Medicaide Nursing Assistant/ KY Med. NA--Current Curriculum (PDF XLS)
As a vital part of health care, under the supervision of a registered nurse or physician, a licensed practical nurse cares for patients of all ages from newborns to the elderly. Our diploma will prepare you for your license exam and qualify you to purse the Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing.
In hospitals, you provide bedside care, evaluate client needs, plan and implement care, and supervise nursing assistants. Duties include taking vital signs, applying dressings, and administering medicines.
In offices and clinics, you may make appointments, keep records, and perform various medical duties. In homes, you may provide complex care and teach families simple nursing tasks.
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We emphasize maintenance of health, prevention of illness and observation. We also focus on the care of persons experiencing changes in their health, and evaluation of health practices of patients.
In the classroom, you learn theory and basic nursing skills. Outside it, you gain valuable experience in a variety of health care settings and community agencies, including hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, and child care centers. Check the Academic Plan for more information. The Practical Nursing program is a Selective Admissions program and is approved by the Kentucky Board of Nursing and is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. Check the LPN program brochure for more information.
LPNs work in a variety of health care settings, including hospitals, acute and long-term care facilities, home health agencies, clinics, schools, doctors' and dentists' offices, industrial settings, nursing homes, and rehabilitation agencies.
Jobs are projected to grow faster than average. Overall prospects are expected to be very good, but openings will vary by industry. The best opportunities will occur in nursing care and home health care.
As a graduate of our Practical Nursing Program, there are two options for a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to advance to the associate nursing degree program. A LPN may apply for admittance into the traditional-day Associate Degree Nursing Program upon receiving credit for the first nursing course, NSG 101 Nursing Practice I and would be allowed to start with Semester III, NSG 210 Medical Surgical Nursing I. Another option is the admittance into the non-traditional LPN to ADN Bridge Program which allows for additional articulation credit given upon completion of NSG 197, Transition to ADN course allowing the student to enter the final year of the ADN Program. There may be some courses within the LPN to ADN Bridge Program which are offered in a non-traditional, evening or online format but most courses will be offered during the day. Either program will prepare a LPN to graduate with the Associate in Applied Science in Nursing Degree and be eligible to apply to the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).
Please review the LPN to ADN Bridge Program brochure and the Associate Degree Nursing Program brochure for more information.
Pre-requisites for the LPN to ADN Bridge Program: BIO 137, BIO 139, PY 110, PSY 223, MT 110, ENG 101, COM 181 or 252, Computer Literacy (CIS 100) and an unrestricted, current LPN license. The pre-requisites for the Associate Degree Nursing Program: BIO 137, BIO 139, PY 110, PSY 223, MT 110, CIS 100, unrestricted, current LPN license.
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For more information contact:
Delores Johnson Division Assistant Academic & Technical Building, Room 205 270-831-9730