Practical Nursing Admission Requirements at Wytheville Community College
To enter the Certificate Practical Nursing Program, the student must be a rising senior in a dual-credit high school program, a high school graduate, or the equivalent. High school courses must include one unit of biology and one unit of algebra. Satisfactory scores in English and proficiency in Math 03 based on Compass/ASSET placement tests are required. Students who do not have satisfactory scores must enroll in the college Developmental Studies Program to gain proficiency in English and/or Math. Students enrolled in the first year Practical Nursing class must complete developmental courses before beginning PNE 162.
Refusal, Revocation or Suspension, Censure or Probation
The Commonwealth of Virginia Board of Nursing may refuse to admit a candidate to any examination, refuse to issue a license or certificate to any applicant and may suspend any license or certificate for a stated period or indefinitely, or revoke any license or censure or reprimand any licensee or certificate holder or place him/her on probation for such time as it may designate for any of the following causes:
Fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to procure a license;
Unprofessional conduct;
Willful or repeated violation of any of the provisions of this chapter;
Conviction of any felony or any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
Practicing in a manner contrary to the standards of ethics or in such a manner as to make his practice a danger to the health and welfare of patients or to the public;
Use of alcohol or drugs to the extent that such use renders him/her unsafe to practice, or any mental or physical illness rendering him/her unsafe to practice;
The denial, revocation, suspension or restriction of a license or certificate to practice in another state, District of Columbia, or a United States possession or territory; or
Abuse, negligent practice, or misappropriation of a patient’s or resident’s property.