NURS 2350 - Transition Course for Articulating LPN - RN Students

Lec. 3; Lab 1 Cr. 4

Focuses on the transition from the role of the practical nurse to one of the registered nurse through didactic, clinical, and laboratory learning experiences. Content areas include integrated processes of caring, communication and documentation, teaching-learning, the nursing process and current trends in health care delivery. Patient needs include physiologic integrity and are addressed through health promotion, safety, health assessment, legal/ethical issues, medication calculations, the basis for pharmacotherapeutic interventions, fluid and electrolyte homeostasis and acid-base balance. Involves the integration of the nursing process as the basis for clinical decision making and care in the management of patient needs.

Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or better in all program prerequisites. Successful selective admission to the LPN-RN Advanced Standing Articulation Program; Proof of current Louisiana LPN license.
Corequisite(s): NURS 2352
Note: Course open to LPN-RN students only.