Boonslick Technical Education Center has a practical nursing program designed to be completed in 12 months that consists of classroom and clinical work. Topics covered in the classroom include anatomy and physiology, fundamentals in nursing and pharmacology. After the first 16 weeks, students begin to integrate clinical experience into their education, spending two days per week in the classroom and two days in the field. Applicants must be at least 17 years old and hold high school diplomas or GEDs.
Boonslick Technical Education Center
1694 W. Ashley Road
Boonville, MO 65233
660-882-5306
btec.boonville.k12.mo.us
Students can complete the practical nursing program at Northland Career Center in 11 months. They must attend class four days a week during the first semester, learning about topics that include pharmacology, obstetrics and pediatrics. Students complete just over 40 hours of clinical experience in the first semester, and during the second semester that jumps to more than 450 hours in the field. Students can get clinical placements in a variety of settings, including hospitals and long-term-care facilities. Applicants must be 18 years old and have high school diplomas or GEDs.
Northland Career Center
1801 Branch St.
Platte City, MO 64079
816-858-5505
northlandcareercenter.com
Students can finish the practical nursing program at Rolla Technical Institute in 11 months. Principles of nursing, basic emergency nursing and math for nurses are among the topics of classroom instruction. All students also take part in a clinical rotation during the second and third trimesters. The school strongly encourages students to take a class in anatomy and physiology before entering the practical nursing program, though they can take the class during the first semester at Rolla Technical Institute if necessary.
Rolla Technical Institute
500 Forum Drive
Rolla, MO 65401
573-458-0160
rolla.k12.mo.us