LPN to RN:
Advanced Placement

Program Effectiveness Data

Job Placement Rate

The percentage of graduates employed as registered nurses within 9 - 12 months of graduation.

*Based on survey returns number of graduates and number reported employment as registered nurse. 

Program Completion

Beginning with their first nursing course, the percentage of graduates who successfully complete the nursing program within 150% of the normal completion time. 

Graduate Satisfaction

Report of survey data compiled from graduates of Labouré College of Healthcare's ASN RN program 6 - 12 months post-graduation. 

*2022 results are the most recent survey results. Results for 2023 are pending and will be updated accordingly.

Program Approvals and Accreditation

The Associate in Science in Nursing degree is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). ACEN, Inc., 3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400, Atlanta, GA 30326.
Office: (404) 975-5000. Website: www.acenursing.org. 

Labouré’s Associate of Science in Nursing program has Full Approval Status from Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (BORN), 250 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108, tel: 800.414.0168 or 617.973.0900, fax: 617.973.0984, website: www.mass.gov/dph/boards/rn.

Program Goals and Student Outcomes

The purpose of the Labouré College of Healthcare Associate Degree Nursing Program is to develop competent entry level registered nurses to function as caring, competent, and compassionate practitioners across a variety of care settings and to establish a foundation for lifelong learning. The graduate of this program will be able to work with and provide care for patients of diverse groups in a multicultural community. The end of program student learning outcomes are derived from the mission, philosophy, curriculum framework, and organizing concepts and structure of the nursing program, inclusive of the Massachusetts Nurse of the Future Nursing Core Competencies.

1. Utilize clinical judgement, with consideration of patients’ culture, preferences, values and needs, to provide patient-centered care across the lifespan (Patient-Centered Care).
   
   
2. Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for the delivery of standards-based nursing care that is consistent with ethical, legal, and regulatory practice (Professionalism).
   
   
3. Collaborate with patient and interdisciplinary teams, employing effective communication skills, to achieve quality patient outcome (Teamwork and Collaboration and Communication)
   
   
4. Determine information and technology that supports current best practices for the provision of evidence based patient-centered care (Informatics and Technology and Evidence-based Practice).
   
   
5. Appraise quality and safety measures to improve patient outcomes (Safety and Quality Improvement). 
   
   
6. Demonstrate leadership and management skills while incorporating systems-based practice in healthcare setting (Leadership, Systems-Based Practice).