Program Details

The AAS in Nursing is a five semester program: first semester students complete pre-requisite course work to prepare for application to the Nursing program. Subsequent course of study includes four semesters of nursing coursework (Levels 1-4). The NOVA Nursing program, along with other nursing programs in the Virginia Community College System, moved to a common Concept Based Curriculum (CBC). The CBC was designed by nurse educators across the state and is intended to move away from a content-laden curriculum to a curriculum in which knowledge transfer will occur across multiple contexts. The conceptual model of learning incorporates an active learning culture and focuses on deep learning of nursing’s most central concepts. The CBC is fully approved by the by the Virginia Board of Nursing.

• Application Information

  See the Nursing Division website for information on how to apply. Admission to the program is competitive.

• Faculty/Staff

  Administration

  Name	Title	Phone	Email
  Gary Sargent	Dean of Nursing	703.822.0016	gsargent@nvcc.edu
  Dr. Charemon Brooks	Associate Dean of Nursing	703.822.2727	cbrooks@nvcc.edu
  Comora Smith	Clinical Coordinator	703.822.2712	csmith@nvcc.edu
  Velery Brown	Spring Cohort Administrative Assistant	703.822.6519	vlbrown@nvcc.edu
  Suhel Dakwala	Administrative Assistant, Clinicals	703.822.6649	sdakwala@nvcc.edu
  Eric Shaw	Fall Cohort Administrative Assistant	703.822.9044	eshaw@nvcc.edu

  Faculty

  Name	Phone	Email
  Dr. Esther Abisogun	703.822.2014	eabisogun@nvcc.edu
  Dr. Rita Boamah	703.822.2726	rboamah@nvcc.edu
  Dr. Cordellia Bright	703.822.2034	cbright@nvcc.edu
  Brenda Clark	703.822.9051	baclark@nvcc.edu
  Georganne Curtin	703.822.2088	gecurtin@nvcc.edu
  Kayleen Galvan	703.822.6591	kgalvan@nvcc.edu
  Dr. Anne-Mette Harding	703.822.6672	agharding@nvcc.edu
  Dorothea Johnson	703.822.2082	dljohnson@nvcc.edu
  Elizabeth Kane-Glass	703.822.2092	ekaneglass@nvcc.edu
  Trudy Kuehn	703.822.2016	tkuehn@nvcc.edu
  Maureen Mannix	703.822.6659	mmannix@nvcc.edu
  Jennifer McKeever	703.822.6581	jmckeever@nvcc.edu
  Dr. Randa Merizian	703.822.2034	rmerizian@nvcc.edu
  Donna Pfost	703.822.9055	dpfost@nvcc.edu
  Christine Slevin	703.822.6643	cslevin@nvcc.edu
  Ava Smith	703.822.2728	avbrown@nvcc.edu
  Jennifer Turner	703.822.0014	jturner1@nvcc.edu
  Karen Walters	703.822.2032	kpwalters@nvcc.edu

  Nursing Skills Laboratory Staff

  Name	Title	Phone	Email
  Angela Brocker	Nursing Skills Lab Manager	703.822.6592	abrocker@nvcc.edu
  Dawn Wetmore	Nursing Skills Lab Instructor	703.822.2025	dwetmore@nvcc.edu

  Campus Simulation Center Staff

  Name	Title	Phone	Email
  Don Johnson	Simulation Center Manager	703.822.6518	djohnson@nvcc.edu

  NOTE: The Nursing Division will not give out faculty home phone numbers. Please leave messages via office voicemail or email. Thank you.

• Resources
  • MEC Tutoring Center
  • Workforce Development, TEAS Prep
  • NOVA AAS-Nursing Graduation Report
• Transfer Opportunities

  Transfer is not the primary purpose of this credential; however, NOVA may have agreements that facilitate the transfer of this and other career-oriented programs to selected senior institutions. In order to learn more about possible transfer opportunities please visit: https://www.nvcc.edu/transfer/. Students interested in transferring should contact an advisor or counselor to discuss their options and plans.

• Credit for Prior Learning

  Northern Virginia Community College accepts industry-standard certifications, credentials and/or professional courses for credit. Broadly, licenses, credentials and/or certifications must be current and valid for consideration. For more information regarding the status of the certification and its eligibility for credit, please see an advisor or faculty members in the discipline area that awards CPL credit.

  • Credit for Prior Learning
• Career Prospects

  The NOVA nursing graduates have performed consistently well on their licensure examination. View the NCLEX-RN pass rates for the NOVA Nursing Program: https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/PublicResources/EducationPrograms/. Graduates from the NOVA Nursing program are in high demand as professional nurses in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and community health, and other health care agencies. The graduates provide safe and effective entry-level nursing care in the 21st-century healthcare environment to meet the needs of NOVA’s community and its diverse citizens.