NUR 103 - Certified Healthcare Worker to RN Transition Course

Credits: 6

This course is offered for licensed/certified healthcare workers to ADN program. This course will assist the nursing student to validate previous learning and to comprehend the Scope of Practice of a Registered Nurse. Course is designed to assist the student in the transition from certified healthcare worker to registered nurse. Health Assessment, legal and ethical issues, management and techniques, concept mapping, teaching and the use of the nursing process to provide holistic patient care are presented. The student will demonstrate the ability to solve problems through the use of the nursing process with a focus on application of concepts. A laboratory component is included to aid in developing physical assessment skills, intravenous therapy skills, and a pharmacology math review and competency.

Theory: 3
Lab: 2
Clinical: 1