Practical Nursing - Delta Montrose Technical College

Practical Nursing from Delta Montrose Technical College is a Campus Certificate Nursing Education degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. The Healthcare Occupations department includes the Nursing Aide and Practical Nursing programs. The Nursing Aide program is designed to prepare the student to be eligible to become certified as a nurse assistant. It meets the Certified Nurse Aide training requirements outlined by the Colorado State Board of Nursing. Successful completers are eligible to take the state CNA examinations. Nurse aides work in nursing and residential care facilities, hospitals, and home health care services. Important qualities for a successful career as a nurse aide include a patient, understanding nature, emotional stability, dependability, good communication skills, and an ability to perform repetitive, routine tasks. Nurse aides working in home health must also be discreet and honest and have dependable transportation. The Practical Nursing program is designed to prepare safe practitioners to administer basic nursing care and/or assist with care of patients of various health status and ages within the province of practical nursing as defined by law. Students learn to share in the care of the sick, in rehabilitation, and in illness prevention, under the direction of a licensed physician and/or registered nurse . The PN should be skilled in detecting signs and symptoms indicative of illness and be able to efficiently communicate this information to other team members. This program provides a diversified learning experience, correlates theory and clinical practice, and effectively guides and supervises the student. Graduates of this program are eligible to apply for the National Council Licensing Exam, Practical Nursing. The Practical Nursing program meets the requirements of, and is approved by, the Colorado Community College and Occupational Education System (CCCOES), the Colorado State Board of Nursing and North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It may be completed either in a two-semester or a four-semester track. Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) work under the direction of physicians and registered nurses to care for sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled individuals. Important qualities for a successful career in healthcare include professionalism, caring, effective communication skills, understanding of the nursing process, the health-illness continuum, holistic care , the ability to teach and the desire for life long learning. View more details on Delta Montrose Technical College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nursing Education courses.