Practical Nursing - Blue Mountain Community College

Practical Nursing from Blue Mountain Community College is a Campus Certificate Nursing Education degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. This one-year applied science program will prepare the student to be effective in the workplace in the following areas: * Basing nursing activities on practice as dictated by the theories and concepts from nursing and the natural and behavioral sciences, thereby effectively employing assessment and intervention skills, caring and relational skills for client advocacy, * Working dependently and interdependently with qualified health professionals and members of the health team in defining, planning, implementing and evaluating the total health plan for individuals consistent with their graduating scope of practice. This includes employee skills in; communication cultural respect, * Being accountable for his/her own decisions, judgments, and nursing practice through the use of critical thinking skills, moral and ethical responsibility, * Exhibiting personal and professional growth by using critical thinking and knowledge integration skills to acquire new knowledge and new experiences with the continual expansion of scientific knowledge and technology. Licensed practical nurses (LPN.'s) care for patients under the direction of a registered nurse (R.N.), physician or dentist. LPN's collect information about the patient's health, contribute to the plan of care, and administer medications and other treatments. Practical nurses work primarily in hospitals and long-term care facilities. They may also work in medical or dental offices, in clinics, and for stable patients in the community under supervision of an R.N. View more details on Blue Mountain Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nursing Education courses.