Transfer Procedures


Advanced Standing by Transfer  
 Available to students who have been enrolled in an accredited registered nursing program within the last two years.

Procedure
 The student initially reviews the Curriculum Outlines of Palomar College’s Nursing Program (see below) to determine the desired placement level. The complete course syllabi are available in the Nursing Reserve Section in the College Library.

Completion of: All prerequisite courses and entry requirements.

For Entry at all levels EXCEPT Nursing 218 (the final semester):

 Units are critical for placement:
 Placement at Nursing 118 (second semester)  requires 11 semester units (Nursing 117 (9units)  and 103 (2 units).
 Placement at 217 (third semester) requires 22 units (Nursing 103 (2 units), 117 (9 units)  118 (9 units) and 203 (2 units) or for incoming LVNs, Nursing 110 (2 units).

Established admission criteria must be followed:

  • Submit an application during application period: (Sept. 1st-Nov. 1st or Feb. 1st-April 1st.)
  • Meet Course prerequisites (i.e., Intermediate Algebra, Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology, with a GPA of 2.5 in science prerequisites).
  • Submit high school and college transcripts.

Complete the "Transcript Evaluation Form" for each desired class equivalency (i.e. Nursing 117).

Note in the "Where Documented" column where the listed content coverage can be verified (notes, syllabi, etc.). List page numbers or attach flags of some sort to link the supporting documentation to the specific content listed.

This form is where you actually prove that you have the equivalency you desire. It must be as complete as possible. By reviewing this form and your attached materials, the department chairperson determines your placement.

Include a copy of a sample Care plan for the department chairperson to review.

The Nursing Education Department Chairperson will review your submitted materials and completed "Transfer Evaluation Form". You will be notified, in writing, of the outcome. An Independent Study Course, Nursing 295 may be needed prior to entry into a 9-unit Nursing course.

Entry is ALWAYS on a space available basis.

For Entry at Nursing 218 (the final semester):

The recommendation is for the student to graduate from the previous program…by remaining there, if at all possible, or by requesting that the director of the current program determine if Palomar College’s Nursing 218 (fourth semester) is equivalent to that program’s final semester.

In addition, a student frequently needs to complete Nursing 295, Independent Study (1-3 units) the semester PRIOR to applying at the Nursing 218 level. Transferring students often are missing some content (i.e., Functional Health Patterns). Assessment and Care Planning may be approached using different models in each nursing program. Completion of Nursing 295, does not guarantee immediate entry into Nursing 218. While enrolled in Nursing 295, the student qualifies to apply for advanced entry. Actual entry would be on a space available basis.

Palomar College Nursing Education Department
 Transcript Evaluation Form
N117, Nursing I (First Semester)

9 units/semester (4 units/64 hours Lecture, 5 units/240 hours Lab)

Where Documented Subjects Covered
  1. Health Perception – Health management
 

a. providing a safe environment

 

b. math medication competency

 

c. client teaching

  2. Nutrition/Metabolic
 

a. skin integrity (assessment, skin care, variations i.e., lesions, shingles)

 

b. basic nutrition and diets

 

c. basic fluids, electrolytes, and acid base concepts

 
d. stable metabolic dysfunctions (i.e. Diabetes Mellitus)
  3. Elimination
 
 a. Basic Urinary Elimination and Genitourinary dysfunctions (i.e. incontinence)
 
 b. Basic bowel elimination and Gastrointestinal dysfunctions (i.e. constipation and diarrhea)
  4. Cognitive/Perception
 
a. chronic pain
 
b. stable visual and hearing dysfunctions
 
c. chronic, stable neurological dysfunctions (i.e. multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s Disease)
  5. Activity/Exercise
 
a. normal activity and exercise
 
b. chronic stable cardiac dysfunctions (i.e. hypertension, Buerger’s Disease, Raynaunds, venous ulcers, DVT and CHF)
 
c. chronic stable respiratory dysfunctions PFT’s (ineffective airway clearance and ineffective breathing like COPD), pneumonia
 
d. chronic stable orthopedics and osteoporesis dysfunctions (stable hip fractures, arthritis, osteoporosis, gout, short term rehabilitation and chronic low back pain.)
 
