PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM

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1 PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM APPLICATION INFORMATION Dear Prospective Student, Thank you for your interest in the Northwest Mississippi Community College Practical Nursing Program located on the Senatobia Campus, Benton-Marshall Campus, DeSoto Campus, and Oxford Campus. The PN program accepts applications from January through April 30 each year for the fall semester. The Oxford Campus also begins a new class each January. PN applications for this class (spring semester) will be accepted from June through mid-october each year. The PN program is a twelve-month course which begins each August and January for Oxford. A campus-wide schedule is followed with regard to holidays, semester registration, and breaks. Practical Nursing Admission Requirements: You must submit a new/updated Northwest admissions application. You must submit application to the Practical Nursing Department. (see deadlines above) You must submit a high-school diploma or GED equivalency. You must submit proof* of a composite score of 16 or higher on the enhanced ACT. *PROOF REQUIRED: OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT OR ACT PRINTOUT OF SCORES. You must be 18 years of age by program start date. You must be physically sound and have no felonious or criminal record. After these requirements are met, you will then be eligible to take the TEAS (a nurse entrance test). There is a $60.00 cash only fee due on testing date for the TEAS test. Testing begins in February for the fall semester on all NWCC campuses and mid-september for the SPRING SEMESTER at the Oxford Campus. For TEAS testing dates, call the campus contact person listed below: Oxford Campus: Brenda Holmes ( ) Senatobia Campus: Rhonda Still ( ) Ashland Campus: Rhonda Still ( ) Desoto Campus: Patsy Gardner ( ) Practical Nursing candidates who score at or above the program average (62) for math and reading on the TEAS will be considered for admission. All admission applications for the PN program must be submitted to the Practical Nursing Department of each respective campus. The mailing address is listed on the Practical Nurse Program Application.

2 Admission Policy Practical Nursing (PN) Students desiring to enter the PN program will be selected based on the following criteria: 1. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age by program start date. 2. Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED equivalency. 3. Applicants must submit a new or updated Northwest application and a PN application to the campus they are planning to attend. 4. Applicants must have an enhanced ACT composite score of 16 or greater and must send proof of their ACT score to Northwest s Registrar s Office. PROOF REQUIRED: Official high school transcript or ACT printout of scores. 5. Once a prospective student has all required documentation on file with the PN Program, an opportunity to sit for the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) can be scheduled by calling Brenda Holmes at * The Practical Nursing Program accepts applications from mid-january through April 30 of each year. Testing begins each February. ** The LYTC-Oxford Campus also accepts applications from June through mid-october for students planning to attend Spring semester. Testing begins for this class in September. Persons interested in applying for the Practical Nursing program at the Oxford campus should make application to the following address: ATTN: PN Program NWCC/Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center 1310 Belk Drive Oxford, MS 38655

3 ESTIMATED COST OF PN PROGRAM FIRST SEMESTER: TUITION $1, BOOKS & KIT.... 1, CPR (First Aid) UNIFORMS INSURANCE FINGERPRINT BACKGROUND CHECK FOR CLINICAL TOTAL FIRST SEMESTER..$2, SECOND SEMESTER: TUITION $1, BOOKS TOTAL SECOND SEMESTER.. $1, SUMMER SEMESTER: TUITION $1, TOTAL THIRD SEMESTER.... $1, TOTAL ESTIMATED COST OF PN PROGRAM.... $6, * Mandatory Physical (not included in estimated cost of program).. $ RD SEMESTER MANDATORY FEES State Board of Nursing Application $60.00 IV Certification Application $20.00 Criminal Background Check $75.00 State Board NCLEX Exam $ *Optional NCLEX Review Course approx. $200.00

4 Northwest Mississippi Community College PRACTICAL NURSING Advisors: Kitchens, Williams, Shawn, Hill The Practical Nursing Program prepares the individual to assist in providing general nursing care requiring basic knowledge of the biological, physical, behavioral, psychological, and sociological sciences; and of nursing procedures which do not require the skills, judgment, and knowledge required of a registered nurse. This care is performed under the direction of a registered nurse, licensed physician, or dentist. Students that complete the program requirements, 3 semesters, as identified by the Mississippi Department of Education, will be eligible to apply for PN licensure. The graduate of the program functions as a provider of care and a member of a profession. FIRST SEMESTER SEMESTER HOURS SECOND SEMESTER SEMESTER HOURS PNV 1213, Body Structure & Function 3 PNV 1614, Medical/Surgical Nursing 4 PNV 1426, Fundamentals of Nursing 6 PNV 1622, Medical/Surgical Nursing PNV 1437, Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical 2 Lab/Clinical 7 PNV 1634, Alterations in Adult Health 4 PNV1642, Alterations in Adult Health Clinical 2 PNV 1524, IV Therapy & Pharmacology 4 Total 16 Total 16 THIRD SEMESTER SEMESTER HOURS PNV 1714, Maternal-Child Nursing 4 PNV 1814, Mental Health Concepts 4 PNV 1914, Nursing Transition 4 Total

5 PRACTICAL NURSE PROGRAM APPLICATION / OXFORD CAMPUS ***AFTER YOU APPLY, YOU MUST CALL TO SET UP YOUR TEAS TEST DATE*** ALL PRIOR FILES ARE INACTIVE. THE REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICATION MUST BE COMPLETED IF YOU ARE RE APPLYING. **THIS APPLICATION, PLUS A NEW NORTHWEST ADMISSIONS APPLICATION, MUST BE SUBMITTED.** Applications for the fall semester will be accepted from January through April 30 each year. Applications for the spring semester will be accepted from June through mid October each year. PLEASE PRINT/NO PENCIL. NAME Last First Middle / Maiden MAILING ADDRESS Street City State Zip ADDRESS DOB TELEPHONE Home Number Business/Cell Number Have you taken the ACT? (Circle) Yes No If Yes, composite score (Minimum 16 ACT required YOU MUST PROVIDE PROOF OF SCORE H.S. Transcript or ACT printout) High School Year Graduated If you hold a GED Certificate, date received Please circle yes or no for the following questions. These are questions that will be on the NCLEX PN (State Board Exam). 1. Yes No Have you been convicted of any criminal offense in any state or federal court (other than minor traffic violations)? 2. Yes No Have you been convicted of a felony? 3. Yes No If yes, have you been issued a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities by the Prisoner Review Board?

6 4. Yes No Have you had or do you now have any disease or condition that interferes with your ability to perform the essential functions of your profession, including any disease or condition generally regarded as chronic by the medical community, i.e., (1) mental or emotional disease or condition; (2) alcohol or other substance abuse; (3) physical disease or condition, that presently interferes with your ability to practice your profession? 5. Yes No Have you been denied a professional license or permit, or privilege of taking an examination, or had a professional license or permit disciplined in any way by any licensing authority in Mississippi or elsewhere? 6. Yes No Have you ever been discharged other than honorably from the armed service or from a city, county, state or federal position? Note: Providing false information on this application may cause the applicant to be excluded from acceptance into the PN Program. Applicant s Signature (Legal Name) Date ***YOU MUST CALL TO SET UP YOUR TEAS TEST DATE*** Return BOTH completed applications to: ATTN: PRACTICAL NURSING Lafayette Yalobusha Technical Center 1310 Belk Drive Oxford, MS 38655

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