Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN)
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Associate of Science
in Nursing (ASN)

A fast, flexible route to your RN credential.

ASN Degree Clinical Placement

In the associate-level nursing program, you will reinforce your theoretical education by practicing clinical skills in a variety of acute care settings.

Labouré is committed to preparing individuals to deliver patient-centered care as members of an interdisciplinary team. Quality improvement approaches and the use of information technology are important elements of clinical education at Labouré.

What is clinical like?

Clinical education will begin in your first nursing course - NUR 1015: Fundamental Health Concepts. This is your hands-on training in becoming a nurse. You'll begin in the skills labs and simulation labs on campus before moving on to live patients outside the lab. Through simulation technology, you can practice and learn patient care on high-fidelity manikins before working with live patients at clinical sites across the Boston, North Shore, and South Shore areas. This is a low-stress but highly effective way to practice and build confidence before you begin working with real patients.

Each professional nursing course includes 12-15 hours per week of clinical/lab time in addition to about 5 hours of classroom theory. Your clinical hours will take you to a variety of sites over your four professional nursing courses, and as you learn about different skills, different types of patients, and different health concepts that affect your patients at different times in their lives.

Clinical affiliations for nursing may include:

  • Encompass Hospital, Braintree, MA
  • Beth Israel Lahey Hospital, Milton, MA
  • Beth Israel Lahey Hospital, Plymouth, MA
  • Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
  • The Boston Home, Dorchester, MA
  • Harbor House, Hingham, MA
  • Carney Hospital, Dorchester, MA
  • Life Care of the South Shore, Scituate, MA
  • Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center, Brighton, MA
  • Morton Hospital, Taunton, MA
  • New England Village, Pembroke, MA
  • BW Faulkner Hospital, Jamaica Plain, MA
  • South Shore Hospital, Weymouth, MA
  • Walden Behavioral Care, Dedham, MA
  • Saint Anne's Hospital, Fall River, MA
  • Milford Regional Medical Center, Milford, MA
  • HRI Hospital, Brookline, MA
  • Cape Cod Healthcare, Barnstable and Falmouth, MA
  • Holy Family Hospital, Methuen, MA
  • Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, MA
  • The Institute at Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Boston, MA
  • Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center, Brighton, MA
  • Early Childhood Education sites and schools in the Greater Boston and surrounding area

Summary

  • 2 years to complete
  • In-person
  • Associate degree
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More Information about Clinical

Background Checks

  • All students registered for ANY class at the College, on-site or off-site, must submit to a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) Background Check. 

  • Students registered for a clinical course involving the care of minors will undergo a Sex Offender Record Information (SORI) background check prior to the start of the course.

  • Students may be required to undergo additional background checks, in accordance with Affiliation Agreements between the College and sites to which they are assigned, such as fingerprinting and/or drug testing for specific clinical assignments. 

Required Immunizations

Below is a basic table summarizing the required immunizations. 


  Tdap


1 dose; and history of DTaP primary series or age-appropriate catch-up vaccination. Tdap given at ≥7 years may be counted, but a dose at age 11 - 12 is recommended if Tdap was given earlier as part of a catch-up schedule. Td or Tdap should be given if it has been ≥10 years since Tdap.
  Hepatitis B  

3 doses; laboratory evidence of immunity acceptable; 2 doses of Heplisav-B given on or after 18 years of age are acceptable
  MMR


2 doses; first dose must be given on or after the 1st birthday and second dose must be given ≥28 days after first dose; laboratory evidence of immunity acceptable. Birth in the U.S. before 1957 acceptable only for non-health science students
  Varicella


2 doses; first dose must be given on or after the 1st birthday and second dose must be given ≥28 days after first dose; a reliable history of chickenpox* or laboratory evidence of immunity acceptable. Birth in the U.S. before 1980 acceptable only for non-health science students

*A reliable history of chickenpox includes a diagnosis of chickenpox, or interpretation of parent/guardian description of chickenpox, by a physician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or designee.
  Meningococcal
1 dose; 1 dose MenACWY (formerly MCV4) required for all full-time students 21 years of age or younger. The dose of MenACWY vaccine must have been received on or after the student's 16th birthday. Doses received at younger ages do not count towards this requirements. Students may decline MenACWY vaccine after they have read and signed the MDPH Meningococcal Information and Waiver Form provided by their institution. Meningococcal B vaccine is not required and does not meet this requirement. 
  Influenza


1 dose; seasonal influenza vaccine for the current flu season (July - June) must be received annually by December 31st. New students entering between January 1 and March 31 must have received a dose of the vaccine for the current flu season for entry. 
  COVID-19


COVID-19 primary series and most recent booster

 

For additional details on the above vaccination requirements, please review the College Catalog or ASN Handbook. 

 

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