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The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is an integral part of the health care team. The Practical Nursing program leads to a Technical Certificate and can be completed in approximately one year. The accredited program will prepare you to care for patients in a variety of health care settings, such as hospitals, convalescent centers, clinics, home care and physicians offices. Graduates are eligible to apply to the state licensure exam (NCLEX-PN) to become a Licensed Practical Nurse.
SAMPLE CAREERS IN THIS FIELD: LPN, LVN
DEGREES AVAILABLE: Technical Certificate. Availability of degrees varies by campus. Contact your campus of interest below for more information.
PRACTICAL NURSING TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE
Technical Certificate programs provide education in conceptual and technical skills for specific occupations. Each program contains a sequence of required courses in a recognized concentration within one of the programs at the College. The program content is designed to develop competency in the comprehension of general and technical skills. Certificate programs require mastery of basic reading, writing, mathematical and algebraic skills. Program and Employment Information
To earn this degree, you must have 48-50 credits in the following areas:
RESOURCES
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Students that apply by February 1, 2011 for Summer 2011 admission and all applicants thereafter will be using the new admission/selection guidelines
CURRICULUM
View the curriculum for this program and all others currently available at Ivy Tech.
LOCATIONS
The Practical Nursing program is offered at the following campuses. Please click on the campus of interest below for contact, campus specific program information, and upcoming information sessions.
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TEAS - Nursing Entrance Assessment |
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| Monday, March 21 Tuesday, May 17 Monday, July 18 Tuesday, August 16 Thursday, October 13 Tuesday, December 13 |
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Contact: Pam Thompson Dean of the School of Nursing 200 Daniels Way Bloomington, IN 47404 (812) 330-6113 |
Application Deadlines:
Applications are available outside of the nursing office (room 217), Lawrence Campus, Fairbanks Center for Health Professionals, 9301 East 59th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46216
Contacts:
Nursing Office
317-921-4428
TEAS Testing:
Pay the non-refundable fee at the Bursar’s Office. Go to: http://www.ivytech.edu/teas to register
Information Sessions:
Students must participate in a Nursing Information Session or complete the on-line Nursing Information Session within three (3) months prior to making application. The completion of one Information Session fulfills the requirement for all Ivy Tech regions.
Face to face Information Sessions are held in the auditorium of the Fairbanks Center (address above). No reservation is required. Session dates:
The Online Information Session is available anytime at:
General Contacts:
Eloise Lewis
Professor and Dean - School of Nursing
812-374-5146
Lisa Krueger
Assistant
812-374-5166
Martha Hyer
Assistant
812-374-5167
Nursing Information Sessions
1/17/12, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
3/13/12, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Room 200
The Practical Nursing program is offered at the Anderson and Muncie campuses.
General Contacts:
Anderson
Maureen Hawes
Department Chair
1-800-589-8324, ext. 2361
mhawes2@ivytech.edu
Muncie
Mary Hiday
Department Chair
1-800-589-8324, ext. 1328
mhiday@ivytech.edu
All information sessions held within the region will cover program details for both Practical Nursing and the Associate of Science in Nursing.
Nursing Information Session dates – East Central Region
Contact the nursing department at the campus you wish to attend for the room location.
Muncie Campus
4301 S Cowan Rd
Muncie, IN 765-289-2291 x 1399
2012
Tuesday, January 10 3:00 PM
Tuesday, March 13 3:00 PM
Tuesday, August 14 3:00 PM
Anderson Campus
104 W 53rd St
Anderson, IN 765-643-7133 x 2312
2012
Thursday, January 19 10:00 AM
Thursday, March 15 10:00 AM
Thursday, August 16 10:00 AM
New Castle Campus
300 Trojan Lane – Danielson Center
363 Trojan Lane – Nursing Department
New Castle, IN 765-599-2613 x 221
2012
Tuesday, January 17 2:00 PM
Tuesday, March 20 2:00 PM
Tuesday, August 21 2:00 PM
Marion Campus
261 S Commerce Dr
Marion, IN 765-651-3100 x 3401
2012
Thursday, January 19 3:00 PM
Thursday, March 15 3:00 PM
Thursday August 16 3:00 PM
GENERAL CONTACTS
Kokomo
Della Corne, administrative support, school of nursing
765-457-0858, ext. 102
Marian Henry, dean, school of nursing
765-457-0858, ext. 103
Logansport
Jessica Orban, administrative support, school of nursing
866-753-5102, ext. 2263
Tammy Ledbetter, department chair
866-753-5102, ext. 2264
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Kokomo
Associate of Science in Nursing
Richard Hartzog
765-457-0858, ext. 124
Cheryl Maple
765-457-0858, ext. 216
Heather Marcum
765-457-0858, ext. 215
Danel Peterson
765-457-0858, ext. 214
Lisa Price
765-457-0858, ext. 217
Kelly Williams, full-time faculty
765-457-0858, ext. 212
Teresa Young, full-time faculty
765-457-0858, ext. 213
Practical Nursing
Linda Lauderbaugh
765-457-0858, ext. 106
Logansport
Associate of Science in Nursing
Dawne Kirk
574-753-5101, ext. 2260
Wabash
Practical Nursing
Starr McNally, program chair
260-563-8828, ext. 310
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT (CNA) INFORMATION
Contact
Ashley Willis, secretary
765-457-0858, ext. 100
Nursing Program Application Deadlines
Practical Nursing Program: September 1 for the following Spring semester
Nursing applications may be obtained from the School of Nursing and Health Science Office, Ivy Hall room 2144.
