Practical Nursing

To see a list of entrance requirements for this program, please check the FDTC Course Catalog.

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Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Demonstrate safe, quality, and competent patient-centered nursing care by encouraging care decisions from patient/family involvement, for a culturally diverse population.
• Demonstrate professional, ethical, and legal behaviors consistent with the standards of practice and regulatory frameworks of the licensed practical nurse.
• Utilize clinical technology to retrieve and monitor essential information to support patient care, and document nursing care.
• Use evidence-based rationales and resources to communicate appropriate plans of care for diverse patients across the lifespan.
• Engage in the critical-thinking process by using evidence-based practice to provide patient-centered care.
• Participate as a member of the inter-professional healthcare team, in the delivery of safe, quality, patient-centered care.