Practical Nurse (PN)
ABOUT THE PN PROGRAM
Special Notice!
IV Therapy Course for
LPN's beginning June 13th!
Click
here for more information and a registration form!
Special Notice!
M*A*S*H
Camp for Middle Schoolers - summer 2008!
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here for more information!
This program is designed for students interested in
becoming a Practical Nurse as an entry into the nursing career ladder
program. Completion of the Practical Nurse certificate allows students
to progress onto the second year of the Associate of Applied Science
in Nursing Degree or apply for advanced placement in the Bachelor
of Science in Nursing Degree. The Practical Nursing program prepares
the student to be a direct care giver in hospitals, long-term facilities,
and ambulatory care-clinic settings.
The potential student must demonstrate college-level proficiency
in reading and writing in order to be admitted to this program.
This program has selective admission requirements and requirements
may change from year to year. It is the student's responsibility
to obtain the current admission requirements.
Theory classes for the PN program are held at Western
Colorado Community College, a branch of Mesa State College,
labs are held at Mesa State
College. The application deadline is March 1st of every year.
The tentative class schedule is: Lecture
on Tuesday's and Thursday's from 9:00-11:00 and 1:00-3:00; Clinicals
on Monday's, Wednesday's, and Friday's from 7:00 to 3:00 or 4:00.
Nursing
Student Discussion Forum
DROP-IN NURSING
CAREER LADDER ADVISING!
No appointment needed!
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here for dates/times!
Print
this Career Ladder Information Handout!
Contact Genell Stites at gstites@mesastate.edu
or (970) 248-1828 to
schedule an advising appointment
GENERAL INFORMATION
Kelly Losher
Administrative Assistant
Department of Health Sciences
klosher@mesastate.edu
Phone: (970) 255-2630
Fax: (970) 255-2653
Revised 6/6/2008
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