LPN Program Curriculum
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Curriculum Organizational Plan
FALL SEMESTER (15 weeks)
|
Class Hours |
Clinical
Hours |
| Nursing 1 |
|
|
N010
Fundamentals of Nsg (8)* |
90 |
90 |
N011
Anatomy/Physiology (6)* |
90 |
-- |
N012
Contemporary Health Issues & Vocational Adjustment (1)* |
15 |
-- |
N013
Nutrition and Diet Therapy (1)* |
15 |
-- |
N014
Growth and Development (2)* |
30 |
-- |
N015
Intro to Pharmacology (2)* |
30 |
-- |
HOLIDAY RECESS (2 Weeks)
WINTER SEMESTER (15 weeks)
|
Class
Hours |
Clinical
Hours |
| Nursing 2 |
|
|
N020
Psychiatric Nursing (6)* |
60 |
90 |
| Nursing 3 |
|
|
N021
Medical-Surgical Nursing I (12)* |
120 |
180 |
SPRING RECESS (1 Week)
SPRING SEMESTER (9 weeks)
|
Class
Hours |
Clinical
Hours |
| Nursing 4 |
|
|
N030
Maternal & Child Health (11)* |
135 |
150 |
VACATION (2 Weeks)
SUMMER SEMESTER (7 weeks)
|
Class
Hours |
Clinical
Hours |
| Nursing 5 |
|
|
N041
Medical-Surgical Nursing II (8)* |
75 |
135 |
GRADUATION
Key
* Numbers in parenthesis are nursing credits for billing only.
Total nursing credits = 57 (non-transferable)
Clock hour = 60 min. (15 hours of class = 1 credit; 45 hours of clinical = 1 credit)
Ratio of class to clinical: Credit hour = 1 hour of theory - 3 hours of clinical
revised: 7/05
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