**Practical Nursing Classes are taught on the Alva Campus**
Financial Aid Eligible:
Yes, for those who qualify
College Credit Available: Advanced Standing NWOSU Nursing
Student Organization: Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA)
Tuition, Fees and Cost of Living:
Available to view on the Financial Aid & Tuition page
Helpful Attributes and Abilities:
- Reading and math skills at the 12th grade level or above
- A positive attitude
- A general interest in nursing
- Good communication skills
- The ability to relate to people in a caring, empathetic manner
- Good eye-hand coordination
- Good physical and mental health
- Dependability
- Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of personality types
Cluster: Health Science
Director of Practical Nursing: Amanda Clepper
Practical Nursing Instructor: Lacey Volker
For Gainful Employment information – Information about Gainful Employment including related occupations, program costs and length, on-time completion/graduation rates, job placement rates, and median loan debt is available at http://www.nwtech.edu/gainful-employment/.
CIP Code: Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert., Dipl., AAS)
SOC Code: 29-2061.00 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Who Can Attend:
Adults
Schedules Available:
8:30 am – 12:30 pm and 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Handbook and Clinical Guide
For the Practical Nursing Handbook and the Practical Nursing Clinical Guide, visit the https://nwtech.edu/student-services/student-policies-handbooks-consumer-info/ page of the NWTC website.
Career Brochure:
Career Option Courses:
| Courses | Hours |
|---|---|
| Prerequisites | |
| Medical Terminology (45 hours) | |
| Trimester 1 | |
| Success Strategies and Information Technology in Nursing I | 30 |
| Anatomy and Physiology | 130 |
| Concepts of Nursing | 40 |
| Fundamentals of Nursing | 160 |
| Pharmacology and Intravenous Therapy Skills | 60 |
| Clinical Nursing I | 72 |
| Trimester 2 | |
| Nursing Across the Life Span 1 | 215 |
| Success Strategies and Information Technology in Nursing II | 40 |
| Clinical Nursing II | 228 |
| Trimester 3 | |
| Nursing Across the Life Span 2 | 121 |
| Clinical Nursing III | 216 |
| Transition to Practice | 15 |
| Clinical IV - Role Transition | 96 |
| Success Strategies and Information Technology in Nursing III | 40 |
| Total Hours | 1463 |
