Gain practical experience and skills essential for starting your nursing career with confidence.

Our Practical Nursing Program is designed to provide you with the hands-on experience and comprehensive education needed to begin a rewarding career in nursing. With a curriculum that combines classroom learning and clinical practice, you’ll be equipped with the essential skills to provide high-quality patient care. We are committed to nurturing your growth, ensuring you are confident and prepared to enter the healthcare field. Join us to start making a difference in the lives of patients from day one.

Practical Nursing Program
Mode of Delivery Length Total hours/Credits Credential Conferred
Blended Fifty-two (52) weeks 1350 Clock hours Diploma

Our Practical Nursing Program is designed to provide you with the hands-on experience and comprehensive education needed to begin a rewarding career in nursing. With a curriculum that combines classroom learning and clinical practice, you’ll be equipped with the essential skills to provide high-quality patient care. We are committed to nurturing your growth, ensuring you are confident and prepared to enter the healthcare field. Join us to start making a difference in the lives of patients from day one.

Program Objective: The Practical Nursing Program offered by Brilliant Academy Health Center is designed to provide students with sufficient knowledge and skills to effectively practice and successfully pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). The Graduate Practical Nurse will leave the school with basic knowledge and skills with a strong foundation for building at higher levels. They will enter into the workforce with these skills and function effectively as a team member capable of applying sound judgment and appropriate actions.

Program Description: The Practical Nursing Program gives training to students to acquire skills comparable to the demands of the healthcare industry. The training will assist the Practical Nursing student in the area of critical thinking to enhance their effectiveness as members of the health care team. It facilitates the necessary knowledge and skills for entry-level employment. Basic Knowledge that serves as a foundation for higher levels of learning in the health care profession is learned by the students, and the graduates are adequately prepared to pass the State Board Examinations. It will teach them to utilize problem-solving techniques to prioritize the plan of care based on the client’s need and implement basic therapeutic nursing care techniques; maintain safety throughout the process of care delivery; present caring behaviors during the delivery care; maintain respect and cultural sensitivity during procedure implementation; deliver nursing care within the legal scope of practice according to the Nurse Practice Act and instruct clients in the promotion and maintenance of optimum health and illness prevention. All graduates of Brilliant Academy Health Center must complete all requirements as set by the program to receive a diploma and qualify to take the State Board of Nursing national licensure exam.

Course Number Course Name Theory Clock Hours Lab Clock Hours Clinical Clock Hours Residential Hybrid Online Total
LPN 201 Vocational Adjustments; HIV/AIDS (4 hours) 60 12 0 72
LPN 202 Human Growth and Development 24 0 0 24
LPN 203 Body Structure and Function 81 6 0 87
LPN 204 Principles of Nutrition 18 6 0 24
LPN 300 Fundamentals of Nursing: CPR (4 hours) 75 8 132 215
LPN 400 Medical-Surgical Nursing 75 0 264 330
LPN 500 Pharmacology 48 0 48 96
LPN 600 Geriatric Nursing 24 0 96 120
LPN 700 Maternity Nursing: OB/GYN Nursing 48 0 72 120
LPN 701 Pediatric Nursing 48 0 72 120
LPN 800 Mental Health Concepts; Community Nursing 20 0 48 68
LPN900 PN EXIT101 60 0 0 60
TOTAL 542 36 732 1350
*Students can complete up to 50% of their clinical hours for each course via Clinical Simulation.

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