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Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00am to 5:00pm
Closed Weekends

Location: HS-235 [map]
Phone: (949) 582-4701
Fax: (949) 347-1533

Administration:
Tamera Rice
Assistant Dean, Health Sciences
& Human Services
Nursing Program Director

Staff:
Janet Jacob
Senior Administrative Assistant
Nursing Program
(949) 582-4325

Faculty:
Diane Pestolesi
Department Co-Chair
(949) 582-4790

Jennifer Forouzesh
Department Co-Chair
(949) 582-4243

Betsy Brewington
Linda Call
Carrie Danko
Linda Gleason
Margaret Huang
Barbara Huggins
Phillis Kucharski
Pat McGinley
Candy Nelson
Loretta Nicolla
Janine O'Buchon
Samantha Venable
Michelle Wolff

Nursing Faculty Handbook

Nursing Program

Saddleback College offers a National League for Nursing (NLNAC) and Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) accredited Registered Nursing Program. The purposes of this program in Nursing are to provide the education necessary to develop competent practitioners in nursing and to provide a base for the continuing development of the student as an individual. Completion of the nursing program allows the student to sit for the State of California NCLEX examination.

Criteria for admittance and application packets are available in the Health Sciences and Human Services division office or click on the links located at the left side of this page.

New Requirement for Admission into the Nursing Program

Students invited into the nursing program starting January 2012 will be required to take a 10 panel drug test. Participants will be informed of what is included in the 10 panel prior to testing.
If any results are positive and are not confirmed to be prescription medications, student will not be admitted to the program.

The Saddleback College Associate Degree Nursing Program requires background checks on all students enrolled and/or entering the nursing program. This policy was instituted because the Joint Commission requires any health care facility that requires employees to have personal criminal background checks must also require the same background check for students and volunteers involved in patient care.

Our new multi-criteria enrollment criteria is now effective. Nursing program applicants are required to take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) test before applying to the Saddleback College Nursing program. This is a diagnostic test that covers Basic Math, English, Reading, and Science. For more information on the TEAS test, or to purchase a study guide, log on to the ATI Testing website. We are currently using the 5.0 version. Only Saddleback College nursing applicants will be permitted to take the test. You will need to send or hand deliver the TEAS testing application, with a $20.00 check made out to Saddleback College Nursing to Health Science Building Room 235. The check is to secure your reservation and will be returned to you upon completion of the test. The check will be forfeited and deposited if you are a "no-show" for the test.You must present your photo ID to take the test.  Please know your Saddleback College e-mail address and password.  You will use it to sign into computer.

TEAS Testing Dates:

TEAS testing date of February 9th is now full. We also have 26 application waitlisted. There will be no other dates this semester. You may want to refer to atitesting.com, or SDSU for future testing dates.

The Saddleback College Associate Degree Nursing Program requires background checks and drug testing on all students enrolled and/or entering the nursing program. This background policy was instituted because the Joint Commission requires any health care facility that requires employees to have personal criminal background checks must also require the same background check for students and volunteers involved in patient care.

Applications for the Fall 2012 will be accepted Feb. 13-16 and Feb. 21-March 1, 2012 , 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Applications will not be accepted on weekends or holidays. Only complete applications will be reviewed. In progress work will not be accepted. Once a student is invited into the program, there will be specific deadlines for paperwork and testing that will have to be met in order to be cleared to register for classes. Since the program is impacted, we will not be accepting students with international student F-1 visas into the nursing program.

A student does not need an appointment to complete an application, but it is imperative that students continue to meet with their counselors to determine transferability of classes, general education requirements, and eligibility for application to the nursing program.

We encourage all students interested in our nursing program to attend one of the following informational sessions:

	Date	Time	Room
RN Information Session	February 6, 2012	12-2 PM	HS 145
	April 16, 2012	7-9 PM	HS 145
LVN-RN Information	January 25, 2012	1-3 PM	HS 102
	February 23, 2012	11am-1 PM	HS 105
	April 26, 2012	4-6 PM	HS 104