Licensed Practical Nursing

(Lecture and Lab) ...............................1.5 DEN 123 ...............Oral Embryology & Histology..........1.5 DEN 129 ...............Clinic I..................................................3.0 DEN 130 ...............Nutrition..............................................2.0 DEN 131 ...............Dental Radiology 2: Technique & Interpretation (Lecture and Lab).....2.0 DEN 132 ...............Dental Materials .................................2.0 DEN 210 ...............General & Oral Pathology.................1.5 DEN 211 ...............Periodontology ...................................1.5 DEN 212 ...............Dental Health Education ...................1.5 DEN 213 ...............Advanced Clinical Dental Hygiene Practice.................................................1.5 DEN 219 ...............Clinic II ................................................4.0 DEN 220 ...............Community Dental Health................1.5 DEN 221 ...............Pharmacology .....................................1.5 DEN 222 ...............Dental Specialties ...............................1.0 DEN 223 ...............Ethics, Jurisprudence & Practice Management .......................................1.5 DEN 224 ...............Senior Seminar....................................1.5 DEN 229 ...............Clinic III ...............................................4.0

Total Credits for Dental Hygiene Major.......................70.0

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING CERTIFICATE

The Certificate Program in Practical Nursing addresses the need for an alternative career option in the Allied Health Sciences. After completion of all the prerequisite courses, then placing above the National Average in the ATI TEAS, the two-semester LPN course of study at Hostos Community College provides the successful graduate, who passes the NCLEX-PN Exam, with marketable skills as a Licensed Practical Nurse within one calendar year.

The major course content within this program is based on a practical nursing curriculum. This program supports a major focus for the College, which is the provision of both strong allied health career programs and a broad-based, liberal arts education. A unique feature of this course of study is that, unlike the traditional practical nursing programs, students are exposed to other disciplines in a collegiate setting - e.g., English and the natural, social, and behavioral sciences.

The framework for the Certificate Program in Practical Nursing embodies basic needs, selected components of the nursing process, and the skills that are needed to practice as a member of the health care team. Students learn to deliver nursing care to patients of all age groups in a variety of settings, under the direct guidance and supervision of qualified professional nurse instructors. The Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate program is accredited by the New York State Education Department.

Objectives of the Program in Licensed Practical Nursing Upon completion of the program, the graduate will be able to do the following: 1. Use critical thinking skills and knowledge acquired from nursing, the physical, biological, social, behavioral sciences and the humanities to identify and respond to health needs of our culturally diverse patients and their significant others across the life span. 2. Use components of the nursing process to deliver care to patients using therapeutic communication, patient teaching and a caring attitude. 3. Use components of the nursing process to deliver care to patients across the life span to function as a member of the interdisciplinary health care team. 4. Appropriately manage one’s own nursing care and monitor the care provided by unlicensed caregivers. 5. Assume responsibility and accountability for one’s nursing practice based on established standards for the Licensed Practical Nurse.

Application/Entrance Process for LPN Certificate Students seeking to become Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) must first apply for admission to Hostos Community College and must satisfactorily complete the pre-requisites specified below. Students seeking entry to the LPN Program are urged to seek academic and registration advisement from the Nursing faculty.

Note: Admission to the College does not guarantee entry to the Nursing Program. Upon satisfactory completion of all pre-requisites and entrance examinations, students will be selected for available spaces. Required courses must be taken in the identified sequence. Entry is competitive and the highest scores and ranks are given consideration. Students should obtain a copy of the “LPN Student Handbook”. Students are expected to read and adhere to all policies outlined in the student handbook.

Note: All requirements for the LPN Certificate Program must be completed within three (3) years. Students are urged to seek advisement for academic and financial planning. Finally, students must take and pass the NCLEX-PN examination to be licensed.

Pre-requisites for Freshmen, First-Time-To College Freshmen students must meet the following criteria to be considered "nursing-bound": Be admitted to Hostos Community College and have successfully completed the required pre-requisite courses and be scheduled to take the ATI TEAS Test for admission into the clinical phase of the Nursing Program: Pre-Requisites for Entry to the clinical phase of the LPN Program: 1. Students must place into ENG 110 or its equivalent, minimum B- score accepted 2. Students must take MAT 120 or its equivalent with minimum grade of B-; students may need to complete the pre-requisite courses necessary to take MAT 120 based on placement testing 3. Students must have a C or better in all pre-requisite Science courses: BIO 230, BIO 240, BIO 310 and all sciences courses must be within a 5 year range upon entering the first clinical nursing course 4. Students must complete SOC 101 or BLS 150, PSY 101 and PSY 110 with minimum course grades of C 5. Accepted minimum GPA of 2.75 required to take ATI-TEAS 6. Students are permitted to repeat any ONE required course ONLY ONCE. If more than one required course needs repetition due to grades, students are not permitted entry.