Application Process
See pages 15-19 of the Overview and Application Process Booklet (see link above).
TEAS Test
The TEAS Test is given in the Assessment Center in Ivy Hall Room 1135. Please call (765) 269-5611 for dates and times.
Contacts
Deb Dye
Nursing Program Chair
(765) 269-5720
Karen Dolk
Dean, School of Nursing
(765) 269-5720
General Contact:
For more information, contact Donna Keusch, dkeusch@ivytech.edu, 574-289-7001, ext. 5710.
To schedule an appointment with a faculty nursing advisor:
Lindsay Snaufer, Administrative Support
lsnaufer@ivytech.edu
260-481-2220
Coliseum Campus, Room CC1333
Tamara Peterson, Administrative Support
tpeterson20@ivytech.edu
260-480-4271
Coliseum Campus, Room CC1322
Other contacts
Denise Kneubuhler, Department Chair
260-480-2093
dkneubuh@ivytech.edu
Jewel Diller, Dean
260-480-4275
jdiller@ivytech.edu
Information session(s)
All sessions are in the Coliseum Campus Auditorium, Room CC1200.
| Date | Time |
| Wednesday, December 14, 2011 | 1 p.m. |
| Monday, January 9, 2012 | 5:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | 1:30 p.m. |
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Curriculum
- Practical Nursing Program Nursing Program Application Deadlines Application Process |
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Contacts:
Gail Smith-Estes, MSN, RN, FNP, CNS, CLNC Practical Nursing Program Chairs Saundra Horne, MS, RN Gary Campus Regina O'Drobinak, Interim Department Chair |
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| 2011 | |||
| Thursday, January 20, 2011 | 10:00 AM | AND | 5:00 PM |
| Thursday, February 17, 2011 | 10:00 AM | AND | 5:00 PM |
| Thursday, March 17, 2011 | 10:00 AM | AND | 5:00 PM |
| Thursday, April 21, 2011 | 10:00 AM | AND | 5:00 PM |
| Valparaiso Campus | |||
| 2010 | |||
| Wednesday, December 08, 2010 | 10:00 AM | ||
| Room D 119 | |||
| 2011 | |||
| Wednesday, January 12, 2011 | 10:00 AM | ||
| Wednesday, February 02, 2011 | 10:00 AM | ||
| Wednesday, March 02, 2011 | 10:00 AM | ||
| Wednesday, March 30, 2011 | 10:00 AM | ||
| Wednesday, April 27, 2011 | 10:00 AM | ||
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General Contacts:
Sheryl Thurston
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| Registration required. Call (765) 966-2656 ext. 1213 | ||||
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Deadlines:
Applications will be available beginning the end of November in Student Affairs at the Richmond Campus, Johnson Hall in the Nursing Admissions Office Room 1213, 2357 Chester Blvd., Richmond, IN. The deadline to turn in the application packet is February 1, 2012 for the Transitional ASN program for a summer start date and April 1, 2012 for the Practical Nursing and Traditional ASN programs for a fall start date. Applications must not be turned in more than 3 months prior to the deadline of the program applying to and no later than 4:30 p.m. on the deadline date. |
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| Friday | November 4, 2011 | Richmond | 1 p.m. | Rm 1239E |
| Friday | November 11, 2011 | Connersville | 1 p.m. | Rm CIC 1106 |
| Monday | December 5, 2011 | Richmond | 9 a.m. | Rm 1239E |
| Friday | January 6, 2012 | Richmond | 1 p.m. | Rm 1239E |
| Tuesday | January 17, 2012 | Richmond | 9 a.m. | Rm 1239E |
| Friday | February 3, 2012 | Richmond | 1 p.m. | Rm 1239E |
| Friday | February 17, 2012 | Connersville | 1 p.m. | Rm CIC 1106 |
| Monday | March 5, 2012 | Richmond | 9 a.m. | Rm 1239E |
| Tuesday | March 13, 2012 | Richmond | 1 p.m. | Rm 1239E |
| Friday | March 23, 2012 | Richmond | 9 a.m. | Rm 1239E |
| New this year two (2) Nursing Information Sessions being held at our Connersville site. | ||||
| Please contact Claudia Mitchell at (765)966-2656 ext 1213 to schedule a face to face information session. A confirmation for the scheduled information session will be mailed. | ||||
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General Contacts: gsmith82@ivytech.edu 265-2580 ext 4231 (800) 403-2190 ext 4231 |
| Madison Campus - Room 2230 |
| Information sessions: |
| 2010 |
| Monday, September 20 - Noon |
| Monday, October 18 - Noon |
| Monday, November 15 - Noon |
| Monday, December 13 - Noon |
| 2011 |
| Tuesday, January 18 - Noon |
| Wednesday, January 26 - 5:00 p.m. |
| Wednesday, February 9 - Noon |
| Thursday, March 17 - Noon |
| Friday, April 15 - Noon |
| Monday, May 2 - Noon |
| Lawrenceburg Campus - Room 311 |
| 2010 |
| Tuesday, September 14 - Noon |
| Tuesday, October 12 - Noon |
| Tuesday, November 9 - Noon |
| Tuesday, December 7 - Noon |
| 2011 |
| Monday, January 24 - Noon |
| Tuesday, February 15 - Noon |
| Tuesday, March 1 - 5:00 p.m. |
