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Nursing Technician - NT61 Technical Certificate of Credit
Program Description: The Nursing Technician program prepares students with advanced classroom training and practice to prepare students to perform a full range of patient care duties or services under nursing or medical direction. This includes taking vital signs, obtaining lab specimens, assisting with activities of daily living, observing and charting patient information, and reporting appropriate information to supervisors. Upon completion students qualify to sit for the NACES exam.
Locations Offered:
Valdosta
Ben Hill Irwin
Coffee
Cook
Requirements:
- Submit a completed application and application fee
- Be at least 17 years of age
- Submit official high school transcript or High School Equivalency transcript
- Submit official college transcripts, if applicable
- Present acceptable ACCUPLACER, ACT, ASSET, COMPASS, PSAT, or SAT scores or GED score of 145 or higher or have one of the following: an associate degree or higher or have a HOPE GPA of 2.6 after the completion of 10th grade. Documentation on a college transcript of successful completion of appropriate courses from a regionally accredited college or university may be accepted in lieu of test scores.
Additional Program Requirements:
- American Heart Association Provider CPR Certification, physical examination, up-to-date immunizations, criminal background check and drug screen required prior to start of clinical rotation.
Curriculum
| General Education Core | 6 |
|---|---|
| ENGL 1101 Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Choose One of the Following (3 Hours) | 3 |
| MATH 1100 Quantitative Skills and Reasoning | 3 |
| MATH 1111 College Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 1113 Precalculus | 3 |
| MATH 1131 Calculus I | 4 |
| Occupational Courses | 10 |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2113 Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| BIOL 2113L Anatomy and Physiology I Lab | 1 |
| Choose One of the Following (6 Hours) | 6 |
| NAST 1100 Nurse Aide Fundamentals | 6 |
| PNSG 2030 Nursing Fundamentals | 6 |
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The information in this College Catalog and Student Handbook accurately reflects current policies and procedures at the time of publication. Students are admitted to the College under and are subject to the provisions of the WGTC Catalog and Student Handbooks for the term they initially enroll. Students in all programs are admitted under and are subject to the provisions of the College Catalog and Student Handbook and applicable addendums for the term they are admitted to the program at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College. If for any reason a break in enrollment occurs, students must reapply and satisfy the College Catalog and Student Handbook requirements for the term of their re-entry to any program. The provisions of this catalog are not to be regarded as an irrevocable contract between Wiregrass Georgia Technical College and the student. The College reserves the right to change any provision or requirement at any time.
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