WELCOME to the VALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE NURSING PROGRAM!!!!

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WELCOMEto theVALENCIA COMMUNITY COLLEGENURSING
PROGRAM!!!!
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Welcome to the Nursing Program Dr. Louise
PittsDean of Health Sciences
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Overview of Nursing Program Professor
Patricia WoodberyNursing Program Director
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Nursing 1 Registration Ms. Molly
MorrowNursing Outreach Coordinator
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NURSING FACULTYCourse Leader Professor Susan
Stone Section RED FacultyProfessors Manny
Ramos Ruby AlvarezSection SILVER
FacultyProfessors Linnetta Neal TBA Osceola
CampusSection GOLD FacultyProfessors Mary Ann
Gagen June MairNursing Arts Lab Supervisor
Professor Rita Swanson Osceola Nursing Arts Lab
SupervisorMr. Fred Klausegger , RNNursing Lab
InstructorMs. Maggie Hayes, RN, BSNMs. Lisa
Wiese, RN, MSNMs. Lorrie Sablad, RN, MSN
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Deadline Dates (Lavender Form)(Turn in all
forms to HSB Room 200)

• Health Status Report
• Copy for yourself/
• Immunization Information
• Copy for yourself
• FIT TEST
• Copy for yourself
• CPR
• Copy of card for yourself

• Uniforms/Lab Coats
• Student Name Pins
• Purchase at West Campus Bookstore)
• Payment for Classes
• First Day of Class

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Textbook List (Blue Form)

• Please purchase your textbooks (including your
  lab kit) at the West Campus Bookstore or the
  Osceola Bookstore, whichever campus at which you
  are registered.

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ATLAS GROUP

• You will automatically be in a Nursing ATLAS
  Group. Please check it daily for announcements
  prior to the start of the Summer session.after
  the semester begins, all correspondence will be
  in WEB CT. Miss Morrow has already been sending
  you messages in the Nursing ATLAS Group.

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Nursing 1 WEBSITE

• Go to Valencia Home Page and click on Kovalsky
  under faculty websites.
• DO NOT DOWNLOAD POWER POINT OUTLINES until they
  are updated!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Welcome to Nursing 1 Web-Enhanced Course We
will have an orientation in the Computer Lab on
the first day of class Monday, January 8
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

• Q - What do I wear to class each day?
• A - Professional attire.. Jeans are okay no
  halter tops or belly shirts!!! If it is a Return
  Demo Day, then you wear your Community Uniform
  with your Lab Coat.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

• Q - What is the Community Uniform?
• A - Khaki pants and the Valencia Nursing Navy
  Polo Shirt. Sometimes a lab coat is worn over
  this outfit. The lab coat should have a Valencia
  patch on the LEFT sleeve.
• Q When do I wear the Community Uniform?
• A You wear it for your Return Demos in the
  Nursing Arts Lab, and at other times as
  designated by the faculty.

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FREQENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

• Q - Do I need to purchase a Nursing Uniform?
• A Yes. You will be having a clinical day
  beginning some time in the Spring semester.
  Uniforms purchase today will be distributed in
  January at your respective campus.

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Tuesday bunch
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Wednesday pumpkins
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Anita Kovalsky,Assistant Nursing Program
DirectorIMMUNIZATION INFORMATIONDeadline is
December 8!!!(White Form)

• Health Status Report- Physical within one year of
  entering Nursing Program
• Hepatitis Series of 3 injections (you may sign a
  waiver if you are refusing it)
• Tetanus (within past 10 years)
• MMR Vaccine (2 vaccines if 1st birthday is after
  1957)
• Varicella vaccine OR Varicella Titer OR history
  of having chickenpox
• PPD (for tuberculosis) note this must be kept
  current throughout the time you are in the
  Nursing Programit is required yearly

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FREQENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

• Q - When is the Health Status Report due?
• A - Its due December 8th!!!. It should be within
  one year of entry into the program on the
  official form.
• Q - What immunizations are due?
• A -. These are also due by December 8th!!!!!!

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What about the PPD?

• PPD (for tuberculosis) should be done and read
  with 48-72 hours of when it was planted.
• Please note this must be kept current throughout
  the time you are in the Nursing Programit is
  required yearly
• If you received BCG vaccine in another country,
  you must submit a Chest X-Ray report, done within
  the past 5 years, which reads as normal. You
  should also submit yearly the Tuberculosis
  symptom form.

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What about the MMR?

• You must show documentation of 2 MMR vaccines OR
  have a POSITIVE MMR Titer if 1st birthday is
  AFTER 1957

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What about the Varicella?

• You must show documentation of 2 Varicella
  vaccines OR have a POSITIVE Varicella titer OR
  submit a document stating what year you had the
  chickenpox.

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What about the Tetanus?

• You must show documentation of a tetanus shot
  with the past 10 years.

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FREQENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

• Q - What is a FIT Test?
• A - Its a measurement for a special mask worn
  when caring for patients who have organisms
  transmitted via the airborne route. It is due by
  December 8th!!!
• Q - I already had a FIT Test where I work. Is
  that okay?
• A - Yes, Just bring in a copy of the paper work.

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FREQENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

• Q - What is the deadline for having my CPR done?
  Which course is acceptable?
• A By December 8!!! The course that you take
  should include adult 1 2 man, child and infant
  CPR for Health Care Workers . If you already have
  a CPR card, thats okay. You need to keep this
  current while you are in the Nursing Program.
  Students who do not have a current CPR will not
  be permitted to go to clinical!!!

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FREQENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

• Q - Where do I turn in the paperwork for Health
  Forms, CPR, FIT Test, etc?
• A - Bring it to the Health Sciences Offices (HSB)
  Room 200. Do NOT have your physician, ARNP, or
  PA mail in the forms, as we usually never receive
  them. MAKE A COPY OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU TURN IN
  FOR YOUR OWN FILES!!!!!!
• Q - What if I change my name, address, or phone
  number while in the Nursing Program?
• A - Go to the Health Sciences Office, HSB Room
  200 and tell Miss Angela Lawrence.

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FREQENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

• Q - What are Volunteer Hours, and how many do I
  need?
• A - You will need a total of 24 Community Service
  hours while in the Nursing Program. The
  suggested number of hours for the first semester
  is 6 hours in a service that is Health Related.
• Q How do I find out about Volunteer Activities?
• A Valencia staff from Student Development will
  discuss that later in the program.

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FREQENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

• Q - Will this Orientation EVER be over?
• A - Yes, we are almost finished!!!!!

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Ms. Rita Swanson, RN, BSNNursing Arts Lab
Supervisor

• Overview of Nursing Lab
• Professional Dress
• Lab Kit
• Peer Tutors

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What You Need to Know!!!! (Advice from Nursing
1 Students)
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Victor ColazzoDirector of Student
DevelopmentMelissa Cruz Peer
Educator/Coordinator

• Become One of Our Shining Stars

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VNSA Students

• Membership
• Community Service

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