Professional Nursing (LPN to RN)

REQUIRED FOR Eligibility Determination:

• Current, valid, unencumbered Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) license issued by the Florida Board of Nursing.
• American Heart Association BLS certificate
• In-person IV Therapy Course Certificate of Completion

REQUIRED for Admissions Consideration:

• Official High school or higher transcript
• CASAS exam score of 11 on each section (if not exempt)
• Official Practical Nursing transcript.
• Resume (use required template)
• Reference from current supervisor OR nursing instructor (if not employed in an LPN role).  Use required template and email reference directly from the supervisor/nursing instructor to Heidi Duff at duffhe@collierschools.com.

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

• Thinking: Apply the clinical judgment measurement model thinking processes to all class content and clinical client situations, covering novice to advanced beginner health and illness concepts or content in preparation for meeting the Next Generation NCLEX-RN requirements starting in 2023. (Note: Thinking is the first standard for each course or subject area.)
• Professional Behavior: Professional behavior will be demonstrated through communication, ethics, employability, safety, legal aspects, respectful and equitable practice, informatics, body structure and function review, assessment review, nursing process, electronic health record training, and orientation to the clinical facility.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Work well with a team including interprofessional collaboration, medication administration, pharmacology, human growth and development of the older adult, advocacy, evidence-based practice (EBP), client-centered care, and experiences in geriatrics, rehab, and/or long-term care.
• Health Promotion: Promote well-being including mental health concepts, therapeutic communication, interpersonal and personal skills, relationship and counseling skills, as well as clinical opportunities in psychiatric inpatient and community health.
• Coordination of Care: Provide appropriate planning skills to understand and apply principles of human growth and development for the adult, scholarly inquiry, and resource stewardship in the general medicine setting of clients.
• Health Teaching: Demonstrate the use of teaching and learning principles for the education of the perioperative client and focus on the safe care of this client across the perioperative clinical setting.
• Quality of Practice: Exhibit quality improvement (QI) principles, human growth and development of the child, and care for the client in a children’s hospital setting or children’s specialty area.
• Environmental Health: Plan for a positive environment in the care of the family including proper nutrition, human growth and development of the perinatal clients, and clinical experiences in labor and delivery, OB OR, mom/baby units, and/or the outpatient family health clinic setting.
• Professional Role: Function in the professional role of the nurse including licensure preparation and leadership roles including clinical care in specialty areas such as emergency rooms, intensive care units, and step-down areas.
• Professional Practice: Create a pattern of professional practice through a senior practicum intensive with a 1:1 preceptor in the acute clinical setting for a minimum of seventy-two hours, as well as a reflection of clinical judgment opportunities, use of self-evaluation, and application of life-long learning principles to show preparation for the NCLEX-RN examination.

The Lorenzo Walker Technical College Professional Nursing (LPN-RN) program is fully approved by the Florida Board of Nursing and the Florida Department of Education. While the program does not currently hold specialized nursing accreditation, we are actively working toward obtaining accreditation to further enhance the program’s quality and meet the highest standards in nursing education. Graduates are fully prepared to take the NCLEX-RN exam, leading to licensure as a Registered Nurse.