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The program of study includes classroom and clinical instruction in the following areas: growth and development, vocational nursing concepts, basic nursing skills, pharmacology, medication administration, clinical practical training, nutrition, geriatrics, medical/surgical nursing, pediatrics, disease control and prevention, maternal/neonatal nursing, mental health nursing, and leadership and professional development.
Pre-requisites:
Anatomy and Physiology Course, a total of 3 credit hours with a grade of "C" or better in the past 3 years. This can be two classes Part I and Part II or one combined course as long as 3 credit hours total has been completed with a grade of "C" or better.
Pre-admission HESI test inclusive of 1) Reading Comprehension 2) Basic Math Skills 3) Grammar and 4) Vocabulary and General Knowledge with an overall score of 80% or higher in the past 3 years.
Medical Terminology Course (minimum 30 clock hours in length) with a grade of C or better in the past 3 years.
Work Setting:The Vocational Nurse can expect to find employment in hospitals, home health agencies, hospice agencies, dialysis centers, and long-term care facilities.
Effective 3/7/14, the Texas Board of Nursing will require all students to take and pass the nursing jurisprudence examination before they take the NCLEX. Although a majority of students take and pass the nursing jurisprudence examination before taking the NCLEX, the Texas Board of Nursing has allowed students to sit for the NCLEX prior to completing the nursing jurisprudence examination. This should not cause much change on your part but we do ask that you let your students know that they must take and pass the nursing jurisprudence examination from our website before The Texas Board of Nursing will deem them eligible to take their NCLEX.
The Board of Nursing is requiring all new enrollees to complete their background checks with the Board of Nursing prior to enrollment. Please go to the Texas Board of Nursing website to complete the appropriate information.
Textbooks:
The school does not include the price of textbooks in its tuition. The textbooks will be purchased by the students for their own use. Students may choose textbooks are new, or purchased in good condition.
A complete textbook listing is included on each syllabus. For each course, TBD (to be determined) may be listed. School bookstores are Elsevier, textbooks.com, and Amazon.
Enrollment Info | Enrollment Packet Dress Code
New VN Student Applicants MUST complete this prior to enrollment: Petition for Declaratory Order
Fingerprinting Information:
https://www.bon.texas.gov/pdfs/forms_pdfs/applications_pdfs/fp-generalinst.pdf
