Nursing remains one of the fastest-growing professions in the United States, with a strong job market and a rising demand for Registered Nurses. Salem’s Licensed Practical Nurse to Associate of Science in Nursing (LPN-ASN) program is designed to equip LPNs with advanced education and Registered Nurses by providing them with the education and credentials needed to transition into a Registered Nurse seamlessly.
Nursing is a dynamic combination of art and science that is applied to meet the needs of individuals, families, and communities throughout their lifespan and the health-illness continuum. The ASN program at Salem provides comprehensive theoretical, clinical, practical, and professional preparation to arm our students with the knowledge and skills for the responsibilities of a registered professional nurse.
Accreditation
Accredited by the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses, Salem’s LPN-ASN program focuses on preparing student graduates with the knowledge and skills to address the challenges of a rapidly changing and culturally diverse healthcare environment.
NCLEX and Job Placement Rates
Salem is committed to the success of our nursing students. With >90% pass rates on the NCLEX licensure examination and 100% job placement rates since 2016, our student graduates are highly appealing to prospective employers. Our dynamic and supportive learning environment, small class sizes, experienced nursing faculty, and a wide variety of support and resources create a positive educational experience for each nursing student.
Courses follow a progressively challenging sequence to prepare students to provide quality patient care in various healthcare settings and to meet the demands of the current and future nursing practice environments.
Curriculum
The Salem nursing faculty has designed the Licensed Practical Nurse to Associate of Science in Nursing degree curriculum to equip students with critical thinking abilities, technical skills based on the biopsychosocial sciences, and the most current body of nursing knowledge needed for patient-centered care, teamwork, and collaboration, and evidence-based practice for holistic patient care. Transfer up to 12 credits for previous nursing coursework. Current concepts in health care and the changing roles of nurses at all levels have been considered in developing and evaluating the LPN-ASN curriculum. A 3-day live NCLEX-RN review is provided to help our students prepare for the NCLEX-RN licensure examination.
- Basic Concepts of Nursing
- Pharmacology and Dosage Calculation
- Medical-Surgical Nursing 1
- Medical-Surgical Nursing 2
- Medical-Surgical Nursing 3
- Maternity & Neonatal Nursing Pediatric
- Nursing Mental Health Nursing
- Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing 1
- Advanced Medical-Surgical Nursing 2
- Nursing Capstone
The final capstone course allows students to internalize and integrate the educational experience with guidance from professional nurses. The preceptorship experiences are selected specifically to support each student’s area of interest and expand learning.
The program length is one year with 66 program credits. The on-campus requirement is between 1-3 days/week combined with online didactic learning.
Transfer Credit Eligibility
- Up to 12 core transfer credits
- Up to 24 prerequisite transfer credits
- Minimum 30 core credits need to be completed at Salem
Upon graduation, students can complete their RN-BSN in 1 year, fully online.
Vision of the School of Nursing
The School of Nursing (SON) will provide accessible, state-of-the-discipline education. The SON will focus on fostering the preservation, promotion, and restoration of health in the international community. Our graduates will be highly competent practitioners grounded in
a sense of inquiry and committed to human caring across the lifespan within a climate of diversity.
Mission of the School of Nursing
The mission of nursing education coincides with that of the University and is committed to preparing professional nurses who utilize a systematic approach in the assessment and management of actual or potential health needs across the life span of a diverse population. A commitment to lifelong learning will serve as the catalyst that propagates career advancement.
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