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Practical Nursing - Certificate

The SUNY Canton Practical Nursing Certificate program is based upon the beliefs that:

Nursing care is based on a conceptual framework that is meaningful, logical, and relevant. Throughout an individual’s life cycle, there is varying needs that must be met in order to maintain stability. As an evolving being, one is influenced by biological, cultural, psychological, and social factors. When needs are threatened by the internal or external environment, the individual interacts with the environment to restore balance. As an integral part of the health care delivery system nursing focuses on promoting, maintaining, and restoring balance on the health-illness continuum. The goal of nursing is to meet or assist with meeting biopsychosocial needs.

» Technical Standards Required for Admission to Practical Nursing Program

Students in this Major:

• Demonstrate responsibility to the nursing profession by attaining licensure immediately upon graduation as well as through continued learning.
• Practice within the values, framework, and legal parameters of the Licensed Practical Nurse and is accountable for the nursing care provided.
• Establish fundamental interpersonal and therapeutic communication both individually and in groups, both personally and through the use of communication technologies that contribute to improved patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with other members of the nursing team such as the Registered Nurse and unlicensed assistive personnel in providing care and in contributing to improved patient outcomes.
• Utilize assessment skills to collect client data using a standardized tool and identifies and reports deviations from the normal.
• Assist in the planning of patient care, implementation of the care plan, and reports and records findings.
• Deliver nursing care that demonstrates caring behaviors.
• Utilize a designated teaching tool to instruct individuals on topics such as basic health promotion/maintenance and self-care.
• Delegate care appropriately and in collaboration with the Registered Nurse in contributing to improved patient outcomes.

Career Opportunities:

• Long-term care
• Acute care
• Clinic settings

Accreditations:

• Registered by the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions.

Admission Requirements:

• Refer to the table of high school course prerequisites for admission.

Admission into the program will be selective. In order to be considered for admission, the student. In order to be considered for admission, the student:

• Must possess a high school diploma and have at least a final average of 75 or a high school equivalent with minimal score of 275.


• Meet eligibility requirements in order to enter Expository Writing (ENGL 101) or Oral and Written Expression (ENGL 102).


• Having a minimal score of 60 on the ACCUPLACER Test for Reading and a minimal score of 75 on the ACCUPLACER Test for Sentence Structure OR
  
  Having a minimal English Regents Exam grade of 75 or higher OR
  
  Having a verbal SAT score equal to or higher than 420 OR
  
  Having a minimal reading and writing ACT score of 17
  


• Completed Beginning Algebra or its equivalent with a final course grade of C or better OR the New York State Regents Algebra exam with a grade of 65 or better.


• Completed Introduction to Biology or its equivalent with a final course grade of C or better OR the New York State Regents Biology exam with a score of 75 or better.


• Completed Introduction to Chemistry or its equivalent with a passing grade OR the New York State High School Regents Chemistry exam with a grade of 65 or better.


• In evaluating applicants, students who have demonstrated competences in additional math and science courses at either the college level or in high school will be given additional consideration for admission.


• Selective admission means that those students who exceed the minimal qualifications will be offered admission into the LPN certificate program first.

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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (Curriculum 0938)

Semester I Credits

• Students must complete all LPNC and corequisite courses with a minimal grade of C in order to graduate.

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