NUR 112 LPN To RN Transition

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 6
Credits: 5

Assists the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to begin the process of role transition and preparation for the rigors of the Associate Degree Nursing curriculum. Updates and enhances student knowledge by incorporating content and skills from the following competency areas: role development and transition; professional behaviors and responsibilities; communication; assessment; clinical decision-making and the nursing process; drug-dose and calculations; teaching-learning; collaboration; and managing care.

Corequisite: Completion of an OSBN-approved PN program; possession of a current, unencumbered LPN license; worked a minimum of 1000 hours as an L.P.N. in the past 3 years; completed all nursing program required general education courses with a “C” or better; current documentation of required vaccination, screenings, and A.H.A approved B.L.S. for the healthcare provider; and provisional admission to the LPN to RN nursing program.
Differential Fee Y
Student Learning Outcomes:

Describe the process of role transition and learning strategies that one can use to maximize success in an Associate Degree Nursing program.
Explain the importance of the nursing process in guiding nursing practice
Demonstrate proficiency with the standard LPN skills including drug dose calculations.
Differentiate between the role of the LPN and RN in relation to legal and ethical responsibilities and in terms of core competencies.
Describe methods for maintaining and promoting standards of nursing practice through patient centered care providing quality and safe care, sound decision making, participating in teamwork and collaboration, acting professionally, and utilizing appropriate informatics and technology.

Content Outline

Returning to School
- Learning styles
- Adult Learning Theory
- Learning strategies for success
Role Transition
- Role components, socialization and role conflict
- The change process
- Adaptation to change
- Individualizing a plan for role transition
LPN and RN Knowledge and Roles
- Definition of roles
- LPN roles compared with the RN core components and competencies
- Practicing within regulatory frameworks
- Review of rules of practice for the LPN and RN according to the Oregon State Board of Nursing
The Nurse as a Communicator
- Basic communication revisited
- Therapeutic communication
- Competence in communication across the life span
- Communication as a team member in the health care setting
The Nurse as a Caregiver
- Provider of patient centered care
- Critical thinking and clinical judgment in nursing
- Clinical decision making and the nursing process
Client Teaching
- Teaching and learning process: the principles of teaching
- Steps in the teaching-learning process
The Nurse as Manager
- Managing client care
- Managing time, conflict and the nursing environment
Nursing Skills Review
Drug Dose Calculation Review
Informatics and Technology
- Use of current technology in the healthcare setting to maximize safety and health
Member of the Discipline of Nursing
- Professional responsibilities
- Legal accountability
- Ethical issues