THANK YOU...for your interest in our AD Mobility Nursing Program.

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After completion of your PN education, the Associate

Degree Nursing Mobility Program may be right for you!

THANK YOU...

for your interest in our AD Mobility Nursing Program.

Whether you are working as a Licensed Practical Nurse or completing a PN program, all the

rewards of caring for people will confirm that you made the right choice in the nursing

profession. Moving from LPN to RN may bring you more responsibility and higher pay if you

are ready for that.

Our unique program enables LPN’s in the region to become RN’s in just two to three semesters

(after completion of AD Mobility Nursing Program and successful licensure examination

(NCLEX-RN)). By reaching out to area communities, we’ve helped hundreds of nurses realize

their career goals through greater education.

APROVED PROGRAM: Our AD Mobility Nursing Program has been approved by the

Minnesota Board of Nursing since 1978.

NATIONAL ACCREDITATION: The AD Mobility Nursing Program is nationally accredited

by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Initial accreditation was

obtained in July, 2010, and continuing accreditation was granted in July, 2015.

Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing,

3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850,

Atlanta, GA 30326

Phone: 404-975-5000

Why choose Northland Community & Technical College’s nursing

program?

We Build on What You Already Know

Northland Community and Technical College and several other Minnesota schools that offer

nursing degrees have made your credits fully transferable among them. This makes it easy for

LPN’s to move on to the Associate Degree Nursing Program. If desired, students may then

continue on to receive a Bachelor of Science Degree in nursing and even a Master’s Degree in

nursing.

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Ability to Transfer

Northland Community and Technical College works collaboratively with Bemidji State

University, Minnesota State University-Moorhead, Minnesota State University-Mankato, and the

University of North Dakota to facilitate transfer into their Bachelor of Science nursing programs.

Convenience

The core nursing and science classes are offered at Northland Community and Technical College

through both the Thief River Falls and East Grand Forks campus sites. Classes are typically

offered in a block schedule. Clinical sites may be offered in Crookston, Grand Forks, Fosston,

and Thief River Falls.

Qualified Faculty

Knowledgeable nursing faculties have education plus professional clinical experience.

See our web page to learn more about our faculty members:

http://www.northlandcollege.edu/programs/nursing

Satisfaction

“My education at Northland was challenging and rewarding.

I feel prepared to enter the profession of nursing.” Nursing Graduate

“Teachers are incredible - so caring, thoughtful and patient with

all of us. I could never have succeeded without my instructors.” Nursing Graduate

“I have nothing but positive things to say about Northland graduates.” Nursing Director

“The care I received from the nursing student was outstanding!” Patient

We are a small nursing program with a big heart! Faculty members often retain lifelong

relationships with past students. We are committed to educating the best nurses.

Please visit our web site at http://www.northlandcollege.edu/programs/nursing or contact the AD

Nursing Department at 1-800-959-6282 ext. 8735 if you have any questions about our program.

We would enjoy visiting with you either personally or by phone.

Kari Koenig MS, RN

Nursing Coordinator/Director of AD Mobility Nursing Program

1101 Highway One East

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ESTIMATED COSTS for the AD Mobility Nursing Program

Books

$255

Assessment Technology Institute

$945

Tuition - non NURS credits

$4950 (includes all courses except NURS)

Tuition - NURS credits

$3,990

Student Association Fee

$15.81

Student Life Fee

$150.00

Technology Fee

$459.00

Parking Fee

$153.00

Supplies Fee (uniforms, stethoscope, etc. $350.00

State Licensure Fee varies

National Background Studies

$50.00

Total Approximately 11, 318.00

Approximate Resident Tuition and Fees Per Credit

(subject to change)

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AD Nursing Course Schedules

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The AD nursing program admits students fall semester and spring semester of each year.

Students accepted into the spring part-time program actually have an “early” start since 5

of the nursing credits are taken spring semester instead of the fall semester. This is a nice

option for those who continue to work while attending the program.

