This program prepares nurses as the Associate Degree level to provide for person-centered nursing care to patients, families, individuals and groups directed toward identifying and meeting the self-care needs of the individual to sustain life and health, recover from disease or injury, find a meaning in the illness, or conclude his/her lifespan as comfortably as possible. Students who successfully complete the program (M066) will be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN exam to become Registered
Nurses (RNs).
The Practical Nursing Certificate prepares students to provide culturally sensitive practical nursing care to individuals, families, or significant others. Students learn to identify and meet the self-care needs that sustain life and health, assist with recovery, recover from disease or injury, find meaning in the illness or provide appropriate, supportive and meaningful care at the conclusion of life. Clients are cared for in hospitals, extended care facilities and other health care agencies. Students who successfully complete the program (M064) will be eligible to take the NCLEX-PN exam to become Practical nurses (PNs).