just got the best news from the illinois department of professional regulation - nursing board they passed my curriculum for a lpn program!!! i never really knew exactly how hard this is until i opened my big mouth and told my boss, “sure i can create a practical nursing program.” every aspect of the curriculum had to be written, all reading and research material to be read, skills to be demonstrated and goals to be achieved. i also had to put together the student handbook so that every student would know exactly what is expected of them at every level.
while this was a lot of work, i am really proud of how it turned out and am very excited about actually beginning the course. now i’m getting the skills lab in order, complete with 3 bedside stations and manikins for our students to learn on. after this it will be on to the real part of all of this – teaching the students.
if anyone has any suggestions, i am all ‘ears.’ this is the first time i’ve ever taken on anything like this. i owned a medicare home health agency and let me tell ya’ that was easy compared to this. i’m getting nervous because i feel so responsible for what each student will learn and how they will ultimately practice once they graduate. and, i want to make sure they all understand that they should never stop learning and going on for rn licensure should be a goal for hem.
