Practical Nursing - New Horizons Regional Education Center School of Practical Nursing

Practical Nursing from New Horizons Regional Education Center School of Practical Nursing is a Campus Certificate Nursing Practice degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. Mission Statement \\\\\\\"To prepare students educationally, technically, and socially, according to each student\\\\\\\'s needs, to become productive citizens.\\\\\\\" Goals Establish quality education programs that incorporate the Standards of Learning and complement school division curricula and support cost-efficient and effective solutions to regional education needs. Deliver rigorous and relevant curricula meeting student needs, preferences, and workforce requirements. Provide state-of-the-art equipment, instructional technology and facilities. Insure excellent customer relations with students, parents, member schools and the business community. Extend work-based experiences and apprenticeship opportunities to students that reinforce academic learning and technical training. History In the early summer of 1951, the Board of Trustees at Dixie Hospital announced the implementation of an adult level program for the training of African/American women in the vocation of licensed practical nursing . This action was based on the recommendation that the demand for professional nurses exceeded the supply and it was in furtherance of the Hospital\\\\\\\'s policy of providing the best possible nursing service to the community. At the time of inception, there were only six schools for practical nursing in the State and only Saint Phillips School at the Medical College of Virginia operated for the training of African/American practical nurses. With its record of more than sixty successful years of training African/American women for professional nursing, the Hampton Training School for Nurses was anxious to be among the first to offer the one year practical nursing course to qualified African/American women of the area. After many hours of planning, the proposed practical nurse education program was presented to the Virginia State Board of Nurse Examiners for approval and on July 21, 1952, the first class was admitted. In May 1992 New Horizons Technical Center Nursing Staff voted to change the Nursing School name to New Horizons Technical Center School of Practical Nursing . Effective during the 1993-1994 school year the Practical Nursing School\\\\\\\'s name was changed to New Horizons Regional Education Center School of Practical Nursing . In keeping with the mission and tradition of our founding members, we continue to strive to meet the demand for professional nurses in our community. We have over fifty years of providing competent, committed individuals who possess a passion and respect for the delivery of healthcare to individuals in need. Description of Program The Practical Nursing Program consists of four semesters, eighteen months, of theory and clinical experience consisting of 1,720 contact hours. The Practical Nursing Program is open to high school seniors and adults, offering day and evening hours. The program prepares its graduates to provide nursing care in relatively stable situations. Students are trained to function as essential members of the health team under the supervision of a physician and/or a registered nurse. The nursing program articulates with Thomas Nelson Community College, Tidewater Community College and Norfolk State University where you will have the opportunity to earn transferable college credit hours towards their LPN to RN programs. We believe that nursing education is designed to provide a program of learning based on a foundation of knowledge derived from biological, physiological, psychological, and sociological sciences, which is then integrated with nursing theory. We believe that Practical Nursing Education is a planned program of competency-based instruction in which an individual is prepared for the beginning role in practical nursing. The curriculum is designed to meet the needs of the health care community. Upon successfully completing the written state licensing exam, graduates can work under the supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed physician to provide skilled nursing care to selected patients. We are approved program by the Virginia Board of Nursing. The New Horizons Regional Education Center does not discriminate in admission to, or access to, or treatment or employment in, its educational programs, services, or activities based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or age in accordance with state and federal laws. Program Highlights Day and evening classes Small class size Affordable competitive tuition (books included in tuition) Computer adaptive instruction Meds Publishing internet access remediation and NCLEX Preparation Nurturing supportive faculty Designed for the working adult LPN to RN affiliation agreements with local colleges View more details on New Horizons Regional Education Center School of Practical Nursing . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nursing Practice courses.