Transition from LPN to ADN

This course is for students who are new to Grays Harbor College or who are former Grays Harbor College practical nursing program graduates who have been out of school for more than one year. It is designed to facilitate the articulation of the licensed practical nurse into the role of student in the associate degree program. The student will be introduced to the philosophy, conceptual framework, and conceptual organizers of the Grays Harbor College nursing curriculum. The LPN is introduced to the expectations of students in clinical courses and evaluated regarding ability to use nursing process and to perform sterile procedures and administer medications safely. Students will receive instruction in and opportunity to practice intravenous therapeutics. 1 lecture hour; 1 clinical hour.