Practical Nursing Program

Program Overview

Students in the CANE Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Program are taught how to use the nursing process tocollect and organize pertinent health care data, as well as to aid in the identification of clients' health needs and issues across the life span in a variety of settings. Under appropriate supervision, the entrylevel licensed practical nurse is prepared to coordinate and provide care while contributing to the plan for nursing interventions to meet the needs of clients with predictable health problems that occur during the life span. Graduates of the LPN Program earn a Diploma and are eligible to sit for the LPN licensure examination (NCLEX-PN). Upon successful completion, graduates are eligible to take the NEXT GEN, NCLEX-PN, a test that is necessary for you to begin your career as an LPN. Those seeking admission to the LPN Program should select a petitioner category as their program for admission at the school.

Program Delivery Strategies

The Faculty of Nursing is committed to offering diversity in teaching and learning approaches and experiences to promote student engagement. The Practical Nursing program will be based on a Concept-Based Curriculum. The delivery will be residential/on-campus. The method of course delivery is a face-to-fac encounter with faculty. Instructors use a variety of classroom course delivery methods to help students achieve program objectives and achieve program goals this including: lectures, Simulations, Skills Labs, Videos, Case studies, Role-playing, and Small Group discussions.

End-of-Program Student Learning Outcomes

  • Demonstrate skills in using patient care technologies, learning systems, and communication devices that support safe, effective nursing practice.
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  • Incorporate effective communication skills, collaborate with the interprofessional, implement a teamwork to contribute to the nursing perspective, and optimize patient outcomes.
  • Incorporate effective communication skills, collaborate with the interprofessional, implement a teamwork to contribute to the nursing perspective, and optimize patient outcomes.
  • Integrate clinical judgment and critical thinking (Next Gen) patient preferences in planning, and implementing by providing patient-centered care, decisions making, and evaluating the outcomes.
  • Provide safe, quality, evidence-based, patient-centered nursing care to restore, promote, and maintain physical and mental health wellbeing throughout the lifespan in a variety of healthcare settings.

Clarys Advance Nursing Education uses the following student learning outcomes to measure student achievement.

Program Objectives & Outcomes

- Description of the Program 
- Overview Curriculum  
- Program Delivery Method
- Teaching/Evaluation Strategies
- Diploma Awarded

Program Delivery Strategies

The Faculty of Nursing is committed to offering diversity in teaching and learning approaches and experiences to promote student engagement. The Practical Nursing program will be based on a Concept-Based Curriculum. The delivery will be residential/on-campus. The method of course delivery is a face-to-fac encounter with faculty. Instructors use a variety of classroom course delivery methods to help students achieve program objectives and achieve program goals this including: lectures, Simulations, Skills Labs, Videos, Case studies, Role-playing, and Small Group discussions.

Teaching/Evaluation Strategies

Teaching and Assessment are an integral part of instruction, as it determines whether the goals of education are being met. Asking students to demonstrate their understanding of the subject matter is critical to the learning process; it is essential to evaluate whether the educational goals and standards of the lesson’s outcomes are being met. Measuring teaching and evaluating learning will include, but not be limited to:

  1. Didactic/Lecture/Class Discussion
  2. Case Studies Next Gen NCLEX
  3. Assignment/Test/Quiz/PowerPoint Presentation
  4. Remediation Modules/Self-Study Modules
  5. Clinical/Field experience
  6. Skills Lab/SimLab/Clinical/Field Experience Checklist
  7. Class Research Paper
  8. Role-Playing