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 track 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 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, ITE, 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
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
ITE 115 Basic Computer Literacy OR 3 0 3
ITE 100 Intro to Information Systems      
MTH 126 Mathematics for Allied Health 2 0 2
TOTAL 15 6 17
         
  Summer Semester - Year 1      
NUR 115* LPN to RN Transition 5 3 6
NUR 136 Prin. of Pharmacology I 1 0 1
NUR 137 Prin. of Pharmacology II 1 0 1
NUR 226 Health Assessment 1 3 2
  TOTAL 8 6 10
         
  Fall Semester      
ENG 112 College Composition II 3 0 3
NUR 201 Psychiatric Nursing 2 3 3
NUR 205 Introduction to Second Level 2 9 5
NUR 236 Principles of Pharmacology III 1 0 1
PSY 231 Life Span Human Development I 3 0 3
  TOTAL 11 12 15
         
  Spring Semester      
NUR 245 Maternal/Newborn Nursing 2 3 3
NUR 208 Acute Medical-Surgical Nursing 3 9 6
NUR 237 Principles of Pharmacology IV 1 0 1
NUR 254 Dimensions of Professional Nursing 2 0 2
PSY 232 Life Span Human Devel. II 3 0 3
Elective: Humanities 3 0 3
TOTAL 14 12 18

*Upon completion of NUR 115, credit will be awarded for NUR 105, 108,109, and 195 (15 credits). These credits will appear on the student's official transcript.

Total Minimum Credits for the AAS Degree/ LPN to RN Bridge 60

**Humanities electives include: ART 201, 202; foreign languages; literature; MUS 121, 122; REL 200, 210, 230; CST 130, 151, 152