Allied Health Sciences
Mandatory Nursing Program Information Meetings
Spring 2011 PN & RN Programs
The Nursing Processing Deadline for the Spring 2011 PN & RN Programs
is Friday, September 3, 2010 at 4:30 P.M.
Applications must be picked up at the information meetings.
The meeting will be held in the Allied Health Sciences Building on the last Thursday of every month from April-September, 2010
PN Meetings |
RN Meetings |
4:00 P.M. Thursdays |
5:00 P.M. Thursdays |
April 29, 2010 May 27, 2010 June 24, 2010 July 29, 2010 August 26, 2010 September 30, 2010 |
April 29, 2010 May 27, 2010 June 24, 2010 July 29, 2010 August 26, 2010 September 30, 2010 |
All students enrolling into the January 2011 RN class will have until the end of December 2010 to complete their pre-requisite courses.
ALL FUTURE STUDENTS ENROLLING INTO THE RN PROGRAM BEYOND JANUARY 2011 WILL HAVE TO COMPLETE ALL OF THEIR PRE-REQUISITE COURSES PRIOR TO THE SEPTEMBER APPLICATION PROCESSING DEADLINE.
The Allied Health Sciences Division offers the following degrees and certificates:
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
LPN/Paramedic to RN
This program is only open to students who have a unencumbered Practical Nurse License or Paramedic Registration. Any applicant with a flagged LPN License or Paramedic Registration must disclose it; these will be looked at on an individual basis. This 12-month program admits students each January and classes are held in the Spring, Summer, and Fall semesters.
TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE
Practical Nursing
The Practical Nursing (PN) program is designed to prepare students for employment in the health care field and for the national licensure exam for practical nurses. Students attend classes for three full semesters with the summer off.
CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY
Nursing Assistant
This program consists of seven credit hours. This course of study includes information necessary to improve the quality of life of clients in long-term care facilities and other health care facilities. The course consists of information important in providing a solid foundation of skills and critical procedures necessary for becoming a Nursing Assistant.
CERTIFICATE OF PROFICIENCY
Medication Administration
This program consists of seven credit hours. This program is only open to Certified Nursing Assistants who have been employed in that capacity in a nursing home for at least one year. The main course, Basic Medication Administration Skills, prepares Certified Nursing Assistants for the task of medication administration.
Department Directory
| Name | Title | Phone | |
| Austin, Shelley | Division Chair | 332-0301 | saustin@otcweb.edu |
| Swaim, Karen | Instructor | 332-0305 | kswaim@otcweb.edu |
| Jett, Katherine | Instructor | 332-0312 | kjett@otcweb.edu |
| Songer, Gerald | Instructor | 332-0304 | gsonger@otcweb.edu |
| Lackey, Nikki | Instructor | 332-0302 | nlackey@otcweb.edu |
| Blacklock, Melinda | Instructor | 332-0303 | mblacklock@otcweb.edu |
| Jenkins, Sheila | Secretary | 332-0308 | sjenkins@otcweb.edu |