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2019-2020 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Nursing - LPN to RN Advanced Placement Option, AAS-T Planning Guide
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How to use this Planning Guide:
This planning guide provides in-depth information about the requirements for this degree. Review this information with your advisor and develop a plan for completion.
- Click on “print degree planner”
 for a print-friendly version of this planning guide; when you apply for graduation, you will use this form to document the classes you have taken.
- The Class Schedule will tell you when classes are available this quarter.
- The Annual Schedule can provide information about when classes are typically offered throughout the year.
Program Description:
The Associate in Applied Sciences-Transfer degree in Nursing is designed to prepare students for careers in public and private health care sectors. Shoreline Community College works closely with local advisory committees and industry professionals to ensure students receive the knowledge and skills currently in demand by employers in the field.
Students interested in pursuing a four-year baccalaureate degree in Nursing may apply for a RN to BSN program after completion of the AAS-T degree. Shoreline Community College has articulation agreements with University of Washington Bothell and Olympic College. Other colleges in the area have such programs as well.
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AAS-T Degree (LPN to RN Advanced Placement)
Note: Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this publication. However, the information is subject to change without notice and final career decisions are the responsibility of the student.
In this program, you will earn an Associate in Applied Science–Transfer (AAS-T) degree. The AAS-T degree indicator, which will appear on your transcript, will enable you to transfer this degree directly to some four-year institutions. Please check with your program advisor for more specific information.
Program Prerequisites:
- Earned grades of at least 2.0 in college level required non-nursing courses
- Minimum NLN-PAX placement test score of 103, taken no more than one year prior to the first day of the application period
- BIOL& 211 (required if taking biology courses at Shoreline)
- CHEM& 121 * (General Chemistry) - 5 credits, completed within 15 years of application to the program
- ENGL& 101 * (English Composition) - 5 credits
- BIOL& 241 * (Anatomy & Physiology I) - 5 credits, completed within 10 years of application to the program
- BIOL& 242 * (Anatomy & Physiology II) - 5 credits, completed within 10 years of application to the program
- BIOL& 260 (Microbiology) - 5 credits, completed within 10 years of application to the program
- NUTR& 101 (Human Nutrition) - 5 credits, must be completed before entering the Nursing Program
- PSYC& 200 (Lifespan Psychology) - 5 credits
- MATH& 146 (Statistics) - 5 credits
* These courses must be completed prior to applying to the Nursing Program.
A separate competitive admission process is required. See the nursing website (http://www.shoreline.edu/nursing) for a description.
LPN to RN Advanced Placement Option Requirements (48 Credits)
Program Information:
Length of Program: 110 Credits
Completion Award: AAS-T Degree
Enrollment: Fall, Winter, Spring
Approximate Quarterly Costs:
Additional Instructional Fees: $38-$75
Lab Fee Per Quarter: $37.70
Degree Lab Fees Per Quarter (1st Year) $31-$45
Liability Insurance Per Quarter: $6.25
Personal Health Insurance Required Per Quarter: cost varies
(in addition to tuition, books, and parking)
Website: http://www.shoreline.edu/nursing
EPC: 323T
Nursing - What is it?
The Nursing Program prepares individuals to become Registered Nurses. The curriculum provides a strong foundation in natural and social sciences and an understanding of patient care in a variety of settings. Throughout the program, students integrate experience caring for patients in acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities and community agencies. Graduates receive an Associate in Applied Sciences-Transfer Degree in Nursing. After graduation, individuals must take and pass the NCLEX-RN examination to be licensed by the State as a Registered Nurse. Licensed graduates are qualified for employment as entry level staff nurses in hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, doctors’ offices and home care agencies and to coordinate patient care provided by a nursing team.
Program Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this program -by achieving a grade of 2.0 or better for each individual course in the program- will be able to:
- Demonstrate professional behaviors and accountability for delivery of standard-based nursing care that is consistent with moral, legal, ethical, regulatory and humanistic principles.
- Demonstrate honesty, self-awareness, self-regulation, and a sense of ethical responsibility for self and others while engaging in respectful communication and collaboration to enhance patient satisfaction and health outcomes, and to preserve practice integrity and safety.
- Use APA style in academic paper writing and avoid plagiarism.
- Apply technology to find, analyze, and apply evidence-based information and current resources.
- Integrate best current evidence with clinical reasoning, patient/family preferences and values using the nursing process to deliver optimal nursing care.
- Practice effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, using therapeutic communication, mutual respect and shared decision making to achieve quality patient outcomes.
- Evaluate and use information and technology to communicate, mitgate error, and support decision making.
- Evaluate system effectiveness and individual performance
- Demonstrate effective use of strategies to reduce the risk of harm to patients and providers.
- Demonstrate ability to coordinate and integrate care, creating continuity across multiple care environments using effective communication and shared decision-making.
- Develop a patient-centered plan of care incorporating unique multifaceted preferences (cultural, spiritual, ethnic, developmental, psychosocial) while recognizing the patient as the source of control and full partner.
Career Opportunities - What can I do as a Registered Nurse?
The employment outlook is good. Registered Nurses will continue to be in demand. Employment opportunities include hospital or nursing home staff nurse, chanrge and home health nurse. With additional training/education, potential positions include critical care nurse, emergency department nurse or operating room nurse.
Potential employers include: The most rapid growth in the health care industry over the next decade will likely be in critical care, specialty care, home health, and long-term geriatric care facilities. Obtaining advanced academic degrees can lead to positions in administration, education and advanced practice positions, such as nurse practitioner. For more, please visit career information and resources at https://www.shoreline.edu/counseling-center/career-counseling.aspx.
Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Ave N
Shoreline, WA 98133-5696
206-546-4101
www.shoreline.edu
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