Practical Nursing Certificate

The Practical Nursing Program prepares students to practice safe, ethical bedside nursing in a structured care setting under the direct supervision of the registered nurse and/or physician or dentist. Students are prepared to function within guidelines established by the Alabama Board of Nursing.

Note that AAS degree, certificate, and short-term certificate programs are not designed to be transfer programs.

Requirements

 

Area I: Written Composition I and II

ENG 101English Composition I

3

Total Credit Hours:3

 

Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts

SPH 106Fund Of Oral Communication

3

Or

SPH 107Fund Of Public Speaking

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area III: Natural Science and Mathematics

BIO 201Human Anatomy/Physiology I

4

BIO 202Human Anatomy/Physiology II

4

MTH 100Intermediate College Algebra

3

Total Credit Hours:11

Note: MTH 100 or higher

Area IV: History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences

PSY 210Human Growth & Development

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Area V: General Education Core, Technical Concentration, and Electives

NUR 112Fundamental Concepts of Nursing

7

NUR 113Nursing Concepts I

8

NUR 114Nursing Concepts II

8

NUR 115Evidence Based Clinical Reasoning

2

ORI 106Transition to College and Career

1

Total Credit Hours:26

Total Credit Hours: 46

 

 

Suggested Course Sequence for Full-Time Students

First Semester

NUR 112Fundamental Concepts of Nursing

7

BIO 201Human Anatomy/Physiology I

4

MTH 100Intermediate College Algebra

3

Semester 2

NUR 113Nursing Concepts I

8

ENG 101English Composition I

3

PSY 210Human Growth & Development

3

BIO 202Human Anatomy/Physiology II

4

Third Semester

SPH 106Fund Of Oral Communication

3

Or

SPH 107Fund Of Public Speaking

3

NUR 114Nursing Concepts II

8

NUR 115Evidence Based Clinical Reasoning

2

ORI 106Transition to College and Career

1