Career Mobility for LPNs to RNs

Catalog description

A 10- semester- hour course placed in the summer semester of the nursing sequence. There are eight hours of class and six hours of laboratory experience weekly. The course provides for advanced placement of the licensed practical nurse in the associate degree nursing program and builds upon the previous knowledge and skills obtained in the licensed practical nurse education. New concepts and skills will be introduced upon which sequential study will be developed. The concepts of Adaptation; Developmental Stages; Basic Needs Theory; Critical Thinking; Health-Illness Environment; Promotion, Maintenance, and Restoration of Health; and the Role Functions of the Associate Degree Nurse are introduced as the framework of the curriculum. Emphasis is placed on the use of critical thinking to meet the needs of clients in the practice of mental health nursing and medical-surgical nursing. Emphasis is placed on the students’ use of verbal communications with adult clients in both one-to-one and group settings. Clinical experiences will be with mental health clients in acute, residential and community agencies including day treatment centers and substance abuse centers. Other clinical experiences will utilize campus labs, case studies and simulated learning experiences. Prerequisites: Completion of PSI background check and drug screening. Current health insurance and current physical examination, PPD and immunizations. Current CPR certification approved by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross including infant, child and adult. Completion of all learning support requirements. Completion of BIOL 2210K, BIOL 2211K, and PSYC 1101 with grades of “C” or better. Completion of, with grades of “C” or better, or concurrent enrollment in BIOL 2215K and PSYC 2103. Completion of a minimum of 27 semester credit hours of required general education courses with grades of “C” or better. 8-6-l0 NURS 2211. Care of Adults II. A ten-semester-hour course placed in the third or fourth semester of the nursing sequence. There are six hours of class and twelve hours of lab weekly. It is designed as a continuation of Care of Adults I and facilitates use of critical thinking when caring for clients who are experiencing interferences with the basic physiologic needs of nutrition, mobility, elimination, and sexuality. Technical skills are refined and new skills are learned in simulated and actual clinical experiences. Attention is given to specific maladaptive responses to stressors occurring in adult clients. Roles and responsibilities of the nurse in caring for clients with common recurring health problems will be explored and defined. Rehabilitative aspects of care expand to include provider and teacher roles. Students are expected to apply knowledge of developmental theory, anatomy and physiology, nursing concepts, and skills previously acquired in providing nursing care for the adult client. This course provides in-depth exploration of client responses to complex multi system disorders. Maslow's hierarchy is utilized to prioritize needs for clients in all stages of development throughout the life span. NURS 2211 utilizes various community resources to afford the nursing student opportunities for selected clinical laboratory and observation experiences. Experience as manager of care for small groups of clients is provided. Prerequisites: Completion of PSI background check and drug screening. Current health insurance and current physical examination, PPD and immunizations. Current CPR certification approved by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross including infant, child and adult. Completion of NURS 1101, 1102, 1103 or 1104, BIOL 2210K, BIOL 2211K, BIOL 2215K, PSYC 1101, and PSYC 2103 with grades of “C” or better. 7-9-l0 NURS 2213. Women’s Health. A six-semester-hour course placed in the third or fourth semester of the nursing sequence. There are four hours of class and six hours of clinical laboratory each week. This course focuses on the study of issues related to women’s health. Women’s health will be examined from conception through menopause with particular emphasis being placed on the woman and her family during the childbearing period. Nursing 2213 is designed to assist the student in utilizing critical thinking to provide care for women through all phases of their lives and for the newborn during the first month of life. The family- centered approach emphasizes care of the family as well as identification of those stressors which interfere with adaptation to normal pregnancy, childbirth, and the neonatal period as well as other time periods in a woman’s life. Health and wellness for women will be presented so that the student can begin to incorporate assessment as well as teaching strategies to assist women in maintaining optimal health. Gynecologic issues for women will be identified and nursing care for women and their families experiencing crisis will be discussed. Students are expected to apply knowledge of developmental theory, anatomy and physiology and nursing concepts and skills previously acquired in providing nursing care in the hospital and selected community settings. Prerequisites: Completion of PSI background check and drug screening. Current health insurance and current physical examination, PPD and immunizations. Current CPR certification approved by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross including infant, child and adult. Completion of NURS 1101, 1102, 1103 or NURS 1104; BIOL 2210K and BIOL 2211K, BIOL 2215K; PSYC 1101 and PSYC 2103 with grades of “C” or better.