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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Acceptance into the nursing program is a competitive and selective process. Priority admittance into the nursing program is given to students with a prerequisite/co-requisite grade point average of 3.0 or above, two satisfactory recommendations, and greater number of prerequisite courses completed. Students with a prerequisite grade point average between 2.5 and 3.0 may be admitted if space is available.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Acceptance into the nursing program is a competitive and selective process. Priority admittance into the nursing program is given to students with a prerequisite/co-requisite grade point average of 3.0 or above, two satisfactory recommendations, and greater number of prerequisite courses completed. Students with a prerequisite grade point average between 2.5 and 3.0 may be admitted if space is available.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Final acceptance is dependent upon the successful completion of all admission requirements and prerequisite courses and upon receipt of the following:</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Final acceptance is dependent upon the successful completion of all admission requirements and prerequisite courses and upon receipt of the following: | ||
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<li>Completed medical health forms</li> | |||
<li>Actual date, month/day/year of immunization or titer for the following diseases or illnesses prior to admission: | |||
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<li>PPD completed test for tuberculosis within 6 months prior to admission. The test is | |||
repeated and documented on an annual basis.</li> | |||
<li>RUBELLA (German measles) completed immunization or titer showing immunity; Documentation of immunization or a positive titer is needed.</li> | |||
<li>RUBEOLA (Red measles) Students must provide documentation of having received at least TWO immunizations unless born before 1957 or physician documentation of diagnosis of measles is provided.</li> | |||
<li>MUMPS Documentation of two immunizations and a positive titer is required.</li> | |||
<li>TETANUS, DIPTHERIA, PERTUSSIS Tetanus, diphtheria (Td) completed in last 10 years. One (1) Tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis (Tdap) booster dose is required as an adult. If the student has not had a booster in the last 2 years with the acellular pertussis component, then the Tdap is required.</li> | |||
<li>POLIO Indicate year of immunization.</li> | |||
<li>VARICELLA (Chicken Pox) Documentation of 2 immunizations or a positive titer.</li> | |||
<li>HEPATITIS B Documentation of immunization series of three completed and a positive titer.</li> | |||
<li>FLU IMMUNIZATION All students are required to have an annual flu immunization. | |||
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<li>Students admitted to the program for the summer semester are required to receive the flu immunization in the fall prior to matriculation.</li> | |||
<li>Students admitted to the program for the fall semester are required to receive the flu immunization during the 1st vaccination period after matriculation.</li> | |||
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<li>MENINGOCOCCAL The College of Nursing recommends the meningococcal immunization.</li> | |||
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<li>Submit Technical Standards worksheet.</li> | |||
<li>Verification of current certification valid for the academic year in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for health professionals. This is defined as Basic Life Support for infant, child and adult one man/two man and AED training. Verification of current CPR must be documented annually through graduation.</li> | |||
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Students will not be allowed to enroll in clinical nursing courses without meeting immunization and BLS requirements.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Students will not be allowed to enroll in clinical nursing courses without meeting immunization and BLS requirements.</li> | ||
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The complete mandatory UNMC background check is required prior to the first day of class.</li> | <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The complete mandatory UNMC background check is required prior to the first day of class.</li> | ||