Students enter NP3 when they are high school freshman and continue through their senior year. This four year experience familiarizes them with nursing school coursework, undergraduate college and nursing school admissions processes, test-taking skills, critical thinking and specialty training. The curriculum, developed by faculty and staff from St. John's College of Nursing and District 186, includes:
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Special lectures
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Physical skills-training
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Job shadowing
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Problem-based learning (PBL)
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Laboratory aptitude in the state of the art simulation center research
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College-planning seminars and financial aid planning
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Supplemental instruction in college-level science, technology, engineering and math courses
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Mentoring activities modeled after nursing education programs