WELCOME
to the
VALENCIA COMMUNITY
COLLEGE
NURSING PROGRAM!!!!
Welcome
to the
Nursing Program:
Dr. Louise Pitts
Dean of Health Sciences
Overview of Nursing Program:
Professor Patricia Woodbery
Nursing Program Director
Nursing 1 Registration:
Ms. Molly Morrow
Nursing Outreach Coordinator
NURSING FACULTY:
Course Leader
Professor Susan Stone
Section RED Faculty:
Professors Manny Ramos & Ruby Alvarez
Section SILVER Faculty:
Professors Linnetta Neal & TBA
Osceola Campus
Section GOLD Faculty:
Professors Mary Ann Gagen & June Mair
Nursing Arts Lab Supervisor
Professor Rita Swanson
Osceola Nursing Arts Lab Supervisor
Mr. Fred Klausegger , RN
Nursing Lab Instructor
Ms. Maggie Hayes, RN, BSN
Ms. Lisa Wiese, RN, MSN
Ms. Lorrie Sablad, RN, MSN
Deadline Dates (Lavender Form)
(Turn in all forms to HSB Room 200)
 Uniforms/Lab Coats
 Student Name Pins
 Purchase at West
Campus Bookstore)
 Health Status Report
 Copy for yourself/
 Immunization
Information
 Copy for yourself
 Payment for Classes
 First Day of Class
 FIT TEST
 Copy for yourself
 CPR –
 Copy of card for
yourself
Textbook List
(Blue Form)
Please purchase your textbooks
(including your lab kit) at the West
Campus Bookstore or the Osceola
Bookstore, whichever campus at
which you are registered.
ATLAS GROUP
• You will automatically be in a Nursing
ATLAS Group. Please check it daily for
announcements prior to the start of the
Summer session….after the semester
begins, all correspondence will be in
WEB CT. Miss Morrow has already been
sending you messages in the Nursing
ATLAS Group.
Nursing 1 WEBSITE
• Go to Valencia Home Page and click
on Kovalsky under faculty websites.
• DO NOT DOWNLOAD POWER
POINT OUTLINES until they are
updated!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to Nursing 1
Web-Enhanced Course
We will have an orientation in the Computer Lab
on the first day of class: Monday, January 8
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS…….
• Q - What do I wear to class each day?
• A - Professional attire.. Jeans are okay; no halter
tops or belly shirts!!! If it is a Return Demo Day,
then you wear your Community Uniform with
your Lab Coat.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS…….
• Q - What is the Community Uniform?
• A - Khaki pants and the Valencia Nursing Navy
Polo Shirt. Sometimes a lab coat is worn over this
outfit. The lab coat should have a Valencia patch
on the LEFT sleeve.
• Q – When do I wear the Community Uniform?
• A –You wear it for your Return Demos in the
Nursing Arts Lab, and at other times as designated
by the faculty.
FREQENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS…….
• Q - Do I need to purchase a Nursing
Uniform?
• A – Yes. You will be having a clinical day
beginning some time in the Spring semester.
Uniforms purchase today will be distributed
in January at your respective campus.
Tuesday bunch
Wednesday pumpkins
Anita Kovalsky,
Assistant Nursing Program Director
IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION
Deadline is December 8!!!
(White Form)
• Health Status Report- Physical within one year of entering
Nursing Program
• Hepatitis Series of 3 injections (you may sign a waiver if you are
refusing it)
• Tetanus (within past 10 years)
• MMR Vaccine (2 vaccines if 1st birthday is after 1957)
• Varicella vaccine OR Varicella Titer OR history of having
chickenpox
• PPD (for tuberculosis) note this must be kept current throughout
the time you are in the Nursing Program…it is required yearly;
FREQENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS…….
• Q - When is the Health Status Report due?
• A - It’s due December 8th!!!. It should be
within one year of entry into the program on
the official form.
• Q - What immunizations are due?
• A -. These are also due by December
8th!!!!!!
What about the PPD?
• PPD (for tuberculosis) should be done and read
with 48-72 hours of when it was planted.
• Please note: this must be kept current throughout
the time you are in the Nursing Program…it is
required yearly;
• If you received BCG vaccine in another country,
you must submit a Chest X-Ray report, done
within the past 5 years, which reads as normal.
You should also submit yearly the Tuberculosis
symptom form.
What about the MMR?
• You must show documentation of 2 MMR
vaccines OR have a POSITIVE MMR Titer
if 1st birthday is AFTER 1957
What about the Varicella?
• You must show documentation of 2
Varicella vaccines OR have a POSITIVE
Varicella titer OR submit a document
stating what year you had the chickenpox.
What about the Tetanus?
• You must show documentation of a tetanus
shot with the past 10 years.
FREQENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS…….
• Q - What is a FIT Test?
• A - It’s a measurement for a special mask
worn when caring for patients who have
organisms transmitted via the airborne
route. It is due by December 8th!!!
• Q - I already had a FIT Test where I work.
Is that okay?
• A - Yes, Just bring in a copy of the paper
work.
FREQENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS…….
• Q - What is the deadline for having my CPR
done? Which course is acceptable?
• A – By December 8!!! The course that you take
should include adult 1 & 2 man, child and infant
CPR for Health Care Workers . If you already
have a CPR card, that’s okay. You need to keep
this current while you are in the Nursing Program.
Students who do not have a current CPR will not
be permitted to go to clinical!!!
FREQENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS…….
• Q - Where do I turn in the paperwork for Health
Forms, CPR, FIT Test, etc?
• A - Bring it to the Health Sciences Offices (HSB) Room
200. Do NOT have your physician, ARNP, or PA mail
in the forms, as we usually never receive them. MAKE
A COPY OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU TURN IN
FOR YOUR OWN FILES!!!!!!
• Q - What if I change my name, address, or phone
number while in the Nursing Program?
• A - Go to the Health Sciences Office, HSB Room 200
and tell Miss Angela Lawrence.
FREQENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS…….
• Q - What are Volunteer Hours, and how many do I
need?
• A - You will need a total of 24 Community Service
hours while in the Nursing Program. The
suggested number of hours for the first semester is
6 hours in a service that is Health Related.
• Q – How do I find out about Volunteer Activities?
• A – Valencia staff from Student Development will
discuss that later in the program.
FREQENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS…….
• Q - Will this Orientation EVER be over?
• A - Yes, we are almost finished!!!!!
Ms. Rita Swanson, RN, BSN
Nursing Arts Lab Supervisor
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Overview of Nursing Lab
Professional Dress
Lab Kit
Peer Tutors
“What You Need to Know!!!!”
(Advice from Nursing 1
Students)
Victor Colazzo
Director of Student Development
Melissa Cruz
Peer Educator/Coordinator
“Become One of Our Shining Stars”
VNSA Students
• Membership
• Community Service
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