Practical Nurse, Certificate

General Education Requirements

• BIOL 213 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit(s): 4 *
• BIOL 214 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit(s): 4 *
• ENGL 101 - Rhetoric & Composition Credit(s): 3 *
• PSYC 201 - Introduction to Psychology Credit(s): 3 *

Requirements (Min 27 Credits)

• HLTH 140 - Dosage Calculation Credit(s): 2 *
• NURS 101 - Nursing Fundamentals Credit(s): 2
• NURS 102 - Nursing Fundamental Lab Credit(s): 2
• NURS 107 - Nursing Fundamental Clinics Credit(s): 2
• NURS 114 - PN Pharmacology I Credit(s): 2
• NURS 117 - Pharmacology II Credit(s): 2
• NURS 127 - PN Adult Health Nursing Credit(s): 4
• NURS 128 - PN Adult Health Nursing Clinic Credit(s): 2
• NURS 141 - PN Family Nursing: Introduction Credit(s): 4 **

Suggested Sequences Per Semester

Note(s)

^*These courses may be taken prior to acceptance in program on a space available basis
^**If any part of this course is failed, it is necessary to retake and pay for the entire course.

Entry level Licensed Practical Nurses may find employment in a variety of practice settings, including but not limited to: acute care hospitals, long term and extended term care facilities, clinics, and physician’s offices. Jobs in most areas of nursing are plentiful, and employment rate is near 100%. The reported average yearly income in the state of Michigan is approximately $42,000 for Licensed Nurses (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics). Graduates may transfer all or part of credit/contact hours earned at Bay to several colleges and universities to pursue an Associate of Applied Science (A.D.N.) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) degree.

All students accepted into the Nursing program are required to purchase uniforms and liability insurance. The college makes arrangements for liability insurance. Prior to Fall entrance into the program, the Department of Allied Health requires students to successfully pass the following: criminal background check, a drug test, American Heart Association CPR Certification for the Healthcare Provider, and the Certification of Physical Fitness Form completed by your Physician. Along with the Certification of Fitness, students must also have proof they are immunized for specific contagious diseases. Facilities may have additional requirements, which a student will also need to meet. The Department of Allied Health orders your background check, drug screening and immunization tracker through www.certifiedprofile.com. This Certified Profile Package is billed in your first semester tuition.

Throughout the Practical Nurse program, students are required to take a variety of standardized learning assessments, which Bay College School of Nursing obtains via Health Education Systems, Inc. (HESI), a national testing company. The cost for this testing is incurred by the students as an assessment fee charged over two semesters. Students will be scheduled to take HESI tests when they enter the program, throughout the program, and at program completion.

The PN Certificate Program is offered at the Escanaba Campus and at the Iron Mountain Campus every fall semester.