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SPRING 2022 ORIENTATION andDMISSIONS REQUIREMENTSOR NEWLY ACCEPTEDSTUDENTSIN THE RN DEGREE PROGRAM AND PN-RN CSC PROGAM*** Changes and Updates to these pages are ON-GOING ***and will be final on Orientation DayPN-RN Students - Orientation is complete - Use this page as reference to complete requirements for the May 2deadline. Most instructions apply to both RN and PN-RN programs. Please be sure to reference PN-RN instructionsinformation.Congratulations on your conditional acceptance to Thomas Nelson’s Summer 2022 RN Degree Program at the HamptonCampus with classes that begin on August 22. To fulfill admissions requirements, your attendance at the followingNursing Orientation session is mandatory:DATE: Monday, May 9, 2022TIME: 3:00 pm to 5:00 pmLOCATION: Virtual via ZOOM using this link -- Link will be provided as May 9 draws closer.Please print these instructions for your reference at Orientation. [Nursing Admissions & OrientationInformation].Please submit all requirements in separate PDF files to psahhs@tncc.edu; do not send several requirementscombined into one PDF. Do not separate multiple pages of a document into separate PDF files.*** PROGRAM CHANGE FORM ***To change your program of study to A.A.S. Degree Nursing for FA22, please fill in your personal info at the top, add yourcurrent program of study in the first box (pre-nursing, social science, etc.) and sign/date the bottom of the form[Program Change Form].  Please email this form to PSAHHS@tncc.edu by Wednesday, May 11, 2022.1. Complete a drug screen and background check through Castle Branch. You must register by Wednesday,May 11, 2022, and submit your sample to Lab Corp. by Monday, May 16, 2022. The package code forRegistration will be posted here after Orientation. The nursing office will receive your report; no need to submita copy.2. Order uniforms -- Processes for ordering uni forms are changing. Uniforms can now be purchased throughthe Bookstore where financial aid may be used, or scrubs can be purchased from any supplier. Moreinformation will be posted as it becomes available.[Editor Note: Add scrub description.color, pockets, lab coat, etc. Lab supplies/equipment in bookstore too?]The Uniform Connection is the long-standing scrub/uniform provider and are taking orders from Monday, May 9

through Monday, May 16 between the hours of 10:30 AM and 4:30 PM (Closed on Sundays). Payment is due atthe time of the order by Cash or Credit Card; personal checks are not accepted.   Masks and social distancing arerequired. Please bring this order form for your sizing and order placement. [Uniform Order Form]An all-in-one cost-effective package of your clinical equipment (Stethoscope, Blood Pressure Cuff, Watch, PenLight, Hemostat, and Bandage Scissors) is offered through The Uniform Connection and will be available to orderwith your uniform order.PN-RN Students must purchase uniforms through the Uniform Connection by May 4.3. Provide a copy of your AHA BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers. BLS for Healthcare Providercertification MUST be through American Heart Association or through one of their approved agencies only. (RedCross certification is not accepted.) Upload both sides of your signed certification card or your eCard toCastleBranch AND scan a copy to PSAHHS@tncc.edu by Friday, June 24. (PN-RNs by May 2.)4. Review the nursing program policies in the Nursing Student Handbook [Nursing Student Handbook] and theBoard of Nursing Code of Virginia [Code of Virginia]. The handbook will be revised this summer and postedbefore classes begin in August. Please sign and upload the Acknowledgment form for the Nursing StandardsAffirmation Statement (Page 6) found in the FA22 Nursing Forms Packet [FA22 Nursing Forms Packet] toCastleBranch by by Friday, June 24 and send the entire completed packet to PSAHHS@tncc.edu as well. Moreinformation for the forms in this packet are detailed in #8 below.  (PN-RNs by May 2.)5. Clinical Forms & Information: Please review the Guidelines for Clinical Dress [Guidelines for ClinicalDress] and the Clinical section in the Nursing Student Handbook. Please also review the Clinical Functions andTechnical Standards [Clinical Functions & Technical Standards].***PN-RN CSC Students DO NOT Need to Complete the RHS Application at this time***RN Students - Please complete the RHS clinical application forms [RHS Application] for your first clinicalrotation as follows:Page 1 – Please complete your personal info at the top, including the last 4 digits of your SSN and any RHSemployment information (list dates and facility if applicable). Clinical details for “Clinical LearningExperience” leave blank and add your name at the bottom.Page 2 – Please print/sign and date at the bottom.Page 3 – Please initial by each line item, and print/sign and date at the bottom and be sure to include the last 4digits of your SSN.Page 4 – Please print/sign and date the confidentiality agreement and be sure to include the last 4 digits ofyour SSN.Page 5 – Please print/sign and date the Riverside Affiliation Participation NoticePage 6 – For Respiratory Therapy students only; not applicable to nursing students. Please do not return thispage.Save only the first 5 pages of your completed RHS application to a single PDF file and email it toPSAHHS@tncc.edu by Friday, June 24th.6. