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Nursing – Practical, Intermediate Technical Certificate

Provide safe, compassionate, and culturally sensitive nursing care while demonstrating accountability, integrity, and ethical/legal practice within the scope of the practical nurse.

Collaborate effectively with patients, families, peers, and the interprofessional team to promote safe, quality outcomes and support a culture of respect.

Apply the nursing process, current evidence, and the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Model to prioritize care, make safe decisions, and implement timely interventions.

Integrate safety principles, infection control, and quality improvement strategies to minimize risk of harm, report errors or near misses, and participate in system improvements.

Use technology and electronic health records to document care, retrieve information, and support safe, effective nursing practice.

Major Code: 4411T

  • Applicants must be able to meet the mental and physical eligibility requirements.
  • Must be 18 or older to apply

  • All required Math, Nursing, and Science courses must be taken within 5 years of the application deadline to count toward the application scoresheet, program acceptance, and program completion.

  • TEAS of at least 58.7%, taken within six months of application submission

  • Upon acceptance into the Practical Nursing program, students must successfully complete each of the following first-semester courses with a GPA of at least 2.5 and a "C" or better:
    • MATH 123 Math in Modern Society
    • BIOL 105 Human Structure & Function & BIOL 105L
    • NURP 103 Introduction to Practical Nursing
    • ENGL 101 English Composition
    • PSYC 101 General Psychology

First Semester (Fall)

Formal acceptance into the Practical Nursing program required.

BIOL 105Human Structure & Function*

4 Credits
BIOL 105LHuman Structure and Function Lab*

0 Credits
ENGL 101Writing and Rhetoric I

3 Credits
MATH 123Math in Modern Society

3 Credits
NURP 103Introduction to Practical Nursing

2 Credits
PSYC 101Introduction to Psychology

3 Credits
Total Credit Hours:15

*Prerequisite or Corequisite required

Second Semester (Spring)

NURP 104Foundations of Nursing Practice*

4 credits
NURP 105Health Assessment*

2 credits
NURP 117Pharmacology for Nursing Practice

3 credits
NURP 140Mental Health Nursing for Practical Nurses

1 Credit
Total Credit Hours:11

Third Semester (Summer)

NURP 123Women's Health and the Practical Nurse

1 credit
NURP 124Adult Health I

5 credits
Total Credit Hours:6

Fourth Semester (Fall)

NURP 125Adult Health II

5 credits
NURP 126Care of the Pediatric Patient

1 credit
NURP 204Leadership & Transition to Practice

4 credits
Total Credit Hours:10

Total Credit Hours: 42