nurse schools:Licensed Practical Nurse Schools

By John Roney


When people think of going into nursing profession, there is a need to research on the different nursing courses, the schools and the institutions that offer these courses to understand more on what it can offer and its reputation. It is very important for people who are interested to know whether is the licensed practical nurse schools being accredited or otherwise.

Choose only from LPN schools that are approved by your state's Board of Nursing. In order to obtain your license and practice your profession, you have to have completed a program that meets the respective board's requirements as well as to pass the National Council Licensure Examination for practical nurses (NCLEX-PN). You can check the list of schools and programs that are approved. If you plan to study in one state and work in another, you should check specifically whether your course be able to meet the conditions for licensure.

Evaluate the programs the different LPN schools offer. Each program should offer classroom study as well as clinical practice. You have to check whether all fundamental subjects, such as anatomy, physiology, first aid and pharmacology are present. Additionally, the program must cover the areas covered in the NCLEX-PN exam and namely health promotion and maintenance, safe and effective care environment, psychosocial integrity and physiological integrity.

Students who graduate from nurse schools will obtain a good practical knowledge of their specialized field and a rich theoretical knowledge on nursing. The reason is as such colleges basically concentrate more on practical knowledge so that the students will not face any problem during their careers and prevent any complication in this delicate job which handles the precious lives of many.

Most of the above mentioned schools also provide specialization courses which makes you one of the specialized types of nurse. You can get the training for nurse schools and this will enable you to be hired privately to take care of pregnant ladies at their homes. You can also choose to get trained in order to become a school nurse. Becoming a specialized nurse will not only increase your pay scale but it will also enable you to change your working environment and moreover these specializations also reduce your workload. Normally nurses works for five shifts in one week with each shift of 8 hours. They sometimes also get to work on weekend but in that case they get two other week days to rest.




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