LPN-ADN Transition (Bridge) (ADN 1420)

Term: 2025 Summer Semester

Faculty

Melissa A CappsShow MyInfo popup for Melissa A Capps

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Division Chair MAC Allied Health and SciencesShow MyInfo popup for Division Chair MAC Allied Health and Sciences

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Amy L SchwentShow MyInfo popup for Amy L Schwent

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Pam J JungeShow MyInfo popup for Pam J Junge

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Jessica M HigginbothamShow MyInfo popup for Jessica M Higginbotham

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Angela F EricksonShow MyInfo popup for Angela F Erickson

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Description

Prerequisites: Valid LPN license and acceptance into Advanced Placement Program.
Addresses the transition in the roles from LPN to RN with comparisons and differences in responsibility and accountability to the patients. Other topics addressed in the course include therapeutic communications, nursing process, nursing diagnosis, physical assessment skills, drug calculation review, aspects of critical thinking, and roles of the RN under the Nurse Practice Act. Assignments include case studies for developing nursing diagnoses, completing a health history assessment and demonstrating physical assessment skills by performing a head to toe assessment.