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Both groups graduate together in May of the following year.

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Our courses are “block” scheduled to facilitate less travel time for our students.

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The following are the nursing courses that are required. If you need to fulfill any of your

general education courses, those are in addition to the nursing courses.

Spring Semester Start Part Time

Fall Semester Start Full Time Application deadline September 30th Days of Class Per Week For Spring Start Students Application Deadline February 28th Days of Class Per Week For

Fall Start Students

Spring Semester 5 credits

NURS2121 Psychosocial Integrity – 2 credits (hybrid)

NURS2110 Health Assess & Prof Skills- 3 credits

Fall Semester 7 credits

NURS 2123 Nursing Interventions I - 3 credits NURS2125 Clinical I - 4 credits

NURS2131 Nursing Interventions II -3 credits NURS2135 Clinical II - 4 credits

NURS 2133 Professional Role-2 credits

1 day/week 1.5 days/week (cannot guarantee consecutive days) 1.5 days/week (cannot guarantee

Fall Semester 12 credits

NURS 2123 Nursing Interventions I -3 credits NURS2121 Psychosocial Integrity -2 credits NURS2110 Health Assessment and Professional Skills - 3 credits

NURS2125 Clinical I - 4 credits

NURS2131 Nursing Interventions II –3 credits NURS2133 Professional Role 2 credits NURS2135 Clinical II - 4 credits

2.5 days/week (cannot guarantee consecutive days) 1.5 days/wk (cannot guarantee consecutive days)

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Admission Procedure

A. Apply to Northland Community and Technical College:

If you have never been a student at Northland Community and Technical College, then you must apply to Northland College before completing the application to the AD Mobility nursing program. B. Apply to the AD Mobility Nursing Program:

Once a student has been accepted to the college, he/she can then apply as a candidate for the AD Mobility Nursing Program. Applications must be received by February 28 to be considered for priority admission for the fall full time program and by September 30 to be considered for priority admission to the spring part-time program. Students applying for admission to the AD Mobility Nursing Program are chosen competitively.

C. GPA Requirement:

To be eligible for the AD Mobility Nursing Program a student must have a total cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher (this includes not only courses taken at NCTC but courses taken at all previous colleges as well).

A student must be in good academic standing which means the student has successfully completed a minimum of 67% of cumulative attempted credits. Credits for which a grade of “W” is received are considered attempted credits but not successfully completed for the purpose of monitoring

satisfactory academic progress. A “W” does not impact GPA, but does negatively impact the cumulative completion percentage. Students on academic probation or academic suspension will not be eligible for the AD-Mobility Nursing Program.

D. Current LPN Licensure:

All students must maintain a current Practical Nursing license.

New PN graduates that graduate the month prior to the start of the AD Mobility Nursing Program have 6 weeks from the start of the semester to obtain their licensure.

All students must maintain a current practical nursing license from either the United States or Canada throughout the program. Should an LPN’s license become encumbered, suspended, or revoked while enrolled in NCTC’s nursing program, that student may be barred from clinical nursing courses contingent upon the nature of the encumbrance and NCTC’s nursing resources to supervise the student.

E. Advanced IV Therapy:

An Intravenous Therapy Course documented on a transcript. PNSG 1232 Advanced IV Therapy (1 credit) OR

A certification of completion of an approved state board of nursing IV course OR documentation from an employer that the student is competent in IV technical skills.

F. Current CPR certification:

Proof of current CPR certification including infant, child, adult, one person, and two person CPR is required prior to all clinical courses. Accepted certifications include CPR for the Healthcare Provider by the American Heart Association OR CPR for the Professional Rescuer by the Red Cross.

G. Background Study:

Completion of the Minnesota Department of Human Services Licensing Division Background Study and the National Background Study by Verified after acceptance to the program.

