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Oct 23, 2026
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NURS 1265 - LPN Transition to the Role of the Professional Nurse II
Credits: 2
Catalog Description
This course combines the theoretical principles and concepts learned in previous semesters, the practical nursing program, and corequisite coursework in the application of client care. Evidence-based practice is used to support appropriate focused assessments and management of care of clients experiencing concurrent illnesses/co-morbidities. Emphasis is placed on understanding the lived experience of clients and families experiencing chronic illness and achieving an optimal level of wellbeing. Professional standards of practice for the care of clients across the lifespan are incorporated. The student will perform in 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): NURS 1165 , NURS 1162 , ENGL 1130 , BIOL 2113 , and CHEM 1050
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better) or Corequisite(s): ENGL 1120 /ENGL 1121 , and BIOL 2114
Corequisite(s): NURS 1260 and NURS 1262
Additional fee to student: Yes
Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate the transition to the professional nurse’s role in health care delivery.
- Conduct holistic client assessments including health history, focused and comprehensive assessments within the role of the professional nurse.
- Identify the impact of determinants of health on clients when assessing discharge needs.
- Incorporate evidence, clinical reasoning, and client preferences in planning care for diverse clients to promote optimal level of health.
- Provide safe, holistic client-centered nursing care in promoting optimal health across the lifespan.
- Evaluate the impact of holistic nursing interventions on client care outcomes.
- Utilize effective professional communication techniques within a multidisciplinary health care 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 Chronic and Palliative Care with Health Maintenance 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
- End of Life
- 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 Chronic and Palliative Care with Health Maintenance for LPN Transition
- Homeostasis and Regulation
- Fluid & Electrolyte Balance
- Thermoregulation
- Cellular Regulation
- Intracranial & Neural Regulation
- Metabolism
- Elimination
- Sexuality
- 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 Chronic and Palliative Care with Health Maintenance for LPN Transition
- Homeostasis and Regulation
- Family Dynamics
- Self-Concept
- Behavioral Resiliency
- Coping/Stress/Adaptation
- Grief & Loss
- Lifespan Growth and Development for the Foci of Care of Chronic and Palliative Care with Health Maintenance 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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