New Admission Requirements
New Admissions Requirements are in effect July 15, 2008. EXCEPTION: Students who have begun the former admissions process by July 14, 2008 by taking the Accuplacer test or submitting an Admissions Application and fee will be allowed until August 1, 2008 to complete the former admissions process and be placed on the program ready list
Program Description
Bellingham Technical College offers a program that prepares the student for licensure as a Practical Nurse. The program is approved
by the Washington State Department of Health: Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. Students who complete the program will have met the educational requirements needed to apply for permission to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN). The program is structured to facilitate lifelong learning skills, which students develop while assisting clients in meeting their healthcare needs.
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Degree & Certificate Requirements
Courses Listed Alphabetically | Typical Student Schedule
Practical Nursing students begin by completing BIOL& 160 - General Biology with Lab, ENGL& 101 English Composition I, PSYC& 100 - General Psychology, and MATH 98 Elementary Algebra or MATH 99 Intermediate Algebra. Math must be completed before Anatomy & Physiology. They then move into the two-course Anatomy & Physiology sequence, BIOL&241/242, and NUR 105 Pharmacology. Upon completion of this coursework, students take the courses contained in Nursing Foundations I, II, and III. The Biology and Nursing Foundation courses are sequenced and must be taken in the order listed. Students must receive a minimum of 2.0 (C) to progress to the next sequential course. A grade of 3.0 (B) is required in NUR 132 to graduate. Not including general education courses, a full-time program of study is 3 quarters and a parttime program of study is 6 quarters. There are no summer quarter classes.
Full-time Practical Nursing program: Students may enter fall, winter, and spring quarters and should meet with an advisor to plan and schedule classes. Generally, classes are held between the hours of 8 am and 3 pm or 3 pm and 9 pm on campus. Nursing Practice NUR 102, 122, and 132 are the lab/clinical courses and are 8 hours a day; times vary depending on the clinical location and the shift.
Part-time Practical Nursing program: Students may enter fall only and should meet with an advisor to plan and schedule classes. Hours vary depending on class schedules. Nursing Foundations courses are two or three days a week, generally between the hours of 8 am and 3 pm on campus. Nursing practice NUR 102, 122, and 132 are the lab/clinical courses and are 8 hours a day. Times vary depending on the clinical location and the shift. Students must be able to accommodate the various clinical schedules.
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Students may apply for a Practical Nursing certificate upon completion and verification of all requirements and standards. Students must receive a minimum of (C) 2.0 in all clinical courses and a (B) 3.0 in NUR 132 to receive the certificate.
For more information see Requirements and Standards and Application Procedures
Nursing Process:
Assist in implementing the nursing process.
Communication Skills:
Communicate effectively with client, family, peer group, nursing team, and a multi-disciplinary team.
Teaching:
Assist in the health teaching of clients;
Share knowledge and skills with peers.
Personal and Professional Responsibilities:
Demonstrate, in a structured setting, responsibility for own actions by using common techniques of problem solving and decision making to plan and organize own assignment;
Demonstrate personal integrity and application of ethical and legal principles as they pertain to self, clients, and others;
Demonstrate an understanding of own role in health care delivery system.
Application & Registration
To be eligible for admission to the Bellingham Technical College Practical Nursing program, applicants must meet college admission requirements and submit additional materials, including a completed Criminal History Background Check verifying that there is not a history of child or adult abuse, financial exploitation of vulnerable adults, or other crimes against persons as defined in RCW 43.43.
Prior to enrollment into the practical nursing program, the student is to show proof that they have satisfactorily completed a state approved nursing assistant program.
After acceptance into the Practical Nursing program, and prior to clinical, the student is required to
• Demonstrate satisfactory health status by a physical examination within the preceding six months, including current immunizations
• Possess and maintain a current CPR card. Minimum CPR required is Adult Heartsaver (3hr)
• Be 18 years of age
• Complete a urine test for prohibited substances prior to entering Nursing Foundations I.
For more information see Admissions
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