Practical Nursing

The Practical Nursing program will prepare you for a rewarding career in medical patient care. You'll learn how to use the nursing process to maintain patient health and prevent illness, observe and care for patients who are experiencing changes in their health, and administer prescribed medication and treatments. You'll benefit from the supervised learning experiences that are integral to this program, caring for individuals in a variety of healthcare settings, such as hospitals, long-term care facilities and physician clinics. 

Graduates are prepared to take the National Council Licensing Exam (NCLEX) to become a licensed Practical Nurse in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

You’ll learn to:

• Make nursing judgments using evidence-based research and clinical reasoning for quality patient care across diverse populations.
• Recognize the patient as the source of control and a full partner in their care, and to respect patient preferences, values and needs.
• Function effectively within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect and shared decisions to achieve quality patient care
• Promote quality care and a safe environment through system effectiveness and individual performance
• Participate in quality improvement
• Demonstrate accountability to professional nursing values by adhering to legal and ethical principles and participating in continuous professional development
• Utilize information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision-making
• Apply nursing leadership concepts to high-quality care

Accreditation

See program accreditation at Accreditation.

Program outcomes

See exam pass rates at Pass rates.

Related programs

You may also be interested in the Associate Degree Nursing program or Health Sciences Broad Field Transfer Pathway. 

Facilities

Explore 360 views of where you'd learn, study, test and practice in this M State program:

Classroom

Simulation lab

State Licensure Information

This program meets educational requirements for professional licensure or certification in the states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. Learn more about licensure in other states at Nursing. 

Appeals, Transfer and Progression

Visit Appeals, Transfer and Progression to learn more.
 

This program is competitive and has special requirements for admission. Learn more:

Practical Nursing Admission Requirements - Fall

Practical Nursing Admission Requirements - Spring

Welcome to the M State nursing program! See the accepted nursing students page for essential resources and instructions.

Learn how to apply for graduation and the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX):