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Practical Nurse

Transitions Career Institute School of Nursing

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Practical Nurses are essential to the Healthcare Profession. They are the vital links between Physicians, Registered Nurses and Patients. They function as members of the client care team in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care. The Practical Nurse engages in a multitude of tasks including but not limited to; assisting the client to learn appropriate self-care techniques. They observe, record and report to appropriate supervisory personnel the general physical and mental conditio...

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Flushing, New York

    30-50 Whitestone Expressway STE 400, Flushing, New York, 11354-1964

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 29-1141.00

Skills

Social PerceptivenessService OrientationCritical ThinkingActive ListeningCoordinationSpeakingJudgment and Decision MakingReading Comprehension

Knowledge

PsychologyCustomer and Personal ServiceMedicine and DentistryEnglish LanguageAdministrative

Abilities

Problem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningOral ComprehensionWritten ComprehensionOral ExpressionInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingNear VisionSpeech ClarityWritten Expression

Tasks

  • Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  • Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
  • Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.

Technology

Medical softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareData base user interface and query softwareCategorization or classification softwareInformation retrieval or search software

Tools

AngiocathsAnti-embolism elastic stockingsApnea monitorsAqua K padsArterial blood gas testing equipmentArterial line cathetersAudiometersAutoclavesAutomated medicine dispensing equipmentAutotransfusion systemsBag-valve masksBalanced suspension traction equipmentBed scalesBilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilatorsBilimeters

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportAchievementIndependenceWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

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Occupations matched to this program, with median wage, top wage, growth, and openings
SOCOccupationMethodWageGrowthOpenings
Match confidence: medium29-1141.00Registered Nursestitle_inference$93,600 median$135,320 top+4.9%16,610
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Course)

  • Vital signs and standard assessments — collect and document on stable patients on a med-surg unit.
  • Hand hygiene and isolation precautions — apply consistently across patient encounters in acute care.
  • Routine medications by established protocol — administer with preceptor verification on a staffed unit.
  • Patient identifiers and safety checks — perform reliably before any procedure or administration.
  • Charting in the electronic health record — enter assessments and intake/output accurately under review.
  • Basic patient education materials — deliver on discharge topics with a senior nurse present.
  • Specimen collection (blood, urine, culture) — obtain to protocol on a general medical floor.
  • Pain scales and reassessment intervals — document according to unit standards on stable patients.
  • Code blue and rapid response roles — recognize triggers and call for help in inpatient settings.
  • Equipment (IV pumps, telemetry leads, pulse oximetry) — set up and verify with preceptor oversight.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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