Practical Nursing | Polaris Career Center

Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

InstructingSpeakingLearning StrategiesReading ComprehensionActive ListeningWritingJudgment and Decision MakingMonitoring

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryEducation and TrainingPsychologyEnglish LanguageBiology

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ExpressionSpeech ClarityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityNear VisionSpeech Recognition

Tasks

Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

Technology

Computer based training softwareData base user interface and query softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareInformation retrieval or search software

Tools

Ambu bagsAnatomical modelsAngioplasty balloon cathetersApnea monitorsArterial blood gas kitsAuto transfusion systemsAutomated external defibrillators AEDAutomated medicine dispensing machinesBed trapezesBilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilatorsBladder ultrasound equipmentBlood glucose monitorsBlood warmersBulb syringesCardiac chairs

Work Values

RelationshipsWorking ConditionsIndependenceAchievementRecognitionSupport

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: medium25-1072.00	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary	title_inference	$79,940 median$130,040 top	+16.7%	1,530

Program Pathways

Credentials this program stacks toward

No program pathways.

What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

Course syllabi and instructional handouts — draft and organize under faculty mentorship for undergraduate nursing courses at an accredited postsecondary institution.
Classroom discussions on foundational nursing topics — initiate and facilitate with structured prompts under the guidance of a senior nursing instructor.
Student laboratory assignments and basic clinical exercises — evaluate and record grades using departmentally prescribed rubrics in a supervised academic setting.
Pharmacology and community health lectures — prepare and deliver introductory presentations to undergraduate nursing cohorts with advisor review prior to delivery.
Clinical education needs of student cohorts — assess using standardized checklists and observation protocols under the direction of an experienced faculty preceptor.
Examinations and quizzes aligned to course objectives — compile and administer using approved question banks within an established nursing education program.
Patient care demonstrations in hospital clinical units — assist senior nursing faculty in modeling basic procedures for student observers in supervised settings.
Medical software and electronic health record training platforms — navigate and demonstrate to students under institutional IT and faculty support.
Active listening and social perceptiveness — apply during initial student advising sessions to identify learning gaps in a postsecondary nursing program environment.
Word processing and course management software — use to prepare and distribute course materials and correspondence within a structured academic department.

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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