Nursing - ADN Completion Option
Completed your Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program and ready to take the next step? NMC’s Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) completion option for LPNs allows those with current clinical work experience in acute or extended care or who have graduated within three years to complete the nursing course work in two semesters.
NMC’s ADN program is approved by the Michigan Board of Nursing. Graduates are eligible to apply for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) for licensing as a registered nurse.
Career opportunities
Employment of registered nurses is expected to grow by 22 percent from 2008 to 2018, much faster than the average for all occupations. Growth will be driven by a larger elderly population; technological advances in patient care, which permit a greater number of health problems to be treated; and an increasing emphasis on preventive care.
Employment of RNs will not grow at the same rate in every industry. The projected growth rates for RNs in the industries with the highest employment of these workers are:
|
INDUSTRY |
PERCENT |
|
Office of physicians |
48% |
|
Home health care services |
33% |
|
Nursing care facilities |
25% |
|
Employment services |
24% |
|
Hospitals, public and private |
17% |
Median annual earnings of registered nurses were $65,745 in the State of Michigan in May of 2010. Some places nurses worked and their average annual earnings include:
- General medical and surgical hospitals – $68,610
- Home health care services – $63,850
- Offices of physicians – $70,530
- Nursing care facilities – $59,990
NMC nursing programs are approved by the Michigan Board of Nursing and are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326, (404) 975-5000).
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Public Notice Of Upcoming Accreditation Review Visit By The ACEN
Northwestern Michigan College wishes to announce that it will host a site review for continuing accreditation of its Practical and Associate Degree nursing programs by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
You are invited to meet the site visit team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on September 19, 2018 in Founders Hall Room 110.
Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted directly to:
Dr. Marsal Stoll, Chief Executive Officer
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, GA 30326
Or e-mail: mstoll@acenursing.org
All written comments should be received by the ACEN by September 7, 2018.
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Attention:
Any pre-nursing student planning to transfer a pharmacology class to NMC, please contact the Nursing Department prior to registering for any non-NMC pharmacology class.
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