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2018-2019 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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NU 140 BRIDGE COURSE
The course facilitates the beginning of the transition for the Licensed Practical Nurse as an Associate Degree Nurse. The bridge course provides content that orients the student to the philosophy, conceptual framework, and objectives of the Massachusetts Bay Community College Nursing Program. Nursing knowledge and science, integrated reasoning, professionalism and leadership, patient centered care, teamwork and communication, quality and safety, and systems-based practice in contemporary nursing will be explored. Pharmacological concepts will be discussed and a review of medication administration with emphasis on drug/IV calculations will be conducted and regularly reinforced throughout the course. The roles of the LPN and the RN in health assessment/data collection based on Marjorie Gordon’s Functional Health patterns will be discussed. The student will perform health assessment skills and participate in laboratory experiences using scenarios involving a patient simulator in the Simulation Center and in the application of concepts in acute health care settings. Course Hours: Lecture - 2 credits, 2 hours per week; Laboratory - 1 credit 2 hours per week; Clinical - 2 credits, 6 hours per week. Total course credits 5.Prerequisites: Unrestricted MA LPN license; Current practice as an LPN within the last 5 years with a minimum of one year experience in a health care setting. BI 115, BI 116, BI 123, EN 101, HL 111, and PS 101 5 Credits Prerequisites: Unrestricted MA LPN license; Current practice as an LPN within the last 5 years with a minimum of one year experience in a health care setting. BI 115, BI 116, BI 123, EN 101, HL 111, and PS 101
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