Practical Nursing

The Practical nurse is an integral practitioner on the health care team who renders nursing within a legally defined role. Practical nurse education prepares persons for gainful employment regardless of age, sex, religion, color, race, national origin, or handicap. The education of practical nurses is provided with planned learning experience in a logical sequence.

The practical nursing curriculum includes both theory and supervised clinical experience which will enable students to obtain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to function within the scope of practical nursing.

Upon successful completion of this program, a diploma will be issued, and a graduate will be prepared to successfully pass the Nation Council Licensure Examination for practical nursing. Licensure of practical nurses is regulated by the Tennessee Board of Nursing. Conviction of a misdemeanor or felony offense may be grounds for refusal by the Board to issue a license.

Course Content

• Vocational Relations
• Geriatrics
• Nursing Skills
• Anatomy
• Nutritional and Diet Therapy
• First Aid/CPR
• Medical - Surgical Nursing
• Pharmacology
• Administration of Medicines
• Obstetrics
• Psychiatric
• Pediatrics
• Clinical: Hospital, Geriatrics, ect.
• Pre and Post Conferences

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