职业护理
This is a twelve (12) month program to receive certification in 职业护理 at 科林大学 and then to become eligible to take the NCLEX-PN exam for licensure as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) by the Texas Board of Nursing. LVNs / lpn工作 under the supervision of an RN, physician (MD or DO), nurse practitioner (NP or APRN), 牙医或医师助理. They can perform basic nursing duties independently and assist RNs and physicians in more complex nursing situations. lvn / lpn工作于 a variety of healthcare 设置 including many areas of acute care hospitals, skilled nursing facilities/nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, long-term acute care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, substance abuse centers, dialysis centers, schools, clinics, adult and child daycare centers, correctional facilities, doctor offices, surgery centers, hospice and home healthcare among others.
招生要求
• Minimum educational credentials required by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON) to
be admitted to an LVN Program are a high school diploma or GED/HiSET certificate.
• Attendance at a 职业护理 Information Session is required. 看到 www.科林.edu/department/lvn/ 查询日期、时间和地点. This session takes approximately 75 minutes to explain 项目详情.
• Admission to the VN Program is a selective process. 学生将被选中参加 该程序基于计分系统. The 科林大学 LVN Program will use the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) entrance exam by Advanced Technology Institute (ATI). Score on the TEAS entrance exam will be highly prioritized for admission. To graduate, a final grade of C or better must be earned in every nursing course required 对于这个程序.
• To comply with the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations and the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Hospital Council requirements, blood titers are required to show immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B. 预防流感疫苗 和COVID-19(如果有). 肺结核检查和年度体检 考试是必需的.
• Current CPR certification and personal medical insurance are required during the 整个项目.
• Drug screening will be done randomly on admission and throughout the program with 需要非阳性结果.
许可的通知: All students must undergo an FBI criminal background by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON) and be approved by TBON to attend a nursing program. 曾经参加过 involved with the criminal system, are advised that your background could keep you 无法获得德克萨斯州的执照.
Upon initial acceptance to the program, the TBON will require an FBI criminal background 检查. If you can answer, “YES” to any one of the questions below, the TBON may require you to submit police reports, lawyer and court reports, probation records and/or other documents at their discretion to approve your eligibility to be enrolled in a nursing program and take the licensure exam upon graduation.
• Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor (other than a class C misdemeanor
交通违章)?
•你是否曾被判重罪?
• Have you ever pled nolo contender, no contest, or guilty?
•你是否曾收到过延期裁决?
• Have you ever been placed on community supervision or court-ordered probation, whether
或者不被判有罪?
• Have you ever been sentenced to serve jail or prison time or court-ordered confinement?
• Have you ever been granted pre-trial diversion?
• Have you ever been arrested or have any pending criminal charges?
• Have you ever been cited or charged with any violation of the law?
• Have you ever been subject of a court-martial; Article 15 violation; or received
any form of military judgment, punishment, or action?
Applicants may NOT apply for a Declaratory Order of Eligibility (DOE) from the Texas
Board of Nursing before initial acceptance to a nursing program. 申请人姓名必须
由护理学院提交.
Collin County healthcare facilities support the 科林大学 护理程序s. 几个 healthcare facilities throughout the Metroplex are used for the clinical experience.
FUNCTIONAL ABILITIES/CORE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS STATEMENT
After initial acceptance to this program, all students are required to meet specific
functional abilities - with or without accommodations - for successful completion
of the program and to function safely and effectively in the variety of the profession’s
设置. The specific functional requirements are found in the Functional Abilities/Core
Performance Standards documents provided in the program information on the Nursing
网站http://www.科林.edu/nursing. 那些认为自己可能做不到的学生
meet the functional standards and need accommodation are encouraged to contact the
college ACCESS department as soon as this program is of interest.
评审/批准
The 科林大学 职业护理 Program has been approved by the Texas Board
of Nursing (TBON), and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).
奖学金
Various scholarships are available to students when they have been accepted into the
护理程序. Most scholarships are awarded based on financial need. 其他类型
of monetary support are available through the college’s Financial Aid Office.
程序选项