Practical Nursing
Mission:
The mission of this program is to provide instruction in the classroom,
laboratory, and various clinical settings. Students give nursing care in
local hospitals and geriatric facilities. Learning experiences are also
provided in home health care, hospice, doctors' offices, and clinics.
Description:
Course completion skills include personal; family and community health;
structure and function of the human body; nutrition; human growth and
development; nursing needs of the patient; fundamentals of nursing; geriatric
nursing; medical/surgical nursing; pharmacology/administering medication;
maternal and neonatal nursing; pediatric nursing, and comprehensive nursing.
Information Sessions:
Withlacoochee Technical Institute will be enrolling students for the upcoming
Practical Nursing classes. The first step in the enrollment process is to attend
an information session on the program. Information sessions are scheduled for:
- Monday, September 10, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
- Friday, September 14, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
- Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 6:00 p.m.
Attendance at one of these information sessions is mandatory prior to
proceeding with the enrollment process and to sign up for the National League of
Nursing Exam.
There are a limited number of students admitted to the class; therefore, there
is a selection process that applicants must follow. Students must pass the
National League of Nursing-Preadmission Exam to qualify. The cost of the exam is
approximately $50 and is due at registration.
For more information, please contact Student Services at (352) 726-2430
Licensure:
Florida Department of Health, Division of Medical Quality Assurance
Articulation Agreement:
Statewide Community Colleges
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