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The campus is located at 700 Pitt Street, Lewistown, PA in the
Mifflin-Juniata Career
and
Technology Center. This program is a post-secondary education program.
The level of instruction and academic demands on the
student are similar to the first year of college. The successful
student will graduate from the program with a nursing diploma and is
then eligible to sit for the state licensure exam - NCLEX. This is
a fast paced and intense one-year program of study. Computer
skills are a necessity in the current and future nursing field.
See the link on our Web Resources page to learn to type.
Practical nurses have many demands in their workplace and need to be
physically able to perform a variety of tasks. To view a list of
the physical requirements for many but not all the tasks nurses would be
expected to perform including cognitive, psychomotor and affective
skills, please click this link.

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Clinical
experience begins in Term I with the Fundamental course and continues
through the entire year with various experiences for medication
administration, medical-surgical nursing,
community
health nursing and maternity/pediatric nursing. Clinical
experiences are
performed at local long-term care facilities, the local acute care
facility, various
healthcare agencies and the simulation lab.
PROGRAM LENGTH
The Practical Nursing Program provides approximately 1540 clock hours of
instruction over a twelve (12) month period. Vacation and holiday time
are scheduled into the instructional year. Two classes are admitted per
year - one class
in March and one class in September. Classes are scheduled for daytime
hours, weekdays, usually 8 AM through 3 PM. Clinical day hours vary –
usually 6:30 AM – 4 PM.
PROGRAM
ACCREDITATION AND APPROVAL
The Practical Nursing program is accredited by the National League for
Nursing Accrediting Commission.
Address: 61 Broadway, New York, NY 10006
Phone: (212) 363-5555 ext. 153
Website:
www.nlnac.org
The program is approved by the Department of Education and the
Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
Address: P.O. Box 2649, Harrisburg PA 17105
Phone: (717) 783-7142
Website:
www.dos.state.pa.us
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