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Please provide documentation and complete the forms in the links below to submit the following physicalrequirements:Physical exam [Health History, Physical Exam & Immunizations] – Upload to CastleBranch.Provide documentation for your immunization history (Page 4 of the Health History, Physical Exam andImmunizations forms above) to include:2 MMR vaccines or positive titer2 Varicella vaccines or positive titer (history of chicken pox is not sufficient) [CDC Varicella Information]3 HepB vaccines, positive titer, or sign the HepB declination waiver [HepB Declination Waiver]. HepB isthe only requirement that can be waived. [CDC HepB Information]Please complete the HepB waiver if the3-shot series is in progress and will not be completed before the start of the program.ORHeplisav (HepB-CpG) 2-vaccine series – This vaccine requires a positive titer (anti-HBs 10mIU/ml) to prove immunity.Current TDap (expires after 10 years)Upload all MMR, Varicella, HepB and Tdap documentation to CastleBranch ONLY – DO NOT send theseto PSAHHS@tncc.edu by Friday, June 24th. (PN-RN Students by May 2nd.)TB Requirements:Negative IGRA test results from either (1) QuantifFERON -TB Gold In-Tube test (GFT-GIT) or (2) T-SPOT Btest (T-Spot)ORMantoux Tuberculin Skin Tests (TST)/2-step PPD -- Complete the survey portion at the top. Your provider willcomplete the middle box for Step 1, and then return to your provider 2 weeks later to complete Step 2. Yourprovider will need to complete the Thomas Nelson form [TNCC PPD Form]If you have a positive TST/PPD or IGRA, documentation of a negative chest x-ray after the positive TST isrequired along with the completed survey at the top of the TNCC PPD Form.Upload all TB documentation to CastleBranch AND email to PSAHHS@tncc.edu by Friday, June 24th. (PN-RNStudents by May 2nd.)2022-23 Flu Shot:RN Students - A flu shot is not due at this time. A 2022-23 flu shot will be due in September when the newstrain becomes available.PN-RN Students - A 2021-22 flu shot is required for your SU22 NSG200 clinical day. [TNCC Flu ConsentForm] Please complete the TNCC flu form, upload it to CastleBranch, AND email it to PSAHHS@tncc.edu byMay 2nd.Please complete the Influenza Vaccination Attestation [Influenza Vaccination Attestation]. If you have amedical exemption for the flu shot, please complete the RHS Vaccine Exemption Form. [RHS Vaccine ExemptionForm]. Please email these documents to PSAHHS@tncc.edu by May 2 (do not upload these to CastleBranch).COVID-19 Vaccination:

COVID vaccinations are required by our clinical sites.All students attending clinical rotations will need tocomplete COVID vaccination series and boosters as necessary in order to attend clinical. This requirement cannotbe declined, and only approved medical or religious exemptions will be accepted. A medical exemption form canbe obtained through your medical provider. Please visit 12VAC5-110-80. Exemptions from immunizationrequirements. (virginia.gov) for more information on a religious exemption.   If you have a medical exemption forthe COVID shots, please complete the RHS Vaccine Exemption Form [RHS Vaccine Exemption Form].The COVID-19 Assumption of Risk form must also be completed and signed/dated. [TNCC COVID Form]Please leave the clinical site info blank at the bottom of Page 1.Please submit a PDF of your COVID vaccination card or your approved exemption form to CastleBranchAND email to PSAHHS@TNCC.edu by Friday, June 24th. (PN-RN Students by May 2nd.) TheTNCC COVID-19 form does not need to go to CastleBranch; please send this form toPSAHHS@TNCC.edu only.Complete the Communicable Disease Statement and submit it to PSAHHS@tncc.edu. [Communicable DiseaseStatement]Documentation for ALL physical requirements is due by:PN-RNs - MONDAY, MAY 2, 2022RNs - FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 20227. Tuition is due by Friday, April 29, 2022. Please review the list of program expenses and the list of nursingprogram credits and curriculum. [Program Expenses], [RN Credits and Curriculum], and [PN-RN CSC Bridge Creditsand Curriculum]Textbooks must be purchased from the Thomas Nelson Bookstore as a bundle package using ISBN# for ADN RN 1st semester students at the Hampton Campus. ISBN information will be posted asit becomes available. The first-semester book package is estimated at 1,300.00 Please contact Financial Aid Office andthe Bookstore for additional textbook information.PN-RN CSC students must purchase both 1st and 2nd semester book packages before Summer 2022 classes begin. PNRN CSC students will use ISBN #9780323928199 and #9780323966771. Both book packages will totalapproximately 1,700.On-Line Ordering Instructions from the Bookstore:[On-Line Ordering Instructions]8. Program forms [FA22 Nursing Forms] are to be returned to the Nursing Office by Friday, June 24th.  (PN-RNStudents by May 2nd)Complete each of the forms contained in the Fall 2022 Nursing Forms Packet Remediation forms (at the end ofthe packet) are not applicable at this time.[PN-RN Release and Waiver of Liability] OR [RN Release and Waiver of Liability][Student Release of Confidential Information][Off Campus Use of Equipment]These above forms packet and 3 additional forms are the only forms that can be combined into one PDF file forsubmission as they are for Thomas Nelson use only and are not submitted to clinical sites. Please scan all formsto a single PDF file in an email to PSAHHS@TNCC.edu.