Nursing Certificate

Program

Text Box: Special Entrance 
Complete Application by April 15
Complete the following courses with a 2.3 GPA
Nutrition
Human Development
Math for Health Occupations
Complete NLN pre-admission exam with a score of 50 or better

Careers

* CAN

* Licensed Practical Nurse

Employment Settings

° Acute Care

° Long-term Care

° Home Health

° Physician’s Office

Text Box: Job Opportunities
Health Services will generate the largest number of new service jobs in Florida
Listed #14 in the top 25 Hot Programs with an average salary of $19,647
Projected to have a 32% increase in job opportunities by the year 2005

PRACTICAL NURSING (LPN)

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE

Program Code: 3400

*Courses do not include prerequisites

Prefix

Number

Course Name

Contact Hours

Fall Semester

 

 

PRN

0000

Introduction to Nursing (Theory)

140

PRN

0000L

Introduction to Nursing (Clinical)

150

PRN

0022

Structure & Function (Theory)

64

PRN

0010

Vocational Adjustments I & Health (Theory)

30

Winter Semester

 

 

PRN

0030

Administering Medicines

(Theory & Clinical)

55

PRN

0200

Medical– Surgical Nursing (Theory)

160

PRN

0200L

Medical- Surgical Nursing (Clinical)

251

PRN

0500

Geriatrics (Clinical)

144

Spring Term

 

 

PRN

0100

Maternal & Newborn Care (Theory)

48

PRN

0100L

Maternal & Newborn (Clinical)

56

PRN

0110

Care of Children (Theory)

48

PRN

0110L

Care of Children  (Clinical)

56

Summer Term

 

 

PRN

0011

Vocational Adjustments II (Theory)

20