Nursing (LVN to RN) (Associate Degree)
Nursing science is an art and science incorporating knowledge from the behavioral, biological, and physical sciences. It has a
holistic concept of health in which the physical, emotional, psychological, intellectual, social, and spiritual aspects of human
functioning are interrelated, interdependent, and of equal importance. This program is for students already possessing a license as
a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) and experience as an LVN, which provides them advance standing due to credit for their
experience. Offered as an Associate Degree in Nursing with a program of clinical components in which the student cares for
patients in the acute-care, sub-acute, and home setting. The program prepares the students to take the national licensure exam
and for an entry-level Registered Nurse (RN) position in the health care setting.
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