NURS 2350 - Transition Course for Articulating LPN Students

Lec. 4; Cr. 4

Focuses on the transition from the role of practical nurse to one of registered nurse through didactic 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. Focuses on the transition from the role of practical nurse to one of registered nurse through laboratory and clinical learning experiences. Involves the integration of the nursing process as the basis for clinical decision making and care in the management of client needs.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1001 /ENGL 1002 ; MATH 1021 ; ZOOL 1011 /ZOOL 1012 ; BIOL 1011 /BIOL 1012 ; BIOL 2160 /BIOL 2161 ; PSYC 2070 ; Selective admission to the LPN Advanced Tract Program; proof of current Louisiana LPN license; Successful completion of the NLN ACE I PN-RN Nursing Examinations (Parts I & II);
Corequisite(s): NURS 2352 ;
Pre- or Co-requisite(s): Pre- or Co-requisite: MATH 1425 or General Education Humanities elective or General Education Fine Arts elective.