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Here, our students gain more than just a degree – they build connections, find purpose, and thrive – working in ways big and small to reshape the future. With your support, we can continue to invest in these future leaders and expand their ability to transform our world.
How You Can Support
At Carlow University, the next generation of ethical leaders is already in the making.
Here, our students gain more than just a degree – they build connections, find purpose, and thrive – working in ways big and small to reshape the future. With your support, we can continue to invest in these future leaders and expand their ability to transform our world.
How You Can SupportPlan of Study: Practical Nurse Certificate
SCHOOL OF NURSING
PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM Plan of Study
| Theory Hours 26:1 |
Clinical Hours 8:1 |
Lab Hours 8:1 |
Sim Hours 8:1 |
Total Hours |
Credits | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMESTER 1 | SKW-101 Foundations of Writing | 45 | 45 | 3 | |||
| BIO-207 Anatomy & Physiology I | 45 | 30 | 75 | 4 | |||
| BIO-227 Microbiology | 60 | 30 | 90 | 4 | |||
| PNU-100 Health Promotion, Safety, and Infection Control | 11 | 30 | 41 | 1 | |||
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 251 | 12 | |||||
| SEMESTER 2 | BIO-208 Anatomy & Physiology II | 60 | 30 | 90 | 4 | ||
| PNU-110 Pharmacology for Practical Nursing I | 30 | 30 | 2 | ||||
| PNU-101 Nursing Fundamentals | 45 | 120 | 30 | 10 | 205 | 4 | |
| HIM-102 Medical Terminology | 30 | 30 | 2 | ||||
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 355 | 12 | |||||
| SEMESTER 3 | PSY-122 Lifespan Development | 45 | 45 | 3 | |||
| PNU-150 Professional Practice (Lifespan) | 45 | 120 | 20 | 20 | 205 | 4 | |
| PNU-151 Professional Practice (Adult I) | 45 | 100 | 30 | 175 | 4 | ||
| PNU-111 Pharmacology for Practical Nursing II | 8 | 32 | 32 | 72 | 1 | ||
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 497 | 8 | |||||
| SEMESTER 4 | PNU-250 Professional Practice (Adult II) | 69 | 120 | 50 | 239 | 6 | |
| PNU-251 Transition to Practice | 52 | 170 | 222 | 5 | |||
| PNU-252 NCLEX Prep | 15 | 15 | 1 | ||||
| SEMESTER TOTAL | 476 | 12 | |||||
PROGRAM TOTALS
| Theory Hours 26:1 |
Clinical Hours 8:1 |
Lab Hours 8:1 |
Sim Hours 8:1 |
Total Hours |
Total Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605 | 630 | 202 | 142 | 1579 | 48 |
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