Pre-Nursing Orientation
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To apply for the ADN Program beginning in Fall 2010, you must complete the Pre-Nursing Orientation online by May 7, 2010. Application Deadline for Fall 2010 is May 14, 2010. |
ADN Pre-Nursing Orientation for Spring 2011 Admission will be available from April 5, 2010 through September 13, 2010 for Spring 2011 Admission. Application Deadline for Spring 2011 is September 20, 2010. |
Welcome to College of the Mainland's Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) Program Home Page. We hope you find the information here that you need to make a great career decision to start on the path to become a registered nurse. Please call us or email us with additional questions so that we show you why we think our ADN program is one of the best!
You may already know that nursing is a caring profession, but it is also one of the most marketable health care professions with a variety of career options to choose from.
Current immunizations, including Hepatitis B, are required prior to admission.
Note: Hepatitis B immunization series requires several months to complete.
Careers in Nursing
Across the Country / Across Town
- hospital operating rooms
- maternity wards
- emergency departments
- intensive care units
- physicians' offices
- private homes
- public health agencies
- outpatient clinics
- HMOs
- home health care
- schools
- camps
- industry
- hospice
- long-term care facilities
- and various other health care facilities
Skilled Nurses Command Top Dollars
Employees are looking for skilled nurses like those graduating from College of the Mainland's Nursing Program. Beginning nurse salaries are currently in the $40,000 range, and that's before you factor in shift differentials, overtime or sign-on bonuses.
And job availability is predicted to remain high in nursing for years to come.
COM Nursing Programs
College of the Mainland's Associate Degree Nursing Program is one of the best in the area with first-class faculty and clinicals in hospitals and other health care facilities in Galveston and on the Mainland including the Houston area. COM also offers a transitional program for LVN practitioners who want to become RNs. Contact us about when the next LVN to RN Transitional class begins.
Faculty to Student Ratio
With a small student/faculty ratio, students at COM receive a lot of individual attention. All nursing students are assigned a faculty mentor. And all faculty have daily office hours during which time they are available to students.
State of the Art Lab Equipment
In addition to the standard equipment found in most nursing labs, COM provides students the additional opportunity to work with SIM Man, a computerized mannequin / patient.
Through programmed scenarios, SIM Man simulates a variety of patient conditions that allow nursing students the opportunity to practice assessment skills and then observe "real life" changes in SIM Man's condition as they provide appropriate interventions.
The lab is also equipped with an IV simulator and a hemodynaamic monitor that allows students hands-on critical care experiences prior to "real life" clinical experiences.
A RN lab coordinator is available to assist students in mastering these skills.
Full Time Nursing Tutor
The Nursing Tutor is available to assist nursing students with academic problems. Tutoring services are available for both individual and group study.
Financial Aid
Learn more about financial aid for COM students.
Professional Nursing Student Organizations
COM Nursing Students can become members of organizations including:
Graduation Program Requirements and National Examination
Upon successful completion of a minimum of two academic years and all program requirements, including successful completion of a program selected NCLEX-RN Readiness Examination, the graduate may make an application to take a National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN). Students who are successful in completing the Nursing Curriculum will not be able to graduate until they have successfully completed a NCLEX-RN Readiness Examination (see College Catalog.
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Approval
- COM's Associate Degree Nursing Program is fully approved by the Texas Board of Nursing (TBON):
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Texas Board of Nursing (TBON)
333 Guadalupe #3-460
Austin, TX 78701
1-512-305-7400
www.bne.state.tx.us
Accreditation
- COM's Associate Degree Nursing Program is fully accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC):
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National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
3343 Peachtree Road, NE, Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30326
404-975-5000
www.nlnac.org