Nursing

Admission to the college does not assure admission to the registered nursing programs. Admission to the RN program with the LPN exit option and the Advanced Placement option require separate admission criteria. All students interested in the registered nursing programs who do not have previous college courses must complete the PPSC placement exams prior to being advised. Potential students should attend Information Nights held each month to obtain information prior to advising. Interested students can inquire on times by calling 719-502-3400 or 719-502-3450. Students should complete the application to the PPSC nursing program by downloading a copy from the PPSC nursing website.

This should be performed when all prerequisites are completed with a minimum GPA of 2.5 with a minimum grade of C in each course. Students interested in the Nursing Assistant Certificate should apply directly to the college and then sign up for appropriate classes. All students will be required to meet regulations regarding CPR, immunizations, and disability issues. It is the policy of the PPSC Program of Nursing to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified students with disabilities. Whether or not a requested accommodation is reasonable will be determined on an individual basis. Determining what is a reasonable accommodation is an interactive process which the students should initiate with Accessibility Services.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Nursing degree program, students should be able to:

• Provide safe, quality, evidence-based, person-centered nursing care in a variety of healthcare settings to diverse patient populations across the lifespan
• Engage in critical thinking/clinical judgment to make person-centered care decisions
• Implement quality measures to improve patient care
• Participate in collaborative relationships with members of the interdisciplinary team, the patient, and the patient’s support persons
• Use information management principles, techniques, and systems, and patient care technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate errors, and support decision-making
• Provide leadership in a variety of healthcare settings for diverse patient populations
• Assimilate professional, legal, and ethical guidelines in practice as a professional nurse
• Promote a culture of caring to provide holistic, compassionate, culturally competent care