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Palomar College Nursing Education Department
Transcript Evaluation Form
N117, Nursing I (First Semester)
9 units/semester (4 units/64 hours Lecture, 5 units/240 hours Lab)

Where Documented Clinical Skills Covered
  1. ROM (Range of motion)
  2. Transferring client
  3. Vital Signs
  4. Bed bath
 
a. Complete
 
b. Partial
  5. Bed making
 
a. Occupied
 
b. Unoccupied
  6. Preparation and administration of medications
 

a. Oral

 

b. Enteral

 

c. Mixed insulin

 

d. Heparin sq

  7. FSBS
  8. Vascular access device
 

a. Assessment (i.e., type of solution, site)

 

b. D/C peripheral site

  9. D/C Foley
 
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Palomar College Department of Nursing Education
Transcript Evaluation Form
N103, Nursing Foundations I
2 units/semester (2 units/32 hours Lecture) Taken Concurrently with N117

Where Documented Subjects Covered
  Provider of Care
  1. Introduction to Critical Thinking
  2. Introduction to Functional Health Patterns
  3. Introduction to the Nursing Process
  4. Concepts essential for human functioning relating to the nursing role.
 

a. health and wellness

 

b. lifespan development

 

c. cultural and ethnicity

 

d. individual family and community

  5. Introduction to communication in nurse-client relationship
 

a. therapeutic communication

 

b. client teaching

  6. Organization of client care:
  Member of the Discipline
  1. Historical evolution of Modern Nursing
  2. Basic legal and ethical issues
 

a. introduction to the Nurse Practice Act

  3. Cost effective care
  4. Communication role of a nurse
 

a. verbal skills

 

b. written skills

 
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N118, Nursing II (Second Semester)
9 units/semester (4 units/64 hours Lecture, 5 units/240 hours Lab)

Where Documented Subjects Covered
  1. Health Perception/Health Management for the family across the life span
 

a. Growth and Development

 

i. fetal development through adult

 

ii. pregnancy and child bearing

 

b. Nursing assessment and care of the neonate and child

 

c. Nursing care of the child who is terminally ill, physically, or developmentally disabled, and chronically ill

 

d. Child abuse and neglect, actual or potential

 

e. Loss of a neonate of child

 

f. Psychosocial and cultural aspects related to childbearing, children, and families

  2. Nursing care for clients having surgery
 

a. pre and post-operative nursing care

 

b. teaching

 

c. common complications of surgery

  3. Activity/Exercise
 

a. respiratory dysfunctions from neonate to adult (i.e. respiratory distress syndrome, asthma, and tuberculosis)

 

b. Cardiac dysfunctions (congenital heart disease)

 

c. Musculoskeletal dysfunctions for infants, children, and adults (i.e. fractures, traction, and sport related injuries)

  4. Elimination
 

a. Gastrointestinal dysfunctions from infant to adult (i.e. ulcers, gastritis, colitis, and all gastrointestinal surgeries)

 

b. Genitourinary dysfunctions (i.e. congenital, urinary tract infection in maternity and operative patients and urinary retention)

Transcript Evaluation Form,  N118, Nursing II continued
Where Documented Subjects Covered
  5. Cognitive/Perception
 

a. Neurological dysfunctions (i.e. seizures, cerebral palsy and other similar conditions)

 

b. infections and surgeries of the eye (i.e. glaucoma, conjunctivitis, and cataracts)

 

c. Infections and surgeries of the ear (i.e. otitis, hearing loss, and myringotomy)

  6. Sexuality/Reproductive
 

a. Complications of pregnancy (i.e. high risk pregnancies)

 

b. Reproductive disorders (male and female)

 

c. Breast disorders

 

d. Sexually transmitted diseases

Transcript Evaluation Form,  N118, Nursing II Clinical Skills

 

Where Documented Nursing 118: Clinical Skills Covered
  1. Perioperative Skills
 

a. perioperative teaching

 

b. sterile gloving

 

c. sterile dressing change

 

d. wound assessment and care, packing, irrigating, specialty beds

  2. Intravenous Infusions
 

a. Priming and changing IV solutions and tubing

 

b. Monitoring IV infusion and pumps

  3. Medication Administration
 

a. IM injections

 

b. Intradermal injections

 

c. Reconstituting medications

 

d. Mixing two medications in a syringe

 

e. Administering medications and injections to infants, children, and adults

  4. Ambulatory Setting
 

a. Self-breast exam

 

b. Testicular exam

 

c. Client teaching methods of contraception

 

d. Ear Lavage

 

e. Throat Cultures

 

f. Adm. And Reading of PPDs

 

g. Removal of sutures and staples

 

h. Teaching children, adolescents, and parents

  5. Activity/Exercise Skills
 

a. Cast care

 

b. Applying a sling and roller bandages

 

c. Use of crutches

 

d. Neuro and circulatory assessment for musculoskeletal injuries and surgery

 

e. Postoperative teaching for client with joint replacement

  6. Elimination Skills (Gastrointestinal)
 

a. Insertions and irrigation of nasogastric tubes

 

b. NG tube insertion and feeding of a neonate

 

c. Colostomy and ileostomy care.

  7. Elimination Skills (Genitourinary)
 

a. Urinary catherization-straight and foley insertion

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Palomar College Department of Nursing Education
Transcript Evaluation Form
N203, Nursing Foundations II
2 units/semester (2 units/32 hours Lecture) - Taken Concurrently with N118

Where Documented Subjects Covered
  Provider of Care
  1. Application of critical thinking and nursing care
  2. Collaborative health team approach to the delivery of client care
  3. Clinical Competence and accountability
  Manager of Care
  1. Changing health care delivery system
  2. Health care regulations relating to nursing
  3. Priority setting for a group of clients
  4. Introduction to the delegation of care
  5. Conflict resolution and team building
  Member of the Discipline
  1. Utilizing an ethical and legal framework for care
  2. Political process related to nursing
  3. Nursing role model to members of the health care team
  4. Valuing continuous learning for themselves as an RN
 
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Palomar College Department of Nursing Education
Transcript Evaluation Form
N217, Nursing III (Third Semester)
9 units/semester (4 units/64 hours Lecture, 5 units/240 hours Lab)

Where Documented Subjects Covered
  Medical/Surgical (5 ½ weeks)
  1. Nutrition/Metabolic
 

a. Acid-Base Imbalances

 

b. ABGs

 

c. IV therapy-brief review

 

d. TPN

  2. Elimination
 

a. Renal failure and dialysis (acute and chronic renal failure)

 

b. Good pastures syndrome, renal transplants

 

c. Renal and bladder tumors

 

3. Alterations in health

 

a. liver dysfunction (hepatitis and cirrhosis)

 

b. Endocrine (except Diabetes Mellitus) pancreatic dysfunctions (pancreatitis) thyroid, parathyroid disorders

 

c. Immune dysfunctions (HIV/AIDS, Lupus)

  Gerontology (5 ½ weeks)
  1. Health Perception/Health Management
 

a. complex gero-assessment

 

b. home care

 

c. housing options for the elderly

 

d. discharge planning

 

e. documentation to meet government regulations (MDA, OASIS)

Transcript Evaluation - N217, Nursing II continued
Where Documented Subjects Covered
  2. Activity/Exercise
 

a. mechanical (chronic) ventilators and artificial airway

 

b. care of chronic ventilator dependent client

 

c. tracheostomy care (disposable and nondisposable inner cannula

 

d. tracheostomy suctioning: aerosol collar; inline suctioning with ventilator

  3. Cognitive/Perceptual
 

a. complex neurological (CVA)

 

b. perceptual losses (hearing and vision)

  4. Coping/Stress Tolerance
 

a. Coping with loss

 

b. Family caregiving

 

c. Elderly drug use and abuse

 

d. Elder Abuse and neglect

 

5. Manager of care for a group of clients in long term care facilities, home care, and rehabilitation units

  Psychiatric/Mental Health (5½ weeks)
  1. Alteration in health management
 

a. Introduction to Psychiatric/Mental Health nursing

 

b. Mood disorders

 

c. Schizophrenia

 

d. Personality and anxiety disorders

  2. Coping/Stress tolerance
 

a. Grief and loss R/T crisis intervention

  3. Self Perception/Self Concept
 

a. Children/Adolescents/Gero-psychiatrics

  4. Values/Beliefs
 

a. Social and Sexual Deviance

  5. Therapeutic Communication
   6. Nursing and the Law related to psychotherapeutic intervention
 
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Transcript Evaluation - N217, Nursing II continued
Where Documented Clinical Skills Covered
  Medical/Surgical
  1. IV Skills
 

a. Preparing Parenteral Hyperalimentation for administration

 

b. Administering IV Medications with secondary tubing and partial fill bag

 

c. Administering IV medications with a previously used tubing

 

d. Conversion of IV Line to Heparin Lock or Saline Lock

 

e. Administering IV medications through a Saline 1 Heparin Lock and/or flushing a Saline 1 Heparin Lock

  Gerontology
  1. Tracheostomy care (Disposable and nondisposable inner cannula
  2. Tracheostomy suctioning: aerosol collar; inline suctioning with ventilator
  Psychiatric/Mental Health (5½ weeks)
 

None.

 
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Palomar College
Department of Nursing Education
Transcript Evaluation Form
N218, Nursing IV (Fourth Semester)
9 units/semester (3.5 units/56 hours Lecture, 5.5 units/264 hours Lab)

Where Documented Subjects Covered
  1. Alterations in Health Management
 

a. shock

 

b. cancer

 

c. chronic and hospice client pain

 

d. trauma and multiple system failure (management of acute cases and chronic care for multiple systems failure)

 

e. nursing interventions for acute, unstable clients (i.e. in Emergency Room)

 

f. burns

 

g. transplants – all types

 

h. acute endocrine, pituitary, adrenals

  2. Activity/Exercise
 

a. acute respiratory (i.e. respiratory failure, ARDS, chest trauma, pneumothorax, …)

 

b. acute cardiac (i.e. Myocardial infarction, cardiac and vascular surgeries)

 

c. hematological dysfunction

 

d. blood transfusions

 

3. Cognitive/Perceptual

 

a. acute neurological (intracranial trauma, surgery, …)

  4. RN leadership
 

a. delegation

 

b. management for multiple clients

 

c. member of an interdisciplinary team

  5. Preceptorship – last four weeks of the semester (in multiple settings)
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