Programs Available at The Salter School of Nursing and Allied Health:

This 145 hour course provides the information and skills to enable nursing assistants to give quality care in a variety of settings: Skilled Nursing/ Long term care, Home Care, Rehabilitation and Acute Care Hospitals.
BLS, Adult, Infant and Child, AED training are included. The 60 hour clinical experience is conducted at local long-term skilled nursing care facilities.

The Practical Nursing Program is consistent with the school’s educational mission that focuses on the provision and promotion of quality, career-oriented programs provided through classroom presentation, hands-on lab experiences, and clinical training and practice in community, ambulatory care, hospital and Long Term Care settings.

This all inclusive program will provide the practical nursing student the necessary learning experiences to prepare her/him to practice caregiving within the scope and standard of care directed by the regulatory/licensing body (BON) and the employing agency. Evening and day programs include a clinical experience every other weekend to average 24 hours per week. Part time schedules may be arranged on an individual basis.

The institution is accredited by ACICS. The LPN program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.

The Patient Care Technician Program is a six hundred and three hour comprehensive program providing learning experiences which encompass the scope of practice of the Nursing Assistant, Phlebotomist and Electrocardiographer. These experiences occur in the academic setting of Salter School of Nursing & Allied Health classrooms and laboratories, and, in a variety of health care settings within the community.

This program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to acquire confidence in direct care giving, successful collection, process and transport of laboratory specimens, and the administration of Electrocardiography techniques.

Phlebotomy is an essential diagnostic tool for managing patient care. Phlebotomists perform an important and integral role in the healthcare field in both the In-patient and Out-patient environments. Accuracy and competency are the key components to a successful career in phlebotomy. This program is consistent with the school’s educational mission that focuses on the provision and promotion of quality, career oriented programs, provided through classroom presentation, hands-on laboratory experience and clinical practice.

This program is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to successfully collect, process and transport blood specimens. The program is conducted on a maximum of 4 days or 4 evenings per week for 13 weeks. Upon successful completion graduates are eligible to sit for the NHA Exam, the cost of which is included in the tuition.

This program provides the theory and clinical experience to assure that the Surgical Technologist graduate has the entry level expertise in both the theory and application of aseptic techniques, the ability to safely care for surgical patients, and the skills needed for handling special drugs, supplies and equipment which facilitate a surgeon’s performance of invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

The Surgical Technologist is part of an operating room team which also includes surgeons, surgical nurses and anesthesiologists. The Surgical Technologist, also known as a Scrub or Operating Room Tech, works under the supervision of the surgeon or other surgical personnel.