Practical Nursing (D45660)
Diploma Program
Career Information
The Practical Nursing curriculum provides knowledge and skills to integrate safety and quality into nursing care to meet the needs of the holistic individual which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential. Course work includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes safe, individualized nursing care and participation in the interdisciplinary team while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics. Graduates are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) which is required for practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Employment opportunities include hospitals, rehabilitation/long term care/home health facilities, clinics, and physicians’ offices.
Special Admission Requirements
- Application
- High school transcript/Adult high school diploma/high school equivalency
- College transcripts
- Gateway English and math readiness
- Information Session
- Current certification as a Nurse Aide I and currently listed with North Carolina Division of Facility Services with no substantial findings
- ATI TEAS Admissions Test
- MAR (Minimum Admission Requirements) Review
- Attend orientation after acceptance
- Health form after acceptance
- Current certification in CPR after acceptance
- Criminal background checks/drug screening after acceptance
The following courses are pre-requisite courses and must be taken with a minimum grade of "C" prior to admission to the Practical Nursing Program:
| BIO 168 | Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| BIO 169 | Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Semester Total: | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Spring Semester
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| NUR 101 | Practical Nursing I | 7 | 12 | 11 |
| Semester Total: | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Summer Semester
| NUR 102 | Practical Nursing II | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| PSY 150 | General Psychology | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 10 | 9 | 13 |
Fall Semester
| NUR 103 | Practical Nursing III | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| Semester Total: | 6 | 9 | 9 |