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Program and Options Overview
Nursing (RN) Program
Registered nurses are health care professionals who
practice in a variety of settings, manage the care of clients, and
foster optimal health states in individuals and groups. RNs use
the nursing process to assess and analyze the health needs and/or
problems of clients, plan and implement appropriate actions based upon
nursing diagnosis or identified client needs, and evaluate the extent
to which expected outcomes are achieved. RNs are educated and
licensed to make clinical decisions that emphasize health promotion and
disease prevention. RNs work in many different practice areas:
labor and delivery, pediatrics, mental health, disaster nursing,
medical and surgical units, emergency rooms, long term care, community
settings and critical care units.
The most economical way to be educated as an RN is
through the two-year Nursing (RN) Program. Graduates of Prince George's
Community College’s RN Program are eligible to take the National
Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Close to 90 percent of Prince George's
Community College’s RN graduates pass NCLEX-RN on the first
attempt. Successful completion of the exam is required to
practice nursing.
Accreditation
The RN program is accredited by the
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
61 Broadway, 33rd Floor
New York, NY
10006
800-669-9656
www.nlnac.org
and the Maryland Board of
Nursing
www.mbon.org
Nursing (LPN)
Program
The LPN uses the nursing process to collect and
organize relevant health care data and assist in the identification of
the health needs/problems of clients throughout their lifespan and in a
variety of settings. The entry-level licensed practical nurse,
under appropriate supervision, coordinates and provides care to meet
the needs of clients with commonly occurring health problems having
predictable outcomes.
Graduates of Prince George's Community
College’s LPN program earn a certificate and are eligible to take
the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN). In recent
years, one hundred percent (100%) of Prince George's
Community College’s PN graduates have passed the NCLEX-PN on the
first attempt. Successful completion of the exam is required to
practice nursing.
Accreditation
Prince George's Community
College’s Nursing Programs are approved by the
Maryland Board of
Nursing
www.mbon.org
Nursing LPN to RN
Transition Option
The LPN-RN 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.
The LPN to RN Transition Option offers two options
for LPNs who want to become a registered nurse:
1. Graduates of the Prince George's Community
College’s LPN certificate program must have completed the
certificate within a five-year period, have a valid, active Maryland or
compact LPN license, and have successfully completed the required
prerequisite courses for the associate’s degree in nursing before
they can petition for direct admission into the second year of the
Nursing Program without taking the transition course. Those LPN
graduates who finished the program more than five years before
beginning the RN course must successfully complete the Transition
course, NUR 106, in order to be admitted to the second year.
2. An LPN who is not a graduate of the Prince George's Community College LPN
Program but holds a valid, active Maryland or Compact
State
License and has completed all of the prerequisites
for the PN program, may petition for admission to the LPN-RN Transition
course (NUR
106).
Upon satisfactory completion of NUR 106, the student
can progress to the second year of the Associate’s Degree RN
Nursing Program.
Accreditation
Prince George's Community
College’s Nursing Programs are approved by the
Maryland Board of
Nursing
www.mbon.org
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