Practical Nursing, Diploma PN12

Practical Nurses (LPNs) are a vital part of the healthcare community. They are involved in direct patient care, administering medications, monitoring equipment, changing dressings, preparing food trays, feeding and bathing and managing patients, dressing patients, maintaining patient charts, taking vital signs and pulse rates. Practical Nursing is ideal for you if you are interested in the close, interpersonal aspects of healthcare.

Aside from academic coursework, as a Practical Nursing student, you will receive extensive clinical experience, supervised in area hospitals by the hospital personnel and Columbus Technical College healthcare professionals.

This program prepares you to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing.

This is a competitive admissions program. Please see the Admissions section of the Student Handbook/Catalog for more information.

Program Curriculum

All General education courses and Nursing courses must be successfully completed with a grade of C or better.

General Core Courses

ENGL 1010, MATH 1012, PSYC 1010, ALHS 1011 and ALHS 1090 are the courses used in ranking for competitive admission

English Requirement

Select one of the following courses.
ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3

ENGL 1101Composition and Rhetoric

3

ENGL 1005Applied Technical Communication

3

Math Requirement

Select one of the following courses.
MATH 1100Quantitative Skills&Reasoning

3

MATH 1103Quantitative Skills and Reasoning

3

MATH 1012Foundations of Mathematics

3

MATH 1101Mathematical Modeling

3

MATH 1111College Algebra

3

MATH 1005Applied Technical Mathematics

3

Psychology Requirement

Select one of the following courses.
PSYC 1010Basic Psychology

3

PSYC 1101Introductory Psychology

3

Occupational Courses

Select five credit hours of ALHS courses or eight credit hours of BIOL courses from the following courses.
ALHS 1011Structure and Function of the Human Body

5

or

BIOL 2113Anatomy and Physiology I

3

BIOL 2113LAnatomy & Physiology Lab I

1

and

BIOL 2114Anatomy and Physiology II

3

BIOL 2114LAnatomy & Physiology Lab II

1

Select one of the following courses.
ALHS 1060Diet and Nutrition for Allied Health Sciences

2

ALHS 1090Medical Terminology for Allied Health Sciences

2

Nursing Courses

PNSG 2010Introduction to Pharmacology and Clinical Calculations

2

PNSG 2030Nursing Fundamentals

6

PNSG 2035Nursing Fundamentals Clinical

2

PNSG 2210Medical-Surgical Nursing I

4

PNSG 2220Medical Surgical Nursing II

4

PNSG 2230Medical Surgical Nursing III

4

PNSG 2320Medical-Surgical Nursing Clinical II

2

PNSG 2330Medical-Surgical Nursing Clinical III

2

PNSG 2240Medical-Surgical Nursing IV

4

PNSG 2340Medical-Surgical Nursing Clinical IV

2

PNSG 2250 Maternity Nursing

3

PNSG 2410Nursing Leadership

1

PNSG 2415Nursing Leadership Clinical

2

Total Credit Hours: 57

Total Credit Hours: 57