Admissions Information
As you consider applying to our college, consider your ability to participate fully in an educational program in nursing or other health science program. Healthcare is challenging and job duties can change by the minute. Professionals in healthcare careers must be ready to perform a variety of tasks with knowledge and skill.
Standards and Functional Abilities have been developed for you to self-assess your readiness for a career in working in this fast-paced environment. The following standards and functional abilities are necessary requirements for participation in any of our healthcare programs. If an individual believes that he/she is unable to meet one or more of these necessary requirements due to a disability, he/she should contact the 504 Coordinator to determine whether an appropriate accommodation can be made to meet the necessary requirements and participate fully in the educational program.
Standards
• Critical Thinking: ability sufficient for clinical judgment. Reading: ability sufficient to comprehend the written word.
• Arithmetic: ability sufficient to perform computations at least at the tenth- grade level. Hearing: ability sufficient for physical and environmental monitoring.
• Visual: ability sufficient for accurate observation and assessment. Smell: ability sufficient to detect environmental and client odors.
• Physical strength/endurance: ability sufficient to perform full range of patient care activities.
• Motor Skills: ability sufficient to provide safe and effective nursing care.
• Mobility: ability sufficient to move from room to room and within confined space. Tactile: ability sufficient for physical monitoring and assessment.
• Communication: ability sufficient for interaction with others, in both the verbal and written English language.
• Interpersonal skills: ability sufficient to interact with others.
Functional Abilities
• Identify cause-effect relationship; problem-solve; predict/evaluate outcomes; sequence information.
• Read written documents, graphs, policies, protocols, etc. Measure time; compute medication dosage; count rates; use measuring tools; add, subtract, multiply, divide whole numbers; compute fractions.
• Auscultate faint body sounds, voices; hear monitor alarms, emergency signals.
• Observe patient response/condition: distinguish color and color intensity; prepare medication; see graphs, and computer screens.
• Detect foul smelling odors; detect smoke/gases.
• Stand for long periods of time at bedside; perform nursing care duties for entire shift; push/pull/support light and heavy objects; carry equipment; support patients in ambulation, turning, standing.
• Position patients; obtain specimens; calibrate instruments/equipment; prepare and administer medication; reach and bend with ease; grasp small objects, write, fine motor skills.
• Move about in populated areas; twist, stoop, squat; move quickly, administer repetitive movements (CPR).
• Perform palpation; detect hot/cold; detect differences in skin surface; shapes and sizes.
• Teach; explain procedures; give oral report; speak on the telephone; document and interpret nursing actions and patient responses and convey information through writing.
• Establish rapport with patient, family and coworkers; respect differences, negotiate interpersonal conflict, remain calm in crisis situations.
Dress Code
Good Samaritan College students are expected to follow guidelines for dress that will convey a positive and professional image. GSC may be judged not only by the quality of its education but by the appearance of the students, faculty and staff of the college community. The dress code incorporates the TriHealth Personal Appearance policy. Compliance with the dress code is mandatory.