East Stroudsburg University
DeNike Center for Human Services
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 422-3474
(570) 422-3848 (Fax)
Department Chair
Nursing
Suzanne Prestoy
sprestoy@po-box.esu.edu
(570)422-3563
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- 3.0 QPA required for certification.
- All course work needs to be completed before students enroll in the internship. Exceptions to this must be cleared with the Department of Nursing.
- For admission into NURS 486 Field Experience and Internship in School Nursing the following is required:
- Evidence of CPR certification
- Results of tuberculin testing
- Evidence of Rubella immunity (if immune, test does not need to be repeated)
- Valid Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license
- Documentation of a current criminal records background check
- Documentation of a current child abuse background check
- Copy of prescribed Pennsylvania Department of Education plan of study where appropriate
- Evidence of liability insurance (minimum coverage of $1,000,000/$3,000,000) coverage
- In order to obtain certification from East Stroudsburg University, three of the four prerequisite courses required for the program need to be taken through ESU. NURS 486 Field Experience and Internship also is required to be taken through ESU.
- Portfolio assessments will be considered for students who have worked on a full-time basis for one or more years under emergency certification or who have a substantial amount of experience as a School Nurse Assistant.
- Application for certification needs to be completed by November 15 for December program completion date and April 15 for May program completion date. Applications are available from the Office of the Dean of Professional Studies (570-422-3377). If this application process is deferred, the student may be held to new criteria at the time of application.
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