Practical Nursing

Coordinator: Camden Seal (email: cseal@knoxcc.org)
**Ranked #3 in Ohio **
NOW ENROLLING!
For enrollment information please call: 740-399-1506
Registration Form & Program Documents​
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) delivers nursing care and/or facilitates wellness and health promotion for individuals in a variety of health care settings.  The LPN possesses basic nursing knowledge and skills, critical thinking abilities, effective communication and organizational skills, ethics and compassion.

The Practical Nursing program at Knox Technical Center strives to provide quality education that prepares graduates for entry level nursing practice and for taking the licensure exam.

The Knox County Career Center-Adult Education is ranked a top LPN program in Ohio based on first time NCLEX-PN pass rates (92.20%). In fact, Knox County Career Center ranked #9 in Ohio for  approved offerings.
YOU WILL LEARN:
  • Basic nursing knowledge and skills
  • Sound clinical judgement
  • Ethical foundations of care delivery
  • Effective collaboration/working as a member of the health care team
LENGTH OF PROGRAM:
1,340 hours (18 months)
Classes start every 6 months

3 days per week
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
(Class, lab and clinical times will vary depending on course hours)
(I like) everything from walking in the front doors and seeing Diana and Cheryl's faces to leaving at the end of the day,  feeling better about my choice of choosing Knox Tech for my higher learning.                         ~ Vanessa Taylor, PN graduate

Coming from another facility, I could say my experience here at Knox Technical has been great.
~Whitney Balcom, PN graduate
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​The Practical Nursing program meets at our  Extension Campus: 
​Knox Technical Center
1481 Yauger Road
Mount Vernon, OH  43050
Financial Aid is available to students who qualify.
CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES:
Licensure is available through the Ohio Board of Nursing NCLEX-PN licensure examination.  
Individuals successfully passing the licensure exam become a Licensed Practical Nurse.  The licensed practical nurse is legally responsible and accountable for knowing the legally-defined scope of nursing practice.
APPROVALS:
Knox Technical Center (Knox County Career Center - Adult Education) is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 325, Atlanta, GA 30350.  Telephone: 770-396-3898, Fax: 770-396-3790, www.council.org. 

The School of Practical Nursing is approved by the Ohio Department of Higher Education and the Ohio Board of Nursing. 
Professional Licensure Requirements for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)
The KTC Practical Nursing program prepares graduates for a career as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).  Licensure is the process by which boards of nursing grant permission to an individual to engage in nursing practice after determining that the applicant has attained the competency necessary to perform a unique scope of practice. Licensure is necessary when the regulated activities are complex and require specialized knowledge and skill and independent decision making. The licensure process determines if the applicant has the necessary skills to safely perform a specified scope of practice by predetermining the criteria needed and evaluating licensure applicants to determine if they meet the criteria (NCSBN, 2020).  Eligibility for licensure in the state of Ohio, requires:
  • Verification or eligibility for graduation from an approved prelicensure RN or LPN/VN nursing education program
  • Submit to the board the applicable licensure application fee required by section 4723.08, ORC
  • Complete the registration process for examination required by the testing service
  • Submit to the board a completed Nursing Licensure by Examination Application
  • Submit to a criminal records check completed by the bureau of criminal identification and investigation the results of which indicate that the individual has not been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or had a judicial finding of guilt for any violation set forth in section 4723.092, ORC
  • Verification of successful completion of NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN examination
  • As required by section 4723.09, ORC, not be required to register under Chapter 2950, ORC, or a substantially similar law of another state, the United States, or another country;
  • In addition, for an applicant who has successfully completed a nursing education program approved by a jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing, other than Ohio, prior to the board determining an applicant is eligible to take an examination, the board shall have received “an official transcript from the nursing education program submitted directly by the education program administrator or designee to the board that sets forth the completed program requirements and the date on which it was completed. If the program has closed, the board may accept other documentation evidencing that the applicant's educational preparation is substantially similar to that required for programs approved by the board” (Rule 4723-7-02(F)(2), OAC).
Regulation 34 CFR 668.43 (a) (5) (v)

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