A CAREER IN NURSING North Harris

Montgomery Community College District

Cy-Fair College

Florence Nightingale

What is Nursing? The process of caring

Professional nurses combine aspects of biology & psychology to promote the restoration & maintenance of health.

Categories of Nurses LVN’s – Licensed Vocational Nurses RN’s – Registered Nurses

RN Functions & Duties Nurses practice wherever people

need nursing care A nurse’s 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

LVN Functions & Duties LVN’s practice under the

supervision of the RN

Nursing Education RN

Diploma School Associate Degree Baccalaureate Degree

LVN Certificate after approximately one

year of classroom & hospital training

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.

Today’s 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.

Where Will I Work? Hospitals Clinics Offices Schools Home Care Long-Term Care

Center Occupational

Settings

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

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.

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

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

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

When above criteria are met: Nursing Pre-Entrance Exam

Basic math & reading comprehension HESI Review book on reserve in the

library

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

Example: GPA 3.5 Percentage on Entrance Test

Reading – 80%Math - 90%Total - 170/50 = 3.4

TOTAL 6.9

When accepted & before regisitration:

Criminal background check Hepatitis B immunizations must be

complete

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

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.

When above criteria are met: Nursing pre-entrance exam

HESI reading comprehension & math Minimum score for application is 70 in

each

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

Co-Requisite Courses AAS in Nursing Degree

BIOL 2402 A&P II BIOL 2420 Microbiology PSYC 2314 Lifespan Growth &

Development SOCI 1301 SPCH 1318 Interpersonal Communication

(or SPCH 1311) Humanities Elective PE (Actual physical activity)

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

When admitted & before registration:

Criminal background check Hepatitis immunizations must be

complete

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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OPEN OFFICE HOURS

HSC 117-N, Thursday mornings between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.

What can I expect? Busy Schedule! Licensing Exam

Cannot work full time