Pre-requisites for Transfer Students Transfer students seeking to enter the LPN Certificate Program must ensure that all transcripts and test results have been submitted to Hostos Office of Admissions for review by the appropriate office and are able to register as accepted students into Hostos Community College. Transfer students must meet the following criteria: 1. Overall GPA of 2.75 in all pre-requisite courses required in the LPN sequence. The Registrar’s Office determines which courses are transferable to Hostos Community College. (See number three (3) below for more details about transferring courses.) 2. Testing Requirements - Students transferring from another college must meet the same testing requirements outlined above for first-time-to-college, freshmen students. 3. Transferring Courses: a. The Nursing Admissions Committee will review transcripts of transfer students seeking entry to the LPN Program after credits have been transferred and pre-requisites met prior to ATI-TEAS testing. b. Nursing courses taken at another college are nontransferable. c. Science courses more than five (5) years old are non-transferable to the LPN Program. d. ESL courses are non-transferable.

Entrance to the LPN Program Students seeking to take the ATI TEAS exam for entry into the RN or LPN Programs at Hostos Community College must meet the following requirements: 1. Students who have met all the pre-requisite course requirements and are currently enrolled at Hostos Community College are permitted to take ATI-TEAS 2. Students who have met all the pre-requisite course requirements and failed the ATI TEAS exam the first time are permitted to take the ATI TEAS a second time 3. Transfer students who are currently enrolled in Hostos Community College, or have epermit courses at Hostos, and have met the pre-requisite course requirements are permitted to take the ATI TEAS

Entry into the LPN Program is competitive.

1. The ATI Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS), a Pre-Nursing examination, must be taken when it is scheduled at Hostos

Community College. Only official scores taken at and released to Hostos will be accepted.

Students may repeat the ATI-TEAS examination, if necessary after one year has elapsed, when they are not accepted into the

LPN Program. This ATI TEAS Test will be offered in the Spring Semester preceding the commencement of the LPN Program in the next Fall Semester.

2. Students who successfully complete all the pre-requisite courses with a G.P.A. of 2.75, who are currently registered at Hostos

Community College, and have achieved a passing ATI TEAS Test, may be offered admission into the LPN Program on a space available basis.

3. Students who achieve the highest combined scores on the ATI-TEAS Test, and cumulative

GPA will be selected for available spaces in the

LPN Program.

4. Admission is in the Fall Semester and graduation occurs the following Spring

Semester. Each year the process begins anew.

An applicant is considered an LPN candidate only when selected by the Nursing Admissions Committee.

Progression in the LPN Program 1. Students must maintain a GPA of 2.5 while in the LPN program. 2. The minimum acceptable grade for any required course is “C”. The exceptions are NUR 111, ENG 110 and Math 120 because the minimum acceptable grade in these courses is “B-.” (B minus) 3. All nursing courses must be taken in the identified sequence. Students must complete all coursework as scheduled. Incomplete grades are not accepted for any required and/or elective courses. 4. Students who achieve an unsatisfactory grade in nursing will be unable to continue in the nursing sequence. 5. Students may repeat only one, non-clinical course

– one time; this includes prerequisite and nonclinical nursing courses.

6. Students who fail clinical courses (NUR 112, NUR 111or NUR 120) and who wish to return to nursing, must submit a letter to the coordinator. Each petition will be considered on an individual basis and will be subject to space availability. Students who fail NUR

110 will not be permitted to re-enter the nursing program if the course is not successfully passed the

first time. In order to return, students must take the ATI exams in the previous passed nursing courses and get a Level 1 in addition to successfully completing the failed nursing course to continue within the program. Students may choose to audit the lecture component of a previous course for a registration fee, in order to prepare for return into the LPN program. 7. All requirements for the LPN Nursing Program must be completed within three years. 8. All nursing students are required to pay for ongoing, external items each semester. 9. All applicants for admission into clinical nursing courses must provide documentation in one of the following categories, as per CUNY policy for entry into clinical areas: a. US Citizenship b. Permanent Residency c. International Student with F1 status d. Granted Asylum, Refugee status, temporary protected status, withholding of removal, or deferred action status by the US government. 10. Notice to Students on Criminal Background Checks: Current laws generally permit a state licensing board or agency to deny a license to practice nursing if the applicant has been convicted of a felony or other specified crime. Like many state licensing boards, the Office of the Professions of the New York State Education Department requires that a criminal background check be conducted prior to granting a license to practice nursing.

The Nursing Unit at Hostos Community College does not require a criminal background check for admittance, but the Nursing Unit’s educational requirements include placement at one or more hospitals or other off-campus clinical training sites, and these sites frequently require a student to undergo a criminal background check before the student can be placed for clinical training. If, based upon the results of a criminal background check, the site determines that a student’s participation in its clinical training program would not be in the best interest of the site, the site may deny that student admission to the training program. Even if the student has already begun the placement when the results are received, the site may elect to dismiss the student, regardless of the student’s performance while in the training program. There is no appeal from the clinical training site’s decision.

