Practical Nursing provides training for employment in the health industry. Graduates will have successfully completed courses in caring for medical and surgical patients. Included in the program are courses designed to instruct students in the care of convalescent, physically challenged, and rehabilitative physical and/or mental patients. Instruction is also given for pediatric, obstetric, and geriatric clients. The graduate has thorough understanding of body structure and function, nutrition, medication, life span, diseases and disorders, community health, CPR, and first aid. Throughout the program the nursing process is integrated and the concept of lifelong learning is stressed.
This program is approved by the Florida State Board of Nursing and prepares graduates to take the NCLEX-PN License Examination. The minimum grade level required by the state for program completers is 11.0 in reading, language, and math on the A level exam.
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