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Overview

The Practical Nursing curriculum prepares individuals with the knowledge and skills to provide nursing care to children and adults.

What you'll learn

Students will participate in assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.

Graduates are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) which is required for practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse. 

Career Opportunities

Employment opportunities include hospitals, rehabilitation/long-term care/home health facilities, clinics, and physician’s offices.

Only letter grades of “C” or higher in non-nursing courses and nursing (NUR) courses with a grade of “B” or higher will count toward completion of the Practical Nursing diploma.

The Practical Nursing Diploma program has a selective admissions process.
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Overview

The Medical Assisting curriculum prepares multi-skilled healthcare professionals qualified to perform administrative, clinical, and laboratory procedures.

What You'll Learn

Coursework includes instruction in scheduling appointments, coding and processing insurance accounts, handling billing and collections and understanding computer operations; covers assisting with examinations/treatments, performing routine laboratory procedures, understanding electrocardiography and performing supervised medication administration; and examines ethical/legal issues associated with patient care.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of CAAHEP-accredited medical assisting programs are eligible to sit for the American Association of Medical Assistants Certification Examination to become Certified Medical Assistants. Employment opportunities include physicians’ offices, health maintenance organizations, health departments, and hospitals.

Only letter grades of “C” or higher in non-medical assisting courses and grades of “B” or higher in medical assisting (MED) courses will count toward completion of the Medical Assisting degree or diploma.

The Medical Assisting program has a selective admissions process.
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Overview

The Medical Sonography curriculum provides knowledge and clinical skills in the application of high frequency sound waves to image internal body structures.

What You'll Learn

Coursework includes physics, cross-sectional anatomy, and abdominal, introductory vascular and obstetrical/gynecological sonography. Competencies are attained in identification of normal anatomy and pathological processes, use of equipment, observation of fetal growth and development, integration of related imaging, and demonstration of patient interaction skills.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of accredited programs may be eligible to take examinations in ultrasound physics and instrumentation and specialty examinations administered by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers and find employment in clinics, physicians’ offices, mobile services, hospitals, and educational institutions.

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Overview

The Nuclear Medicine Technology curriculum provides the clinical and didactic experience necessary to prepare students to qualify as entry-level nuclear medicine technologists.

What You'll Learn

Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to properly perform clinical procedures. These skills include patient care, use of radioactive materials, operation of imaging and counting instrumentation, and laboratory procedures.

Career Opportunities

Graduates may be eligible to apply for certification/registration examinations given by the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists.

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Overview

The Physical Therapist Assistant curriculum prepares graduates to work in direct patient care settings under supervision of physical therapists. Assistants work to improve or restore function by alleviation or prevention of physical impairment and perform other essential activities in a physical therapy department.

What you'll learn

Course work includes normal human anatomy and physiology, the consequences of disease or injury, and physical therapy treatment of a variety of patient conditions affecting humans throughout the lifespan.

Career Opportunities

Graduates may be eligible to take the licensure examination administered by the NC Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. Employment is available in general hospitals, rehabilitation centers, extended care facilities, specialty hospitals, home health agencies, private clinics and public school systems.

Only letter grades of “C” or higher in non-PTA courses and PTA courses with a grade of “B” or higher will count toward completion of the Physical Therapist Assistant degree.

Accreditation Status

The Physical Therapist Assistant Program at Nash Community College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org.

If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please contact 252-451-8481 or email almilks594@nashcc.edu.

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Overview

This curriculum is designed to prepare individuals to assist veterinarians in preparing animals, equipment, and medications for examination and surgery; collecting specimens; performing laboratory, radiographic, anesthetic, dental procedures; assisting in surgery; and providing proper husbandry of animals and their environment.

What you'll learn

Course work includes instruction in veterinary anatomy, nutrition, parasitology, pathology, physiology, radiology, terminology, zoology, office practices, laboratory techniques, dentistry, and small and large animal clinical practices.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of accredited programs may be eligible to take state and national examinations administered by the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board. Graduates may be employed in veterinary clinics; diagnostic, research, or pharmaceutical laboratories; zoos; academic institutions; or other areas associated with animal care.

Only letter grades of “C” or higher in non-VET prefix courses and VET courses with a grade of “B” or higher will count toward completion of the Veterinary Medical Technology (VMT) degree.

The Veterinary Medical Technology program has a selective admissions process.
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Overview

The Dental Hygiene curriculum provides individuals with the knowledge and skills to access, plan, implement, and evaluate dental hygiene care for the individual and the community.

What You'll Learn

Students will learn to prepare the operatory, take patient histories, note abnormalities, plan care, teach oral hygiene, clean teeth, take X-rays, apply preventive agents, complete necessary chart entries, and perform other procedures related to dental hygiene care.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program may be eligible to take national and state/regional examinations for licensure required to practice dental hygiene.

Employment opportunities include dental offices, clinics, schools, public health agencies, industry, and professional education.

Achievement of competence in the following basic skills courses must be met:

  • Students taking CHM 130 at Nash are also required to take CHM 130A (lab)
  • A local prerequisite of BIO 094, BIO 110, BIO 111, BIO 161, or BIO 163 is required at Nash before taking BIO 168
  • Reading and Writing Skills – RED 090 or DRE 097
  • Math Skills – MAT 070 or DMA 050
  • PSY 150 and SOC 210 can be taken to substitute SOC 240 
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Overview

The Associate Degree Nursing curriculum provides knowledge, skills and strategies to integrate safety and quality into nursing care, to practice in a dynamic environment, and to meet individual needs that impact health, quality of life, and achievement of potential.

What You'll Learn

Course work includes and builds upon the domains of healthcare, nursing practice, and the holistic individual. Content emphasizes the nurse as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing safe, individualized care while employing evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and informatics.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN). Employment opportunities are vast within the global healthcare system and may include positions within acute, chronic, extended, industrial, and community healthcare facilities.

Only letter grades of “C” or higher in non-nursing courses and nursing (NUR) courses with a grade of “B” or higher will count toward completion of the Associate Degree Nursing curriculum.

The Associate Degree Nursing program has a selective admissions process.
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