Vocational Nursing

The certificate in Vocational Nursing program at Dallas Nursing Institute is a four-semester, 51-week program that prepares the graduate with the skills and information necessary to pass the NCLEX-PN and practice as a competent vocational nurse. Students will learn proper patient care, medical terminology, medication administration, body systems, body growth and development, patient care assessment, and nursing procedures. Upon attaining their Vocational Nursing License, students can obtain employment in hospitals, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, home health agencies, and correctional facilities.

The conceptual framework for the vocational nursing program is based on the goal of enabling the individual student to learn and use skills essential to the achievement of a maximum level of health and functioning for each client. The core curriculum describes and teaches the basic biological, psychological, and sociological needs of man and progresses to the higher needs of dignity and well-being desired by all individuals. Holistic nursing practice combines art, skill, and science in utilizing the nursing process to meet the needs of each individual. A systematic approach involves the use of assessment skills, planning care, nursing interventions, and the evaluation of nursing interventions. The result for the individual is health and the ability to function at the highest level possible.

Program Cost: $27,300
Placement Rate: 5.74% TWC, 75% ABHES
Employment Rate: 62.30% TWC

The On-time Graduation Rate is a calculation which demonstrates, based on the number of students who graduate within the 2009-2010 award year, the percentage of those students who completed their educational program on time based on the published program length (in weeks). The published program length assumes a student is attending full-time and passes each class without being required to repeat any courses. Students not attending full time are required to repeat a class, are not counted as graduating on time.

On-time Graduation Rate: 73% (Day), 98% (Evening)

Median Loan Debt:

The Median Loan Debt calculation is based on the median debt incurred in Title IV Federal Student Aid Loans (Subsidized and Unsubsidized) and Private Loans incurred by students who graduated from their educational program in the 2009-2010 award year. In addition, we provide the median amount graduates owed the school (school balance) at the time the student graduated from the educational program. This data is intended to provide prospective students, and the public, with the median amount a student can be expected to repay upon completing the program.

Sub	Unsub	Private	School Balance
$3,500	$5,520	$1,986	$0

Each educational program offered by DNI is classified by a Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code. To better inform our prospective and current students, DNI, in accordance with federal regulations, is providing the Standard Occupational Code (SOC) and expected employment outcomes the student may expect upon completion of the program. For each academic program, we are providing the SOC Codes, SOC Job Titles, and the link to the tasks covered within the standard occupational code. Prospective and current students may review the links provided to get a better understanding of the possible tasks the employee will be expected to perform in each possible occupation.

CIP Code: 51.3999

SOC Code: 29-2061.00 Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-2061.00,
31-1012.00 Nursing Aides, Orderlies and Attendants, http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/31-1012.00

*Placement Rate Methodology:

ABHES Accredited Schools

An institution has a system in place to assist with the successful initial employment of its graduates and is required to verify employment post-initial employment date. At a minimum, an institution maintains the names of graduates, place of employment, job title, employer telephone numbers, and employment and verification dates. For any graduates identified as self-employed, an institution maintains evidence of employment. Documentation in the form of employer or graduate verification forms or other evidence of employment is retained.

The method of calculation, using the reporting period July 1 through June 30, is as follows:

(F + R)/(G-U)=P%

F = Graduates placed in their field of training
R* = Graduates placed in a related field of training
G = Total graduates
U** = Graduates unavailable for placement
P% = Placement percentage

*Related field refers to a position wherein the graduate’s job functions are related to the skills and knowledge acquired through successful completion of the training program.

**Unavailable is defined only as documented: health-related issues, military obligations, incarceration, continuing education status, or death.

Important Note: Graduates pending required credentialing/licensure in a regulated profession required to work in the field and, thus, not employed or not working in a related field as defined above, should be reported through back-up information required in the Annual Report. This fact will then be taken into consideration if the program placement rate falls below expectations and an Action Plan is required by ABHES.

TWC

The following is the methodology for calculating the reported rates for the Texas Workforce Commission Enrollment, Completion, and Placement Outcome Report:

COMPLETION RATE
Completers [Completers + Leavers] – [Non-completers due to: Postsecondary Education, Active military service; Incarcerated; or Deceased]	x100

EMPLOYMENT RATE
Placed by the School + Not Placed by the School [Completers] – [Completers not employed due to: Postsecondary Education, Active military service; Incarcerated; or Deceased]	x100

PLACEMENT RATE
Placed Completers	x100