As of November 2009 placement is as follows:

Accelerated Track A.D.N.= placing for Fall 2010
(located at Metro Campus)

Generic Track A.D.N. DAYS = placing for Fall 2010
(located at Metro Campus)

Generic Track A.D.N. MODIFIED EVENING/ WEEKENDS = placing for Fall 2010
(located at East Campus)

Access Track A.D.N. = placing for Spring 2010 (located at East Campus)

Practical Nurse Program DAYS = placing for Fall 2010
(located at Metro Campus)

Practical Nurse Program MODIFIED EVENING/ WEEKENDS = placing for Fall 2010
(located at Metro Campus)

*Placement in all programs is on a space-available basis. As students are eligible by meeting all required criteria they can be placed.  Please check back for updates on placement semesters.

 

Practical Nursing - Certificate 

Area of Study: Practical Nursing (PN) 
Degree/Certificate: Certificate of Proficiency 
Program Description

The Practical Nurse (under the direction of a physician, dentist, optometrist, podiatrist or registered nurse) works in a variety of settings including: clinics, home care, hospitals, long term care facilities and physicians' offices.

The curriculum consists of 40 semester credit hours, divided among nursing and non nursing courses. The nursing courses consist of classroom activities, hospital and long term care experiences caring for patients of all ages with a variety of health deviations.

Upon successful completion of the program requirements, graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses. ACCESS in Nursing is available for graduates.

Practical Nursing Information Packet

PN FAQs

This program is designed to prepare students to demonstrate the following program outcomes:
Practical Nursing Certificate of Proficiency Outcomes.pdf

Program Requirements

 

Program Admissions Requirements:
  • High School Graduate/GED
  • Eligibility for ENG-1010
  • Eligibility for MATH-1141
  • Seven years (see Notes below)
  • GPA required: 2.00 overall
  • When eligible, take Nurse Entrance Test (NET); achieve a grade of 50% or higher in Essential Math Skills and 50% or higher in Reading Comprehension.

Other Information:

  • Day class admitted Fall only. Space available basis. Clinical experiences may be held during the day and/or evenings.
  • BIO-1100 [CHEM-1010 and CHEM-1020 replace BIO-1100 for students planning to transfer credits] and BIO-2330 (or 1430) not required for admission but cannot be more than seven years old from date of acceptance. Only one science course may be repeated once to improve a grade of less than “C”.
  • Once Practical Nursing courses have begun, all other classes must be taken in program sequence.
  • A grade of “C” or higher required for ENG-1010, MATH-1141, BIO-1100, BIO-2330, PSY-1010 and PSY-2020.
  • ACCESS in Nursing available for graduates of this certificate program.
  • Criminal background check required.

 

Suggested Semester Sequence

First Semester Credits

BIO-1100

Introduction to Biological Chemistry (1)

3

ENG-1010

College Composition I

3

MATH-1141

Applied Algebra and Mathematical Reasoning (2)

3

PNUR-1300

Introduction to Patient Care (3)

2

PNUR-1321

Nursing Management of Adults I

7

Total

18

Second Semester Credits

BIO-2330

Anatomy and Physiology I

4

PNUR-1330

Nursing Management of Adults II

8

PSY-1010

General Psychology

3

Total

15

Third Semester Credits

PNUR-1341

Lifespan Nursing for the Practical Nurse

4

PSY-2020

Life Span Development

4

Total

8

Program Total Credits

40

Notes

(1) CHEM-1010 and CHEM-1020 will be accepted in place of BIO-1100. Recommended for students planning to transfer Credits to a BSN program.

(2) MATH-1800-1819/2800-2819 & 1820/2820 may not be used to meet this requirement. Note: MATH-1200 required for students pursuing AAS in Nursing (Registered Nurse).

 

(3) STNA certified students will be granted articulated credit for this course.

 
Program Outcome