NUR 180 - LPN, Paramedic or Veteran to RN Transition2 credit hours - 90 hours of directed lab; one term.
Formerly NUR 180 - Veteran to RN Transition
Gain supervised and directed laboratory experiences to prepare the Licensed Practical Nurse, Paramedic, Navy Corpsman, and/or Army Medic to transition into the role of the Registered Nurse. Lab fee $50. Clinical fee $100.
Prerequisite(s): BIO 231(with a grade of B or better) and BIO 232 or BIO 233 (with a grade of B or better) and BIO 234 , PSY 111 and PSY 211 , and ENG 101 /ENG 101A and ENG 102 , general education mathematics , BIO 223 with grades of C or better.
Note: Requires dual enrollment with American Public University System and permission of the Director of Nursing and Healthcare Initiatives.
Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC)
Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall and spring
Course Outcomes:
- Maintain standards of professional practice to include holistic care across the settings, legal/ethical behaviors and life-long learning in concert with the Maryland Nurse Practice Act.
- Communicate in an appropriate and therapeutic manner to promote positive client outcomes.
- Assess holistically and systematically, the health status of individuals, families and communities to determine health care needs.
- Apply critical thinking skills within the framework of the five steps of the nursing process to ensure the delivery of safe, accurate care including accuracy with dosage calculations for safe medication administration.
- Provide nursing care based on the understanding of the sciences, humanities, nursing theory, research, and personal experiences that is global, culturally relevant and maintains client’s rights and dignity.
- Identify learning needs of clients.
- Develop plans to assist clients in achieving their health goals.
- Implement teaching to assist clients in achieving their health goals.
- Collaborate with clients, families, and other members of the health care team to ensure holistic, individualized care with appropriate allocation of human and material resources across the health care continuum.
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