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Pre-Licensure LVN/LPN Certificate

Admission requirements

  •  High school diploma or equivalent education
  • 18 years of age or older
  • Personal Statement Essay
  • Personal Interview
  • TEAS test scores with a total score of 75% or higher
  • U.S. citizenship or a permanent residency
  • Submit to and pass a criminal background check prior to starting the program

 

Program Outcomes

  •  Make sound decisions in the use of client information and health care technology to provide nursing care for individuals, families, and populations.
  • Demonstrate clinical excellence to provide caring, compassionate, and culturally appropriate client-centered care to people in a variety of settings. 
  • Communicate, collaborate, negotiate, and provide psychosocial support effectively to improve patient healthcare outcomes.
  • Exhibit values and behaviors as outlined by a professional code of ethics, professional standards, and legal statutes.
  • Promote healthy lifestyles through health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention education for individuals and populations.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary health care teams to ensure patient safety, high quality, client-centered care. 
  • Engage in life-long learning and scholarly inquiry to continue professional career development. 

Course Progression

Semester 2 15 credits

NUR 050Pharmacology for the Practical Nurse

2
NUR 051Essentials of Practical Nursing

3
NUR 052Medical- Surgical Nursing for the Practical Nurse

4
NUR 060Nursing Care of the family

4
NUR 061Mental Health Across the Lifespan

2
Total Credit Hours:15

Semester 3 14 credits

NUR 053Community Health Nursing for the Practical Nurse

2
NUR 054Leadership for the Practical Nurse

2
NUR 058Special Topics in Practical Nursing

3
NUR 055Synthesis for the Practical Nurse

5
NUR 070Practical Nursing Board Preparation

2
Total Credit Hours:14

Semester 1 - 14 credits

HLSC 010Literacy Skills for the Practical Nurse

2
HLSC 020Mathematics for the Practical Nurse

2
HLSC 030Medical Terminology

3
HLSC 040Human Anatomy and Physiology 1

4
HLSC 041Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

4
Total Credit Hours:14