Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) Part-Time Nursing Program ...
Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) Part-Time Nursing Program ...
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<strong>Part</strong>-<strong>Time</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> <strong>Program</strong> Application Guide – Winter 2013PROGRAM OVERVIEWThank you for your interest in the <strong>Part</strong>‐<strong>Time</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> program at <strong>Mt</strong>. <strong>Hood</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> (<strong>MHCC</strong>). Pleasenote: Students applying for the <strong>Part</strong>‐<strong>Time</strong> program may not apply for the full‐time program.The <strong>Nursing</strong> program is both exciting and challenging, offering graduates the opportunities for employment in avariety of settings and for a lifelong career that is personally fulfilling. The program demands may pose uniquepersonal as well as academic challenges. Most students have multiple responsibilities in addition to going toschool (i.e., marriage, family, job). Success in the program takes a firm commitment, and the nursing facultymembers are here to help you succeed. <strong>Nursing</strong> is a demanding field and admission to nursing schools is a verycompetitive process. We strongly suggest you prepare well by visiting with nurses in various settings, meetingwith an advisor in order to help you with your career plans, and by reading through the application materialsthoroughly. <strong>Program</strong> information meeting dates/times can be found at www.mhcc.edu/nursing. All applicantsare highly encouraged to attend one of the hour‐long sessions before seeking academic advising or applying forthe program.This part‐time program will start Winter term 2013 and is designed to accommodate individuals with work andfamily responsibilities, who wish to pursue <strong>Nursing</strong>, but cannot attend the program full time due to personalcommitments and responsibilities. With the <strong>Part</strong>‐<strong>Time</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> <strong>Program</strong>, the <strong>Nursing</strong> student will complete theAssociate of Applied Science Degree in <strong>Nursing</strong> in nine (9) quarters rather than the traditional seven (7) quarters,with no quarter break (i.e. summer break). The admission criteria (described below) will be the same for boththe <strong>Part</strong>‐<strong>Time</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> <strong>Program</strong> and the Full‐<strong>Time</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> <strong>Program</strong>.About the <strong>Program</strong>• <strong>Mt</strong>. <strong>Hood</strong> <strong>Community</strong> <strong>College</strong> (<strong>MHCC</strong>) is a member of the Oregon Consortium for <strong>Nursing</strong> Education(OCNE) and offers a competency‐based curriculum jointly developed by nursing faculties from theeight community colleges and Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) consortium partners. Thecore competencies address the need for nurses to be skilled in clinical judgment and critical thinking;evidence‐based practice; relationship‐centered care; interdisciplinary collaboration; assistingindividuals and families in self‐care practices for promotion of health and management of chronicand acute illness; end‐of‐life care; and teaching, delegation, leadership and supervision of caregivers.• Acceptance to the program allows for co‐admission to <strong>MHCC</strong> and OHSU nursing programs. Theprogram is designed as four years of full‐time study, with the first year devoted toprerequisite/preparatory courses (45‐credit hours minimum) required for admission to the restricted<strong>Nursing</strong> program. Successful completion of the second and third years leads to an Associate ofApplied Science (AAS) degree offered by <strong>MHCC</strong>. The OCNE curriculum continues for four additionalquarters leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in <strong>Nursing</strong> (BS,N) offered by OHSU.• The first five quarters after admission to the <strong>MHCC</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> program are identical for the associateand bachelor's degree courses. Quarter six offers students the ability to complete the AAS degree at<strong>MHCC</strong> and provides the educational eligibility for the National Council Licensure Examination forRegistered Nurses (NCLEX‐RN) licensure testing or can be used to begin the coursework for the BS,N.The latter option allows for transferring to OHSU without any additional competitive applicationprocess. Students complete coursework for the bachelor’s degree in nursing and then becomeeligible for the NCLEX‐RN licensure exam. Students who complete the AAS degree at <strong>MHCC</strong> and passthe NCLEX‐RN exam also have the option to complete the upper division nursing courses for thebachelor’s degree in a distance‐education format with clinical experiences completed locally.(Statistics may be completed at <strong>MHCC</strong> and 15 credit hours of upper division (300 and above) nonnursingcourses must be completed through other colleges or universities.) Options available forbaccalaureate completion can be found at www.ocne.orgPART‐TIME WINTER 2013 NURSING APPLICATION GUIDE 090611 final per J GriffinPage 2 of 11
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