Nursing (Practical-Diploma)

The practical nursing program will:

• Prepare a competent, beginning practitioner of practical nursing to function effectively in a variety of healthcare settings.

• Provide a collaborative learning environment in which the students will demonstrate the ability to apply concepts of systematic reasoning through critical thinking and clinical judgment.

• Guide the student in the continuing process of personal and professional growth.

• Continue to achieve its purpose through systematic planning and evaluation by fostering mutually beneficial relationships within the community.

• Prepare students, through didactic and clinical experiences, to be eligible to take the NCLEX-PN exam.