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Nursing - Practical Nurse (LPN) Part-Time - CERT C

This program prepares students for entry-level positions as practical nurses. The program combines theory and practice emphasizing the roles of a practical nurse as a provider of care, manager of care, and member of the discipline of nursing. Graduates of the program are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN).

Careers

Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) provide basic nursing care under the direct supervision of registered nurses and doctors. LPNs are in demand in several industries throughout the global workforce. Most LPNs work in healthcare facilities, including hospitals, doctors' offices, and long-term care facilities. Duties usually include providing routine care, observing patient's health, assisting doctors and registered nurses, and communicating with patients and their families.

Accreditation

Kansas State Board of Nursing
900 SW Jackson St., Room 1051
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-4924

Hutchinson Community College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Contact Details

Allied Health
alliedhealth@hutchcc.edu
620-665-3579
1-888-GO-HUTCH ext. 8100

Accreditation Update

Hutchinson Community College has made the decision to voluntarily withdraw its Practical Nursing program from accreditation through the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) effective December 31, 2022.

This action aligns HutchCC’s program consistently with the 21 other practical nursing programs in Kansas.

While HutchCC had a long, successful track record with ACEN accreditation, it was determined the expense and additional obligations required of staff were no longer necessary.

Current and prospective students will see no impact as a result of this withdrawal. HutchCC will continue to be approved through the Kansas State Board of Nursing (KSBN) as it has been since the program’s inception. The KSBN is one of just five state boards of nursing recognized by the United States Department of Education as a reliable authority for the quality of Nurse Education.


At the completion of the program, graduates are eligible to write the National Council Licensure Examination for practical nurse licensure (NCLEX-PN).

Program Details

  • Admission Information

    Application Deadlines

    Full-time Program: December 15th to March 1st -- 10-month program, starts in August. (Full-time application deadline has been extended to March 15, 2024)
    Part-time Program: May 15th to August 1st -- 18-month program, starts in January.

    For PDF Application Instruction Downloads, click below.

  • Accomodations & Technical Standards
    • Accomodations

      Any applicant needing accommodations must contact Hutchinson Community College Coordinator of Accessibility Services, 1300 North Plum, Hutchinson, KS, or may call 1-620-665-3554 or 1-800-289-3501 to request accommodations.

    • Technical Standards for Practical Nursing Program

      The Hutchinson Community College Practical Nursing Program's faculty has identified specific abilities that are critical to the practical nursing students’ success.  Students must demonstrate the ability to meet these standards, with or without reasonable accommodations.

      PHYSICAL:

      1. Ability to manipulate equipment and supplies as required in providing nursing care.
      2. Ability to use senses of hearing, seeing, touch, and smell to make observations regarding client conditions for the purpose of demonstrating competency to engage in nursing practice.
      3. Ability to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.

      COMMUNICATION:

      1. Ability to effectively communicate with members of the health care team, clients, peers, and faculty.  Skills include verbal, written/computerized, and non-verbal abilities.
      2. The clinical rotations require independent reading of medical records and independent recording of nursing care plans and communication analysis.

      EMOTIONAL:        

      1. Ability to demonstrate emotional coping skills necessary to provide nursing care as determined by standards of practice.
      2. Ability to carry out activities consistent with safe nursing practice without demonstrated behaviors of addiction to, abuse of, or dependence on any drug that might impair behavior or judgment.

      COGNITIVE:

      1. Ability to measure, calculate and problem-solve to engage in the safe practice of nursing.
      2. Ability to exercise judgment skills as required in providing nursing care.
      3. Ability to identify, gather data, and understand patient conditions to provide nursing care.
      4. Ability to determine appropriate conclusions and course of success necessary for providing client care.
      5. Ability to demonstrate responsibility and accountability for actions as a student that are required by nursing practice.

      The Hutchinson Community College Practical Nursing Program adheres to the Kansas Act Against Discrimination (KAAD) which prohibits discrimination against those with a disability. The KAAD is in compliance with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

      If anyone needs accommodations to meet the above criteria, please contact the Program Director immediately.

    • Technical Standards for Allied Health Program

      Students in the Allied Health Department must have the following minimum abilities:

      COGNITIVE

      Observation - Students must

      • Be able to observe lectures and demonstrations.

      Communication - Student must

      • Be able to use multiple communication techniques including verbal, nonverbal, written, group processes and information technology in order to communicate with instructors, peers, health professionals, patients and others.
      • Be able to speak, read and write in English.

      Intellectual/Conceptual/Integrative/Quantitative - Students must

      • Read, understand and be able to discuss information from reading.
      • Acquire and apply information from classroom instruction, lectures, laboratory experience, independent learning and team projects.
      • Measure, calculate reason, analyze, evaluate, and process information

      EMOTIONAL

      Behavioral, Emotional and Social - Students must

      • Possess the emotional health required for full use of his other intellectual abilities.
      • Be able to function under stress.
      • Develop mature, sensitive and effective relationships with others.
      • Adapt to changing environments.
      • Work Cooperatively with instructors, peers, health professionals, patients and others.

      PHYSICAL

      Motor Function - Student must

      • Possess the skills necessary to carry out the procedures in their discipline.

      Physical Endurance - Students must possess

      • Physical stamina sufficient to complete assigned periods of clinical practice within allotted time frames specific to their discipline.
  • Handbooks

Retention Rates

2023 - 93.37%

2022 - 80.00%

2021 - 79.68%

Overall NCLEX Pass Rate

Our 2023 NCLEX-PN pass rate is 97.67%

Our 2022 NCLEX-PN pass rate is 87.23%

Our 2021 NCLEX-PN pass rate is 82.00%

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