Practical Nursing, Diploma

Campus: Clinton, Muscatine, & Scott Community Colleges

Eastern Iowa Community Colleges provide students with the choice of either the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program or the Practical Nursing Diploma program.

Registered nurses work to promote health, prevent disease and help patients cope with illness .The practical nurse cares for the sick, injured, convalescent, and disabled, under the supervision of physicians and registered nurses.

The Nursing program is accredited by the Iowa Board of Nursing.

In addition to the general admission requirements of the college, applicants to this program must meet specific program admission criteria. The application process and admission requirements for the Nursing programs can be found at www.eicc.edu/future-students/our-programs.

Proof of CNA designation

Plan of Study

Term 1

BIO 168 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I 4.00 Credit(s)
PNN 165 - Nursing Fundamentals Module A 5.00 Credit(s)
PNN 166 - Nursing Fundamentals Module B 5.00 Credit(s)
PNN 210 - Pharmacology Module A 1.00 Credit(s)
PNN 211 - Pharmacology Module B 1.00 Credit(s)
PSY 111 - Introduction to Psychology 3.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 19.00 Credits

Term 2

BIO 151 - Nutrition 3.00 Credit(s)
BIO 173 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4.00 Credit(s)
PNN 511 - Concepts in Clinical Nursing Module A 4.00 Credit(s)
PNN 512 - Concepts in Clinical Nursing Module B 5.00 Credit(s)
PSY 121 - Developmental Psychology 3.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 19.00 Credits

Term 3-Summer

ENG 105 - Composition I 3.00 Credit(s)
PNN 641 - Transition to Practice 6.00 Credit(s)

Term Total: 9.00 Credits

Diploma Total: 47.00 Credits

Notes:

Students who successfully complete this Diploma program are eligible to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for Practical Nursing.

Nursing courses in the first two semesters can be taken at Clinton, Muscatine or Scott Community Colleges. Remaining nursing courses can be taken at Clinton or Scott Community Colleges.

Gainful employment information for the Nursing program is located at www.eicc.edu/gainfulemployment