Registered Nurse, AAS – LPN to RN Option
Monroe College offers a three-semester full-time RN Associate Degree program. Graduates of the Monroe College LPN Certificate Program and non-Monroe LPNs may apply to the program. This is a full-time day program. The course of study provides the basis for students to use critical thinking to apply increasingly complex knowledge, skills, technologies, and patient care activities into evidence-based nursing practice. Upon completion of the program the student is awarded an Associate in Applied Science Degree and is eligible to take the NCLEX-RN licensing exam.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the RN Associate in Applied Science degree program, the graduate will be able to provide Culturally Competent Care with achievement of the following outcomes:
- Demonstrate intermediate through advanced skills to provide holistic, quality care and health teaching for individuals and families. (SLO #1: Patient – Centered Care)
- Examine elements of inter-professional care coordination to address the healthcare needs of individuals and families. (SLO #2: Teamwork and Communication)
- Apply evidence-based research practice to make sound clinical judgments in the care of individuals and families across the lifespan. (SLO #3: Evidence-Based Practice)
- Use standardized tools and/or methods of measurement to identify quality improvement interventions for the safe care of individuals and families across the health care continuum. (SLO #4: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety)
- Use healthcare informatics to improve individual patient health outcomes (SLO#5: Informatics)
- Develop the nursing plan of care for individuals in congruence with the patient’s healthcare needs, preferences, customs, values, and beliefs. (SLO #6: Culturally Competent Care)
Requirements
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) applying directly into the AAS Nursing Degree Program will be granted 22 credits for nursing core courses upon validation of New York State licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse in good standing and must have completed the following prerequisites: Anatomy & Physiology I, Anatomy & Physiology II, Microbiology, Introduction to Psychology, and English II. Applicants must also have taken Algebra, Biology, and Chemistry in high school or college.
Registered Nurse AAS Curriculum
Code | Title | Credits |
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Major-Related Courses | ||
NS-207 | LPN to RN Transition/Introduction to Culturally Competent Care | 2 |
NS-209 | Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
NS-216 | Culturally Competent Care of the Child- Bearing Family | 3 |
NS-217 | Culturally Competent Care of the Child- Rearing Family | 3 |
NS-221 | Advanced Pharmacology | 2 |
NS-228 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult With Mental Health Alterations | 3 |
NS-250 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult With Health Alterations I | 5 |
NS-255 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult With Health Alterations II | 5 |
NS-261 | Trends in Professional Nursing | 3 |
Major-Related Courses Subtotal | 29 | |
General Education and Related Courses | ||
LA-102 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
English Electives | 3 | |
Select one of the following: | 3 | |
Psychology Across the Lifespan | ||
Psychology Elective | ||
SC-130 | General Chemistry | 3 |
SC-130L | General Chemistry Lab | 1 |
General Education and Related Courses Subtotal | 13 | |
Total Credits | 42 |
Recommended Sequence
Semester 1 | Credits | |
---|---|---|
SC-130 | General Chemistry | 3 |
SC-130L | General Chemistry Lab | 1 |
NS-221 | Advanced Pharmacology | 2 |
NS-207 | LPN to RN Transition/Introduction to Culturally Competent Care (AAS only course) | 2 |
LA-255 | Psychology Across the Lifespan (or other Psychology elective) | 3 |
NS-228 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult With Mental Health Alterations | 3 |
Credits | 14 | |
Semester 2 | ||
NS-216 | Culturally Competent Care of the Child- Bearing Family | 3 |
NS-250 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult With Health Alterations I | 5 |
LA-102 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
NS-209 | Health Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
Credits | 14 | |
Semester 3 | ||
English Electives | 3 | |
NS-217 | Culturally Competent Care of the Child- Rearing Family | 3 |
NS-255 | Culturally Competent Care of the Adult With Health Alterations II | 5 |
NS-261 | Trends in Professional Nursing | 3 |
Credits | 14 | |
Total Credits | 42 |