Practical Nursing, Technical Certificate | Arkansas Tech University Academic Catalog

The Practical Nursing program has continued full approval from the Arkansas State Board of Nursing.

(48 Semester Credit Hours)

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

Plan of Study Grid
First Semester		Hours
HSCI 1113	Medical Terminology (Must pass with a "C" or better )	3
HSCI 1123 or BIOL 2404	Human Anatomical Structure I (Must pass with a "C" or better ) or Human Anatomy and Physiology I	3
HSCI 1243 or BIOL 2414	Human Anatomical Structure II (Must pass with a "C" or better ) ¹ or Human Anatomy and Physiology II	3
Students must apply to and be admitted into the technical phase of the program before taking any of the LPN courses below
	Hours	9
Second Semester
LPN 1101	Vocational, Legal, and Ethical Concepts	1
LPN 1102	Pharmacology I	2
LPN 1111	Nursing of the Geriatric Patient	1
LPN 1121	Nutrition in Health and Illness	1
LPN 1123	Basic Nursing Principles and Skills I	3
LPN 1133	Clinical I	3
LPN 1171	Nursing of Adults with Medical and Surgical Conditions I	1
	Hours	12
Third Semester
LPN 1202	Nursing of Adults with Medical and Surgical Conditions II ²	2
LPN 1205	Clinical II ³	5
LPN 1212	Basic Nursing Principles and Skills II ⁴	2
LPN 1222	Pharmacology II ⁵	2
LPN 1232	Nursing of Mothers and Infants	2
	Hours	13
Fourth Semester
LPN 1302	Nursing of Children	2
LPN 1308	Clinical III ⁶	8
LPN 1322	Mental Health	2
LPN 1332	Nursing of Adults with Medical and Surgical Conditions III ⁷	2
	Hours	14
	Total Hours	48

¹: Prerequisite: HSCI 1123 Human Anatomical Structure I
²: Prerequisite: LPN 1171 Nursing of Adults with Medical and Surgical Conditions I
³: Prerequisite: LPN 1133 Clinical I
⁴: Prerequisite: LPN 1123 Basic Nursing Principles and Skills I
⁵: Prerequisite: LPN 1102 Pharmacology I
⁶: Prerequisite: LPN 1205 Clinical II
⁷: Prerequisite: LPN 1202 Nursing of Adults with Medical and Surgical Conditions II