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PN 861 - Introduction to Practical Nursing

220 Clock Hours, 0 Credits, 220 Contact Hours

Introduction to the Practical Nurse (PN) scope of practice and the nursing process. Includes the concepts, processes, principles and theory of nursing practice for the PN. Includes foundation skills, such as ethical and legal considerations, and health and illness throughout the life span, with an emphasis on the application of critical thinking in nursing practice. Also includes the application of concepts in the Skills Lab and clinical work.

Prerequisite(s): HO 818 , HO 819  or equivalency: Accuplacer score of R-31, M-34, S-46.
Recommendation: Completion of a Nurse assistant class and Anatomy and Physiology class, and Math calculations class satisfies prerequisites.