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Admission
Meet
the Manager
ADMISSION
POLICY
You
must be 18 years of age or older.
Graduate
from a State Department of Education approved high school or have
GED equivalency certificate.
Pass
required standards on pre-entrance and assessment tests which evaluate
math and reading skills.
Interview
with the director.
Provide
personal and employer references.
Submit
health information. Must be able to transfer clients safely, read
charts and collect objective data, such as auscultation of body
sounds. Immunizations are required.
Prospective
students will be notified of their admission status after review
of all pre-entrance requirements by the Admission Committee.
GRADES
AND GRADUATION
All
students must maintain a minimum average of 76% in all classroom
work and clinical work.
90% attendance
required. Successful LPN graduates receive a certificate, school
pin, and are eligible to take the NCLEX-PN licensing exam. |
The Licensed Practical Nursing Program is a 10 month- 1376 hour
program consisting of Classroom and Clinical Experience - which
is attained at local hospitals or long-term care facilities. Coursework
includes general and specialized nursing subjects.
Approximately
40% of the program is spent providing nursing care in health care
institutions throughout the region.
This course includes Nursing
Principles and Skills, Body Structure and Function, Medical and
Surgical Nursing, Nursing Issues, Pharmacology, Normal Nutrition,
Normal Growth and Development, Maternity Nursing, Nursing of Children,
and Pre-employment Skills.
Upon Completion of Coursework
the student is awarded a certificate- career passport and becomes
eligible to sit for the State Board Exam.
JOB
OPPORTUNITIES
Practical
nursing offers many opportunities for employment:
- Private duty
- Home health care
- Hospitals
- Long term care facilities
- Medical and dental offices
- Occupational health
- Armed services
- Emergency care clinics
- Ambulatory care centers
FACULTY
Our
faculty is made up of highly qualified Registered Nurses. All instructors
are licensed by the State of Ohio
board of Nursing and are certified by the State Department of Education.
Apollo School of Practical
Nursing is approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing, the State of Ohio
Department of Career Technical Education, and is accredited by the
North Central Association of Schools and Colleges. |
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