LPN to RN Transition

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare Licensed Practical Nurses for entry into the second year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program. The nursing role is differentiated with emphasis on health maintenance, health promotion, and disease prevention. Content will be presented within the client-needs framework and includes topics such as role transitioning, nursing process, documentation, communication, and legal and ethical issues. Select content from the first year associate degree program in physiological integrity, growth and development and dosage calculation will be reviewed. Supervised clinical practice in selected acute care and community settings will be provided. Independent study and review of maternity and newborn client will be required. Upon successful completion of this course, the student is eligible to enroll in NUR-2010 and NUR-2020 . Prerequisite(s): EGL EGL-1010 , EGL-1020 ,EGL-1340 MAT MAT-1250 COMCOM-1010 , COM-1090 BIO BIO-1010 , BIO-2050 , BIO-2060 PSY-1010 PSY-2070 PHL-1010 , PHL-1330 BMT-1500 SOC-1010 4 class/5 clinical (for 12 weeks)/2 lab hours (Offered fall and spring.) (Not offered summer.)