Blue Mountain Community College

 Health Services

Intended Program Outcomes:

This one-year applied science program will prepare the student to be effective in the workplace in the following areas:

• Basing nursing activities on practice as dictated by the theories and concepts from nursing and the natural and behavioral sciences, thereby effectively employing assessment and intervention skills, caring and relational skills for client advocacy,
• Working dependently and interdependently with qualified health professionals and members of the health team in defining, planning, implementing and evaluating the total health plan for individuals consistent with their graduating scope of practice. This includes employee skills in; communication cultural respect,
• Being accountable for his/her own decisions, judgments, and nursing practice through the use of critical thinking skills, moral and ethical responsibility,
• Exhibiting personal and professional growth by using critical thinking and knowledge integration skills to acquire new knowledge and new experiences with the continual expansion of scientific knowledge and technology.

Licensed practical nurses (LPN.’s) care for patients under the direction of a registered nurse (R.N.), physician or dentist.  LPN’s collect information about the patient’s health, contribute to the plan of care, and administer medications and other treatments.  Practical nurses work primarily in hospitals and long-term care facilities.  They may also work in medical or dental offices, in clinics, and for stable patients in the community under supervision of an R.N.

P.N. Program Admission Requirements

Students must complete the prerequisites and general education requirements before applying for admission to the program.  Please refer to the nursing department pages on our website for current admission requirements and to access the admission application packet. Success in a nursing program requires that students be computer literate, use of word processing, spreadsheets and web searches.

The P.N. program is approved by the Oregon State Board of Nursing.  The goal of the nursing department is to help students develop into competent nurses through a general education including courses at the practice nurse level and in the natural and behavioral sciences.  Students are provided an opportunity to learn and to practice nursing in a variety of health care settings.  Graduates of this certificate program are eligible to take National Council Licensing Examinations (NCLEX-PN*)

Pre-Nursing Requirements ( Must be taken before admission to the Nursing Program and completed with a B or better grade). GPA requirement of  3.0.

* To sit for NCLEX-PN students must take P.N. exit exam (4-5 hours) and the 12 hour P.N. review class spring term (during the third term of the P.N

(07-08 Curriculum pending approval by Oregon Dept of Education)