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Course Detail

Personal Vocational Concepts

Time and Location

Times

Term: Spring 2025
Start Date: JAN 13, 2025
End Date: MAY 16, 2025
Meeting Days: T
Meeting Times: 08:00PM-09:30PM

Location

Campus: Hillsboro
Building: CTE
Room: 100A

Registration Information

Credit Hours: 1.5
Subject Code: PNE
Course Number: 145
Section Number: 01
CRN: 36844
Tier: 3
Instruction TypeHybrid Lecture

Enrollment Numbers

Remaining Seats: 0
Filled Seats: 30
Maximum Seats: 30
Comments:
Course Description: Prerequisite: Admission to Bi-Level Nursing program and reading proficiency

This course is designed to help the adult learner adjust to the role of a student and to understand the role of the practical nurse. The course includes strategies to promote student success and focuses on practical nursing concepts that are required by the Missouri State Board of Nursing. (F,S).

Faculty Information

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Name: Sarah Akridge
Title: Associate Professor
Classification: Full Time
Credentials: Bachelor of Science Nursing: Saint Louis University,Master of Science Nursing: Walden University
Office: CTE 137A
Phone Extension: 3415
Bio: Mrs. Akridge entered the healthcare field after attending Certified Nurses Aide classes at Jefferson College in 2006. Since then, she has obtained her Bachelors of Science in Nursing from St. Louis University (2011) and Masters in Nursing Education from Walden University (2019). Mrs. Akridge worked in acute care for over 10 years as well as hospice. She has been certified in medical surgical nursing, and has also participated in many leadership roles and research studies. She joined the Jefferson College Bi-Level Nursing team in the spring of 2017 as a clinical instructor, teaching medical-surgical clinical rotations, before accepting a full-time faculty position in the fall of 2017. Mrs. Akridge is excited to share her clinical reasoning, knowledge, and leadership with the nursing students of Jefferson College.