A CAREER IN NURSING

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A CAREER IN NURSING

• North Harris Montgomery Community College
  District
• Cy-Fair College

• Florence Nightingale

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What is Nursing?

• The process of caring
• Professional nurses combine aspects of biology
  psychology to promote the restoration
  maintenance of health.

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Categories of Nurses

• LVNs Licensed Vocational Nurses
• RNs Registered Nurses

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RN Functions Duties

• Nurses practice wherever people need nursing care
• A nurses functions are defined and controlled by
  the Nursing Practice Act
• Some duties include administering medications,
  changing dressings on wounds, bathing patients,
  teaching people how best to care for themselves

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LVN Functions Duties

• LVNs practice under the supervision of the RN

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Nursing Education

• RN
• Diploma School
• Associate Degree
• Baccalaureate Degree
• LVN
• Certificate after approximately one year of
  classroom hospital training

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Board of NursingRequirement for Licensure

• The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) may refuse to
  admit persons to its licensure examination, OR
  may refuse to issue a license or certification of
  registration to any individual with lack of
  fitness to practice nursing by reason of mental
  or physical health or intemperate use of alcohol
  or drugs that could result in injury to patients
  or the public.
• Background checks are required by the Board of
  Nursing.

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Todays Job Market

• Is GRRRREAT!
• There is a nursing shortage
• The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 700,000
  additional RN job openings by 2012.
• Texas Workforce Commission projects 2,590 annual
  VN job openings.

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Where Will I Work?

• Hospitals
• Clinics
• Offices
• Schools
• Home Care
• Long-Term Care Center
• Occupational Settings

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What kind of salary can I expect?

• There is a salary war sign on bonuses,
  increases for key specialties
• From the Texas Workforce Commission
• RN 54,787 average salary in the Gulf Coast
  area
• LVN 35,675 average salary

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Application Information

• All applications and information are found on the
  Cy-Fair College Nursing Program WEB site
  www.cy-faircollege.com.
• LVN application deadline for Fall enrollment is
  April 1st. Applications will be available
  on-line the first week of February.
• ADN application deadline for Spring enrollment is
  Sept. 15th. Applications will be available
  on-line the first week of June.

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LVN Programs at NHMCCD

• Kingwood College classes begin Fall Spring
• Montgomery College classes begin in the Summer
  
• Tomball College classes begin in the Spring
• Cy-Fair College classes begin in the Fall

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Vocational Nursing Program

• The VN program is a 12month program including
  clinical, lab theory courses
• CFC begins the VN program each fall semester.
  The program is 3 semesters in length Fall,
  Spring Summer

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Admissions - LVN

• Application to college VN program
• Pass TASP/THEA
• Official HS transcripts/GED or transcript
  evaluation from international school
• Complete BIOL 2404 or BIOL 2401 BIOL 2402 with
  a C or better
• Maintain a GPA of 2.0 or better

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When above criteria are met

• Nursing Pre-Entrance Exam
• Basic math reading comprehension
• HESI Review book on reserve in the library

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Ranking of Applicants

• Biol 2404 or Biol 2401 2402
• A 4 points
• B 3 points 4 possible points
• C 2 points
• Hesi Score Reading Math
• Combined scores divided by 50
• 4 possible
  points
• TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS 8

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Example

• GPA 3.5
• Percentage on Entrance
• Test
• Reading 80
• Math - 90
• Total - 170/50 3.4
• TOTAL
  6.9

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When accepted before regisitration

• Criminal background check
• Hepatitis B immunizations must be complete

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ADN Programs at NHMCCD

• North Harris College classes begin in the Fall
• Tomball College classes begin in the Fall
• Montgomery College classes begin in the Fall
• CY- Fair College classes begin in the Spring
• Kingwood College classes begin in the Spring
  an evening/weekend program

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ADN Admissions

• NHMCCD Nursing Program application
• Meet TASP/THEA requirements
• BIOL 2401, ENGL 1301, PSYC 2301 with a 2.5 GPA or
  
• All academic courses must be C or better
• Biology courses must be completed within 5 years
  of application can only be repeated one time
  during same period.

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When above criteria are met

• Nursing pre-entrance exam
• HESI reading comprehension math
• Minimum score for application is 70 in each

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Ranking for Placement of Applicants

• GPA in BIOL 2401, ENGL 1301 PSYC 2301
• Score on the HESI Reading Pre-entrance test
• of credits completed in Degree Plan
• 27 - 31 hrs 4 points
• 23 - 26 hrs 3 points
• 16 - 22 hrs 2 points
• 10 - 15 hrs 1 point

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Co-Requisite Courses AAS in Nursing Degree

• BIOL 2402 AP II
• BIOL 2420 Microbiology
• PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth Development
• SOCI 1301
• SPCH 1318 Interpersonal Communication (or SPCH
  1311)
• Humanities Elective
• PE (Actual physical activity)

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Example

• GPA 3.7
• Points for within
• degree plan 4.0
• HESI Reading of 86 x 2 1.72
• Total 9.42
  

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When admitted before registration

• Criminal background check
• Hepatitis immunizations must be complete

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Nursing Curriculum

• Integrated Curriculum vs. Blocked Curriculum
• Cy-Fair College is offering a Blocked Curriculum.
  The other colleges in NHMCCD offer an integrated
  curriculum.

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Need more information???

• OPEN OFFICE HOURS
• HSC 117-N, Thursday mornings between 9 a.m. and
  11 a.m.

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What can I expect?

• Cannot work full time

• Busy Schedule!
• Licensing Exam