Practical Nursing
TC = Technical Certificate | 11 months (Three Semesters)

Practical Nursing TC = Technical Certificate | 11 months (Three Semesters)


Application Deadlines

For traditional applicants, the deadline is April 15 for August start and October 15 for January start. 

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For high school applicants wanting to be admitted to the Leslie, AR program, the deadline is Feb. 15 for a May start.


The nursing job market has had a high growth rate over the last few years, and that trend is expected to continue. Practical nurses take vital signs, administer basic patient care, dress wounds, present patient information to registered nurses and doctors and much more on a daily basis.

In ag娱乐官网’s program, classroom instruction is coordinated with clinical experience in the nursing care of patients at the local hospital and nursing homes. Upon successful completion of the program, students are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses. The PN program is approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing and traditionally has a 100-percent pass rate on the NCLEX-PN.

Applications

You must submit a general ag娱乐官网 admissions application AND a health professions application to be considered for the program.

Transfer or Stackable Options

Graduating from the PN program allows a student to take the NCLEX exam to become a licensed practical nurse. The next step to becoming an RN includes completing all necessary prerequisites and applying to the RN Bridge program.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Practical Nursing Program will provide competent nursing care in a variety of settings including the following aspects:
  • Coordinated care
  • Safety and infection control
  • Health promotion and maintenance
  • Basic Care and comfort
  • Pharmacologic therapies
  • Reduction of risk potential
  • Physiologic adaptation
Graduates of the Practical Nursing Program will exhibit caring behaviors including:
  • Psychosocial integrity
Graduates of the Practical Nursing Program will exhibit professional behaviors including:
  • Coordinated care

Licensure and Certification

Graduates of the practical nursing program are able to apply for licensure in Arkansas and Missouri. We are unsure of licensure requirements in other states.
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