DI.5116A (48 - 49 credits)
The three-semester practical nursing (PN) program prepares students to become licensed practical nurses capable of providing nursing care under the supervision of a licensed healthcare professional. Students will learn professionalism, inquiry-based practice, communication and collaboration, and safe patient-centered care through a combination of theory and clinical courses that proceed from simple to complex. Graduates will be prepared with the knowledge and skills to provide nursing care in diverse healthcare settings across the lifespan.
After successful completion of the PN program, graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN).
The practical nursing program is accredited by:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
(404) 975-5000
The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the practical nursing program is continuing accreditation.
The PN program is also approved by the:
Nebraska Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509
402.471.4917
Program Outcomes
At the conclusion of the program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate safe care practices to minimize the potential harm to patients, self, and the health care team.
- Implement holistic patient-centered care.
- Implement professional communication skills to facilitate shared decision making in provision of patient-centered care and in promoting effective team functioning.
- Implement findings from current evidence-based practice in provision of patient-centered care and to improve clinical processes.
- Demonstrate values and beliefs consistent with professional standards, ethics, and legal regulations in practice of nursing while adhering to established College and clinical agency policies and procedures
Notes
- Applications for the program are due May 15 of each year. For admission requirements to the program contact the Nursing Department at 308.635.6060 or visit the Health Sciences Division office in the Harms Center on the Scottsbluff campus.
- Students must have a current BNA on the Nebraska registry or registry in the students’ state of residency.
- Students must achieve a 75% in theory and a Pass on all lab/clinical for each required course and possess a cumulative GPA of 2.0 to progress in the program and graduate. Students must take the ATI comprehensive predictor assessment prior to graduation.
- A minimum grade of “C” must be attained on all prerequisite courses.
- All students who receive a provisional acceptance letter into the program are required to undergo a criminal background check, drug screening, and immunization/titers screening as part of the admission process. Acceptance into the program is contingent upon the background check, drug screening, and immunization/titers screening.
- Students may also take BIOS-2250 and BIOS-2260 to meet the LPNR-1110 or BIOS-1160 requirement.
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