2010-2011 College Catalog - North Florida Community College

PRACTICAL NURSING
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ALLIED HEALTH - PRACTICAL NURSING
1350 Clock Hours/45 Vocational Credit Hours
The Practical Nursing Program at NFCC is designed to prepare both men and women to function as
members of the health team in the prevention of illness and in the care and rehabilitation of the sick and
injured. Graduates of the program are eligible to apply to the Florida State Board of Nursing to take the
national examination for licensure as an LPN in the state of Florida.
The Practical Nursing certi cate program is an eleven-month program with program start dates in
both fall and spring. Access to the program is competitive and limited. The program includes lecture,
laboratory, and clinical components. Students seeking fall entry will have lecture and laboratory
components on the Madison campus. Students entering the spring program will have lecture meetings
at Taylor Technical Institute in Perry and laboratory sessions in Madison. All students will have clinical
rotations at locations designated by the College. The application period for the fall program begins on
September 1 and concludes on March 31. The application period for the spring program begins on April 1
and concludes on October 31.
Enrollment Requirements
Students must:
1. Submit a completed application and application fee to North Florida Community College.
2. Be at least 18 years of age.
3. Have a high school diploma or GED.
4. Complete and return the completed practical nursing application to the Allied Health Student
Advisor.
5. Complete the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE) and have achieved the required minimal
TABE scores of 11.0 in Reading, 11.0 in Spelling, 11.0 in Math Application, 11.0 in Math
Computation and 11.0 in Language prior to program application. A $10 fee is required to be
paid at the time of testing.
6. Submit a complete and current physical examination record.
7. Submit to a criminal background check, drug screen, and be cleared for clinical learning
activities by each clinical agency utilized by the program..
Priority is given to applicants who have successfully completed a Certi ed Nursing Assistant (CNA) or
Patient Care Assistant (PCA) course or some other allied health occupation and can document successful
work experience in the health care eld.
Program Courses...........................................................................1350 Clock Hours
Course # Title Clock Hours
HSC 0003 Health Careers Core 90
HCP 0121C Articulated Nurse Assistant 75
PRN 0063C Practical Nurse I 335
PRN 0380C Practical Nurse II 560
PRN 0121C Practical Nurse III 290
Total Clock Hours: 1350
2010-2011 NFCC College Catalog