NCTC Online LVN 2014

[txnurstud]

I thought it would be a good ideal to start the thread to share the best material to study for the TEAS V, the admission process and acceptance and wait listed for the progam in this thread .

For those of you who haven't heard about the program, the program is 12 months in duration. You attend VN theory courses online and your clinicals are every weekend (Sat & Sun) in Gainesville, TX for the entire year. You will conduct your clinical rotations in nursing home for 1st semester, hospital for 2nd semester (summer), and another nursing home for the 3rd semester.

In the first semester, you will have Skills Lab on weekends at the Gainesville campus from 7a - 5p on Sat/Sun for the first 4-6 weeks, then you will start cllinicals that are 12 hour shifts (could began as early as 5:30a and could end as late as 9:00p) but remember you only work 12 hour shifts.

The school only has open enrollment once per year during May - July. They make the selections and send out letters in August of that year for the next January start which is always the next year. The school will not release anymore information about the January 2014 start until May 2013. Advisement is done online as well; you do not have to attend an advisement session in person.

For those of us who cannot afford to stop working or cannot afford to only work 16 hours per week, this is a great way to become LVNs then go through a LVN-RN bridge program.

Breakdown of Courses

1st Semester

Anatomy & Physiology for Allied Health

Essentials of Medication Administration - math course teaching nursing drug calculations and other basic information regarding drug administration

Basic Nursing Skills/Clinical I (Skills Lab) - designed to teach the skills expected of a nurse to perform

Clinical I Course in conjunction with Skills Lab - includes Sat/Sun prior to attendance at the clinical facilities of nursing home

Nursing in Health & Illness I - course builds on your understanding of A&P by discussing Pathophysiology of the body systems and how nurse implements the medical therapies to assist the patient to return to his/her highest level of functioning as possible

2nd Semester

Nursing in Health & Illness II - continues from 1st semester

Pharmacology - course to enhance the nurse's understanding of drug therapy

Clinical II - allows the VN student to practice in more acute care settings

3rd Semester

Maternal-Neonatal Nursing - prepares the VN student to care for patients and families during the child-bearing process

Pediatrics - course to teach the student about diseases and disorders specific to children

Professional Development - 1st class developed for online presentation and all students must take this course online; Designed to assist the VN student to make the transition from student to license nursing in workforce

Nursing in Health & Illness III - continues from 2nd semester

Clinical III - variety of healthcare settings

For more course curriculum and description information, please go to the link below:

http://www.nctc.edu/healthsciences/lvn.aspx

[Mezulvn]

Thank you orbitthestars. Yes I contacted her and she said it's ok to use my health insurance.

[Mezulvn]

Does anybody know how long it took for the immunization records to be approved?

[OrbitthestarsBSNRN, RN]

Does anybody know how long it took for the immunization records to be approved?

It took them a few business days to approve my ppwk.

[Mezulvn]

Thanks for the response, orbitthestars.

[OrbitthestarsBSNRN, RN]

Thanks for the response orbitthestars.[/quote']

No problem! This topic/thread doesn't get much action! Lol

[SturblrBurblr]

Hi! My name is Rei and I've been accepted into the Online LVN Program starting in the Spring of 2014. I am wrapping up my vac's and paperwork this week. Anyone on here accepted and set to attend the November 2nd Orientation?

[SturblrBurblr]

I was initially confused as to whether the deadline for the immunizations was the 25th of October, just like the paperwork sent directly to the LVN office, or if it was November 1st like is it with the non-online program. The instructions I've received from the office are ambiguous about this. The lady at the LVN office said it's all due October 25th. Can anyone else

confirm this?

[OrbitthestarsBSNRN, RN]

I was initially confused as to whether the deadline for the immunizations was the 25th of October just like the paperwork sent directly to the LVN office, or if it was November 1st like is it with the non-online program. The instructions I've received from the office are ambiguous about this. The lady at the LVN office said it's all due October 25th. Can anyone else confirm this?[/quote']

Online LVN deadline is definitely this Friday. Make sure you make the trip to hand deliver the transcripts and photo also. I would call Casey to find out school hours this week. I will be at the orientation November 2nd.

[Mezulvn]

What! On my letter, deadline is 1st November and orientation is on the 7th of November. I did apply for the online program. Why are my dates different?

[OrbitthestarsBSNRN, RN]

What! On my letter deadline is 1st November and orientation is on the 7th of November. I did apply for the online program. Why are my dates different?[/quote'] My letter says October 25th for ppwk...and November 2nd at 9 in Gainesville for orientation.

[Mezulvn]

Hi Orbitthestars,

Yes I figured we can't post there. Anyway, it's OK to post your response here.

[tkoliba]

I would call the school. The dates on my letter are also October 25th and Orientation November 2nd.

I did email them about the vaccinations. I can't get my last HebB shot until December 7th and they said they will accept this one vaccination past the due date as long as the series is completed by the time clinicals start.

I would call/email them just to be sure.