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H. Health Screening Database:

Students are required to provide dates of current immunization against certain vaccine preventable diseases, and date and results of current tuberculosis (TB) screening on the Health Screening Form before the student is eligible to participate in clinical training, unless an exception applies. Requests for exemption from these requirements are sent to the Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs.

I. AD Math Entrance Exam:

Nursing students must pass a Nursing Application Math Competency exam by 80% prior to being accepted into the AD Mobility Nursing Program. Students who do not pass the math competency exam will not be eligible for acceptance into the program.

As a program, we understand how vitally important it is for registered nurses to be able to perform critical thinking as it relates to administration of medications. An extremely important component of this process is accurately determining medication dosages. To assure safety to the clients, the student is required to pass an AD Math Entrance Exam before application to the program will be considered.

o The student will register for NURS 0002 AD Math Entrance Exam. If the registration

window is closed, the student may contact the Nursing Department - Administrative Assistant on the EGF or the TRF campus to register for NURS 0002. NURS 0002 AD Math Entrance Exam is 0 credits and $0 charge. Students may only register for the NURS 0002 AD Math Entrance Exam course once per year.

o The NURS 0002 AD Math Entrance Exam Course will be available in D2L (Desire 2 Learn Information Management System) 24 hours after registration for the course is completed. Students will have access to the course for 12 months from the end of the term of registration (Example: Fall 2010 course will be open until December 31, 2011. Example: Spring 2011 course will be open until May 31, 2012).

o The COURSE CONTENT in D2L will include the following materials: A practice workbook, lectures, and power-points. The Math Entrance Exam is accessed through the D2L course in a proctored environment. Exam schedules can be found at the nursing website at www.northlandcollege.edu/nursing.

The student is allowed three attempts per year to successfully pass the math entrance exam. Exam results are valid for AD Mobility Nursing Program admission for 3 years.

If a student is NOT successful after three attempts to pass the math entrance exam, the student has two choices.

1. Take MATH 1003 Math Applications for Nurses Course (1 credit). The final exam for this course is the math entrance exam.

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properly stored.

o The student will submit the exam electronically.

o Results of examination will be provided immediately upon submission. o Passing score is 80% or 24/30.

The Importance of Math Continues in the AD Mobility Nursing Program:

Your math entrance examination assures the Nursing Department that you have a minimal level of nursing math knowledge to enter the program. Math will be reinforced, however, throughout our program in

o NURS 2110 Health Assessment & Professional Skills (you will be required to determine drug dosages in a simulated test out situation).

o NURS 2125 Clinical I: The student will be required to pass a 10 point proctored math exam with 100% accuracy to pass Clinical I (you will have 3 attempts to pass). o NURS 2135 Clinical II: The student will be required to pass a10 point proctored math

exam with 100% accuracy to pass Clinical II (you will have 3 attempts to pass). III. Competitive Admission Procedure

Students applying for admission to the AD Mobility Nursing Program are chosen competitively. Before a student completes the application to the AD Mobility Nursing Program, the student must apply to be accepted as a student to Northland Community and Technical College.

Once a student has been accepted to the college, he/she can then apply as a candidate for the AD Mobility Nursing Program itself. Students are chosen competitively based on a passing score on the AD Entrance Math Exam, grades previously achieved in the required pre/co-requisite sciences and the number of completed co-requisites taken prior to the selection process.

Research has shown that success in professional nursing programs is directly correlated to GPA in the sciences. Table 1 shows how the competitive point system is determined. The cut off point for the selection process is determined by the number of applicants and their points achieved. It may be higher or lower depending upon the applicant pool. Typical minimum points required for admission is 13. If a tie occurs, priority selection will be given to the candidates according to the date of completion of the application to the AD Mobility Nursing Program.

Actual selection to the AD Mobility Nursing Program is determined by a Selection Committee that consists of the AD Nursing Director, a nursing faculty member, a faculty member from the science department, and personnel from student service. The selection committee reviews each applicant and verifies the scores before selection is made.

