houston community college: lvn orientation

Nursing: Vocational Certification

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Vocational Nursing

• Entry Requirements• TEAS with the following scores

• Math 60• Reading 64• Criminal Background Check• Drug Screen(10 Panel, urine/creatinine pH level• HBV (Hepatitis)

• HBV must be completed before entering the program• Eligibility issues will require a Petition of Declaratory

Order• Go to: www.bon.state.tx.us. Click on forms. Scroll down

to Declaratory order and follow instructions.

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Criminal Background Check

• A person convicted of a felony /misdemeanor of a court of competent jurisdiction enters an adjudication of guilty against the person on a felony offense under the laws of this or another state of the United States.

• These crimes which the Board considers to be directly related to the duties and responsibilities of a Licensed Vocational Nurse shall include, but are not limited to:

• Offenses against a person• Offenses against property• Offenses involving fraud, dishonesty or deceit• Offenses related to drugs/alcohol• Offenses which include attempting or conspiring to commit any of the

offenses in this subsection

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Admission Criteria

VNSG 1320 and VNSG 1216 will be required for program acceptance.

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Essential Functions

• Essential functions are the basic physical, cognitive, psychomotor, social and affective activities that are necessary for successful completion of the Houston Community College Vocational Nursing Program curriculum leading to initial licensure as a vocational nurse.

• Basic functions included are gross motor skills, fine motor skills, physical endurance, physical strength, mobility, hearing, visual, tactile, smell, reading, arithmetic competence, emotion stability, analytical thinking, critical thinking, interpersonal skills , and communication

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Course Substitutions

• VNSG1216 Nutrition (Pre-requisite)• VNSG 1320 Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health (Pre-requisite)• Houston Community College Biol1322 Basic Nutrition WILL NOT course

substitute for VNSG 1216• U of H-Nutr 2332 Into to Human Nutrition (3)• Sam Houston State-FCS 167 Basic Nutrition (3)• Stephen F. Austin-HMS 339-Nutrition (3)• Baton Rouge CC-Biol 220-Human Nut & Diet Therapy (3)• Prairie View A & M-HUSC 1343• Lone Star- Biol 1322• San Jacinto College-HOEC 1322• Alvin Community College FDNS 1305• Brazos port College/ Lee College-Biol 1322• Blinn College-HOEC 1305• Texas A & M BICH 401 or Nut 202• Texas Southern-Food and Nut 233

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Vocational Nursing• Length: 12 months• Employment rate: 100%

Admission• Two admissions

• Application deadlines:• June 1 for Fall admission• October 1 for Spring admissions

• Class size• Approximately 120 students per year are admitted

• Classroom and lab instruction: 560 hours• Clinical education: 864 hours *See Degree Plan

• SCH: 44• Prerequisites• VNSG 1216-Nutrition• VNSG 1320-Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health

• Level I 12 SCH• Level II 15 SCH• Level III 12 SCH

Curriculum

Clinical Education Centers

• Memorial-Hermann Hospital System• Garden Terrace Alzheimer’s Center• Harris County Jail• Seven Acres Jewish Senior Care Services• Michael DeBakey VA Medical Center• Kindred Hospital• University Place Nursing Center

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Vocational Nursing

• Employment areas: Acute care, community health,geriatric care, pediatric care, home health

• Employment settings: Hospitals, out patient facilities,private physician office, home health care, nursing homes

• Median salary range in $45,000

Fees• Approximate and are subject to change• (See 3rd page of Profile of the Vocational Nurse

Program Cost Sheet)

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Contact

Texas Board of Nursing www.bon.texas.govwww.weborder.precheck.net/studentcheck/studentOrder.aspx

Department Chair: Deborah Simmons-Johnson713.718.7332deborah.johnson@hccs.edu

Department Secretary: Blessing Obot 713.718.7330

blessing.obot@hccs.edu

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