RNSG 2010 LPN to ASN Transition
The LPN to ADN Transition course (RNSG 2010) is offered in the summer quarter prior to entering the second level of the nursing program. This course if designed to initiate the transition process from LPN to RN and builds upon previously learned basic knowledge and skills. The focus of RNSG 2010 is upon the nursing of individuals throughout the lifespan experiencing common predictable alterations in function. Content presented includes: the transition process; the nursing process; nursing care of the patient with oncology and pain, nursing care of the perioperative patient, alterations in respiratory function, alterations hepatic and biliary function, alterations in mental health. In addition, emergency/disaster management content is integrated. The conceptual threads of nutrition, pharmacology, growth and development, communication, cultural diversity, teaching/learning process, nursing process/critical thinking, legal/ethical factors, technological competence, safety, the health-illness continuum, therapeutic interventions, and emergency/ disaster management continue to be incorporated throughout the course. The student will be required to independently remediate in other areas of nursing that have been identified by the pre-entrance testing process as areas of weakness. The lecture and laboratory component applies the nursing process to patients with selected alterations in function which are considered complex. Emphasis is placed on identification of physiological and psychosocial problems with appropriate interventions, goal setting, and the evaluation of goal achievement. In the clinical setting the student will apply learned knowledge and psychomotor/psychosocial skills in providing nursing care for one or more assigned culturally diverse patients of all ages in acute care settings. This is a web enhanced course. Students may be required to access information, submit assignments, and test online through Blackboard.
Prerequisite
Admission to the ASN Transition Track Completion of all required non-nursing courses