Mission and Goals
In accordance with the mission of Lewis-Clark State College, the Practical Nursing Program
exists to prepare students to assume entry-level positions as licensed practical nurses.
Through a dynamic curriculum, the nursing faculty stimulates a commitment to lifelong learning,
challenging students to pursue academic excellence and to provide high quality, nursing care,
grounded in the principles of nurse caring.
The purposes of the Practical Nursing Program include:
- Prepare practical nurses to contribute to the well-being of the rural population in our service
area through nurse caring and the roles of caregiver, patient educator, and healthcare team member.
- Provide a foundation for advancement to baccalaureate nursing education.
- Stimulate in students a thirst for professional growth and life-long learning.
- Prepare graduates who are sensitive to human diversity in an ever-changing global environment.
Program Goals/Objectives
The goals/objectives are derived from the program mission and philosophy. Upon completion of the
practical nursing program, students will have demonstrated the ability to apply the following skills
in the health care community:
- Provide direct nursing care under the direction of the licensed professional nurse, physician
or dentist using nurse caring values.
- Provide nurse caring based on values and standards to promote, maintain, palliate or restore
the health of individuals, families in structured health care settings in the community.
- Apply critical thinking skills to synthesize knowledge from nursing and basic biological
sciences to participate in the assessment and delivery of care.
- Use communication abilities to promote the well-being of individuals and families.
- Apply principles of human diversity in the care of individuals and families.
Apply principles of human diversity in the care of individuals and families.
