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NURSING, REGISTERED

Associate in Science

The Cuesta College Associate Degree Nursing Program (ADN) is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN).— 

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NURSING, REGISTERED Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Featured Careers

Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Acute Care Nurses

    Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 66,030
    • High salary: 135,320
    • Average salary: 93600
    Rising Job Growth $ 93,600 Average Salary $66,030 $135,320

  • Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

    Master's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 66,030
    • High salary: 135,320
    • Average salary: 93600
    Rising Job Growth $ 93,600 Average Salary $66,030 $135,320

  • Clinical Nurse Specialists

    Master's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 66,030
    • High salary: 135,320
    • Average salary: 93600
    Rising Job Growth $ 93,600 Average Salary $66,030 $135,320

All Careers in NURSING, REGISTERED (6)

Acute Care NursesAssociate's degree, Bachelor's degreeRising93,600
Advanced Practice Psychiatric NursesMaster's degreeRising93,600
Clinical Nurse SpecialistsMaster's degreeRising93,600
Critical Care NursesBachelor's degree, Associate's degreeRising93,600
Registered NursesBachelor's degree, Certificate after high schoolRising93,600
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree, Doctoral degreeRising79,940

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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Apply age appropriate concepts in nursing practice.
  2. Apply cultural sensitivity in nursing practice.
  3. Demonstrate basic leadership in nursing practice.
  4. Demonstrate effective therapeutic communication.
  5. Implement critical thinking effectively when applying the nursing process and caring framework in providing patient care.
  6. Integrate knowledge gained from biological, social, and nursing sciences with clinical practice in meeting the complex needs of diverse groups of patients in multiple settings.
  7. Practice safely and ethically within scope of practice while providing patient care and working with the health care team.