In order to work as a licensed vocational nurse, a person must be licensed by the State of Texas. To take the national licensing examination (NCLEX-PN), a person must be a graduate of a Texas Board of Nursing (Texas BON) approved vocational nursing program. For more information, contact the Texas Board of Nursing, 333 Guadalupe Street, Suite 3-400, Austin, Texas 78701; phone number 512-305-7400, or visit their website at http://www.bon.state.tx.us.
All Vocational Nursing students are required to carry professional liability insurance. This fee is attached to the clinical courses in summer and fall and covers the student throughout the program.
All accepted and alternate candidates/students will undergo DPS and FBI background checks before their admission to the nursing program is finalized. A person who feels that he/she might have a background issue is strongly advised to begin the Declaratory Process to Texas BON as soon as possible.
A person does not have to be a current nursing student or an applicant to the nursing program to begin the Declaratory process.
STUDENT CONDUCT
Student Conduct Applicants to the nursing program and student nurses are expected to conduct themselves professionally at all times. Applicants who become disruptive may jeopardize their applications from being considered or their student status and may face disciplinary action as stated in the Lone Star College System student handbook and college catalog. In the event that a violation of policy is also a violation of State or Federal law, the College may proceed with disciplinary processes.