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Our hands-on nursing program gives students the real life experience needed to fulfill the healthcare needs of individuals.
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Oglala Lakota College’s Department of Nursing is changing the lives of those in our tribal communities and beyond with our world-class, hands-on nursing program. OLC’s nursing department is devoted to providing academic excellence to effectively prepare its students to graduate with a vast knowledge of the intricacies and civic importance of the field of nursing, and confidently possess the relevant knowledge and skills necessary to meet the unique healthcare needs of individuals and families.
Providing hands-on nursing courses at OLC’s Pine Ridge district college centers, and many prerequisites at OLC’s varied district college centers, we’re making nursing education accessible and affordable for the betterment of the Lakota people.
PROGRAM TERMINAL OUTCOMES
The Oglala Lakota College, Department of Nursing prepares the Associate Degree Nursing graduate who will:
Terminal Outcome #1:
Apply knowledge of the nursing process and critical thinking as a framework for clinical decision making. Lakota Value: Woksape-Wisdom
Terminal Outcome #2:
Demonstrate cultural competency and caring behaviors for the purpose of providing culturally appropriate nursing care to diverse populations. Lakota Values: Wowahola-Respect, Wacantognaka-Generosity
Terminal Outcome #3:
Incorporate professional/legal, ethical accountability into practice, embracing the values of the profession and assuming the various nursing roles of life-long learner, teacher, client advocate, leader/manager, and care provider. Lakota values: Woohitika-Courage, Wacantognaka-Generosity.
Terminal Outcome #4:
Utilize evidence-based practice and technology to provide safe, competent, holistic nursing care to clients across the lifespan. Lakota Value: Woksape-Wisdom.
Terminal Outcome #5:
Communicate and collaborate with client, family, healthcare and interdisciplinary teams to provide holistic health care and promotion/disease prevention. Lakota Value: Wowahola-Respect.
Applications for the Nursing Program are due March 1
st
Accreditation of the Nursing Program
Oglala Lakota College (OLC) is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The OLC Department of Nursing has full approval status by the South Dakota Board of Nursing (SDBON). Candidates who graduate from the OLC Nursing program must take the national licensure exam in order to receive their registered nurse (RN) license.
A.D. Nursing
Upon completion of all necessary prerequisites, you may be eligible to join OLC’s extraordinary nursing program to pursue an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. Offered at OLC’s district college center in Pine Ridge, once accepted, you can expect to enjoy a rewarding college education centered on the formative skill set, methodology, and practices necessary to excel in a comprehensive nursing program upon graduation.
With an A.D. in Nursing, you’ll be able to pursue a wide variety of careers that make an incredible impact on our tribal communities and anywhere you go. These careers include:
Trauma/ER Nurse
Infection Control Nurse
School Nurse
Dialysis Nurse
Public Health Nurse
Home Health/Hospice Nurse
Traveling Nurse
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
Medical-Surgical Nurse
Pediatric Nurse
Obstetric Nurse Clinic Nurse
Geriatric Nurse
Oncology Nurse
Intensive Care Nurse
Get the hands-on experience you need to make a difference in our tribal communities after you graduate.
Associate of Arts Degree in Nursing
Nursing Required Prerequisites:
* Indicates offered during the Fall semester
only
** Indicates offered during the Spring semester
only
Course
Credit Hours
Course
Credit Hours
MATH 134 - Intermediate Algebra
4
PSY 103 - General Psychology
3
*
CHEM 233 - General Chemistry
3
LAK 103 - Lakota Language I
~OR~
LSOC 103 - Lakota Culture
3
*
CHEM 231 - Experimental General Chemistry I Lab
1
**
NURS 224 - Anatomy & Physiology for Nursing
4
ENG 103 - Composition I
3
**
NURS 102 - Medical Terminology for Nursing
2
Total Credits:
11
Total Credits:
12
First Year Nursing Program Courses:
Fall Courses:
Credit Hours
Spring Courses:
Credit Hours
NURS 216 - Foundations of Holistic Nursing
6
NURS 232 - Pharmacology for Nursing II
3
NURS 212 - Foundations of Holistic Nursing Lab
2
NURS 246 - Holistic Adult Health Nursing I
6
NURS 222 - Pharmacology for Nursing I
2
NURS 241 - Holistic Adult Health Nursing I Lab
1
NURS 202 - Pharmacology for Nursing I Lab
2
BIO 204 - Microbiology
4
Total Credits:
12
Total Credits:
13
Second Year Nursing Program Courses:
Fall Courses:
Credit Hours
Spring Courses:
Credit Hours
NURS 332 - Pharmacology for Nursing III
2
NURS 354 - Transition into Practice
4
NURS 313 - Transcultural & Prof Nursing
3
NURS 363 - Holistic Mental Health Nursing
3
NURS 336 - Holistic Adult Health Nursing II
6
NURS 364 - Holistic Maternal Child Nursing
4
NURS 331 - Holistic Adult Health Nursing II Lab
1
NURS 362 - Holsitic Maternal Child Nuring Lab
2
Total Credits:
12
Total Credits:
13
TOTAL NURSING PROGRAM CREDITS =
50
TOTAL ASSOCIATE DEGREE CREDITS =
73
Extra Courses to consider for moving towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing:
(please note – these courses are not part of our status sheet and are therefore subject to not being covered by financial aid)
Eng 113
Composition II
SoSc 103
Introduction to Social Science
SpCom 103
Speech Communications
Math 154
College Algebra
CD 103
Intro to Alcoholism (useful for Nursing in General - might not transfer for BSN degree)
CD 113 - Intro to Drug Abuse (useful for Nursing in General - might not transfer for BSN degree)
Download AA in Nursing Plan of Study
2025-2026 A.A. Nursing
2024-2025 A.A. Nursing
2023-2024 A.A. Nursing
2022-2023 A.A. Nursing
2021-2022 A.A. Nursing
2020-2021 A.A. Nursing
2019-2020 A.A. Nursing
2018-2019 A.A. Nursing
2017-2018 A.A. Nursing
2016-2017 A.A. Nursing
2015-2016 A.A. Nursing
Indian Health Services (multiple locations)
Fall River Health Services, Hot Springs, SD
Chadron Community Hospital and Health Services Chadron, NE
Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon, NE
Monument Health, Rapid City (and surrounding areas)
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