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Oct 23, 2026
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NURS 1165 - LPN Transition to the Role of the Professional Nurse I
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
This course builds on the knowledge acquired in the practical nursing program and prepares the licensed practical nurse (LPN) to transition into the professional nursing role. The course prepares the student for the professional nursing scope of practice focusing on legal and ethical frameworks, holistic assessment, the nursing process, client education, and development of individualized plans of care. The student will acclimate to the role of a professional nurse within the health care team and engage in peer and self-evaluation.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better) or Corequisite(s): ENGL 1130 , BIOL 2113 , and CHEM 1050
Corequisite(s): NURS 1162
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: CPR, Certified Nursing Assistant Registry
Additional fee to student: Yes
Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate the transition to the professional nurse’s role in the care of the client.
- Utilize the nursing process and clinical reasoning when planning care for diverse clients with actual or potential health problems.
- Conduct holistic client assessments including health history, physical, and wellness assessments within the role of the professional nurse.
- Incorporate evidence, clinical reasoning, and client preferences in planning care for clients to promote health and wellness.
- Provide safe, holistic client-centered nursing care in promoting health across the lifespan.
- Evaluate the impact of holistic nursing interventions on client care outcomes.
- Utilize effective professional communication techniques within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
- Reflect on personal and professional actions based on a set of shared core nursing values.
- Demonstrate professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Professional Integrity for the Foci of Care of Health Promotion for LPN Transition
- Attributes and Responsibilities of a Professional Nurse
- Professional Behaviors
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Ethics
- Leadership
- Legal Issues
- Social Justice
- Care Competencies
- Holistic Nursing Process/Client-Centered Care
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Safety and Quality
- Teaching and Learning
- Health Care Delivery
- Managing Care
- Quality Improvement
- Informatics
- Evidence-Based/Evidence Informed Practice
- Health Care Systems and Delivery
- Physiological Integrity for the Foci of Care of Health Promotion for LPN Transition
- Homeostasis and Regulation
- Fluid & Electrolyte Balance
- Thermoregulation
- Cellular Regulation
- Intracranial & Neural Regulation
- Metabolism
- Elimination
- Sexuality
- Reproduction
- Oxygenation/Gas Exchange
- Perfusion
- Cognition
- Nutrition
- Mood & Affect
- Protection and Movement
- Immunity
- Inflammation
- Infection
- Tissue Integrity
- Sensory Perception
- Comfort
- Mobility
- Psychosocial Integrity for the Foci of Care of Health Promotion for LPN Transition
- Homeostasis and Regulation
- Family Dynamics
- Self-Concept
- Behavioral Resiliency
- Lifespan Growth and Development for the Foci of Care of Health Promotion for LPN Transition
- Determinants of Health
- Functional abilities
- Genetics
- Spirituality
- Culture
- Diversity
- Human Growth & Development
- Violence
- Health Care Disparities
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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