NURS 2400 - Transition from LPN to Professional Nursing

1 cr. 1 hr. Offered every Fall.

This course focuses on the transition from the Licensed Practical Nurse to the Baccalaureate prepared registered nurse. Emphasis will be placed on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing Nurse Practice Act in context of legal accountability and responsibility. Emphasis will be placed on the changing and expansion of critical thinking as a Registered Nurse. Included will be an exploration of the RN’s role within the interdisciplinary health care team.

Prerequisite(s): Matriculation into the LPN-BS program,

BIOL 1300

and

BIOL 1650

and