Licensed Practical Nurse Diploma/Certificate

B&SC Code: LPND/LPNY
CIP Code: 51.3901

Program: LPND/LPNY

Through classroom theory and clinical experience in nursing skills, the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) diploma prepares participants to become licensed practical nurses. LPNs are an important part of the healthcare team, working under the supervision of doctors and registered nurses. Practical Nurse graduates provide care to their patients in a variety of healthcare environments, including physicians’ offices, clinics, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, rehabilitation centers, and home healthcare settings. Those who successfully complete the program are awarded a diploma and will be eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN).

Graduates of this diploma/certificate plan will achieve the following program and institutional outcomes:

• Provide safe, relationship-centered nursing care contributing to the nursing process, which has a foundation of critical thinking and evidence-based practices.
• Function as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team upholding legal and ethical principles.
• Utilize effective communication methods which manage information, prevent errors, and support decision making necessary for the provision of quality patient care and continuous quality improvement.
• Utilize leadership skills in various settings as a collaborator of care.
• Implement professional and personal behaviors that exhibit spirit of inquiry, self-determination, dignity, uniqueness of others, caring and respect resulting in effective relationship centered care.
• Utilize current technology and resources to identify a research need, locate and evaluate necessary  and available information, and then use it appropriately to communicate findings in visual, written, or oral formats.
• Integrate new and prior knowledge, skills, and behaviors acquired through learning to engage in career, life, and academic pursuits.
• Examine individual thinking strategies through reflection, analysis, and evaluation to adjust learning processes focused on continual improvement.
• Follow established methods of scientific inquiry and quantitative reasoning to form conclusions and make decisions.
• Assess academic, life, and career situations that promote cultural sensitivity, global and economic awareness, and a sense of belonging.