LPN to ADN Online Option

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LPN to ADN Online Option

• Mary Rose Driggers
• Davidson County Community College

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How It All Started

• College gave charge to increase online offerings
• PBL curriculum good format for more self-directed
  learning
• Give working LPNs better chance of career
  advancement
• Who was going to do it?

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What We Knew

• We didnt think we knew how
• We knew we didnt have time

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We Hired a Consultant
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The Good and The Bad

• The good
• Time
• Experience with teaching online
• The bad
• Didnt have a good understanding of
• Our philosophy
• Our curriculum
• The target student

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How does it work?

• Admission requirements
• Two years experience as an LPN within the last 4
  years
• Completed all support courses
• Obtain a promise from facility to provide
  preceptor
• Do well on the test

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How Does it all Work?

• Books
• Weekly assignments
• Case
• Standard questions
• Tests
• What were the problems

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How does it Work?

• Clinical
• Preceptor facility commits prior to admission
  then get contract
• One semester may be long-term care
• One semester must be adult acute care
• Not the specialty units
• May not be on unit presently working, may be in
  same facility

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How does it Work

• Clinical The Preceptor
• Meet with preceptor
• Provide preceptor same papers as student
• Preceptor needs to know they can contact you 24/7

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How does it Work?

• Clinical The Student
• Clinical activities
• Journaling
• Responsible for cue
• to preceptor about
• evaluations
• Attendance form

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What were the clinical issues?

• Uniform
• Name tag
• How many hours
• What part of a shift

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Contact Information

• Mary Rose Driggers
• Davidson County Community College
• P.O. Box 1287
• Lexington, NC 27293
• Office 336.249.8186
• Email mdrig_at_davidsonccc.edu