VOCATIONAL NURSING PROGRAM

The Vocational Nursing Program - Crockett, Lufkin and Jasper campuses prepares the graduate to independently perform basic nursing skills in non-complex situations and to assist the registered nurse or physician in complicated circumstances. 

Courses begin in the spring semester and conclude at the end of the fall session for a total of 45 semester credit hours.  A certificate of completion is awarded upon successful completion of course requirements.  Graduates are eligible to apply for licensure by examination through the Board of Nurse Examiners.

Accreditation:
The Vocational Nursing program is accredited by the
Texas Board of Nursing (BON).

VOCATIONAL NURSING HANDBOOK

Download a Vocational Nursing Program Brochure

INFORMATION SESSIONS FOR JANUARY 2014 VN CLASS:

Lufkin Vocational Nursing Information Sessions:
The second Monday of May, June, and July 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in Health Careers (by the gym) Room 101

Jasper Vocational Nursing Information Sessions:
The second Monday of May and June 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in the Jasper Teaching Center

Crockett Vocational Nursing Information Sessions:
The second Monday of May and June 2013 at 5:30 p.m. in the nursing classroom of ETMC Crockett

Call 936-633-5265 to sign up for a session AFTER March 18, 2013.

 

Admission Criteria:

  • Gain admission to the college.

  • Attend a mandatory information session at the campus of your choice to obtain an application.

  • Pass the A2 Admission Test with the following minimum scores:

    Math - 60%
    Reading - 60%

  • A2 Admission Test dates

  • Submit completed application packet by designated deadline.

  • Submit American Heart Association CPR Health Care Provider card with application

  • Complete Hepatitis B vaccine series by first clinical day (Requires 6 months)

  • Applicants will be ranked and selected on:
    a. Composite A2 Admission Test Scores
    b. Completion of ALL requirements by posted deadlines.

  • Applicants will be notified of admission decision by letter by the end of October.


Applicants for the Vocational Nursing Programs are selected in October.  Acceptance into the vocational program is limited and based on completion of all admission criteria by the deadlines.  For any further information, please contact the program director or the program secretary at the campus where you are applying.



CURRICULUM CHART

First Semester

VNSG 1405 Health Science
VNSG 1304 Foundations of Nursing
VNSG 1226 Gerontology 
VNSG 1423 Basic Nursing Skills
VNSG 1361 Clinical PN

Second Semester

VNSG 1331 Pharmacology
VNSG 1429 Medical - Surgical Nursing
VNSG 1133
1136
Growth & Development 
Mental Health 
VNSG 1306 Maternal -Newborn
VNSG 1362 Clinical PN

Third Semester

VNSG 1307 Pediatric Nursing
VNSG 1432 Medical - Surgical Nursing
VNSG 1238 Mental Illness
VNSG 1219 Professional Development
VNSG 1363 Clinical PN

Charlet Blades
VN Instructor - Lufkin
cbladesangelina.edu

936-633-5444

Honore Bailey

Vocational Nursing - Jasper

409-489-9000

Amber Murphy

Livingston Memorial

936-633-5265

Kay Gibbs
Health Careers I
Secretary-Nursing
kgibbs angelina.edu
936-633-5265