General Program Information
Practical Nursing Program Mission Statement
The mission of the Ogeechee Technical College Practical Nursing Program is to prepare students to provide safe and effective health care and function as a member of an interdisciplinary health team. Through embodying areas of caring, critical thinking, related study fields of science, nursing and humanities content knowledge, and refining individuals to practice nursing in a variety of settings in the healthcare workforce field, goal achievement is attained. The faculty of the nursing program supports state of the art teaching and learning activities through traditional and distance delivery formats.
Practical Nursing Program Purpose Statement
The purpose of the PN program is to provide the student with the appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitudes to practice both safe and competent care as a novice nurse, in a variety of clinical settings in the communities we serve. In addition, the program develops analytical thinking; incorporates knowledge from nursing and emphasizes the values of safe, caring, holistic and cultural sensitivity.
Vision of the Practical Nursing Program
The vision of the PN program at Ogeechee Technical College is to provide a positive supportive learning environment where students acquire the necessary knowledge and skills through evidence-based innovative instruction to become a safe and competent practitioner for direct client care to meet diverse health care needs of the communities we serve.
Philosophy of the Practical Nursing Program
The PN faculty holds a philosophical belief that involves the nursing profession encompassing a safe, caring, holistic, effective, culturally sensitive methodology in the promotion of health for individuals, families, and small groups. Through the carrying out of tasks as manager of care and member of the profession, the nurse utilizes evidence-based practice in managing the needs of the client and meeting the needs of the workforce.
This philosophy reflects the beliefs and values of the faculty and gives direction to the curriculum. The faculty believes that nursing education is best achieved in institutions of higher learning by utilizing the functions of teaching, service, and clinical practice in an environment that fosters excellence in teaching through active learning. The PN faculty has established the principles concerning safe, caring, holistic, effective, and culturally sensitive methodologies in the promotion of health for individuals, families, and small groups.