East Central Community College currently admits students into the Practical Nursing Program in August. Application deadline is May 1st.
Admission Requirements
All applicants are considered on a competitive basis. Meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission into the program. Applicants are evaluated on ACT score, academic course work, GPA, Pre-entrance examination, and health care work experience. All applicants:
1. Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older;
2. Must have a high school diploma or GED;
3. Must take a Pre-Entrance Examination (at student’s expense) and have a competitive score;
4. Must have an ACT composite score of 16 with a 12 in math and reading, or 12 composite if taken before October 1989, with a 12 in math and reading, or a TABE (Level A most recent edition) score of 12 required math and reading level or equivalent.
East Central Community College's Practical Nursing Program Philosophy
Nursing is an art, a spirit, a science, and a profession which requires a great deal of caring. Nursing is maintaining health and rehabilitation to a level as near normal as possible. Nursing activity is directed toward meeting the patient's daily needs for medical and self-care.
The faculty should lay the foundation of knowledge, place appropriate responsibility upon the students to learn, motivate the student, and secure learning experiences so that the student may acquire self-confidence and skill.
The practical nursing program is a one-year (12 month) program that prepares a student upon graduation to function in the two roles of the licensed practical nurse. The two roles are: 1) provide direct patient care at the bedside in relatively stable nursing situations such as hospitals, nursing homes, private homes, extended care facilities, and other health care facilities under the direction of a qualified health professional; and 2) Perform nursing care in semi-complex and complex situations such as recovery rooms, labor rooms, coronary intensive care units, and emergency rooms which require a higher level of judgment on te part of the LPN and a closer working relationship with, and a greater degree of direction by, the health professional.
It is the obligation and responsibility of the faculty to provide a sound educational program. The faculty must plan and secure learning experiences which will prepare the student to function in the role of the practical nurse.
The nursing profession has an obligation to society to develop sound and efficient patterns for nursing education at the levels which are demanded by the nursing needs of society. Nursing, as an educational subject, can be developed at different levels (LPN, Associate Degree Nursing, and BSN) with regard to the extent of the knowledge and skills required. One necessary level is that of practical nursing. The practical nurse is very important member of the health team.