Professional Nursing LPN-RN
Purpose:
This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Health Science career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the Health Science career cluster.
Description:
This program is designed to prepare students who currently hold a valid, unencumbered Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license issued by the Florida Board of Nursing, for employment as Registered Nurses (RN). The program must be approved by the Florida Board of Nursing in order for graduates to apply and take the examination to practice as Registered Nurses.
Important note:
Prerequisite Requirement: Student must hold a current, valid, unencumbered LPN license issued by the Florida Board of Nursing to enter and remain in the Professional Nursing (LPN-RN) program.
OCP | Course Number | Course Title | Course Length | SOC Code |
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NSG0080 | Nursing Transitions | 111 hours | ||
NSG0081 | Concepts of Geriatrics & Pharmacology in Nursing | 102 hours | ||
NSG0082 | Psychiatric Nursing | 102 hours | ||
NSG0083 | Medical Nursing | 102 hours | ||
NSG0084 | Surgical Nursing | 102 hours | ||
NSG0085 | Pediatric Nursing | 102 hours | ||
NSG0086 | Obstetric Nursing | 102 hours | ||
NSG0087 | Professional Nursing | 91 hours | ||
A* | NSG0089 | Senior Practicum Intensive | 86 hours |