2016-2017 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Apr 17, 2024  
2016-2017 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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NURS 1050 - Nursing Transitions


This is an introductory course for licensed practical nurses preparing to enter into the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Program. It is designed to assess the student’s current knowledge of nursing content in the areas of professional behaviors, communication, assessment, clinical decision making, caring interventions, teaching and learning, collaboration, and managing care specific to medical-surgical patient populations.

Credits: 10
Lecture Hours: 6
Lab Hours: 3
Clinical Hours: 9
Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisites: BIOL 2010, BIOL 2020, ENGL 1010, MATH 1530, and Computer Competency/Proficiency

Corequisite: BIOL 1230, PSYC 1310 

Note: Course not designed for transfer.

After the LPN to RN student successfully completes the transitions course, an additional nine credit hours of experimental learning through the application of Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) will be applied to each student’s transcript, reflective of the same grade attained in the transitions course.


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