Entering Nursing Students

This page is intended for students who have been officially accepted into the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Glendale Community College.  It is intended only for those applicants who have received a letter extending specific congratulations and instructions regarding an Orientation to the Nursing Program as well as enrollment deadlines.

MISCELLANEOUS:  There are several links on this page to which you should refer:

1. "Math Skills" to identify areas that might need review before school begins.

2. "Cost of Nursing School" estimates the cost of nursing school across the four semesters.

TEXTBOOKS:  The books shown below are only for the first short session.  They will be used again in following semesters.  The books for the next semester session and currently in use across the curriculum can be found under "Continuing Students."

Generic Nursing Student Textbooks:

Level	Course	Text	Author	Publisher
Entry	NS 200	Nursing Student Handbook	Dorroh/Department	GCC
		Fundamentals of Nursing – plus accompanying “My Nursing Lab”	Kozier & Erb	Pearson/ Prentice Hall
		Syllabus	McNeese/Ranchez	GCC
	NS 205	Pharmacology for Nurses – plus accompanying “My Nursing Lab”	Adams/Josephson	Prentice Hall
		Nurses Drug Guide	Wilson	Prentice Hall
		Calculate with Confidence	Morris	Mosby
		Syllabus	McNeese/Ranchez	GCC

Career Ladder Student Textbooks:

Level	Course	Text	Author	Publisher
Entry	NS 217	Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis	Wilkinson	Prentice Hall
		Nursing Student Handbook	Dorroh/Department	GCC
		LPN to RN Transitions	Harrington	Lippincott
		Syllabus	Faculty	GCC
	NS 218	Pharmacology: Reviews and Rationales	Hogan/Silvestri	Prentice Hall

FINGERPRINT PROCESS and INSTRUCTIONS:   Fingerprinting must be done through GCC at initial enrollment and prior to caring for patients. 

Instructions:

1. Pay $80 at the Associated Students Business Office (next to Bookstore) for the Fingerprinting fee.                                                            

2. Bring your receipt to Barbara at the Nursing Department (HS 311) ^{SEE MAP}. Forms and directions to PCC will be provided.
              

3. Have fingerprints done at PCC.
    

4. Return the form copy provided by PCC to Barbara.