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Welcome to the Practical Nursing page!
| Important information about the LPN information sessions and program are linked below. Please be sure to read this information or visit NETC to pick up the LPN Admission Information and the LPN . Information about the is also available and listed below. |
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NETC developed its
Practical Nursing program to meet the needs of health
providers in Chesterfield, Marlboro and Dillon counties.
Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) have many
responsibilities. Typically, they care for ill, injured,
convalescent and disabled persons in hospitals, clinics,
doctors' offices, private homes, nursing homes or
medical care institutions. Generally, they work a
40-hour week, which includes nights, weekends and
holidays on a rotating basis.
The practical nursing
program at NETC is a one-year diploma program. Nurses
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your diploma in practical nursing from NETC, you will be
able to find a job in hospitals, doctors' offices and
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Career
Options
As a licensed practical
nurse, you will be able to work in hospitals, doctors'
offices and nursing homes throughout South Carolina and
the United States. Additionally, many LPNs continue
their education by becoming a registered nurse (RN).
Job
Outlook
In 1998,
there were about 692,000 LPNs in the United States.
Thirty-two percent worked in hospitals, twenty-eight
percent worked in nursing homes, and fourteen percent
worked in doctors' offices or clinics. The need for
licensed practical nurses is expected to increases as
fast as the average for all occupations through 2008. In
South Carolina, the number of LPNs is expected to
increase by about 6 percent.
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