Page 100 of St. Johns River Community College 2006-2007 Catalog by St. Johns River Community College Florida

100 Nursing SJRCC 2006-2007 The A.S. degree in Nursing prepares students for careers as registered nurses. Graduates are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). The program is approved by the Florida Board of Nursing. For additional information, call (386) 312-4176 or visit our Web site at: sjrcc.edu. The purpose of the program is to provide students with the knowledge, attitude, and skills required in professional nursing practice and to contribute to the promotion of health in the community. Care and concern for humanity is interrelated with scientific knowledge to promote health and the quality of life. Also, the achievement of personal and professional goals, individual intellectual, social, and economic advancement is presented in the content of community service responsibilities. The program consists of 72 semester hours of general education, nursing-related and nursing core courses. APPLICANTS MAY APPLY: The Nursing Core Courses will be offered on the Palatka Campus, the Orange Park Campus, and the Orange Park Medical Center for the respective programs with selected clinical experiences in health care facilities within and around the tri-county service area of SJRCC. A student must earn a grade of C or above in all courses required in the program. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS The ASN program is a limited access program. To apply for admission to the nursing program a student must have completed all of the following: 1. application process to SJRCC; 2. application to nursing program; 3. achieved satisfactory scores on college placement tests or have completed all college preparatory courses; 4. achieved satisfactory scores on Nursing Entrance Test (NET). Scores at or above 50 on composite percentage and 55 or above on reading comprehension percentage. 5. complete the five prerequisite courses by the end of the application period: ENC 1101 . . . . . . . . . . . Composition I BSC 2085 2085L . . . Human Anatomy and Physiology I and Lab BSC 2086 2086L . . . Human Anatomy and Physiology II and Lab HUN 1201 . . . . . . . . . . . Human Nutrition PSY 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . General Psychology STUDENT SELECTION Student selection is objective and based on the following point system: (MAXIMUM POSSIBLE POINTS 150) 1. 120 POSSIBLE POINTS Completion of general education and nursing-related courses. Total of 30 credit hours. (Explanation: Total of four (4) points possible per credit hour. Ex: A in PSY 2012=12 points, B in PSY 2012=9 points, C in PSY 2012=6 points). 2. 10 POINTS AWARDED Residence in Clay, Putnam, or St. Johns counties, Florida. (Not required) 3. 20 POINTS AWARDED Current certification or licensure as a CNA, EMT, LPN, or Paramedic. (Not required) ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE Nursing (0208) Articulates to a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing POST ADMISSION REQUIREMENT: All students are asked to sign a consent and waiver for SJRCC to perform a Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen. Failure to provide this consent will render the applicant ineligible for admission to the program. Admission to the program is conditional upon the results of the Criminal Background Check and Drug Screen. Palatka August enrollment (fall) January 1 April 30 Orange Park January enrollment (spring) May 1 to August 31 Orange Park May enrollment (summer) September 1 December 22

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