Practical Nursing - Compass Career College

Practical Nursing from Compass Career College is a Campus Certificate Nursing Education degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. Once accepted into the Practical Nursing Program, students will need to do the following: 1. Make financial arrangements and/or apply for funding from the various sources available through Compass Career College if student qualifies. 2. Submit certified copy of Birth Certificate or U. S. Passport 3. Scheduling fingerprinting process and criminal background check with Compass through Louisiana State Police Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information through Admissions. Forms available at Compass Career College ($10.00 money order made payable to Louisiana State Police for fingerprinting and $26.00 money order for background check) 4. Submit CPR certification for Health Care Providers (must remain current while a student at Compass Career College). 5. Submit Health certification from a licensed physician (note that physical cannot be performed by a nurse practitioner as per requirements of the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners -- see Compass Career College Medical Examination form 6. Submit Immunization Record including the following: TB (Tuberculosis) Skin Test MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) 2 injection vaccine History of varicella (chicken pox) or evidence of varicella vaccine with titer to indicate adequate vaccine received Childhood polio vaccine Tetanus/Diptheria injection within last 10 years Hepatitis vaccine series with titer to indicate adequate vaccine received. View more details on Compass Career College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nursing Education courses.