DESCRIPTION OF THE RAPHA SCHOOL PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM
The curriculum is divided into three levels. The first sixteen weeks are Level I, which includes basic nursing, science courses, and clinical experience for the student who provides direct client care in relatively stable or convalescent nursing situations. The next twelve weeks are Level II, in which the practical nursing student is able to learn about adult clients in an acute care setting. The remainder of the program consists of Level III. This level includes theory and clinical to prepare students to care for the maternal, infant and pediatric client. Class work and clinical experiences in Level III are designed to facilitate the acquisition of critical thinking skills to enable the graduate nurse to effectively problem solve in the clinical environment.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM
The program is planned for the graduate of The Rapha School Practical Nursing Program to:
PLAN OF STUDY
The Rapha School Practical Nursing Full-Time program consists of 1500 clinical and theory hours, divided into three levels. These hours are completed in 11 months for students taking day classes and 18 months for students taking evening classes. The curriculum is designed to increase in complexity as the year progresses. There are 700 hours of theory and skills lab and 800 hours of clinical.
The curriculum is divided into three levels. The first sixteen weeks are Level I, which includes basic nursing, science courses, and clinical experience for the student who provides direct client care in relatively stable or convalescent nursing situations. The next twelve weeks are Level II, in which the practical nursing student is able to learn about adult clients in an acute care setting. The remainder of the program consists of Level III. This level includes theory and clinical to prepare students to care for the maternal, infant and pediatric client. Class work and clinical experiences in Level III are designed to facilitate the acquisition of critical thinking skills to enable the graduate nurse to effectively problem solve in the clinical environment.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM
The program is planned for the graduate of The Rapha School Practical Nursing Program to:
- Utilize the steps of the nursing process in the delivery of direct, individualized nursing care for clients in a variety of health care settings.
- Share in the direct care of patients, assisting with nursing interventions that provide for client participation in health promotion, maintenance, and restoration.
- Identify community resources available to assist with nursing interventions for clients.
- Accept the client as a member of society with individual spiritual, psychological and physical needs that develop from interaction with the community and the environment.
- Utilize appropriate communication techniques to facilitate therapeutic interpersonal relationships.
- Practice nursing within the ethical/legal guidelines established for practical nursing.
- Identify learning as a life-long process.
- Evaluate the need for ongoing personal and professional growth.
- Utilize critical thinking as the problem-solving method for delivery of nursing care.
- Become a competent, entry-level practitioner.
PLAN OF STUDY
The Rapha School Practical Nursing Full-Time program consists of 1500 clinical and theory hours, divided into three levels. These hours are completed in 11 months for students taking day classes and 18 months for students taking evening classes. The curriculum is designed to increase in complexity as the year progresses. There are 700 hours of theory and skills lab and 800 hours of clinical.
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LEVEL I
LEVEL III
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LEVEL II
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