About
The Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) curriculum provides knowledge, skills, and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential.
Coursework includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics.
Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Employment opportunities are vast within the global healthcare system and may include positions within acute, chronic, extended, industrial, and community healthcare facilities.
Organization
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College - Woodfin
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College, Woodfin campus, is a community college serving Asheville, North Carolina, and the surrounding region. Its occupational training includes business administration, medical billing and coding, nursing assistant, and emergency medical services, among other fields. The college offers more than 150 programs across areas such as health science, information technology, architecture and construction, manufacturing, hospitality and tourism, public safety, and transportation. Credentials include short-term training, certificates, diplomas, and degrees. A-B Tech also provides university transfer options, continuing education, high school education completion, and English classes. The campus is surrounded by nature and supports clubs and organizations intended to contribute to students’ leadership, cultural, personal, and professional development.