socio-cultural-spiritual being with dignity, unconditional worth and rational powers
2. Viewed within the context of their environment

Health is:

1. A changing state on the wellness-illness continuum
2. The structural and functional soundness and wholeness of the individual
3. Determined by the individual’s values, beliefs and ability to meet self care requisites or health deviations

Caring for Self and Others is:

1. A basic way of being which is central to nursing
2. Enhanced through self-awareness and personal empowerment
3. A major theme in becoming a knowledgeable, compassionate individual able to respond to human needs
4. Learned by experiencing caring practices between: students and teachers, students and students, nurses and patients and health care team members

Nursing Process is:

A five step systematic method for giving patient-centered care; involving assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating

1. Assessment/nursing diagnosis; identification of patient’s universal and development self-care demands and health deviations
2. Establishment of patient outcomes to prevent illness, meet the patient’s self care demand, restore health, move the patient toward independent self-care or adaptation to self-care interruptions/decline, and transfer responsibility to family or significant others within the community setting
3. Identification and implementation or nursing measures: preventive (educative/supportive) or restorative (wholly/partially compensatory) and evaluation of outcome

Nursing Education

Learning:

1. Is a continuous, lifelong, growth process
2. Occurs in the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor domains
3. Proceeds from the simple to the complex and from parts to whole, in which repetition and reinforcement are important aspects
4. Transfer from theory to practice is accomplished through: exercises that promote critical thinking, independent learning, clinical simulation, clinical experience and nursing care plan development

Students:

1. Have diverse learning styles and times, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, objectives and support systems
2. With the assistance of the faculty, assume the responsibility to fulfill the learning objectives utilizing resources and evaluating self realistically

Faculty:

1. Assume responsibility for individualizing approaches to the teaching/learning process by providing measurable learning objectives and a variety of learning experiences
2. Facilitate problem-solving, critical thinking and caring practices
3. Guide and maintain expertise in nursing practice
4. Promote faculty to faculty and faculty to student relationships that are egalitarian and characterized by cooperation and community building

Associate Degree Nursing Graduate

The Associate Degree Nursing Graduate: is prepared as a beginning level professional nurse able to provide safe, direct, relationship centered patient care, across the life span to a diverse population in a multitude of practice settings.

Program Threads:

The following concepts are integrated throughout the curriculum:
1. Caring
2. Critical Thinking and Clinical Reasoning
3. Nutrition
4. Patient Advocacy
5. Pharmacology
6. Legal/Ethical Considerations
7. Bio-psycho-socio-cultural-spiritual Patient Needs throughout the Life Cycle
8. Evidence-based Practice
9. Community-based Practice

Dorothea Orem’s self-care concept of nursing is consistent with the faculty’s beliefs and serves as the unifying framework.  Theoretical guidelines for student progression and evaluation are modeled after Benner’s concepts of novice practitioner to expert.  Faculty reason that the nursing student cannot progress to the “expert” practitioner level during their nursing curriculum; therefore, expectations for student progression within the program are to become a proficient practitioner.

Dorothea Orem’s Theory of Self Care
• Theory of Self-Care
• Theory of Self-Care Deficit
• Theory of Nursing System (wholly compensatory, partially compensatory, supportive-educative)

Nursing Program Mission

The mission of the Moorpark College Nursing Program is to prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential to function as Registered Nurses in common and emerging healthcare settings.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of each semester, the student will demonstrate progressive development in the following knowledge, skills, and attitudes: 

1. The student will ensure safety and perform technical skills that lead to high quality patient-centered care.
2. The student will demonstrate critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills that lead to safe, high quality patient-centered care.
3. The student will demonstrate effective communication skills that lead to safe, high quality patient-centered care.
4. The student will demonstrate responsibility and accountability in providing safe, high quality patient-centered care.
5. The student will demonstrate organization and prioritization skills that lead to providing safe, high quality patient-centered care.

Nursing Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, the graduate will have acquired the following knowledge, skills, and attitudes:

1. The student will complete the program within four consecutive semesters and upon graduation be prepared to pass the NCLEX examination, resulting in licensure as a Registered Nurse.
2. The graduate will be prepared for employment as a competent entry-level Registered Nurse.
3. The graduate will demonstrate safety and perform technical skills that lead to safe, high quality patient-centered care.
4. The graduate will exhibit critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills that lead to safe, high quality patient-centered care.
5. The graduate will demonstrate effective communication skills that lead to safe, high quality patient-centered care.
6. The graduate will assume responsibility and accountability in providing safe, high quality patient-centered care.
7. The graduate will demonstrate organization and prioritization skills that lead to providing safe, high quality patient-centered care.
8. The graduate will embrace lifelong learning and pursue higher degrees in nursing.

The Moorpark College Associate Degree Nursing Program shares program effectiveness data with communities of interest including the public. Please review the document below for data on:
• Program completion rate
• NCLEX-RN Licensure Exam pass rate
• Job placement
• Graduate satisfaction
• Employer satisfaction
• Pursuit of lifelong learning

Counseling Department:
805-378-1428

Nursing Counselor – Lydia Basmajian
lbasmajian@vcccd.edu
805-553-4604

Nursing Counselor - Rosa Sanchez
 rsanchez2@vcccd.edu

Nursing Workshops

If you would like to schedule an appointment with the Counseling Department or would like to sign up for a Nursing workshop, 
please contact Counseling at (805) 378-1428.

In 2010, The Future of Nursing report issued by the Institute of Medicine advocated for all nurses to achieve higher degrees of learning in order to positively influence the health of their communities using their education. Although completion of the nursing program at Moorpark College will lead to an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN), you are highly encouraged to continue your education to earn at least a (BSN). In addition to benefiting the health of clients and their families, BSN and MSN degrees expand the possibilities for advancement in your nursing career.

The Moorpark College nursing program has coordinated with several universities that allow concurrent enrollment so that you could be working towards a Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree at the same time you are in the Moorpark College nursing program.

In addition to collaborative or concurrent enrollment BSN and MSN programs, there are many programs which offer the opportunity to earn a BSN after earning nursing licensure NCLEX. Students are encouraged to investigate numerous program options in order to find the best fit.