LPN to RN Transition Course
The Nursing Program on the Takoma Park/ Silver Spring Campus is pleased to announce the introduction of a new course focused on the transition of licensed practical nurses (LPN) to the role of registered nurse (RN). The new LPN Transition course will begin in May 2010. The application process is conducted through the Admissions Office. The deadline for application submission is March 1, 2010.
The LPN to RN Transition course is designed as a pathway for licensed practical nurses to bridge into the registered nurse program. Applicants must have worked a minimum of 1 year as LPNs and have valid Maryland licenses.
The LPN to RN Transition course of study facilitates educational and career mobility for LPNs who wish to expand their knowledge and skills to be qualified to take the licensure exam to practice as a RN. Students in the LPN to RN Transition Option receive additional education that prepares them to make clinical decisions that emphasize health promotion and disease prevention. As an RN, program graduates may work in many different practice areas: emergency rooms, critical care units, pediatrics, labor and delivery, long-term care, and community settings.
A maximum of 24 students who are accepted into the program will begin the 13 week course the last week of May which runs until the middle of August. The weekly requirements include lecture and lab on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8 am -5 pm and one clinical day for 8 hours. Clinical days will either be on Mondays, Thursdays, or Fridays. There will be morning (7 am to 3 pm) and evening (3pm-11pm) shift clinical experiences available.
Students who successfully complete the transition course will continue on with the plan of study and join the nursing program in the fall semester at the beginning of the second year of nursing program courses at the Takoma Park/ Silver Spring campus.
For more information, please email your specific questions to: LPNTransition@montgomerycollege.edu