You can join an exciting, challenging, and growing employment field where professional satisfaction can be high as you nurture the health of others on a daily basis. Through a challenging and engaging practical nursing program, Abcott Institute, a leading practical nurse training school in Southfield, MI, can help you achieve your dreams of serving a critical role on the front lines of patient care in a variety of job settings. Upon completion of the final Abcott Institute Practical Nursing course, graduates will:
Demonstrate professional behaviors and accountability to the legal and ethical standards for a competent licensed practical nurse.
Effectively communicate in oral and written environments with a patient, significant support person(s), and members of the interdisciplinary health care team incorporating interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills.
Collect holistic assessment data from multiple sources, communicate the data to appropriate health care providers, and evaluate client response to interventions.
Collaborate with the registered nurse or other members of the health care team to organize and incorporate assessment data to plan/revise patient care and actions based on established nursing diagnoses, nursing protocols, and assessment and evaluation data.
Demonstrate a caring and empathic approach to the safe, therapeutic, and individualized care of each client regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, creed, religion, political affiliation or belief, gender, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, and ability.
Implement patient care, at the direction of a registered nurse, licensed physician, or dentist through the performance of nursing interventions or directing aspects of care, as appropriate, to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
