Lex La-ray Technical Center

Nursing Programs Offered

LPN Program Details

The role of the practical nurse is to provide quality care in all nursing situations with minimum and direct supervision and direction from a registered professional nurse and/or licensed physician.

Implement nursing care and skills required of an entry-level practical nurse on an individual basis to patients in his/her care, incorporating and developing the nursing process.

Effectively communicate verbally and non-verbally with patients, patient's families, peers, supervisors and employers as to provide quality patient care and family interaction. Recognizing human dignity and cultural and ethnic diversity of each individual.

Recognize responsibility and participate, as a practical nurse, in meeting the health need of the community.

Lex La-Ray Technical Center has a policy whereby a student with Certified Nurses Aid credentials may request one opportunity to test without the benefit of an instructor demonstration and if success in demonstration of the fundamental skill the student may advance through that part of the training.