Practical Nurse (Certificate)
The Practical Nursing (PN) program is a three-semester certificate program that prepares students for employment as a nurse within a year. It focuses on entry-level competencies and basic nursing care across all age groups, incorporating biological and social sciences, general education, and nursing theory. Students gain experience through supervised clinicals in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and a high-tech simulation center. Graduates meet the educational requirements to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN).
Prerequisites: Must apply to the Bay College Registered Nursing (RN) and Practical Nursing (PN) program to rank into the program
Courses
- BIOL1040 — Human Biology
- ENGL1010 — Rhetoric & Composition
- MATH1070 — Liberal Arts Mathematics
- NURS1101 — Fundamentals of Nursing Theory
- NURS1102 — Fundamentals Skills Lab
- NURS1103 — Fundamentals Nursing Clinical
- NURS1104 — Practical Nursing Pharmacology
- NURS1105 — Introduction to Pathophysiology
- NURS1201 — Medical-Surgical I Theory
- NURS1202 — Medical Surgical I Skills Lab
- NURS1203 — Medical-Surgical I Clinical
- NURS1204 — Leadership and Behavioral Health Theory
- NURS1301 — Medical-Surgical II Theory
- NURS1302 — Medical-Surgical II Skills Lab
- NURS1303 — Medical-Surgical II Clinical
- NURS1304 — Maternal-Child Nursing Theory
- NURS1305 — Maternal-Child Skills Lab
- NURS1306 — Maternal-Child Clinical
- PSYC2010 — Introduction to Psychology