College Catalog 2009-2010 PDF - Phillips Community College

· Applicants admitted through the Arkansas
Articulation Model will be ranked according
to cumulative GPA translated to quality points
for required first-level nursing courses plus 4
points.
· Transfer applicants seeking enrollment by
alternate admission in Levels II, III, or IV
will be ranked according to the total number
of quality points earned in PCCUA required
nursing courses. Transfer students seeking
enrollment in Level I will be ranked by the
regular admission/selection process.
6. When two or more of the above applicants
have an equal number of total points, applicants
will be admitted according to the date and time
the application was received in the nursing
department office on the Helena-West Helena
campus.
7. Applicants who are not selected or who
elect not to enroll must submit another
application and meet Math Competency
Exam requirements to be considered for the
next year.
8. Rare exceptions to the Alternate Admission
policy can be made by the Promotion and
Graduation Committee.
Math Competency Exam:
The Math Competency Exam is a prerequisite
for all alternate admission students except for
transfer students seeking enrollment in Level I.
Exam times must be scheduled with the Dean
of Allied Health and must be taken within three
months of enrollment. A maximum of three (3)
opportunities will be provided to score 90%
or above on the exam. A basic calculator may
be used. Any missed exam will be counted as a
fail. Applicants who fail to score a minimum
of 90% on the Competency Exam will not
be eligible for enrollment.
Policies for Progression for Students
Admitted in the ADN Program
1. Students in the nursing program must
obtain permission from the Dean of Allied
Health to take required courses at another
college.
2. Required nursing theory and clinical nursing
courses must be taken in the sequence
specified in the Associate Degree Nursing
curricular pattern. Failure in a nursing course
makes the student ineligible to progress until
the course is successfully completed.
3. Students admitted for the first time to Level
I of the Associate Degree Nursing Program
are allowed a maximum of two readmissions
to the program. No required nursing course,
excluding NG 123, Normal Nutrition, may
be repeated more than one time.
4. Once admitted to the nursing program,
students must complete the required
curricular pattern within 150% of the time
(6 semesters).
5.Students must complete pre-requisite or
co-requisite general education courses before
or with co-requisite nursing courses. Theory
and clinical nursing courses in each level are
co-requisites. A student who withdraws or
is dropped from one nursing course must
withdraw from the other(s).
6. Clinical nursing courses (NG 143, 134, 236,
246) may not be audited. All other nursing
courses may be audited with permission
from the Dean of Allied Health.
7. A minimum grade of “C” is mandatory in
all general education and nursing courses
in the ADN curricular pattern.
8. Science and nursing courses taken more
than five (5) years prior to admission to
the nursing program must be repeated.
Exceptions for individuals whose science
courses are older than 5 years may be
made by the Promotion and Graduation
Committee when the individual provides
proof of a bachelors degree or higher in a
related healthcare field and proof of recent
full-time employment in that respective
healthcare field.
9. Students must meet Math Competency
Exam requirements for progression to Level
II.
10.Students must maintain current Healthcare
Provider CPR certification throughout
Levels II, III, and IV.
11. Students enrolled in the nursing program
must be familiar with all policies in the
current College Catalog, student handbooks
and web. The College Catalog and Student
Handbook are available in the Registrar’s
office. The Department of Nursing
supplies the ADN Student Handbook upon
enrollment and at the beginning of each
academic year.
12. Rare exceptions to the Progression Policy
will be considered by the Promotion and
Graduation Committee.
Developmental Education Courses
Students who do not meet the minimum
requirements for admission may take
developmental educational courses to increase
their skill level. The developmental education
courses have pre-established exit levels.
Developmental education courses or ACT,
ASSET/COMPASS scores must have been
taken within the past four years.
NURSING (ADN) (NGR.AAS D.H.S)
Prerequisite to Level I– 15 hours
By 154 ---------Anatomy and Physiology I
By 164 ---------Anatomy and Physiology II
By 224 ---------Microbiology
MS 123 ---------College Algebra
Level I – 12 hours
EH 113 ---------Freshman English I
PSy 213 -------General Psychology
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NG 143 ---------Nursing Process: Assessment
NG 113 --------Foundations in Nursing
Level II – 14 hours
EH 123 ---------Freshman English II
NG 123 ---------Normal Nutrition
NG 134 ---------Nursing Process: Planning
NG 124 --------Concepts and Principles of
Supportive Nursing Care
Summer Session – 3 hours
Computer Technology Elective
Level III – 16 hours
Sy 213 ---------Fund of Sociology
NG 236 ---------Nursing Process:
-------------------Implementation
NG 216 --------Concepts and Principles of
-------------------Restorative Nursing Care
NG 221 ---------Concepts of Client Care
Management
Level IV – 12 hours
NG 246 ---------Nursing Process: Evaluation
NG 226 ---------Concepts and Principles of
Preventive Nursing Care
Total Hours required: 72
Non-Required Electives – 10 hours
NG 133 ---------Dosage Calculation for
Nurses
NG 223 --------Pharmacology for Nurses
NG 212 ---------Clinical Case Studies I
NG 222 ---------Clinical Case Studies II
NURSING (PN) (NGPN.TC) D.H
The Arkansas State Board of Nursing approves
the Practical Nursing Program. Graduates are
eligible to submit an application to write the
National Council Licensing Examination for
Practical Nurses (NCLEX-PN). Applicants
should be aware that violation of any federal,
state, or local drug law or conviction of a crime
might preclude licensure as a practical nurse.
The Arkansas State Board of Nursing requires
a state and federal criminal background check
before processing an application for initial
licensure. Clinical facilities also may require a
criminal background check and/or substance
abuse test as a condition of clinical practice in
the respective facility.
The Arkansas State Board of Nursing
(ARSBN) can be contacted at:
University Tower Building, Suite 800
1123 S. University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204-1619
Phone: 501-686-2700
Fax: 501-686-2714
Web Site: http://www.arsbn.org
The Practical Nursing Program is designed
to prepare qualified individuals to meet community
nursing needs and perform those functions
which are recognized as being within the
scope of practical nursing and where the skill
of registered nurses is not required.