Application deadline is September 30th_{for spring start, and February 28}th_{for the fall start. Students will} be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance into the program by October 31st_{for the spring start, and} March 31st_{for the fall start.}

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Table 1: Points are determined by Grades in Science Classes and Program Courses

Sciences Required Pre-requisite grade in

BIOL 2252 Anatomy & Physiology I

A = 3 points B = 2 points C = 1 point

Z = 0.5 point (in progress)

Pre-requisite grade in

BIOL 2254 Anatomy & Physiology II

Pre-requisite grade in BIOL 2221 Microbiology

Co-Requisite grade in

CHEM 2205 Survey of General/Organic/Bio Chemistry

(CHEM 2205 is the preferred chemistry. Three extra points (see below for taking NCTC CHEM 2205).

Co-Requisite grade in

BIOL 2256 Advanced Physiology. One extra point (see below)

Z = 0.5 point (in progress) Points for Completion of Co-Requisites Courses

Co-Requisite completion: CHEM 2205: Survey of General/Organic/Bio Chemistry.

If you do not take NCTC CHEM 2205 specifically you will NOT receive the 3 extra points.

Yes = 3 points No = 0 points

Z = 0.5 points (in progress)

Co-Requisite completion: BIOL 2256: Advanced Physiology Yes = 1 point No = 0 points

Prerequisite completion: ENGL 1111 Composition I Co-Requisite completion: SPCH 1101 Intro to Speech (for points)

Yes = 1 point No = 0 points

Prerequisite completion: PSYC 2201 Developmental Psychology

Co-Requisite Completion: Social Science

(Either SOCI 1101 Intro to Sociology, PSYC 2215 Abnormal Psychology OR ANTH 2202 Cultural Anthropology)

Yes = 1 point No = 0 points

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B. Program Courses

Prerequisite Course Work

Course # Course Title Credits

BIOL 2221 Microbiology 3

BIOL 2252 Anatomy & Physiology I 3

BIOL 2254 Anatomy & Physiology II 3

ENGL 1111 Composition I 3

PSYC 2201 Developmental Psychology 3

IV Certification

A. An Intravenous Therapy Course documented on a transcript. PNSG 1232 IV Certification Course (1 credit) OR

B. A certification of completion of an approved state board of nursing IV course OR C. Documentation from an employer that the student is competent in IV technical skills.

Co Requisite Course Work.

To increase your probability of selection to the AD Mobility Nursing Program; plan ahead. Concentrate on performing well in your science classes and take your co-requisite sciences and other co-requisite courses prior to getting into the PN program if possible. A student with a C average in their sciences, who does not take Survey of Chemistry and has all co-requisites completed will only have 11 points towards admission and will probably not be considered for admission. A student with an A average in their sciences and all co-requisites completed will have 23 points. Minimum points typically required for admission is 13.

BIOL 2256 Advanced Physiology 2

CHEM 2205 Survey General/Organic/Bio Chemistry 4

SPCH 1101 Intro to Public Speaking 3

PHIL 1102 PHIL 2210

Ethics OR

Morals and Medicine

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Area G5

CHOOSE one History/Social Elective from the following list:

ANTH 2202Cultural Anthropology (3 credits) OR PSYC 2215 Abnormal Psychology (3 credits) OR SOCI 1101 Intro to Sociology (3 credits)

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Total General Education Credits 30

Nursing Credits

#PN13 Practical Nursing Credits All nursing students receive 13 credits of advanced standing for their Practical Nursing Program

13 NURS 2110 Health Assessment & Professional Skills 3

NURS 2121 Psychosocial Integrity 2

NURS 2123 Nursing Interventions I 3

NURS 2125 Clinical I 4

NURS 2131 Nursing Interventions II 3

NURS 2133 Professional Role 2

NURS 2135 Clinical II 4

Total Nursing Credits 34