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GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE

PN12

Newton Campus
PRACTICAL NURSING
FOUR-SEMESTER DIPLOMA
The Practical Nursing program is designed to prepare students to write the NCLEX-PN for licensure as practical nurses. The
program prepares graduates to give competent nursing care. This is done through a selected nu mber of academic and
occupational courses providing a variety of techniques and materials necessary to assist the student in acquiring the needed
knowledge and skills to give competent care. A variety of clinical experiences is planned so that theory and practice are integrated
under the guidance of the clinical instructor. Program graduates receive a practical nursing diploma and have the qualifications of
an entry-level practical nurse.
Course
Number

Credit
Hours

Course

Prerequisite/Co-requisite

FIRST SEMESTER
ALHS 1011
COMP 1000
ENGL 1101
MATH 1013
PSYC 1010
PSYC 1101

Anatomy and Physiology
Introduction to Computers
Composition and Rhetoric
Algebraic Concepts
Basic Psychology OR
Introduction to Psychology
TOTAL

5
3
3
3
3
(3)
17

*
READ 0097 or equivalent test score
See course description
MATH 0098 or equivalent test score
See course description

SECOND SEMESTER
PNSG 2010
PNSG 2030
PNSG 2035
PNSG 2210
PNSG 2310

Intro to Pharmacology and Clinical Calculations
Nursing Fundamentals
Nursing Fundamentals Clinical
Medical Surgical Nursing I
Medical Surgical Nursing I Clinical
TOTAL

2
6
2
4
2
16

*, PNSG 2030
*, PNSG 2010
PNSG 2010, PNSG 2030
PNSG 2010, 2030, 2035 (Pre), 2310 (Co)
PNSG 2210

THIRD SEMESTER
ALHS 1060
PNSG 2220
PNSG 2320
PNSG 2230
PNSG 2330

Diet and Nutrition for Allied Health Sciences
Medical Surgical Nursing II
Medical Surgical Nursing II Clinical
Medical Surgical Nursing III
Medical Surgical Nursing III Clinical
TOTAL

2
4
2
4
2
14

*
PNSG 2210, PNSG 2320
PNSG 2220
PNSG 2220, PNSG 2330
PNSG 2230

FOURTH SEMESTER... [continues]

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