 Middletown Vocational School
 2 Swartzel Drive
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Middletown, NJ 07724 www.mcvsd.org
 732-671-0650
 Teachers:
 Mrs. Catherine Dillon, RN, MSN, SNC
 Mrs. Carol Huggler, RN, MSN, APN-C

 7:40 AM -10:20 AM
 11:30 AM-2:10 PM

 program for high school jrs. & srs. on a shared-time basis
 academic pathway leads to a career in health care
 Students can earn up to 3 college credits from BCC towards a degree in Nursing & 8 college credits from
UMDNJ
 students can transfer to another 2 or 4-year college after completion of this program

 Opportunity to acquire academic/high school requirements at their home school for half of the day,
 Opportunity to pursue a career and acquire life skills necessary to succeed in a health science/technical field of their choice through MCVSD
 Opportunity to receive college credits.

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2-Year Program: Total of 40 credits
Level 1:
TP Nursing 1
ICTE Math I
Chemistry/ICTES
10 credits
5 credits
5 credits
20 credits
Level 2:
TP Nursing2 10 credits
ICTE Math II
ICTE Science II
5 credits
5 credits
20 credits

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Potential for College Credits
Brookdale Community College:
Intro to AD Nursing 3 credits
*University of Medicine & Dentistry:
Dynamics of Healthcare
Medical Terminology 3 credits
Emergency & Clinical Care
Total
2 credita
8 credits
3 credits
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 *UMDNJ–MUST take & pass challenge exams for credit.

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Home Health Aide
Patient care assistant
Medical assistant
Nurse’s aide
Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered nurse
Anesthetist)
Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Nurse Anesthetist
Nurse Midwife
Legal Nurse Consultant
School Nurse
Community Health Nurse
Forensics Nursing
Advanced Practice Nurse (Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Midwife, Nurse
A.D.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., or Ph.D. in nursing
Certifications in specialty areas

 Brookdale Community College
 Monmouth County Vocational School LPN program
 UMDNJ (University of Medicine & Dentistry of New
Jersey)

 Level I students participate in touring various departments at local health care facilities.
 Level 2 students spend 1-2 days a week (16-24 hours total) at a nursing home to practice patient skills and complete requirements for their Home Health Aide certification.

Tech Prep Allied Health/Nursing
Program Skills and Tasks
 Patient Care Skills
 Assessment of Vital Signs
 Infection Control Techniques
 Health and Safety procedures
 Medical Terminology
 Anatomy and Physiology – Body Systems

Allied Health/Nursing Tech Prep
Program Skills and Tasks (cont’d)
 Bed making, Bathing, and transferring patients
 First Aid Skills, CPR
 Principals of Nutrition and physical fitness
 Basic Radiography technology
 Basic respiratory technology
 Basic medical laboratory technology

 Level 1 students tour local hospitals
 Level 2 students engage in “hands on” clinical experience at a local nursing home one day a week from January-April

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Name tag
Royal blue tops and bottoms—clean and pressed
Clean white sox and shoes
Hair neat and pulled up and off the collar—no unusual colors or hair bands
Digital wrist watch or one with second hand
No jewelry other than wrist watch and one pair of post earrings allowed.
Must bring a small notepad with a black ink pen

 Nails must be kept short (< 1/8 inch beyond finger tip)
 Only pale non-chipped polish allowed
 No artificial nail tips or gels!

 Monmouth County Vocational School Program
Certificate
 Skills Profile
 Home Health Aide certification (must follow NJ Board of Nursing requirements)
 CPR certification for healthcare providers

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Good attendance is expected of all tech prep students!
If you are absent, parents are to call our office @
732-671-0650 and give student’s name, class, and reason for absence.
Home schools do not pass on that information to us!
Students are responsible for any missed work
If a student has poor attendance, they may be asked to leave the program or not be recommended to return for level 2.

We can help your child to succeed with your cooperation!
 Please try to schedule dr. & dentist appointments after school hours.

 Uniform for level 1 & 2
 Parents must pay for physical exam at own MD and required blood work—due by September of senior year

 Research studies show that students who work
> 15 hours/week in H.S> are less likely to complete college.

 Teenagers need 8 ½- 9 hours of sleep per night
 Establish a sleep routine
 We encourage you to limit use of the computer, cell phone, and TV in your child’s bedroom at night
 Limit caffeine, especially in the late afternoon and night

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 Mrs. Catherine Dillon, RN, MSN, CSN, SANE
 >30 years experience as an RN in areas such as Medical-
Surgical, ICU, Dialysis, Oncology, Stem Cell Transplant
Coordinator and Plasmapheresis Nurse
 Obtained Teaching Certificate via Alternate Route through
Stockton State College NJ
Certified School Nurse in NJ
SANE Nurse (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner)
 Worked in MCVSD for the last 13 years, teaching in the
LPN (adult nursing program) and with the Tech Prep
Nursing Students

 Mrs. Carol Huggler, RN, MSN, APN-C
 >30 years experience as an RN in areas such as
Medical-Surgical, IV team, ICU, geriatric acute medical in England, school nurse, and ortho/neuro.
 Obtained Teaching certificate via Alternate Route
 Certified as a Advanced Practice Nurse (APN-C),
Family Nurse Practitioner—work in walk-in clinic part time