Course description
The Practical Nursing program offers the students a Certificate of Completion in Practical Nursing and eligibility to take the State Board Examination leading to licensing as a Practical Nurse in Utah.
PRE-NURSING REQUIREMENTS
Prerequisite General Education requirements include:
BIOL 2060 Microbiology with lab (BIOL 2065)
BIOL 2420 Human Physiology with lab (BIOL 2425)
BIOL 2320 Human Anatomy with lab (BIOL 2325)
BT 1010 Intro to Computers AND Business Applications
-or-
CIS 1011 Computer Fundamentals
ENGL 1010 Expository Composition
-or-
ENGL 1410 English Mechanics
HESC 1050 Medical Terminology/NURP 1000, Intro. to Medical Terminology
HFST 1020 Principles of Nutrition
HFST 1500 Human Growth and Development
MATH 1050 College Algebra
-or-
MATH 1011 Algebra
NURP 1101 Drug Dosages and Calculations
PSY 1010 Intro. to Psychology
Must be a Certified Nursing Assistant.
Acceptance into the Practical Nursing program will be by letter of notification within the first week of June.
Applicants who are not admitted for the current year but wish to be considered for admission the following year should indicate this in a letter to the Director of the Allied Health department.
Prospective students are not considered as applicants or re-applicants until such time as all admission procedures have been met.
Licensed Practical Nurses may find career opportunities in such places as doctor's offices, hospitals, home health care facilities, and long term care facilities.
A Certified Pharmacy Technician may find career opportunities in such places as private, corporate, or hospital pharmacies.
Certified Nursing Assistant positions are available at hospitals, home health care centers, and long term care facilities.
NURP1102 Fundamentals of Nursing
NURP1103 Pharmacology
NURP1104 Medical Surgical Nursing I
NURP1105 Medical Surgical II
NURP1106 Pediatric-Maternity Nursing I
NURP1107 Pediatric-Maternity Nursing II
NURP1108 Mental Health Fundamentals
NURP1109 Professional Transition for the Practical Nurse
AHNA1000 Nursing Assistant
PHAR1010 Introduction to Pharmacy Practice
PHAR1020 Pharmacy Practice
PHAR1100 State and Federal Pharmacy Laws
PHAR1210 Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians I
PHAR1960 Pharmacy Clinical Practicum
