Technical Certificate Programs Catalog 2025-2026

Practical Nursing with Emphasis on Long-Term (Care CNUR - Code C002)

The purpose of the program is to train the student to offer nursing care with the competencies required in a practical nurse with an emphasis on the long-term care of the patient at any stage and development of their condition. During the course of their academic development, the students will acquire the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of patients with specific medical conditions.

The concentration courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C, and the practice requires a minimum grade of B. You will not be able to start the practice if you have not passed the following courses: CNUR 0170 and CNUR 0180, CNUR 0251 and CNUR 185.

The Aguadilla and Bayamón campuses are authorized to offer this Program.

(30 credits / 900 hours)

Academic Requirements for the Certificate in Practical Nursing with Emphasis on Long-Term Care

First Term

CMED 130Basic Business Mathematics

2

CNUR 170Foundations of Practical Nursing

2

CNUR 180Foundations of Pharmacology for Nursing

3

CNUR 185Basic Principles of Anatomy and Physiology

3

CNUR 251Care of the Elderly Patient at Home and in Nursing Centers

3

Second Term

CMED 110Basic Business Spanish

2

CMED 120Basic Business English

2

CNUR 245Care of the Adult Patient with Medical Surgical Conditions

4

CNUR 291Practice in Practical Nursing

5

CNUR 345Neonatal Maternal Care

2

CNUR 355Pediatric Care

2

For students enrolled on or before August 2021, in compliance with the past regulations, (34 CFR 668.8 (1) (1) a minimum number of hours in work outside the classroom will be added to the specified hours. The details of the number of hours and the appropriate tasks for each course are defined in the course syllabus.