Practical Electricity | Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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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

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOC	Occupation	Method	Wage	Growth	Openings
Match confidence: medium29-2061.00	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	title_inference	$62,340 median$80,510 top	+2.63%	1,710

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

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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.

Program Details

Detailed information about this program

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

Eligible funding programs

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Scholarships

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