Tech Prep Allied Health/Nursing

1. Tech Prep Allied Health/Nursing • Middletown Vocational School • 2 Swartzel Drive • Middletown, NJ 07724 • www.mcvsd.org • 732-671-0650 • Teachers: • Mrs. Catherine Dillon, RN, MSN, SNC • Mrs. Carol Huggler, RN, MSN, APN-C

2. Program Times • 7:40 AM -10:20 AM • 11:30 AM-2:10 PM

3. Course Description: • 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

4. Shared Time Programsoffers: • 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.

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

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

7. CAREER PATHWAYS • 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

8. EMPLOYER/POST SECONDARY ARTICULATIONS • Brookdale Community College • Monmouth County Vocational School LPN program • UMDNJ (University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey)

9. SCHOOL-TO-CAREER OPPORTUNITIES/INTERNSHIP • 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.

10. 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

11. Allied Health/Nursing Tech PrepProgram 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

12. Clinical Overview • 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

13. Uniform Requirements: • 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

14. Nail Policy for Clinical: • Nails must be kept short (< 1/8 inch beyond finger tip) • Only pale non-chipped polish allowed • No artificial nail tips or gels!

15. CERTIFICATES UPON GRADUATION • Monmouth County Vocational School Program Certificate • Skills Profile • Home Health Aide certification (must follow NJ Board of Nursing requirements) • CPR certification for healthcare providers

16. Attendance Policy for Program: • 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.

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

18. Program Requirements: • Uniform for level 1 & 2 • Parents must pay for physical exam at own MD and required blood work—due by September of senior year

19. Teenagers and Work: • Research studies show that students who work > 15 hours/week in H.S> are less likely to complete college.

20. Teens Need More Sleep • 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

21. Your Tech Prep Nursing/Allied Health Instructors: • 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

22. Instructors, cont. • 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

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