Each clinical training site that requires a criminal background check sets its own standards and procedures, and you may be asked by the site to pay the cost of the background check. You will have to complete more than one criminal background check during the course of the Nursing program at Hostos Community College, depending on the number of sites where you are placed and the requirements of each site.

Please note that if a clinical training site determines that you may not take part in its training program based on the results of a criminal background check, you will be unable to complete your course requirements and to continue in the Nursing program. It is important for you to consider this before you enroll in the Nursing Program. Hostos Community College has no obligation to refund your tuition or fees to accommodate you in the event you are ineligible to complete your course requirements based on the results of a criminal background check, or if you are denied a license to practice nursing.

Requirements for Entry to the Clinical Phase Prior to clinical placement, students must meet the state-mandated (1) health requirements including: toxicology screening, (2) liability insurance, and (3) complete a Basic Cardiac Life Support course from the American Heart Association and (4) completion of Infection Control and Child Abuse courses. (5) mandatory COVID, Flu shots or other lab work/vaccines as outlined by clinical sites and/or NYS Department of Health. More detailed information is provided in the LPN Student Handbook. The documentation must be presented prior to registration for NUR 110.

Class Participation: A student is obligated to participate in class. In accordance with Hostos Community College’s enrollment requirements, students are responsible for the missing content and any required assignments.

Lab Participation: A student is required to make up any required lab time that is missed per staff/faculty availability. This make-up time is mandatory.

Clinical Attendance: Attendance and participation is mandatory, rare absences are permitted if supportive documentation is provided by legal bureaucracies where appearances are mandated. A student is required to make up any required clinical time that is missed per faculty availability. This make-up time is mandatory.

PROGRAM OF STUDY LEADING TO THE CERTIFICATE IN LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING

Semester I, Fall Term Credits

ENG 110 ...............Expository Writing...........................3.0 BIO 230 .................Anatomy & Physiology I.................4.0 PSY 101.................General Psychology .........................3.0 MAT 120...............Introduction to Probability & Statistics.............................................3.0

Total Semester Credits...................................................13.0

Semester II, Spring Term Credits

BIO 240 .................Anatomy & Physiology II................4.0 SOC 101................Introduction to Sociology................3.0 PSY 110.................Lifespan Development of Behavior.............................................3.0

Total Semester Credits………………………………...10.0

LPN CLINICAL COURSE SEQUENCE

Semester III, Fall Term

NUR 110...............Clinical Nursing I..........................6.0 NUR 111...............Pharmacology I..............................2.0 NUR 112............... Maternal / Child............................ 2.0

Total Semester Credits ............................................. 10.0 Semester IV, Spring Term

NUR 120............... Clinical Nursing II ........................ 8.5 BIO 310................. Microbiology ................................. 4.0

Total Semester Credits ............................................. 12.5 Total General Education Credits ............................ 27.0 Total Nursing Credits............................................... 18.5 Total Credits for Certificate..................................... 45.5

Requirements for the Transition from LPN to A.A.S. RN Program The transition from LPN to the A.A.S. RN program is another career option for Licensed Practical Nurses. The transition course is open to any Licensed Practical Nurse who fulfills the following criteria: 1. Successful completion of an accredited, practical nursing program. 2. Passed the NCLEX-PN Examination. 3. Completion of all the Hostos Community College

RN pre-requisite courses. 4. Passed the NLN Mobility I Profile Examination prior to NUR 200. 5. Have a GPA of at least 3.0 to enter and a 2.5 GPA to progress through the Registered Nursing program. 6. Passed the ACT Reading, Writing and Math examinations. 7. Have passed the MATH – Compass examination and successfully completed MATH 120. 8. COMPLETION OF Nursing Transitions course (NUR 200). Note: If not a graduate of Hostos' Certificate Program in Licensed Practical Nursing or a CUNY certificate-bearing Practical Nursing Program, the candidate must meet the entrance requirements as outlined in the RN Student Handbook.

Curriculum for the LPN Graduate Transition to A.A.S. RN Program

Semester I Credits

NUR 200........... Nursing Transitions....................2.0 ENG 111........... Literature & Composition..........3.0 SOC 101............ Introduction to Sociology ..........3.0

Total Semester Credits .........................................8.0 Semester II Credits

NUR 220........... Pharmacology..............................3.0 NUR 317........... Nursing Care of the Adult I.......6.0

Total Semester Credits .........................................9.0

Semester III Credits

NUR 316............... Nursing Care of the Client With Mental Illness ................. 3.0