The Practical Nursing curriculum provides knowledge and skills to integrate safety and quality into nursing care to meet the needs of the holistic individual which impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential.
Course work includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes safe, individualized nursing care and participation in the interdisciplinary team while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Credentials: Diploma
Completion Time: One Year
Open to High School Students: No
Offered in Spanish: No
Campus Available:
Main Campus (Kinston)
PROGRAM CONTACT
The Lenoir Community College Practical Nursing Program holds pre-accreditation status from the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation, located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037, 800-669-1656. Holding pre-accreditation status does not guarantee that initial accreditation by NLN CNEA will be received.
Lenoir Community College, Practical/Vocational Nursing Program, is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA) located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20037. 202-909-2487.
Undocumented Immigrants
NOTE: Federal law prohibits states from granting professional licenses to undocumented immigrants (see NCCCS CC-13-019, 8 U.S.C. 1621(a) and (c)(1)(A) and SBCC Code 1DSBCCC 400.2(b)(5)). It is the current position of the North Carolina Attorney General that individuals with DACA classification are not eligible to receive in-state tuition. Students lawfully present in the United States shall have priority over any undocumented immigrant in any class or program of study when capacity limitations exist.