Practical Nursing

Program Length: 1350 Hours

Career Opportunities:
Hospitals, Physician Offices, Long-term Care Facilities, Home Health Care Agencies,
Rehabilitation Centers, Clinics, Public Health an Correctional Facilities

Students learn how to operate a medical computer

**Employers of Our Graduates**
Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare
Capital Regional Medical Center
Patients First
Capital Health Care Center
North Florida Obstetrics
Westminster Oaks
Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic
Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital
Tallahassee Pulmonary Digestic Disease Clinic
Children’s Medical Services
Eden Springs
Wakulla County Heatlh Department

Program Content / Objectives

Practical Nursing is a competency-based program and is 11-12 months in length. Included is classroom instruction with concurrent clinical experiences in long-term care facilities as well as in the acute care settings. It is designed to prepare the student as a licensed practical nurse in order to, under the direction of a registered nurse, plan and provide nursing care to the patient with less complex needs and to assist the registered nurse in the care of the patient with complex nursing needs.

Program Requirements - Applicants seeking admission to the Practical Nursing Program must be at least 18 years of age; interview with a Lively Student Services Counselor; make application to the Lively Health Education Department; have a high school diploma or equivalent; score successfully on the TABE and the TEAS tests; immunizations up to date as required and provide three references, attend a General Information Program Session.

Students must keep their CPR certification current for the duration of the program. Successful completion of the program is dependent on meeting all the requirements of the program. A criminal background check and drug screening is required (drug screening will be performed randomly). Students may be denied participation in the clinical practicum by the facility if the outcome of their background and drug screening is unsatisfactory.

Licensure Requirements - In Florida, to become a Licensed Practical Nurse an individual must be at least 18 years of age; possess a high school diploma or its equivalent; have successfully completed the Practical Nursing Program under rules established by the Florida Board of Nursing (FBN); submit application to the board and pay fees to the FBN and to take the NCLEX examination; submit information to the Board for a statewide criminal records correspondence check through FDLE; be in good mental and physical health; and be able to communicate in the English language (Florida Statutes 464.008).