Registered Nursing: LVN to ADN

About the Program

Program Goal: Career

GE Pattern(s): None

Program Code: 20005.00CA

Eligibility for Licensure for Non-Degree Students: A 30-unit option is available for LVNs who wish eligibility for the California Board of Registered Nursing Licensure Examination but who do not wish to complete the Associate Degree Nursing Program.

Admission to the Program:

The LVN to ADN program admits students once a year by application only. Contact the Nursing Department or visit https://www.butte.edu/academic-programs/coi-hps/dept-nursing/index.html for application dates and materials.

Requirements for Admission to Program:

• Age 17 or older with a 12th grade education or equivalent.
• Current unencumbered California vocational nursing license.
• 16 units of college level nursing credit, including OB and Pediatrics, from a vocational or practical nursing program.
• IV Therapy competency (must verify IV certification through the BVNPT online license verification).
• Applicants that have failed more than once from any nursing program (LVN and/or RN) are ineligible to apply.
• BIOL 15 and BIOL 21 must be completed with a combined GPA of 2.5 or higher, minimum C grade for each, and no more than one repetition of any one of these courses.

Persons with substance abuse issues or with conviction of crimes substantially related to the practice of nursing may not be granted a license by the California Board of Registered Nursing. Fingerprints are a required part of the application for licensure. Records that are expunged or sealed, and juvenile records will be accessed and reviewed. For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.rn.ca.gov/pdfs/enforcement/discguide.pdf

Program Learning Outcome(s): Upon successful completion of the program, the student will be able to:

1. Adhere to standards of professional practice, and practice within legal, ethical and regulatory frameworks.
2. Demonstrate effective verbal, non-verbal, and written communication using compassion and cultural awareness resulting in trusting relationships.
3. Provide comprehensive assessments with a holistic view of the client using the functional health assessment.
4. Demonstrate evidenced-based practice and the use of critical thinking based on the nursing process to provide the foundation for appropriate clinical decision making.
5. Adapt care when providing nursing interventions to assist the clients in achieving desired outcomes.
6. Develop individualized teaching plan based on assessed needs.
7. Demonstrate decision-making coordination with the client, significant support person(s), and members of the healthcare team.
8. Demonstrate effective management through gathering information, planning, and directing in collaboration with the health care team to assist the client to move toward positive outcomes in an efficient and cost effective manner.