| Tuesday, March 15 - Noon |
| Tuesday, April 5 - Noon |
| Tuesday, May 3 - Noon |
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Nursing Information Sessions: Pfau Hall Room O-23 Friday February 10 11am – 1pm Friday March 9 11am – 1pm Friday April 13 11am – 1pm Reservations not required. |
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Sue Jewell |
Preparing to apply-
Students interested in applying to the limited admission nursing programs at the Evansville campus should take the following steps:
• If you are not currently enrolled as a student at Ivy Tech Community College, please contact the Admissions Office.
• Read the Nursing Overview and Application Booklet.
• Complete the required On-line Nursing Information Session.
• Set an appointment with an advisor in our Advising Center (It is suggested that nursing students meet with Stacey Hughes, Sandra Feazel or Summer Wilderman.)
• Pick up an application packet from the School of Nursing (Room 216)
Application Deadlines
ASN program:
Apply by April 1st to be considered for the fall semester OR
Apply by September 1st to be considered for the spring semester
PN program:
Apply by April 1st to be considered for the fall semester
LPN to ASN Transition program for graduates of Ivy Tech (within 2 years of graduation date):
Apply by April 1st to be considered for the fall semester OR
Apply by September 1st to be considered for spring semester
LPN to ASN Transition program for graduates of Ivy Tech who graduated more than 2 years ago and/or for graduates of other LPN programs/outside colleges:
Apply by February 1st to be considered for the summer semester
Paramedic to ASN program:
Please contact the Dean of the School of Nursing regarding your interest in this program.
The Associate of Science in Nursing Transition Program for Paramedics is a class product of Community Based Job Training Grant offered through the United States Department of Labor.
Application Process
The application process is outlined in the Nursing Overview and Application Booklet and additional information can be found in the on-line Nursing Information Session. If you have additional questions or need clarification about the information, please schedule an appointment with Stacey Hughes in the Advising Center. You might also consider attending an on-campus nursing information session where a representative of the nursing department will be on hand to answer questions about the application process.
On-campus Nursing Information Session Dates
Completing an on-line Nursing Information Session is required before each application period during which you plan to apply to the nursing program. Though attending an on-campus nursing information session is not required, you are welcome to attend to have your questions answered. Pre-registration for these sessions is not required, but it is imperative that you arrive before the start time of the session. The sessions will last approximately 2 hours. Please read the Nursing Overview and Application booklet and complete the on-line Nursing Information Session BEFORE you attend an on-campus session.
| Date | Day of Week | Time (CST) | Location at Ivy Tech |
| November 4, 2010 | Thursday | 6:00 PM | Room 107 |
| December 3, 2010 | Friday | 9:00 AM | Room 107 |
| January 6, 2011 | Thursday | 2:00 PM | Room 107 (tentative) |
TEAS Information
As described in the on-line Nursing Information Session, the TEAS V is a requirement for application to the nursing programs. Students wishing to take the exam should first pay for the test at the Business Office (812-429-1440). The business office will issue a receipt which you must keep. After paying for the exam, contact the Workforce Certification Center (WCC) at 812-429-9852 to schedule a time to sit for the test. On your test date, present your business office receipt and a photo ID to the WCC. The WCC is located in the office complex just south of the Ivy Tech building, next to the bookstore.
Preparatory materials for the exam are available for purchase at www.atitesting.com or through the Ivy Tech Bookstore. Some materials are also loaned through Ivy Tech’s Library. Remember, students can only sit for the exam twice in a two year period so it is important to go into the exam as prepared as possible.
School of Nursing Contact Information
Ivy Tech Community College
School of Nursing
3501 N. First Avenue
Evansville, IN 47710-9984
Phone: 812-429-1383
Karen Martin
Nursing Academic Support Coordinator
812-492-0544
Kmartin172@ivytech.edu
Gail Lindsay, RN, MSN
Nursing Department Chair
812-429-9837
glindsay@ivytech.edu
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