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Career Major: Licensed Practical Nurse

Core Medical Terminology, Anatomy and Physiology are included in this career major. This career major prepares the student to become a licensed practical nurse, an important member of the health care team who works under the supervision or direction of a registered nurse, licensed physician or dentist. Students will learn the role of the LPN and how to care for a variety of patients including geriatric, pediatric, oncology, and pre/post operative patients. Students will learn how to identify patient problems, identify appropriate interventions and evaluate nursing care. Graduates of this career major will be eligible take the NCLEX-PN and become licensed through the Board of Nursing.

Sequence of Courses:

LEVEL

COURSE TITLE

VIEW
SYLLABUS

THEORY HOURS

LAB HOURS

CLINICAL HOURS

TOTAL HOURS

I

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

view syllabus

45

 

 

45

NURSING CONCEPTS

view syllabus

38

2

 

40

ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY

view syllabus

101

19

 

120

FUNDAMENTALS OF
NURSING I

view syllabus

98

67

 

165

LEVEL I TOTALS

282

88

 

370

II

FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING II

view syllabus

54

16

 

70


PHARMACOLOGY


view syllabus

38

22

 

60


CLINICAL LEVEL II


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201.5

201.5

LEVEL II TOTALS

92 38 201.5 331.5

III

MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING I

view syllabus

 

83

 

2

 

 

85

MATERNAL NEWBORN NURSING

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63

 

2

 

Included in Level III

 

65

CLINICAL LEVEL III

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276


276


LEVEL III TOTALS 146 4 276 426

IV

PEDIATRIC NURSING / TOWLE

view syllabus

63

2

Included in Level IV

65

MENTAL HEALTH
NURSING
(Morrison)

view syllabus

40

 

 

40

MEDICAL-SURGICAL II NURSING

view syllabus

95

 

 

95


CLINICAL LEVEL IV


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212.5

212.5

LEVEL IV TOTALS

198

2

212.5

412.5

 

 

 PROGRAM TOTALS

718

132

690

1540