Nursing
Medical knowledge, critical thinking, compassion, collaboration, and customer service combine in the occupation of nursing. Nurses take care of the ill and injured and provide preventive care in a variety of settings, from hospitals to health education. The demand for educated and licensed professionals is growing.
Occupations
Thanks to increased longevity and an aging population in the U.S., employment opportunities for vocational and registered nurses are strong and continue to grow. Nurses are employed in a wide variety of healthcare facilities, public and private clinics and agencies, schools, and educational institutions. Further education and specific certifications provide myriad opportunities for career growth and may lead to specialization within the profession.
- Registered Nurses
- Flight Nurses
- Nurse Consultants
- Discharge Planning Nurses
- Home Health Nurses
- And many more!
- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurse Midwives
- Nurse Anesthetists
Contact Information
Division
Health Occupations
Building: 800, Office 810
Phone: (707) 256-7600
Division Webpage
Registered Nursing Webpage
Dean
Robert Harris
Dean, Language & Developmental Studies, Arts & Humanities, and Health Occupations
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: RHarris@napavalley.edu
Administrative Assistant
Eva Mijares
Administrative Assistant
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: EMijares@napavalley.edu
Cindy Miller
Administrative Assistant
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: CMiller@napavalley.edu
Program Director
Karen Canepa, RN, MSN, CCRN, CWCN
Professor, Nursing
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: Karen.Canepa@napavalley.edu
Assistant Program Co-DirectorS
Dr. Regina Orozco, RN, MSN, Ph.D, RNC-ob
Professor, Nursing
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: ROrozco@napavalley.edu
Katharine Ratliff, RN, MSN
Professor, Nursing
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: KRatliff@napavalley.edu
Faculty
Michael Bird
Professor, Nursing
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: Michael.Bird@napavalley.edu
David Jensen
Professor, Nursing
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: David.Jensen@napavalley.edu
Karen Lewis, RN, MSN
Professor, Nursing
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: KLewis@napavalley.edu
Megan McWilliams, RN, MSN
Professor, Nursing
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: MMcWilliams@napavalley.edu
Andrea C. Ruybal, RN
Faculty, Nursing
2277 Napa Vallejo Highway, 94558, Napa, CA
Email: Andrea.Ruybal@napavalley.edu
Associate Degree for Nursing Program
- Complete a Napa Valley College Application, do this online at www.napavalley.edu. (Application will be available online one month prior to application acceptance timeframe).
- Meet with a NVC counselor to develop your education plan1. Bring your “Official Transcripts” from your High School (or equivalent GED certificate, CHSPE Certificate) and College(s).
- If they are sent to you instead of directly to Napa Valley College, do not open the envelope, we can only accept sealed official transcripts. If your High School or College transcripts are from outside the U.S. they must be evaluated by an International Evaluation service prior to submission of your application.
- Submit an official transcript with a score of 62% or better on the Test of Essential Academic Skills, the NEW TEAS exam.
- The TEAS exam measures basic essential skills in the academic areas of reading, mathematics, science, and English and language use. The objectives assessed are those which nurse educators have deemed most appropriate and relevant to measure entry-level skills and abilities in nursing program applicants. The TEAS exam consists of 170 multiple-choice questions and has been proven to be a statistically significant predictor of early nursing school success.
- Complete the following Prerequisite courses with a “C” or better.
- Hep B, MMR and Varicella TITERS and COVID vaccine & yearly booster. You can add them to the application, or email to cmiller@napavalley.edu prior to application period.
- CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) State Certificate.
Things to Keep in Mind
- When you have met all the requirements listed above, you may then submit your application to the Admissions & Records (A&R) office (with any official sealed transcripts not already at the school) during the published application period. Mail or Bring, as described in the application instructions, to Margarita Ceja, A&R Office, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highway, Napa, CA 94558. All ADN program applicants and current students must maintain an active email address during their time in the program and check it regularly.
- Eligibility to enter the Nursing Programs is determined by meeting admission requirements as above and meeting the California Community College Chancellor’s Office Formula (multi-criteria screening process) with a score of 70% or better. This “composite score” includes a combination of: (a) overall college GPA (b) English GPA (All English Classes with letter grades) (c) core Biology (Anatomy, Physiology & Microbiology) GPA & (d) core Biology course repetition(s).
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All Foreign Transcripts must be evaluated by an International Evaluation Service prior to submission of program application; this service must provide Napa Valley College with an evaluation Certificate of the international coursework. (Forms to request this evaluation are available in Admissions & Records and the Health Occupations Department; your official foreign transcripts evaluations must accompany this form.)