Highland Community College Technical Center's Practical Nursing Program Achieves 100% NCLEX-PN Pass Rate for Second Consecutive Year
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The Practical Nursing program at Highland Community College Technical Center in Atchison, Kansas prepares students for employment as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Students will obtain the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to succeed in passing the National Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN). Students will complete a nine-month course of study.
Licensed Practical Nurses play an important role in performing tasks in a variety of settings including long-term care facilities, doctor's offices, correctional facilities, hospitals, and many more medical venues. Licensed Practical Nurses work under the direction of Registered Nurses, advanced practice personnel and physicians. Some LPNs choose to continue their education toward Registered Nurse (RN).
Students are required to have an active CNA (Certified Nurse Aide) Certificate and take the following hours prior to entering the PN Program:
(There is a 7-year expiration date for the Human Anatomy and Human Physiology pre-requisites. If over 7 years, please contact the Nursing Department.)
PN students begin classes at the Technical Center in Atchison, Kansas each August and finish in May. Application materials (Nursing Program Application; Test Results; Transcripts; etc.) are due by April 1 each year. Forty students are accepted into the PN program each year. Students should contact the nursing department to obtain an informational packet with comprehensive application requirements by emailing nursing@highlandcc.edu.
An applicant’s file is complete when items 1-7 are in his/her file. Applicants whose files are complete are scheduled for the group interview around April 1st. As part of the interview, applicants will be given points for punctuality, attire, and basic math calculations.. A point system is used to determine the best-qualified applicants who are then sent letters of acceptance. These individuals must respond to their acceptance letter by the date indicated in the letter. Failure to return the acceptance by the date provided will result in the loss of a position in the class.
All application materials must be in the nursing office in Atchison, Kansas by April 1. Applicants will be directed as to how to obtain a criminal background check and a drug screen in the acceptance letter after official acceptance into the program. Nursing applicants must be 18 years old by graduation from the Practical Nursing Program and able to perform the physical and mental activities required of nurses.
Come visit our Practical Nursing Program to see if we are the right fit for you! Call us at 785-442-6180 to schedule your visit to Highland Community College Technical Center in Atchison, Kansas.
HCC Nursing Programs are approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN).
The curriculum for both the LPN - RN Program and the PN Program support the statewide alignment as outlined by the Kansas Post-secondary Technical Education Authority (TEA) under the auspices of KBOR as approved by KSBN.
Here are a few helpful resources:
Prerequisites | |||
Composition I (ENG 101) | 3 | 010 | |
Human Growth and Development (PSY 205) | 3 | 050 | |
Human Anatomy with Lab (BS 104) | 4 | 040 | |
Human Physiology with Lab (BS 105) | 4 | 040 | |
Total Credits for Prerequisites | 14 | ||
First Semester | Course Name | Credits | SGE |
NUR103 | PN Success | 1 | |
NUR106 | KSPN Foundations of Nursing | 4 | |
NUR109 | KSPN Fundamentals of Pharmacology & Safe Medication Administration | 2 | |
NUR122 | KSPN Nursing Care of Adults I | 5 | |
NUR126 | KSPN Foundations of Nursing Clinical | 2 | |
NUR127 | KSPN Nursing Care of Adults I Clinical | 2 | |
Total for First Semester | 16 | ||
Second Semester | Course Name | Credits | SGE |
NUR150 | KSPN Care of Aging Adults | 2 | |
NUR156 | KSPN Mental Health Nursing | 2 | |
NUR157 | KSPN Maternal Child Nursing | 2 | |
NUR159 | KSPN Nursing Care of Adults II | 5 | |
NUR163 | KSPN Leadership, Roles, and Issues | 2 | |
NUR168 | KSPN Maternal Child Nursing Clinical | 1 | |
NUR170 | KSPN Nursing Care of Adults II Clinical | 2 | |
Total for Second Semester | 16 | ||
Total Credits for Certificate | 32 | ||
Total Credits for Certificate (including prerequisites) | 46 |
Systemwide General Education (SGE) Key | ||
010 English | 050 Social & Behavioral Sciences | |
020 Communications | 060 Arts & Humanities | |
030 Math & Sciences | 070 Institutionally Designated | |
040 Natural & Physical Sciences |
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