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| Vocational Nursing (AS) |
Health Sciences |
Total Units: 62 |
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Term Effective:
Spring 2010
Description:
The Vocational Nursing program prepares students to apply to the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians to take the NCLEX PN examination in order to receive the Vocational Nursing license from the California Department of Consumer Affairs. The program provides a minimum of 1,530 hours of instruction and clinical experience. Clinical sites are arranged at local health care facilities for a wide range of experieinces.
For detailed and updated program information advisories and admission dates, go to the Vocational Nursing Program web site.
Students interested in the order for taking classes in this program, can view the required course sequence.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this major, the student will be able to:
- Satisfy the requirements for application to the take the NCLEX-PN Licensure Exam;
- transition from student to vocational nurse in a variety of health-care settings;
- practice competently and safely in a variety of health care settings appropriate to entry level vocational nurse;
- communicate effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team;
- maintain high professional and ethical standards of vocational nursing practice;
- utilize concepts of human growth and development and psycho/socio/cultural needs of clients
as they apply to self-care models; and, promote family centered care that is culturally
sensitive;
- assume responsibility for ongoing educational and professional development;
- provide leadership and effective supervision of unlicensed assistive personnel within the
vocational nursing scope of practice;
- adapt rapidly to new technologies and changing conditions of health care; and
- grow in the ability to think critically and incorporate new knowledge and skills into the
theoretical knowledge base acquired in the VN program.
Program Requirements:
The requirements for the Vocational Nursing (AS) program are:
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Complete 62 units from
- Vocational Nursing Prerequisite Requirements
- Vocational Nursing Requirements
- Information Learning Resources Requirement
| Vocational Nursing Prerequisite Requirements - complete 14.00 units |
| FDNT 62 | Nutrition & Diet Therapy | 3.00 |
| HLC 160 | Medical Terminology | 3.00 |
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
| | Course | Description | Units |
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| ANAT 1 | General Human Anatomy | 5.00 |
| ANAT 58 | Introduction to Human Anatomy | 3.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 2.00 units from the following:
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| PHARM 100 | Skills for Medication Administration | 2.00 |
| CSKLS 100 | Skills for Medication Administration | 2.00 |
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Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
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| PHYSIO 1 | Human Physiology | 5.00 |
| PHYSIO 58 | Introduction to Human Physiology | 3.00 |
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| Vocational Nursing Requirements - complete 47.00 units |
| NRV 51 | Fundamentals and Basics of Nursing | 8.00 |
| NRV 51L | Fundamentals and Basic Clinical Experience | 6.00 |
| NRV 52.1 | Intermediate Vocational Nursing | 8.00 |
| NRV 52.1L | Intermediate Clinical for Vocational Nursing | 4.00 |
| NRV 52.2 | Maternal-Child Health Nursing | 2.00 |
| NRV 52.2L | Maternal-Child Health Nursing Clinical | 2.00 |
| NRV 53 | Advanced Vocational Nursing Theory | 8.00 |
| NRV 53L | Advanced Vocational Nursing Clinical | 6.50 |
| NRV 58A | Fundamental Skills Lab for Vocational Nursing | 1.00 |
| NRV 58B | Intermediate Skills Lab for Vocational Nursing Students | 1.00 |
| NRV 58C | Advanced Skills Lab for Vocational Nursing | 0.50 |
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| Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units |
Complete any combination totaling at least 1.00 units from the following:
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| LIR 10 | Introduction to Information Literacy | 1.00 |
| LIR 30 | Introduction to Information Literacy for Research Projects | 1.00 |
| LIR 110 | Finding and Using Information | 1.00 |
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Term Effective:
Spring 2010
The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.
Associate Degree Requirements:
The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:
For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter,
a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis,
is required for each course applied toward the major.
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Course Prerequisites and Advisories:
Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories;
that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course.
Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers
in the Program Requirements section.
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