The PN to RN Transition Course

Offered at Memorial Hospital School of Nursing

Memorial Hospital School of Nursing is pleased to offer the New York State Coalition for Educational Mobility's Practical Nurse (PN) to Registered Nurse (RN) Transition Course. The course enables LPNs to advance into an RN program without unnecessary gaps or duplication of LPN course material. The New York State LPN to RN Transition Course is designed to reinforce prior learning as well as to update and enhance the student's knowledge.

The PN to RN Transition Course is offered at Memorial School of Nursing each spring semester. It is also offered on line and at several colleges across the state. For a listing of participating colleges or for more information, go on line to www.lpntorn.info.

What's Involved

The workload for the course is comparable to a three (3) credit hour class. Upon successful completion of the PN to RN Transition Course at our school, students who have been accepted into the RN program at Memorial Hospital School of Nursing or Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing will receive 15 credits in Nursing.

If you complete the PN to RN Transition Course at another school, you must have an official transcript from that school sent directly to Memorial Hospital School of Nursing or Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing before transfer credit for nursing courses will be awarded.

Entering the RN Program

For progression into our Registered Nurse program, the student must hold a current New York State LPN license and registration and meet the academic requirements of the Samaritan or Memorial School of Nursing. Upon completion of the Transition Course and required prerequisites, the LPN will be accepted into Nursing III. It is best to complete the Transition Course just before starting the Nursing sequence at our schools.

Prerequisites

These courses, along with other non-nursing courses in our curriculum, can be taken by a Memorial Hospital School of Nursing or a Samaritan Hospital student prior to successfully completing the Transition Course. Once a student has been accepted into one of our Schools of Nursing, they may register for these courses through our Student Services Office, even prior to taking the Transition Course.

Anatomy and Physiology I and II
English Composition I
General and Developmental Psychology

All students must take at least 20 nursing credits at our school.

For more information about the PN to RN Transition Course, please call Memorial Hospital School of Nursing at (518) 471-3260.