• Skip to Content
  • AZ Index
  • Catalog Home
Oakton Community College
  • Visit
  • Request Info
  • Apply
  • MyOakton
  • Library
  • Academics toggle about us mobile menu
  • Apply toggle about us mobile menu
  • Paying for College toggle about us mobile menu
  • Life at Oakton toggle about us mobile menu
  • Giving toggle about us mobile menu
  • About Us toggle about us mobile menu
  • Visit
  • Request Info
  • Apply
  • MyOakton
  • Library
  • Library
  • News
  • Events
  • Bookstore
  • Alumni
  • Programs
  • Directory
  • The Community
  • Employment

Practical Nursing (LPN) Certificate

  • Home›
  • Career Programs and Pathways›
  • Nursing›
  • Practical Nursing (LPN) Certificate

2022-2023 Edition

  • Mission, Vision, and Values
  • About Oakton
  • Academic Calendar
  • Academic and Student Policies
  • Academic and Student Support Services
  • Student Services
  • College Transitions
  • Campus Services
  • Continuing Education, Training, and Workforce Development
  • General Education
  • Academic Curricula and Departments
  • Baccalaureate Transfer Programs and Pre-​majors
  • Career Programs and Pathways
    • Accounting Associate
    • Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Technology
    • Automotive Technology
    • Business and Professional Services
    • Cancer Registry Management
    • Cannabis Studies
    • Computer Applications for Business
    • Computer Information Systems
    • Computer Integrated Manufacturing
    • Computer Networking and Systems
    • Early Childhood Education
    • Electronics and Computer Technology
    • Facilities Management and Engineering
    • Fire Science Technology
    • Global Business Studies
    • Graphic Design
    • Health Information Technology
    • Human Services
    • Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
    • Management and Supervision
    • Marketing Management
    • Mechanical Design/​CAD
    • Medical Assistant
    • Medical Laboratory Technology
    • Nanotechnology
    • Nursing
      • Nursing A.A.S.
      • Perioperative Nursing Certificate
      • Practical Nursing (LPN) Certificate
    • Nursing, Basic Nurse Assistant Training
    • Nursing, Person-​Centered Elder Support
    • Paralegal Studies
    • Patient Care Technician
    • Pharmacy Technician
    • Phlebotomy
    • Physical Therapist Assistant
    • Public Health Contact Tracer Professional
    • Sterile Processing Technician
    • Substance Abuse Counseling
    • Technical Communication
  • Course Descriptions
  • Faculty and Administrators
  • Catalog A-​Z Index
  • Search Courses
  • Archive
  • Overview
  • Learning Outcomes
  • Pathway

39 Semester credit Hours; Curriculum: 0323

Practical Nursing Certificate is only open to students admitted to and enrolled in Oakton's Nursing program. Graduates of the Practical Nursing (LPN) program will be eligible to become a licensed practical nurse.

Course List
Code Title Hours
Courses for a Certificate
BIO 232Human Anatomy and Physiology II4
BIO 251Microbiology4
NUR 103Nursing Concepts 1A4
NUR 104Nursing Concepts 1B5
NUR 109Nursing Concepts 2A: Maternal-Child4
NUR 110Nursing Concepts 2B: Chronic Illness5
NUR 111Nursing Pharmacology 1 1.5
NUR 112Nursing Pharmacology 21.5
NUR 151LPN Option4
PSY 120Human Development3
SOC 103Social Problems3
Total Hours39

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Collaborate with patients and families to assist patients in meeting their health needs (Maslow), while demonstrating an understanding of the patients’ developmental levels (Erickson) and basic needs. 
  2. Communicate therapeutically with patients and families.
  3. Identify patient and family teaching plans to maintain and promote health.
  4. Identify the importance of being a patient advocate while recognizing human dignity and cultural diversity.
  5. Apply the nursing process in providing safe, physical and psychosocial care for patients and families.
  6. Demonstrate basic management skills in providing nursing care for patients and families (e.g. time management, organizational skills, knowledge of role of nurse and other health team members).
  7. Describe technology in implementing safe nursing practice.
  8. Discuss accepted nursing standards of practice and professional ethics.
  9. Identify the importance of professional activities and role of the nurse.

Practical Nursing (LPN) Certificate Pathway

The following Pathway is recommended for students pursuing the Practical Nursing (LPN) Certificate.

For more information on recommended courses or program specific advising, contact the Health Career Advisor at 847.635.1266 or the Division of STEM and Health Careers at 847.635.1684.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall SemesterHours
BIO 232 Human Anatomy and Physiology II 4
NUR 103 Nursing Concepts 1A 4
NUR 104 Nursing Concepts 1B 5
PSY 120 Human Development 3
NUR 111 Nursing Pharmacology 1 1.5
 Hours17.5
Spring Semester
BIO 251 Microbiology 4
NUR 109 Nursing Concepts 2A: Maternal-Child 4
NUR 110 Nursing Concepts 2B: Chronic Illness 5
NUR 112 Nursing Pharmacology 2 1.5
SOC 103 Social Problems 3
 Hours17.5
Summer Semester
NUR 151 LPN Option 4
 Hours4
 Total Hours39
Oakton Community College Home

Des Plaines Campus

1600 E. Golf Road

Des Plaines, IL 60016

847.635.1600
Directions

Skokie Campus

7701 N. Lincoln Avenue

Skokie, IL 60077

847.635.1600
Directions
Achieving the Dream Leader College
Instagram Facebook Twitter LinkedIn
  • Maps & Directions
  • Bookstore
  • Employment
  • Staff Directory
  • Legal Notices
  • Contact Info

© 2022-2023 Oakton Community College | All Rights Reserved.

Back to top

Print Options

  • Send Page to Printer

    Print this page.

  • Download Page (PDF)

    The PDF will include all information unique to this page.

  • Oakton Community College 2022-2023 Catalog

    A PDF of the entire 2022-2023 catalog.