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The campus is located at 700 Pitt Street, Lewistown, PA in the Mifflin-Juniata Career and Technology Center. This program is a post-secondary education program. The level of instruction and academic demands on the Practical nurses have many demands in their workplace and need to be physically able to perform a variety of tasks. To view a list of the physical requirements for many but not all the tasks nurses would be expected to perform including cognitive, psychomotor and affective skills, please click this link.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
Clinical experience begins in Term I with the Fundamental course and continues through the entire year with various experiences for medication administration, medical-surgical nursing, community health nursing and maternity/pediatric nursing. Clinical experiences are performed at local long-term care facilities, the local acute care facility, various healthcare agencies and the simulation lab.
PROGRAM LENGTH The Practical Nursing Program provides approximately 1540 clock hours of instruction over a twelve (12) month period. Vacation and holiday time are scheduled into the instructional year. Two classes are admitted per year - one class in March and one class in September. Classes are scheduled for daytime hours, weekdays, usually 8 AM through 3 PM. Clinical day hours vary – usually 6:30 AM – 4 PM. PROGRAM ACCREDITATION AND APPROVAL The Practical Nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The program is approved by the Department of Education and the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
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