PARAM INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION offers a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program in the state of New Jersey. The program consisting of 1,554 hours of theory and clinical practicum. The program length is 12-14 months divided into four quarters for the day class, 15 months into four quarters for the evening classes and 24 months divided in four quarters for the weekend classes.
The Practical Nursing Program believes that Practical Nursing (PN) is grounded in the biological, psychological, sociological, and spiritual sciences. Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) care for diverse individuals and families in a variety of inpatient and community-based settings by providing safe, culturally sensitive, individualized patient/relationship centered care and by participating as a member of the health care team.
LPNs recognize that teamwork and interprofessional collaboration among health care professionals is critical to delivering safe, quality patient care. The ability to provide safe, patient centered care is dependent on effectively utilizing information technology and informatics in the healthcare setting. Ongoing quality improvement activities are performed in concert with other members of the health care team. Implementing established evidence–based care is essential to the delivery of quality, safe, patient-centered care.
The major roles of the LPN include provider of nursing care and member of the nursing profession. As providers of care, LPNs contribute to the promotion of wellness, use nursing judgment in the identification of current and emerging patient problems, and function as advocates for individuals and families. LPNs help to manage patient care through the use of established protocols and evidence-based practices incorporating the nursing process and caring as essential tools. In addition, LPNs demonstrate leadership by guiding and directing other LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel to provide safe, quality patient care within the state’s scope of practice. LPNs provide selected patient education using established protocols and reinforce education provided by other members of the health care team to achieve positive clinical outcomes.
This curriculum prepares the students for employment as a licensed practical nurse (LPN/LVN). It reflects the objective of the nursing education. It includes classroom, laboratory and supervised client-care learning experience.
The faculty believes the practical nursing program will prepare the student with the basic knowledge and skills required to perform as a beginning practitioner in the field of Practical Nursing.
Career and Technical education is an important part of the total educational program. It is an integral part of the student’s education toward preparation in the competitive work force of today. Education is a continuous process of learning resulting in changing individual’s behavior and standard of living.
The Practical nursing program believes that students graduating from Param Institute of Education’s Practical Nursing Program must be ready to practice in a complex and changing clinical environment. From gradual leveling and evaluation in the didactic, lab, and clinical courses, students grow knowledge, skills, and values/attitudes to prepare for the LPN scope of practice. The student is given the opportunity to reflect on the importance of patient/relationship centered care, teamwork and collaboration, leadership skills, quality improvement, safety, informatics/technology, professional identify/behaviors, and nursing judgment/evidence-based care within individual practice as a future LPN.
Upon satisfactory completion of the program, the student is eligible to apply to the state of New Jersey for license by examination, as a licensed practical nurse.
LPN Program Course Objectives and Outcome
Based On Knowledge Skill And Value After the completion of the Practical Nurse Program the graduate will be able to:
1. Demonstrate clinical competence in the role of practical nurse in accordance with ethical, legal, and professional standards.
2. Apply the nursing process to provide client centered care under the supervision of RN, APN or a Provider.
3. Provide safe and effective nursing care integrating current evidenced-based practice.
4. Collaborate with the interprofessional team utilizing appropriate technology and informatics, maintaining integrity of information.
5. Upon Satisfactory completion of the program, the students are eligible to apply to the state board of nursing and Licensure. Students will place emphasis on the principal of nursing care for patient and holistic care.
6. Leadership skills such as delegation to the health care team members, effective communication with health care professional and time management will all be explored; assisting the practical nursing student to prepare for employment and transition from student to practitioner.
7. The student will interpret the role of the practical nurse as a health care team member while fulfilling legal and ethical responsibilities and assist with assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care and patient outcome.
Patient-centered care
The student will determine the practical nursing care associated with the holistic well-being of the patient based on respect for the patient’s preferences, values and needs.
Teamwork and collaboration
The student will practice as a collaborative member of the healthcare team through coordination of care.
Evidence-based practice
The student will associate best current evidence and clinical expertise for delivery of optimal healthcare.
Quality Improvement
The student will examine data to continuously improve the quality and safety of practical nursing care.
Safety
The student will demonstrate the delivery of safe and effective patient care.
Informatics
The student will appropriately utilize technology and informatics relative to patient-centered care.
Code of Ethics
The student will engage in ethical framework when making professional judgements and practice decisions by demonstrating honesty, integration and trustworthiness in all interactions.
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