NUR 2002 - Transition from LPN to Professional Nursing

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 2
Vocational Lab Hour(s): 1.5
Clinic Hour(s): 1.5
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Nursing program.
Facilitates transition of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to new roles and responsibilities of a professional nurse, the nursing process, critical thinking/clinical judgment, legal and ethical issues in nursing practice, and the nursing care of childbearing families and pediatric clients. The application of knowledge and skills occurs in the laboratory and maternal-child and pediatric clinical settings.