ABOUT NURSING PROGRAM

Our mission is:

• Teaching safe, evidenced-based practice
• Reaching out to a culturally diverse population within our community
• Understanding trends in nursing education and health care dynamics
• Empowering student learning through the use of innovation and technology

The program course sequence begins for new students each Fall and Spring semester. Class size is limited, making entrance into the CAC Nursing Program highly competitive. Those interested in additional information or an application to the program can attend a Nursing Information Session.

APPLICATION AND ADMISSION INFORMATION

Application and Advising Process:

1. Attend a Nursing Information Session to obtain an application, which is held monthly (except summer).
2. Meet with an Advisor and develop a Master Academic Plan (MAP); signed by an Advisor. (Bring to advising meeting unofficial copies of all your transcripts.)
3. Send official transcripts to Central Arizona College’s registrar.
4. Take HESI entrance exams at a Central Arizona College’s testing center.
5. Meet all criteria: GPA 2.75; BIO201/202 taken within the last 5 years; Pass HESI exam, AZ LPN or LNA; Eligibility to register for ENG101 and MAT141.

Turn Application Packet In by Deadline:

1. Application Points Form
2. MAP – signed by an Advisor
3. HESI exam taken at Central Arizona College
4. LNA or LPN proof
5. Unofficial transcripts from all colleges attended (including Central Arizona College)
6. Bring packet to W110 at SPC campus, or mail certified. (For Spring 2021 only, mail or email application to laurette.smith@centralaz.edu)

Deadlines:

1. February 1, 6:00 pm for Fall term
2. June 10, 6:00 pm for Spring term (For Spring 2021 only, deadline extended to Wednesday, June 24, 2020)
3. If dates above fall on Friday or weekend, the deadline date would be following Monday.

Information Sessions:

Due to the Coronavirus COVID19, Denise Dion is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting in place of face-to-face. Students who attend a ZOOM session will have an application emailed to them after the session.

Please join us Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 10:00 am; use link below.

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Information Session:

Topic: Information Session – June 4th
Time: Jun 4, 2020 10:00 AM Arizona
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Next Steps

Admissions

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Advising

Registration

Questions about this pathway?

Denise Dion
Division Chair
520-494-5334
denise.dion@centralaz.edu

Laurie Smith
Nursing Program Assistant
Phone: 520-494-5330
laurette.smith@centralaz.edu

Central Arizona College Career and Transfer Center

Nursing Assistant

The Nursing Assistant Program is designed to prepare students to be eligible for Nursing Assistant certification (CNA) or licensing (LNA) through the Arizona State Board of Nursing and, upon examination, to practice in a health care agency as a Certified Nursing Assistant or Licensed Nursing Assistant. With a LNA, the student is eligible to apply to enter into the CAC Nursing Program.

Nurse Assisting involves the performance of routine tasks in the general care of hospital, clinic, and skilled care patients. Nursing Assistants work directly under the supervision of practical and registered nurses, assisting licensed staff in providing quality nursing care. This occupation is one of many possible steps on a career ladder in the healthcare field. Nursing Assistants are vital members of the healthcare team.

Potential employers include: hospitals, residential care facilities, and patient homes.

Classes are offered at the following locations at various times throughout the year:

Superstition Mountain Campus
Signal Peak Campus
Maricopa Campus
San Tan Campus
Aravaipa Campus – One semester per academic year

Student Preview Information – required documents must be submitted before registering for CNA125:

• CNA REGISTRATION TICKET click here(Print out ticket, sign, and turn in with below registration documents)
• Students must have passed MAT 082 or test out of MAT 082; and passed RDG 100 or test out of RDG 100
• High School Diploma, unofficial high school transcript, or GED
• PLP (proof of legal presence) – Birth Certificate, Passport, Permanent Resident Card, or Employment Authorization, etc.
• Driver’s License (copy front and back) or State ID
• Keep copies of all the above documents

 STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE A PREVIEW LETTER VIA THEIR SCHOOL EMAIL AFTER THEY HAVE REGISTERED

PREVIEW LETTER will include:

• Registration information for CORE Screening (Background Check, Drug Testing); Check student email for an Invite to CORE Screening to start Background Check and Drug Test.
• Please copy the results of your background and drug test from CORE screening after completed (will need the results in order to upload to mCE).
• Immunizations Requirements: MMR, Varicella, TB (2-step), Tdap, HEP B, Flu Vaccine (current season); download to Magnus Health when student receives an email from Magnus
• CPR (American Heart Association BLS) – must upload to Magnus Health
• Proof of Health Insurance – must upload to Magnus Health
• Lab and Clinical requirements (Scrubs – Hunter green top and bottoms, White shoes required); wear first day of class
• Health Care Provider Signature Form (Physical); sent with Preview Letter
• mCE (my Clinical Exchange) instructions included in Preview Letter (mCE is the immunizations’ upload site for clinical rotations)
• Other Costs (Books, Testing, and License) associated with the CNA125 class

Nursing Assistant Advanced Placement Program (CNA125A)

(Resume required, seats are limited, Director/Coordinator approval prior to registration)

This course is specifically for qualified healthcare workers who want to earn the additional certification and gain entry into a nursing program. after completing and passing the course, a student may take the Arizona exam for nursing assistants and receive the CNA or LNA credential which is usually required when applying for nursing school.  Students will also go through their entry-level nursing skills, supervised clinical experience, basic anatomy, physiology, nutrition, and medical terminology pertinent to nursing assistants in residential care facilities or hospitals.

Specific admission criteria include: Employment records will be verified.

At least one (1) year full-time employment in the direct provision of health care within five (5) years OR
successful completion of course work that includes direct patient care experiences in allied health,
medicine, or nursing in the past five (5) years.

PASS RATES:

Accreditation

Central Arizona College’s Nursing Program is dedicated to being the leader of nursing education in central Arizona. We offer state of the art classrooms, simulation labs, and clinical opportunities in Pinal and Maricopa counties.

The Nursing Program at Central Arizona College is approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing Inc.

Arizona State Board of Nursing | 1740 W. Adams Street, Suite 2000, Phoenix, AZ 85007 | www.azbn.gov | (602) 889-5150

Accreditation Commission for Education (ACEN) | 3343 Peachtree Road, NE Suite 850, Atlanta, GA 30326 | www.acenursing.org | (404) 975-5000

Central Arizona College program’s NCLEX-RN pass rates and Job Placement rates:

NCLEX-RN results for first-time CAC graduates test takers:

2017 – 83.33%

2018 – 92.00%

2019 – 97.22%

COMPLETION Rates for CAC Nursing Graduates:

2014 – 86%

2015 – 86%

2016 – 72%

Graduates obtaining a Job (based on Students’ Post Graduate Surveys):

2017 – 90%

2018 – 94%

2019 – 100%