Practical Nursing
Mission:
Students will practice in planned and supervised experiences directed toward performing nursing measures with precision, safety and efficiency consistent with nursing concepts and practices. Clinical practice is correlated with basic therapeutic knowledge and introductory content from the biological and behavioral sciences.
KSPN Program Outcomes:
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Provide nursing care within the scope of the ethical and legal responsibilities of practical nursing. |
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Utilize the nursing process to identify basic needs of the client throughout the life span for health promotion and maintenance, or when biological, spiritual, cultural and psychosocial needs are not being met. |
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Provide safe and skillful therapeutic care in simple nursing situations based on knowledge of biological, cultural, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of the client throughout the lifespan. |
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Demonstrate effective interpersonal relationships with the client, the client's family, and members of the interdisciplinary health care team. |
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Demonstrate responsibilities of the practical nurse as an individual who collaborates within the health care system and the community. |
Important Information:
Employment Information:
Specific information regarding occupations students will be prepared to enter upon program completion, on-time graduation rates, cost, placement rates and median debt incurred can be found at: (
Practical Nursing Gainful Employment) . This information is provided in compliance with 34 CFR 668.6(b).
Description:
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) provides skilled nursing care under the supervision of registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and physicians. LPNs work with patients across the lifespan, from newborn to geriatrics. Students have the opportunity to work in a variety of health care fields such as long-term care facilities, hospitals, home health agencies, health departments, and physicians' offices. Nursing requires accountability and time management skills. Generally, organizations in health care employ many people, so interaction with other employees and activities involving teamwork are important. Interpersonal communication skills are a must in order to assist patients in the various health care settings. Accordingly, nurses must be professional and competent, friendly and able to communicate with others in a variety of situations.
Career Paths:
Graduates from the Practical Nursing program will be prepared to seek career opportunities in a variety of health care settings, including:
- Hospitals
- Health Clinics
- School Nursing
- Physician Offices
- Home Health Agencies
- Corporate Health Offices
- Long-term Care Facilities
- Detail Representative for Medical Equipment
- Detail Representative for Pharmaceutical Companies
The Industry:
Health care service is a growing field that emphasizes providing medical care across the lifespan. Currently there is a high demand for well-educated professionals who work to prevent illness and restore health. Men and women with special knowledge and skills are needed to assist other health care professionals such as registered nurses, nurse practitioners and physicians. Licensed Practical Nurses fill that role.
The Program:
Prerequisites
Must have graduated from high school or equivalent, have current Kansas CNA certification and 5 credits of Anatomy and Physiology with a lab.
Instruction
Practical Nursing is a 48-college-credit program that prepares the student for an entry-level position as an LPN. The student will learn to give skilled bedside care to patients with less complex conditions in structured care settings. Planned and supervised experiences are directed toward teaching students to perform nursing measures with precision, safety, and efficiency consistent with current nursing standards of care. Clinical practice is correlated with entry level nursing concepts and introductory content from the biological and behavioral sciences. Qualified nurse educators guide students in the nursing process and care planning.
The program is fast-paced. Instruction takes place in the classroom, skills laboratory and clinical settings. Sixty percent of the program is based on theory instruction. Forty percent of the program involves hands-on experience demonstrated in skills lab and the various clinical settings. Clinical experiences are scheduled in hospitals, long-term care facilities and other health care agencies in the community.
Before beginning clinical experiences, students must have the following: a physical exam and up-to-date immunizations,. Under the guidance of their instructors in the clinical settings, students work with patients performing fundamental nursing procedures according to basic nursing standards. Graduates from the program are eligible to take the licensing examination to become Licensed Practical Nurses.
Program Cost Sheet
Book Information and Costs 1st Semester
Book Information and Costs 2nd Semester
Book Information and Costs Summer SemesterCourses
The Associate of Applied Science degree, with a major in Practical Nursing, is a four-semester program that contains technical and general education courses. Students participate in performing nursing measures with precision, safety and efficiency consistent with nursing concepts and proven healthcare practices. Graduates will possess the knowledge and skills needed for entry-level leadership positions in the healthcare field. Click here for more information.
The Practical Nursing program, which contains technical education courses, is two and a half semesters in length. Students participate in planned and supervised experiences—classroom, laboratory, clinical experience—directed toward performing nursing measures with precision, safety and efficiency consistent with nursing concepts and standards. Clinical practice is correlated with basic therapeutic knowledge and introductory content from the biological and behavioral sciences. A program advisory committee, composed of health professionals, updates curriculum to meet industry standards. Graduates are prepared for entry-level positions in the nursing field and for advancement in health careers.
Pre-Requisite for entry into the Practical Nursing Program: Student must have a current Kansas C.N.A certification and successfully complete 5 hours of Anatomy and Physiology with a Lab.
Technical Certificate Program Outcomes
- Provide nursing care within the scope of the ethical and legal responsibilities of practical nursing.
- Utilize the nursing process to identify basic needs of the client throughout the life span for health promotion and maintenance, or when biological, spiritual, cultural and psychosocial needs are not being met.
- Provide safe and skillful therapeutic care in simple nursing situations based on knowledge of biological, cultural, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of the client throughout the lifespan.
- Demonstrate effective interpersonal relationships with the client, the client’s family, and members of the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Demonstrate responsibilities of the practical nurse as an individual who collaborates within the healthcare system and the community.
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Advisory Members
Melissa Hall, Director of Nursing
Coffey County Hospital
801 N 4th
Burlington, KS 66839
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Sandy Brunkow, RN
Newman Regional Health
1201 West 12th Avenue
Emporia, KS 66801
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Terri Stewart, RN, DON
Holiday Resort
2700 West 30th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801
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Linda Thomsen, LPN
Medical Arts Clinic
1301 West 12th Ave.
Emporia, KS 66801
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Stacy Swift, LPN
Flint Hills Technical College
3301 W 18th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801
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Sondra VanSickle, RN, DON
Emporia Presbyterian Manor
2300 Industrial Rd.
Emporia, KS 66801
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Steve Zumbrunn, LPN
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401 Mulberry St.
Neosho Rapids, KS 66864
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Phyllis Hugg, RN
FHTC
3301 W 18th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801
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Donna Mayer, ADM
Sterling House of Emporia
1200 W 12th Ave.
Emporia, KS 66801
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Barbara Evans, LPN
FHTC
3301 W 18th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801
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Student Organization:
CSO (Community Service Organization)
Mission:
The CSO is a student organization whose mission is to promote career opportunities in technical and career education and to enhance the delivery of quality career and technical skills in the job setting.