You’ll be learning the basics, skills, and safety, with a refresher on how to study and succeed in school (great for students that have been out of school for a while):

• Basic nursing skills, communication, and safety then practicing them on computerized mannequins.
• Medical math, administering medication, electronic health records, and confidentiality.
• Most of your learning will take place in the classroom and skills/simulation lab where you’ll practice on mannequins. At the end of the semester, you’ll be prepared to begin clinical rotations in the second semester.
• NCLEX prep : We’ll focus on study habits, test-taking strategies, breaking down problems, and begin taking NCLEX-style tests.

You’ll dive into the body systems, illness, and medications and practice our new skills in more real-life, hands-on settings:

• IV certification – learning to start IVs and administer IV fluids.

• Learn each body system and do a brief overview of healthcare concerns, tests and diagnostic assessments.
• Review groups of medications, their actions and uses, therapeutic response, and side effects.
• Conception to adulthood and the diseases, disorders and care needed for those ages.
• You’ll practice skills in a variety of locations such as Peds/OB Clinics, Labor and Delivery, Walk-In Clinics, ER, OR, ICU, Wound Care, Cancer Center, Dialysis and more.
• NCLEX prep : You will apply the test-taking strategies specific to disease, disorders, and medications.

In your final semester, you’ll continue learning the body systems in depth, preparing for the NCLEX, and preparing for entering the workforce :

• Diving deeper into each body system and the diseases, disorders, and treatment plans.
• Disorders related to mental health, treatment plans, assessments, and evaluations.
• Working on leadership, management, and entering the workforce with resume, interview, and job-related skills.
• You’ll job-shadow a nurse for 45 hours and work with them, so you can experience their specialty in-depth.
• You’ll demonstrate your skill knowledge and clinical judgement at hospitals and mental health facilities with more complex patient care and patient teaching.
• NCLEX prep : You’ll be testing on mental health and preparing with video patient scenarios, taking NCLEX-style tests in all the major subject areas as well as the NCLEX Predictor, which should reflect your outcome as if you were to take the real NCLEX. You’ll then get tutoring specific to any weak areas you may have – all during the program!

None

• General entrance exam
• TEAS exam
• Background checks
• Official High school/GED/College transcript

• Utilize critical thinking skills.
• Assume leadership responsibilities appropriately in stable situations.
• Demonstrate attitudes and behaviors respectful to the client and his/her significant others.
• Apply appropriate communication skills.
• Implement skillful competency.
• Apply scientific principles while implementing safe, effective, therapeutic and holistic nursing care.
• Function cooperatively as a member of the health care team while reflecting caring, conscientious, ethical and legally accountable actions reflective of the Practical Nursing (LPN) scope of practice.

• Hospital
• Home Health
• Nursing Home
• Clinic  LPN
• School Nurse
• Most medical facilities