Overview
For the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) looking to advance your career path, the LPN to RN (Registered Nursing) program at Mitchell Tech is designed to build upon your previously learned and practiced foundational nursing knowledge as an LPN. Our curriculum will allow you to grow into your new RN role in just one year.
As an RN student at Mitchell Tech, you will master scientific, physiologic, psychosocial, and fundamental nursing knowledge which will expand and develop your critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. With nursing theory and general education classes delivered online, the program requires minimal trips to campus. You will attend clinicals one day a week within the Mitchell and surrounding communities to expand your nursing knowledge and skills. The RN program will also incorporate clinical simulation experiences using Mitchell Tech’s sim labs and virtual technology.
Upon completion of the LPN to RN program, you will graduate with an Associate of Applied Science degree and be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN. Obtaining your RN degree will provide you with more opportunities to transition into a variety of expanded nursing roles.
Graduates of the RN program will find jobs in a variety of settings that may include acute care, long term-care, ambulatory care, home health care, correctional facilities, outpatient care facilities and other settings where nurses are needed.
Curriculum
Award: AAS Degree
Pre-requisites
First Semester
Second Semester
Third Semester
Requirements
ADMISSION INTO MITCHELL TECH
- Complete admission application
- Have a high school transcript sent to Mitchell Tech
- Have your college or technical school transcripts sent to Mitchell Tech
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS FOR RN
- Hold a current and unencumbered LPN/LVN/PN license
- GPA from graduating LPN program at 2.5 or above
- Have a C or above on all pre-requisite courses:
- Chemistry Survey with lab
- Basic/General Microbiology with Lab
- Mathematical Reasoning or equivalent
- General Psychology
- English Composition
- Complete 750 hours of paid work experience as an LPN within the past 12 months
- Return one work reference from current supervisor
NEXT STEPS FOR ACCEPTED STUDENTS
Once you have been formally accepted into the RN program, you will be required to perform several tasks:
- Submission of your immunization record with documentation of all required immunizations (at your expense)
- Complete a criminal background check (at your expense)
- Undergo a student physical (at your expense)
- Present proof that you carry health insurance (at your expense)
- Current CPR certification
- Complete required documents provided to you by program administrator
LICENSURE DISCLOSURE
Graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN and be licensed as an RN in South Dakota. Students who are not South Dakota residents or South Dakota residents who are seeking employment outside South Dakota should contact that state’s Board of Nursing for any additional requirements (Board of Nursing Professional Licensure Requirements | NCSBN)
- Not be able to complete all course requirements for the RN program
- Not be able to take required licensure examination
*Inquiries and questions may be directed to the South Dakota Board of Nursing or MTC Nursing Program Director.
Mitchell Technical College has determined that our program’s curriculum meets the educational requirements for licensure in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Mitchell Technical College has made no determination that our program’s curriculum meets the educational requirements for licensure in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands.
South Dakota is part of the Nurse Licensure Compact which allows a nurse that is licensed and residing in South Dakota to be able to practice in other compact states without obtaining additional licensure. This compact gives multistate rights to registered nurses and licensed practical nurses residing in a member state. The South Dakota Board of Nursing and National Council State Boards of Nursing provides additional details about the Nurse Licensure Compact.
COMPUTER REQUIREMENTS
This program allows you to bring your own laptop as long as it meets these minimum specifications:
Processor – Intel Core i Series (i3, i5, i7) or AMD Ryzen
Operating System – Windows 10
Webcam Required
Memory – 4 GB or more
Internal Storage – 64 GB or more
Microsoft Office is available at no charge as long as enrolled at Mitchell Tech
Access to high-speed internet is required (No satellite or hotspot internet)
NO APPLE/MAC COMPUTERS
Outcomes
- Incorporate standards of nursing practice and clinical judgment to provide cost-effective, safe, and skilled nursing care.
- Display innovation, prioritization, and leadership through the use of evidence-based practice and technology.
- Model holistic, culturally sensitive, compassionate nursing care for the client and family.
- Uphold client advocacy through assertive, ethical, and client-centered care.
- Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration through the use of effective communication.
- Value the qualities of integrity, determination, life-long learning, and accountability in the role of the professional nurse.
Annual Program Review
Check out the 2021-22 Annual Program Review for information on how this program assures that its students are attaining learning outcomes.
Faculty
Chelsey Plamp
Nursing Instructional Technician
Kristina Tebay
Instructor
Carena Jarding
Program Director
Tammy Gilbert
Instructor
Cost
Other Required Costs
Books / Tools (estimated) | $1,200 |
Accreditation
The Mitchell Tech LPN to RN Nursing program has been granted interim status by the South Dakota Board of Nursing (SDBON).
For further information regarding the program’s status with SDBON, please contact:
Dr. Carena Jarding, DNP, RN
Nursing Program Director
Mitchell Technical College
1800 E. Spruce St.
Mitchell, SD 57301
(605) 995-7148
Quality Indicators
Licensure exam rates for Registered Nursing program graduates National Council Licensure Examination – Registered Nursing
Exam Year | First-time Candidates | Passing | Percentage Passing |
2022 | 20 | 19 | 95% |
Completion rate for Registered Nursing program
Cohort Year | Number Beginning Program | Number Graduating in 150% of Normal Time to Graduate | Completion Rate |
2021-22 | 23 | 20 | 87% |
2022-23 | 25 | 21 | 84% |
Placement rate for Registered Nursing program graduates
Year Graduated | Number Responding Graduates | Number Employed or Continuing Ed within 6 Months of Graduation | Placement Rate |
2022 | pending | pending | pending |
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