Practical Nursing

The Practical Nursing program is a twelve-month program designed to prepare qualifi ed individuals to function as a member of the health care team in administering safe, effective health care as a Licensed Practical Nurse. The care rendered by a Licensed Practical Nurse is under the direction of a registered nurse, licensed physician or licensed dentist.

The student will gain classroom and laboratory instruction in areas such as:

Basic nursing skills
Nutrition
Human function and structure
Human growth through the lifespan
Pharmacology
Maternal/child nursing
Emotional and mental illness
Medical-surgical nursing.

The clinic component of the course will incorporate knowledge and skills gained in the classroom and laboratory.

As you consider a practical nursing career, be aware of these critical elements for performance:

Stand for prolonged periods; up to 80% of clinical time
Walk, bend, stoop, kneel, squat, push, pull, lift and reach overhead
Possess suffi cient gross and fi ne motor coordination to perform procedures
See, talk and hear with suffi cient acuity to perform care
Tolerate exposure to disinfectants, soap cleansers, plastic and other materials used in protective equipment and for procedures

Admission requirements

Completed PRCC application
Completed practical nursing application
Minimum composite ACT score of 16; 14 in reading and math
Official high school transcript from accredited high school indicating date of graduation or official GED report indicating “passed”
Official college transcript from any college attended
Attend information session

Applicants selected for admission must:

Pass a physical by a licensed physician or nurse practitioner. Drug and TB screenings will be included.
Pass a criminal background check. (Misdemeanor or felony conviction can exclude applicants from licensing exams.)
Be certified to perform CPR by the first day of clinicals.