Announcements

Selection of RN Program Winter 2010 Class and Alternates Done
(Updated 11/05/09)

The Winter 2010 Class of 30 and 10 alternates, have been picked according to the waiting list order and readiness to start the program.  The results can be seen on a new version of the Waiting List.  Letters of invitation will be mailed by November 6th to attend a mandatory Orientation Meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 1:00 PM in Room S-81 of Building S-8 on the De Anza Campus. (See maps of the campus at http://www.deanza.edu/map/).  Please reserve this time in your schedule.  If you cannot make the mandatory meeting, you will need to send a representative.

If you are high enough on the waiting list to start in Winter 2010, but you indicate that you are NOT READY, you will be contacted by the nursing school to fill out an official declination agreement form, if you haven’t done so previously. An official declination for Winter 2010 allows you to postpone entry to nursing school NO LATER than Winter 2011.  If you cannot commit to start by then, you will be removed from the waiting list.  If you have previously signed an official declination agreement form, you will be held to the time frame you selected on that form.

Preparation

All students near the top of the waiting list should be completing immunizations and/or documenting immunity via titer reports.  Please refer to the Immunization Worksheet available on the Nursing Program Information page: http://www.deanza.edu/nursing/programs.html.  Other health requirements that must be completed right before entry into the program will be discussed at the Orientation Meeting.

Nutrition Prerequisite and Chancellor's Formula Changes
(Updated 10/19/09)

The nursing program will be changing the list of classes from other colleges that are considered equivalent to De Anza Nursing Program's required nutrition class, Biology 45.

Beginning with the Application Period that starts September 1, 2010, any nutrition class currently listed in the College Course Equivalency Spreadsheet as requiring a college chemistry course as well will no longer be considered equivalent to Biology 45.  The College Course Equivalency Spreadsheet is found on the Nursing Program information page (link to the left).

At the same time, the following changes will be made to the Chancellor’s Formula:

• The Core Biology GPA input to the Chancellor’s Formula will be computed using the grades from the following required classes:  anatomy, physiology, microbiology and nutrition
• Repeats in nutrition classes will be counted in the repeat count input to the Chancellor’s formula

Evolve Reach Pre-Admission Testing
(Updated 11/4/09)

You may take the tests at any time from now through the end of December for the November 15 - January 15, 2010 application period.  Please review the testing registration procedure in the Program Information document on the Nursing Program Information web page, even if you have previously read this material.

Currently required tests with scores:

• English (all three: reading comprehension, grammar and Vocabulary)
• Math
• Biology
• Anatomy and Physiology

 Required tests without scores:

• Personality Profile
• Learning Style

 We recommend you take tests in the following order:

1. Required tests with scores
2. Chemistry*
3. Personality Profile
4. Learning Style

*  Chemistry is not required but we ask that you take it.  The results will assist us in evaluating its use in the future.  Thank you.

Please remember that you need to monitor the time you spend on each section. Also, if you score less than 75% on any required sections, you only have one more chance to retake the tests (within one calendar year from your first test session).  If your second test still is not at least 75%, you will not be allowed to apply to any De Anza College nursing program in the future.

Application Period Deadline has Passed: September 1 to October 15, 2009
(Updated 10/19/09)

Individuals that have applied according to the instructions should receive a notice within about one week of having mailed their application.  If you have not received your self-addressed stamped envelope back from the Screening and Selection Coordinator, then contact him (see Contact Us page link to the left).

The current estimate for application results being returned is December 4th.  Please don't call or email to find out the results.

If you have missed the deadline, please go to the Nursing Program Information Page for the dates of the next application period.  If you are planning on applying, please try to attend an Information Meeting and Application Workshop (see link to the left).

Eligible applicants previously on the LVN to RN Transition Waiting List not contacted by the Nursing Department to start in Fall Quarter needed to resubmit a Reactivation Form by mail by October 15th to maintain their place on the waiting list. Failure to do so will result in their removal from the list.

RN Program Waiting List
(Updated 11/4/09)

NOTE: If you are on the RN Program waiting list, you don't need to send in reactivation forms for the next application period ending January 15th. - Robert.

The RN Program Waiting List has been updated with the Winter Quarter class selections and Alternates.  It also includes all the information returned on readiness forms requested for the top 100 positions on the waiting list.  The same list can also be found on the Program Information page of this web site at the end of the bulleted list of documents.

The Winter 2010 classe will have 30 students. Spring 2010 and beyond will have class sizes of 24, until more funding is found.

The 10 alternates identified will be available to fill any vacancies that occur due to unforeseen problems between now and the start of the Winter Quarter. If they are not needed, they will return to their position on the waiting list. Any of the 10 alternates not invited to fill a vacancy in the Winter 2010 class will be offered a seat in the Spring 2010 class.

As you can see on the list, some people were not ready to start in fall 2009 or winter 2010. They have selected one of the following 3 quarters to start. Since they declined an invitation to enter the fall class, they have committed to starting the program by the quarter chosen. If they fail to meet their commitment, they will be disqualified from future entry into the De Anza RN program.

Remaining Active on the RN Waiting List
The screening and selection coordinator is currently planning on putting an announcement up in early January 2010, which will ask people on the RN Waiting list to send in Reactivation forms during the February to April 15 Application Period. If the reactivation form is received by the deadline, the student will maintain their position on the waiting list for another year. After the reactivation forms are processed, the waiting list will be updated, with the new applicants from that application period added to the end.

When will I start the RN Program?
Let's say that you are in position 308 on the waiting list. The worst cast scenario for starting is:

308 - 60 = 248 students left after fall 2009 and winter 2010
(30 students/qtr for fall and winter)

Since we are dropping back to 24 students per quarter in Spring 2010 due to lack of funds, we next divide the remaining students on the list by class size:
248 divided by 24 = 10 remainder 8
which means 11 quarters

So, worst case with these assumptions, you would be starting in the 13th quarter starting from this fall, or Fall 2013:
f09, w10, sp10, f10, w11, sp11, f11, w12, sp12, f12, w13, sp13, f13

It probably will not take that long, because people do move on and they do get into other nursing schools. If the school gets increased funding for larger class sizes, then the list would be used up faster. As you get higher on the list, the estimate will become more realistic.

Nursing Student Handbook Updated
(Updated 6/22/09)

A new version of the Nursing Student Handbook is available for students currently in the nursing program or about to start the program in the fall. It is available via the resources page.

Pharmacology Classes

(Updated 4/09/09)

The Nursing Department's pharmacology classes are intended primarily for students admitted to the Registered Nursing Program. They are designed to be taken concurrently with the other nursing program classes during the first year of the program. Students who are not planning on entering the De Anza Nursing School, and need pharmacology for other programs, may enroll in Nursing Pharmacology classes only with the approval of the instructor or the director of the nursing school. Students who take any of the nursing pharmacology classes without being in the De Anza Registered Nursing Program will NOT be permitted to enter the De Anza Registered Nursing Program in the future.

Immunization Form available(Updated 2/20/09) We have added the Nursing Program Immunization Worksheet to the web site for those students waiting to get into our program. You can find it with other program documents on the Program Information page of this web site (see link to the left). Items numbered 1 to 4 can be started at any time. You will need titers showing immunity. We will accept documented titers showing immunity done at any time prior to starting the program. We encourage applicants waiting to enter our programs to establish immunity early to avoid having to rush when you are invited into the program.

RN Refresher Program (Updated Fall 2009)

Applications for the RN Refresher program are not being accepted until further notice. If resumed, it will be announced on this page. There is no waiting or contact list.