Vocational Nursing

This intensive three semester program offers classroom instruction and related clinical practice in the four basic areas of nursing care: adults, mothers and newborns, children, and the elderly. Graduates of this program will have a wide array of opportunities for providing nursing care for patients in structured health care settings. Patients cared for by Vocational Nurses typically are experiencing common, well-defined health problems with predictable outcomes. Students seeking entry in the Vocational Nursing program must file a specific program on-line application and complete additional admission procedures as required (see VN advisor for specific criteria, courses and procedures).

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For more information, please contact: Liz San Roman at 956-447-6632

For immunization and background checks, please contact a Clinical Affairs Specialist at 956-872-3022

Application Requirements

All applicants must:

1. Participate in the required Prospective Student Information Session at the Nursing & Allied Health Campus. For the session schedule, access the information on the Vocational Nursing Program website online at https://nah.southtexascollege.edu/vn/.
2. Be admitted to the college as a high school graduate or GED equivalent.
3. Meet TSI College Readiness Standards or meet TSI exemption standards.
4. Earn a " B" or better in the following: VNSG 1420 Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health or both BIOL 2401 Anatomy and Physiology I AND BIOL 2402 Anatomy and Physiology II.
5. Achieve a HESI A2 Admission Assessment exam test score of 70% or higher in English Language Composite, Science (Anatomy & Physiology only) and Math.  HESI Exam test scores must be current within two years.
6. Pass a criminal background check, 10-panel drug screen through approved providers, and complete all required immunizations including Hepatitis B series before applying to the program. For more information on these requirements access the Clinical Affairs website:  https://nah.southtexascollege.edu/clinical_affairs.html.
7. Meet the NAH Functional Abilities Standards available on the NAH Clinical Affairs website.
8. Submit a completed Program application by stated deadline. For more information access the website at https://nah.southtexascollege.edu/vn/.

Note: Selection criteria of the vocational nursing program is based on a point system of grade point average and courses completed.

Qualified applications are ranked from highest to lowest points.

Due to program size limitations, a number of applicants who meet the program admissions requirements may not be admitted to the program.

Site Selection: Site placement (Starr, Mid-Valley, and McAllen) is assigned based on the physical address at the time of the application.

• Degree Plans

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• Faculty

  Faculty

  Name	E-mail	Phone	Location
  Dr. Ayala-Vargas, Margo - Program Chair	mavargas-ayala	956-872-3135	NAHC A-4.314
  Contreras, Sylvia	scontreras	956-488-5860	Starr L-1.612
  Countryman, Karen	kcountry	956-872-3086	NAHC 4.334
  De La Cruz, Judith C. Sevilla	jsdelacruz	956-973-1017	Mid-Valley K-1.803F
  Escamilla, Marisol	mescami8	956-447-6643	Mid-Valley K-1.803L
  Espera, Maynard	mespera	956-973-1053	Mid-Valley K-1.803E
  Garcia, Edna	egarcia_2508	956-447-1211	Mid-Valley K-1.803M
  Gracia, Geronimo	ggarcia1	956-447-6659	Mid-Valley K-1.803J
  Garza, Cynthia	cgarz358	956-716-4763	Starr L-1.622
  Garza, Gina	ggarza_8606	956-447-6642	Mid-Valley K-1.803C
  Herrera, Blanca	bherrer2	956-447-6640	Mid-Valley K-1.803G
  Miller, Rebecca	rjmiller1	956-872-3057	NAHC A-4.326
  Muro, Adriana	amuro5	956-872-3219	NAHC A-4.344
  Neely, Jessica	jmoran1	956-872-3074	NAHC A-4.318
  Ochoa, Patricia	pochoa10	956-447-6690	Mid-Valley K-1.803K
  Pruneda, Michelle	mlopez_7922	956-872-3009	NAHC A-4.338
  Reyna, Eloisa	emoctez1	956-872-3104	NAHC A-4.330
  Salinas, Cynthia	csalinas1	956-872-3167	NAHC A-4.342
  Soliz, Erin	ehash_6277	956-872-3131	NAHC A-4.322
  Trigo, Alexia	atrigo	956-447-1069	Mid-Valley K-1.803D
  Vargas, Joel J.	jvargas_4024	956-872-2811	NAHC PPB2A-B
  Villarreal, Lutano	lvillarreal_0132		Starr L-1.620
  Yang, Richard	ryang_3797	956-872-2810	NAHC A-412

  For faculty not listed, please contact the department.

• Staff

  Staff

  Name	E-mail	Phone	Location
  Gonzalez, Nadia	ngonz188	956-973-1071	Mid-Valley 1.504
  Perez, Valerie - VN Lab Coordinator	vperez24	956-872-3006	NAHC A-4.416

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  Potential Job Settings

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  • Home Health
  • Schools
  • Long Term Care
  • Hospice
  • Adult Day Care

  Salary Data

  • Average Wage: $13.00/hour
  • Top Earners: $23.00/hour
  • Average Annual Pay:  $44,000.00