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Eligibility for LPN in North Carolina- The eligibility required to enroll into a practical nurse course is high school diploma or GED. The aspirant is required to take certain pre-requisite courses which include the undergraduate subjects such as biology Wholesale PJ Tucker Jersey , mathematics, physiology, psychology etc. It takes about 30 credit hours or more of study to complete these courses. The nursing schools base the grades in the pre-requisite subjects as the criteria for admission. However, every school has its own guidelines for admission like many schools consider the TEAS score, score in their own entrance tests Wholesale Robert Horry Jersey , or personal interview as the additional criteria. One should have keen interest in nursing and medicine as LPN is only a first step in building a nursing career. Also the candidate must have a sympathetic character and must not have participated into any criminal activity, or drugs or alcoholic addiction.
How to Become an LPN in North Carolina- To become a practical nurse, one has to pursue an approved LPN Program. The practical nurse courses in the state are which awards a diploma degree and are concluded within a year. After the completion of the course, one has to apply in the state nursing board for licensure. This has to be followed by a transfer of transcript from the nursing school to the board. The applicant undergoes a criminal history background check and drugs screening through FBI fingerprint technology. Once allowed by the nursing board, the applicant has to register and take the national certification exam called National Counsel Licensing Examination 鈥?Practical Nursing (NCLEX-PN) administered by the national examiner Pearson-Vue. The applicant is issued the LPN license on passing the national certification exam. If an applicant is not able to pass the exam in first attempt Wholesale Clyde Drexler Jersey , heshe can still take it numerous times with waiting period of 45 days until two years. The licenses are needed to be renewed in every two years by receiving the continued education.
North Carolina LPN Training – The nursing schools approved by the North Carolina Nursing Board for running LPN programs are listed below:
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Address: 340 Victoria Road Asheville, NC 28801 Phone: (704) 254-1921 Ext. 262
ECPI University Address: 4800 Airport Center Parkway, #100 Charlotte, NC 28208 Phone: (704) 399-1010 Ext. 66288
Sampson Community College Address: 1801 Sunset Avenue Clinton, NC 28329 Phone: (910) 592-8081 Ext. 6508
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Address: 1531 Trinity Church Road Concord Wholesale Steve Francis Jersey , NC 28027-7601 Phone: (704) 788-3197
Surry Community College Address: 630 S. Main Street Dobson, NC 27017-0304 Phone: (336) 386-3368
Bladen Community College Address: PO Box 266 7418 Hwy 41 West Dublin, NC 28332-0266 Phone: (910) 879-5632
Durham Technical Community College Address: 1637 Lawson Street Durham, NC 27703 Phone: (919) 686-3675
College of The Albemarle Address: 1208 North Rd. St. Elizabeth City, NC 27906-2327 Phone: (252) 335-0821 Ext. 2308
Fayetteville Technical Community College Address: 2201 Hull Road Fayetteville Wholesale Tracy McGrady Jersey , NC 28303-0236 Phone: (910) 678-8355
Wayne Community College Address: PO Box 8002 Goldsboro, NC 27533-8002 Phone: (919) 735-5152
ECPI University Address: 7802 Airport Center Drive Greensboro, NC 27409 Phone: (336) 665-1400
Vance-Granville Community College Address: PO Box 917 Henderson, NC 27536 Phone: (252) 738-3222
Coastal Carolina Community College Address: 444 Western Boulevard Jacksonville, NC 28546-6816 Phone: (910) 938-6206
Guilford Technical Community College Address: 601 High Point Road Jamestown Wholesale Ryan Anderson Jersey , NC 27282 Phone: (336) 454-1126 ext. 2375
James Sprunt Community College Address: PO Box 398 Kenansville, NC 28349 Phone: (910) 296-2450
Lenoir Community College Address: PO Box 188 Kinston, NC 28502-0188 Phone: (252) 527-6223 Ext. 803
Richmond Community College Address: Honeycutt Center 600 McLean Street Laurinburg, NC 28352 Phone: (910) 410-1831
Gaston College (Lincoln Campus) Address: 511 South Aspen Street Lincolnton, NC 28092 Phone: (704) 748-1062
Robeson Community College Address: 5160 Fayetteville Road Lumberton Wholesale Eric Gordon Jersey , NC 28360 Phone: (910) 272-3398
McDowell Technical Community College Address: 54 College Drive Marion, NC 28752 Phone: (828) 652-0645