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3301 W. 18th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801

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Flint Hills Technical College. Programs and Majors.
Practical Nursing > Degrees and Certifications > 2-year Associate of Applied Science Degree

Courses

Advanced Maternal Child/Nursing         Assessment        
CPR/First Aid         Current Trends in Healthcare        
Growth and Development         Healthcare Practice Management        
KSPN Foundations of Nursing         KSPN Foundations of Nursing Clinical        
KSPN Gerontology Nursing         KSPN Maternal Child Clinical        
KSPN Maternal Child Nursing         KSPN Medical Surgical Nursing I        
KSPN Medical Surgical Nursing I Clinical         KSPN Medical Surgical Nursing II        
KSPN Medical Surgical Nursing II Clinical         KSPN Mental Health Nursing        
KSPN Pharmacology         Nutrition        
Role Development         Seminar in Nursing        


2-year Associate of Applied Science Degree
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.
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1 -year Technical Certificate
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

Sandy Brunkow, RN

Newman Regional Health
1201 West 12th Avenue
Emporia, KS 66801

Terri Stewart, RN, DON

Holiday Resort
2700 West 30th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801

Linda Thomsen, LPN

Medical Arts Clinic
1301 West 12th Ave.
Emporia, KS 66801

Stacy Swift, LPN

Flint Hills Technical College
3301 W 18th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801

Sondra VanSickle, RN, DON

Emporia Presbyterian Manor
2300 Industrial Rd.
Emporia, KS 66801

Steve Zumbrunn, LPN

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401 Mulberry St.
Neosho Rapids, KS 66864

Phyllis Hugg, RN

FHTC
3301 W 18th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801

Donna Mayer, ADM

Sterling House of Emporia
1200 W 12th Ave.
Emporia, KS 66801

Barbara Evans, LPN

FHTC
3301 W 18th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801

Instructor(s):

Kathy Bode, Interim Director of Practical Nursing, Mary Lynn Kosinski, Jana Ortega, Kim McNeese

Adjunct Instructors:
Virginia McCabe, Stephanie Frazier, Sondra VanSickle, Suzanne Sutton, Carmen Miller, Jennifer Swafford

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.

 

 


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