Associate of Applied Scienursing studentsnce

Health Technology
Major: Nursing - Track 4
LPN to RN Bridge

Students who are LPNs are required to complete at least 17 hours of the general education courses before beginning the LPN to RN nursing classes. The length of this tract depends on the amount of time needed to complete the general education classes. The nursing classes can be completed in one year. Some LPNs may opt for the part-time evening weekend program which requires 2 years of nursing classes after completion of general education requirements.

The Virginia Appalachian Tricollege Nursing Program’s advance placement or “Bridge Program,” is designed to grant advanced placement to LPNs who have been admitted to the Virginia Appalachian Tricollege Nursing Program (VATNP) Associate Degree program and meet pre-requisite requirements.

If there is sufficient enrollment in the VATNP, Virginia Appalachian Tricollege Nursing Program, students who meet the eligibility requirements for the advanced placement will take “Bridge Courses” in the summer term and then be eligible to take the sophomore level courses and graduate within one (1) academic year with an AAS Degree in Nursing.

This program is designed to recognize the common abilities of nurses and to bridge the difference between the LPN and RN knowledge base and to allow these students to finish the AAS program within a two and one-half semester period.

Admission Requirements: Admissions requirements for the LPN to RN nursing program are the same as the regular program with the following exceptions:
1. Be a licensed LPN.
2. Be an accepted student in the regular VATNP program.
3. Completion of 17 credits of support (general education) courses required for graduation from the Nursing program: BIO 141, BIO 142, ENG 111, ENG 112, MTH 126, and SDV 108. Additional required general education courses can be completed after acceptance to the program.

Course
Number		 Course Title Lecture
Hours		 Lab
Hours		 Course
Credits
Pre-Clinical Studies
SDV 108 College Survival Skills 1 0 1
BIO 141 Human Anatomy & Physiology I 3 3 4
BIO 142 Human Anatomy & Physiology II 3 3 4
ENG 111 College Composition I 3 0 3
ENG 112 College Composition II 3 0 3
MTH 126 Mathematics for Allied Health 2 0 2
TOTAL 15 6 17
         
  Summer Semester      
NUR 115* LPN Transition 4 3 5
NUR 136/137 Prin. of Pharmacology I & II 2 0 2
NUR 226 Health Assessment 2 3 3
  TOTAL 8 6 10
         
  Third Semester      
AST 232 Microcomputer Office App  or 3 0 3
ITE 115 Basic Computer Literacy 3 0 3
NUR 211 Second Level Nursing I 4 12 8
NUR 236  Principles of Pharmacology III 1 0 1
PSY 231 Life Span Human Devel. I 3 0 3
  TOTAL 11 12 15
         
  Fourth Semester      
NUR 212 Second Level Nursing II 4 12 8
NUR 254 Nursing Dimensions 2 0 2
NUR 237 Principles of Pharmacology IV 1 0 1
PSY 232 Life Span Human Devel. II 3 0 3
Elective: Humanities/Fine Arts 3 0 3
TOTAL 13 12 17

* Upon completion of NUR 115, credit will be awarded for NUR 111 and NUR 112 (15 credits). These credits will appear on the student's official transcript.

Total Minimum Credits for the LPN to RN Bridge 74

** Humanities elective: ART 101-102, ART 201-202; ENG 241-242, ENG 243-244, ENG

251-252; FRE 101-102; MUS 121-122; PHI 101; REL 200-210; SPA 101-102; SPD 130