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NRS 188LS - Transition to Associate Degree Nursing Skills Lab

1 Credits, 3 Contact Hours (3 lab)

This is the Skills Lab portion of NRS 188 . This course is developed for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN’s) seeking to enter the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing: PN Exit Option program. Application of the nursing process and expansion on the concepts of client, health, environment and nurse, with emphasis on caring for adult clients with common health alterations. Expansion of behaviors that are the basis of effective nursing practice, including safe practitioner, effective communicator, manager and teacher, a culturally competent and caring healthcare provider, and professional and ethical issues of being a nurse. Includes additional application of theory in the college laboratory and this clinical setting in acute care environments.

Corequisite(s): HCA 100 , NRS 188 , NRS 188LC 
Information: In order to enroll in this course, the student must hold a current valid Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in Arizona and have completed 576 hours in direct patient care in the role of a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). The student must also meet all selective admission criteria for the LPN to Associate Degree Nursing (AAS) pathway before enrolling in this course. See website for details.