Practical Nurse

Complete the Practical Nurse program application

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Prerequisites

Tuition and Fees

At Bates, our tuition is affordable and there are options to help make it even easier to gain an education. Federal aid is available for many of our students. Scholarships are also available through the Bates Foundation.

See if you qualify for other funding through our special funding programs with the Workforce Education office.

• National Median Salary: $63,270
• National Potential Annual Job Openings: 60,700

This information is based on data from O*Net, captured on July 2022.

National accreditation

The Bates Technical College Practical 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 20032, 202-909-2526.

State and regional approvals

Bates Technical College Practical Nurse Program has conditional approval from the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission. Bates Technical College is fully accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Bates Technical College Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLO) (see updated PSLOs below, effective Fall Quarter 2023)

Upon completion of the Practical Nurse program, the graduate will be prepared to take the licensing examination, and as a beginning practitioner will be able to:

1. Assist in implementing the nursing process to provide care that is safe, compassionate, culturally and developmentally appropriate.
   1. Assessment – make observations, gather data and assist in the identification of needs and problems relevant to the client.
   2. Analyzing – assist and collaborate in developing a list of actual and potential nursing diagnoses and selecting the goals for care.
   3. Planning – contribute to the development of nursing interventions to meet the needs of clients and families.
   4. Implementation – carry out planned interventions to client care.
   5. Evaluation – appraise the effectiveness of care.
2. Make judgments that integrate nursing science in the provision of safe, quality care
3. Use communication skills effectively in order to function as a member of the Nursing team and apply beginning skills in verbal, non-verbal and written communication.
4. Demonstrate, in a work environment, responsibility for own actions by using critical thinking and decision-making to plan and organize client care.
   1. Participate in self-assessment, including self-evaluation of personal health habits.
   2. Seek learning opportunities that will foster growth.
   3. Apply knowledge of ethical and legal principles and responsibilities pertinent to self, client, and others.
   4. Practice conservation of available resources.
   5. Follow employer rules and regulations.
5. Assist in the health teaching of clients recognizing individual differences.
   1. Health teaching – assist in the development of teaching plans for individual clients and families.
   2. Implement teaching of basic health information according to the individualized teaching plan.
   3. Communicate client’s request for information to appropriate team member.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of own role in the health care delivery system.
   1. Function as a practical nurse within the health care delivery systems.
   2. Recognize functions of health care delivery system.
   3. Act as client advocate in health maintenance and clinical care.
7. Recognize the need for change health care and demonstrate willingness to participate in effecting change.
   1. Recognize need to adjust functions to comply with the accepted Practical Nurse role and assist in assessing effectiveness of current nursing practices.
   2. Discuss the value of belonging to professional organizations.
8. Use information systems and patient care technologies in support of safe nursing practices.

Updated PSLO Effective Fall Quarter 2023

Outcomes

1. Nursing Care- Integrate patient-centered care in all aspects of health care practice to provide safe, compassionate culturally and developmentally diverse care.

2. Clinical Judgement- Provide safe nursing care by applying current nursing science and clinical reasoning to deliver safe, evidence-based care.

3. Professional Behavior and Scope of Practice- Demonstrate integrity by understanding and upholding all ethical and legal principles of the LPN role. Practice and use professional communication with clients and associated health care team(s).

4. Health Promotion- Enhance and promote the client’s health and well-being and prevent disease.

5. Collaboration- Actively participate and collaborate with the health care team to deliver patient-centered care and achieve the best outcomes for patients.

6. Quality Improvement – Integrate quality improvement and evidence-based practice to promote the health of clients, families and communities.

7. Informatics – Incorporate health care informatics to improve the safety and wellbeing of individuals and communities across health delivery systems.

Learn more about this program's Advisory Committee.

Effective Fall Quarter 2023

Fall Quarter Full-Time Practical Nurse Program (scroll below for part-time program)

First Quarter

PNUR 151   Foundations of Nursing Practice I, Credits: 5

PNUR 152   Foundations of Nursing Practice Lab I, Credits: 2

PNUR 153   Mental Health in Nursing Practice, Credits: 3

PNUR 154   Medical Surgical Nursing I, Credits: 3

PNUR 155    Nursing Simulation I, Credits: 1

PNUR 156   Clinical I, Credits: 1

Second Quarter

PNUR 158    Medical Surgical Nursing II, Credits: 5

PUNR 161    Maternal Health and Care of Child, Credits: 3

PNUR 157    Foundations of Pharmacology,  Credits: 2

PNUR 160     Foundations of Nursing Lab II, Credits: 3

PNUR 162     Nursing Simulation II,  Credits: 1

PUNR 159     Clinical II,  Credits: 1

Third Quarter

PNUR 164   Medical Surgical Nursing III, Credits: 6

PNUR 165    Transition to Professional Nursing Practice, Credits: 3

PUNR 167    Nursing Simulation III, Credits: 1

PUNR 163     Clinical III, Credits: 5

Effective Spring Quarter 2024

Part-Time Practical Nurse Program

First Quarter

PUNR 151   Foundations of Nursing Practice, Credits: 5

PUNR 152   Foundations of Nursing Practice Lab I, Credits: 2

PUNR 155   Nursing Simulation, Credits: 1

Second Quarter

PNUR 154   Medical Surgical Nursing I, Credits: 3

PNUR 157   Foundations of Pharmacology, Credits: 2

PUNR 160   Foundations of Nursing Lab II, Credits: 3

Third Quarter

PNUR 158    Medical Surgical Nursing II, Credits: 5

PNUR 162     Nursing Simulation II, Credits: 1

PUNR  156    Clinical I, Credits: 1

Fourth Quarter

PNUR 161    Maternal Health and Care of Child, Credits :3

PUNR 153   PNUR 153 Mental Health in Nursing Practice, Credits: 3

PUNR 159   Clinical II, Credits: 1

Fifth Quarter

PNUR 164    Medical Surgical Nursing III, Credits: 6

PUNR 167   Nursing Simulation III, Credits: 1

Sixth Quarter

PUNR 165   Transition to Professional Nursing Practice, Credits: 3

PUNR 163   Clinical III, Credits: 5

Please review the Practical Nurse program Student Handbook (Coming Soon!)