NUR190: LPN TO RN ARTICULATION BRIDGE COURSE

3 credits This course is sponsored by the Connecticut League for Nursing and has been approved by the Articulation Oversight Committee and the Directors of Connecticut Associate Degree and Diploma Nursing Programs to meet the three-credit LPN to RN transition course requirement of the statewide articulation model. It is offered online by Charter Oak State College

Prerequisites: The student must be accepted into a statewide registered nurse program that is participating in the Connecticut Articulation Model Agreement and has the consent of the director of that program to enroll in this course. Students must currently hold LPN licensure in the State of Connecticut.

The LPN to RN Articulation Bridge Course is the 3-credit generic online course designed to expand on the breadth and depth of the common content from the PNEP (Practical Nurse Education Program) and to introduce new theories, processes and skills specific to statewide registered nurse programs.

Primary content areas include the nursing process; the utilization of critical thinking skills; sound decision- making principles and selected theories from the physical/ social sciences, humanities, and nursing domains; the communication process; teaching/ learning methodologies; the transition in role expectations between LPN and RN; and metrology.