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APPLIED SCIENCE PROGRAMS 205
Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit 69
Practical Nursing
The Practical Nursing Curriculum prepares individuals with the knowledge
and skills to provide nursing care to children and adults.
Students will participate in assessment, planning, implementing, and
evaluating nursing care.
Graduates are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure
Examination (NCLEX-PN) that is required for practice as a Licensed
Practical Nurse. Employment opportunities include hospitals,
rehabilitation/long term care/home health facilities, clinics, and physicians’
offices.
Because the use of computers is integral to this curriculum, some courses
are delivered in an online format.
The Practical Nursing program at Sandhills is approved by the North
Carolina Board of Nursing.
Practical Nursing (D45660)
Diploma Program
Course Hours Per Week
Semester
Hours
Class Lab Clinical Credit
FIRST SEMESTER (Fall)
ACA-115 Success & Study Skills 0 2 0 1
BIO-165 Anatomy & Physiology I 3 3 0 4
NUR-101 Practical Nursing I 7 6 6 11
PSY-150 General Psychology 3 0 0 3
13 9 6 19
SECOND SEMESTER (Spring)
BIO-166 Anatomy & Physiology II 3 3 0 4
ENG-111 Expository Writing 3 0 0 3
NUR-102 Practical Nursing II 8 0 12 12
14 3 12 19
THIRD SEMESTER (Summer)
NUR-103 Practical Nursing III 6 0 12 10
Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit 48
Radiography
The Radiography Curriculum prepares the graduate to be a radiographer, a
skilled health care professional who uses radiation to produce images of the
human body.