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Practical Nursing - High School Program

Arkansas State University-Newport

CertificateCIP: 51.3901

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The Practical Nursing program is designed to offer an eleven-month program, fully approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, combining classroom instruction with clinical experience. The program meets the requirements for application to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing and the NCLEX-PN Examination.

Dates

Since Oct 2024

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Requirements

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Financial Aid

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 29-2061.00

Skills

Service OrientationCoordinationSocial PerceptivenessMonitoringActive ListeningSpeakingCritical ThinkingReading Comprehension

Knowledge

Customer and Personal ServiceEnglish LanguagePsychologyMedicine and DentistryAdministration and Management

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionProblem SensitivitySpeech ClarityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningNear VisionSpeech RecognitionWritten Expression

Tasks

  • Observe patients, charting and reporting changes in patients' conditions, such as adverse reactions
  • Measure and record patients' vital signs, such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse
  • Administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients'

Technology

Categorization or classification softwareMedical softwareVideo conferencing softwareCloud-based data access and sharing softwareInventory management software

Tools

Abdominal bindersAir fluidized bedsAnkle restraintsApnea monitorsAutomated external defibrillators AEDAutomated spirometersBag infusion systemsBalkan framesBlood glucometersBlood transfusion drip regulatorsBucks extensionsButterfly needlesCanesCapillary tubesCirco-electric beds

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportAchievementIndependenceWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses29-2061.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Certificate)

  • Multi-patient assignments — organize and prioritize across an LPN-staffed hallway shift.
  • IV initiation and maintenance within LPN scope — perform reliably where state practice permits.
  • Treatment plans for common diagnoses — execute from RN-developed plans with reduced oversight.
  • Stable but complex patients — provide care across multiple comorbidities under RN supervision.
  • Family-member interactions on common concerns — handle directly and route clinical questions to the RN.
  • Patient education and discharge teaching — deliver on a routine basis without RN follow-up.
  • Newer LPNs and nursing assistants — guide on facility routines during their first weeks.
  • EHR documentation for regulatory compliance — complete accurately across an entire shift.
  • Common procedures (Foley insertion, NG tube management, glucose monitoring) — perform independently.
  • Subtle changes in patient status — recognize and report to the RN charge or attending.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
73%
Placement Rate
79%