PRACTICAL NURSE

Start training for your career as an LPN in PSI's student-centered Practical Nurse program

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We're Focused on YOUR Success as a PSI Practical Nurse Student

If you’re ready to take the first step toward a rewarding career in healthcare, PSI’s student-centered, supportive, Practical Nurse program can help get you there. Designed to prepare compassionate, skilled nursing professionals, our program combines classroom learning with practical hands-on simulation training, and clinical experience to ensure you’re ready for real-world patient care. Upon graduation, you’ll be eligible to apply for the NCLEX-PN exam and begin working as a Practical Nurse in a variety of healthcare settings.

PROGRAM FAST FACTS

Complete your
training in less
than one year

Comprehensive
NCLEX-PN exam
preparation

Job placement assistance
from our Career
Services team

Financial aid is
available to those
who qualify

PSI provides labs that are fully equipped with the tools and equipment that you can expect to be using in your job as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Our students train using specialized software with simulator manikins that offer a realistic training experience. This technology is used to simulate a variety of medical scenarios that healthcare professionals may encounter and provides immediate feedback and evaluation on student performance. This practical simulation training is a valuable tool for students to practice and perfect their skills in a safe and controlled environment!

Our Practical Nurse program includes 270 hours of clinical training beginning in your second quarter and continuing through the remaining quarters. During this special training, you’ll work onsite in actual medical facilities shadowing a qualified professional where you can apply the skills you’ve learned during your campus labs!

PSI’s course instructors, lab instructors and clinical instructors are Registered Nurses and are required to have at least 3 years of nursing experience. In addition, instructors teaching Practical Nurse courses have a minimum of Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Students benefit from the real-world experience from instructors who have worked in the field.

Hybrid learning at PSI means you’ll complete lectures and assignments online while gaining essential, hands-on experience in our labs or clinical settings.

The Practical Nurse program offers open lab time during specified weeks that is fully staffed with instructors for students who are interested in, or may need, additional training on specific skills.

Institutional accreditation: Professional Skills Institute is institutionally accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES).

State accreditation:– Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools. PSI has been granted state approval to confer the Associate of Applied Science Degrees and program Diplomas. http://scr.ohio.gov/

Programmatic accreditation: The Practical Nurse program has approval by the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN) through November 2025, 8995 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068; telephone: (614) 466-3947; website: http://www.nursing.ohio.gov

The practical nursing program at Professional Skills Institute at the Maumee, OH campus is accredited by the: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
3390 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA, 30326 (404) 975-5000

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the practical nursing program is initial accreditation.

View the public information disclosed by the ACEN regarding this program at http://www.acenursing.org

Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) perform a multitude of essential duties under the direction of a physician. LPNs provide basic bedside care, take vital signs such as temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respirations, and document patient care in electronic health record systems. They provide direct patient care such as wound care, inserting, monitoring and removing urinary catheters, starting IVs for adult patients, and administering select medications. LPNs closely monitor patients and report adverse reactions to medications and treatments. In addition, LPNs collect samples for testing, perform blood draws and routine laboratory tests, and provide a comfortable environment for patients – listening to their concerns and discussing their medical care.

LPNs can also supervise nursing assistants and aides under the direction of a registered nurse or any of the following who is authorized to practice in this state (Ohio) or surrounding states where licensed: a physician, physician assistant, dentist, podiatrist, optometrist, or chiropractor.

Some of the things you'll learn in PSI's Practical Nurse program

Basic structure and functions of the human body
Fundamental and medical-surgical nursing care principles
The principles of intravenous (IV) therapy
How to care for patients experiencing mental health problems
How to care for women during childbearing years
The legal and ethical responsibilities of the practical nurse

With a Professional Skills Institute education, you’ll have opportunities to apply for licensed practical nursing jobs to some of the most highly sought-after medical employers in the state. Here are just a few of the companies who have hired our graduates:

Heartland at ProMedica
Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn
Sunset Retirement Communities

Your Nursing Career Track at PSI

Emphasizing growth, opportunity, and YOUR future as a nurse, PSI’s comprehensive nursing program offering allows students to seamlessly complete the full range of nursing education. The nursing career track begins with the Practical Nurse program, followed by the LPN to RN Bridge program, and finally to the RN to BSN degree completion program.

PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM CURRICULUM

The following are a few of the courses that you’ll take as part of the Practical Nurse program:

Anatomy and Physiology Foundations
Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology
Basic Math and Dosage Calculations
Introduction to the Nursing Profession
Basic Nursing Skills
Fundamentals of Nursing
Mental Health Nursing

The admissions team at Professional Skills Institute is committed to assisting you throughout the process – whether you’re just beginning to investigate your educational options, or are ready to start the enrollment process.

Step 1: Getting Connected

Call us at 419.720.6670 or request info!

Step 2: Getting to Know You

One of our admissions representatives will speak with you about where you are in the process, your future career goals, and will help you determine if career education is right for you.

Step 3: Your Campus Visit

Visiting the campus is the best way to determine if PSI is the right fit for you. We’ll provide you with an individual campus tour where you’ll have an opportunity to see the classrooms and labs where you’ll receive your hands-on training.

Bring your parents, spouse or friends! Your success is important to your loved ones, so we invite them to be a part of the process.

Have Questions about Financial Planning?

We can help! Our Financial Aid Representatives can discuss what educational funding options may be available to you!

Credentialing

PSI’s Practical Nursing program meets the educational requirements for licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the state of Ohio and in the state of Michigan.

We have not made a determination for the following states*: AL, AK, American Samoa, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, Guam, HI, ID, IL, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MA, MD, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, N. Marianas Island, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, Virgin Islands, WA, WV, WI, WY

Those who successfully graduate from the Practical Nursing program may be eligible to take the NLCLEX-PN®. Approval to take the examination is not automatic. Successfully passing the NCLEX is one of several requirements for licensure.

Requirements for licensure vary among states. In order to locate the licensure eligibility requirements of another state, please contact the Board of Nursing of that state.

*If you need additional information on state eligibility or transferability requirements for these states, please contact your Program Director or the Campus Director.