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Vocational Nursing Effective (08/19/2024)

Locations: Los Angeles, Orange County, and Ontario

Overview

Curriculum effective for students enrolling for a start date on or after August 19, 2024.

Classification Of Instructional Programs (CIP): 51.3901 (Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training (LPN, LVN, Cert., Dipl, AAS)), 51.3902 (Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant), 51.3999 (Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other)

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 29-2061.00 (Licensed Practical and Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses)

Quarter Credits: 90.0

Theory Hours: 576

Lab Hours: 151

Clinical Hours: 803

Total Hours:1530

Method of Delivery: Residential

Number of Weeks (Day): 54*

Number of Weeks (Evening/Weekend): 86*

*Weeks May Be Extended Depending On Holiday Schedules

Career Training Objective

The Vocational Nursing program is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for an entry-level licensed vocational nurse position in a medical office, clinic, health-maintenance organization (HMO), acute care hospital, long-term care facility or other health care setting.

Vocational nursing students develop knowledge and skills to provide direct care to patients/clients under the supervision of a physician, dentist or registered nurse (RN) in a variety of health care settings, such as hospitals, long-term convalescent care facilities, and home health agencies. Vocational nursing students learn direct patient care, assessment, diagnostic measurements and procedures and treatments. The combined academic and clinical training prepares vocational nursing students to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) for licensure as a practical/vocational nurse meeting the standards set by the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians. Those that pass qualify for entry-level employment as Licensed Vocational Nurses.

The training program is divided into terms approximately 13 weeks in length (20 weeks for evening/weekend). Each term is comprised of prescribed units of study that build upon each other. Students begin their training in Term 1 and progress sequentially through each term until all terms have been successfully completed. Completion of the Vocational Nursing program is acknowledged by the awarding of a diploma.

Instructional Equipment

Anatomy Charts
Glucometers
Medication Carts
Procedure Kits
Skeleton
Stethoscopes
Wheelchair / Walker
Anatomical Models
Hospital Beds with Overbed and Side Tables
Procedural Anatomical Mannequins
Scale
Sphygmomanometers
Thermometers/Electronic/Tympanic

Program Outline

Program Locations: Los Angeles, Orange County and Ontario

Term 1

Module Number	Title	Theory Hours	Skill Lab Hours	Clinical Hours	Total Hours	Quarter Credits
ANA100	Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology	30	0	0	30	3.0
VOCN100	Fundamentals of Nursing	82	0	0	82	8.0
VOCN100L	Fundamentals of Nursing Lab	0	120	0	120	6.0
VOCN100C	Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical	0	0	60	60	2.0
VOCN110	Nutrition	30	0	0	30	3.0
	Totals	142	120	60	322	22.0

Term 2

Module Number	Title	Theory Hours	Clinical Hours	Total Hours	Quarter Credits
VOCN200	Medical-Surgical Nursing I	60	0	60	6.0
VOCN200C	Medical-Surgical Nursing I - Clinical	0	210	210	7.0
VOCN211	Life Span Development ^§	30	0	30	3.0
VOCN211C	Life Span Development Clinical ^§	0	30	30	1.0
PHAR101	Pharmacology I ^§	27	0	27	2.5
	Totals	117	240	357	19.5

Term 3

Module Number	Title	Theory Hours	Clinical Hours	Total Hours	Quarter Credits
VOCN300	Medical-Surgical Nursing II	90	0	90	9.0
VOCN300C	Medical-Surgical Nursing II Clinical	0	210	210	7.0
VOCN311	Mental Health ^§	25	0	25	2.5
VOCN311C	Mental Health Clinical ^§	0	45	45	1.5
PHAR201	Pharmacology II ^§	27	0	27	2.5
	Totals	142	255	397	22.5

Term 4

Module Number	Title	Theory Hours	Skill Lab Hours	Clinical Hours	Total Hours	Quarter Credits
VOCN401	Medical-Surgical Nursing III ^§	91	0	0	91	9.0
VOCN401C	Medical-Surgical Nursing III Clinical ^§	0	0	220	220	7.0
VOCN411	Maternal Child Nursing ^§	30	0	0	30	3.0
VOCN411L	Maternal Child Nursing Skills Lab ^§	0	31	0	31	1.5
VOCN411C	Maternal Child Nursing Clinical ^§	0	0	28	28	0.5
VOCN420A	Concept Mastery I ^§	30	0	0	30	3.0
VOCN420B	Concept Mastery II ^§	24	0	0	24	2.0
	Totals	175	31	248	454	26.0

Term 1

Module Number: ANA100
Title	Intro to Human Anatomy & Physiology
Theory Hours	30
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	30
Quarter Credits	3.0
Module Number: VOCN100
Title	Fundamentals of Nursing
Theory Hours	82
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	82
Quarter Credits	8.0
Module Number: VOCN100L
Title	Fundamentals of Nursing Lab
Theory Hours	0
Skill Lab Hours	120
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	120
Quarter Credits	6.0
Module Number: VOCN100C
Title	Fundamentals of Nursing Clinical
Theory Hours	0
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	60
Total Hours	60
Quarter Credits	2.0
Module Number: VOCN110
Title	Nutrition
Theory Hours	30
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	30
Quarter Credits	3.0
TOTALS
Theory Hours	142
Skill Lab Hours	120
Clinical Hours	60
Total Hours<	322
Quarter Credits	22.0

Term 2

Module Number: VOCN200
Title	Medical-Surgical Nursing I
Theory Hours	60
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	60
Quarter Credits	6.0
Module Number: VOCN200C
Title	Medical-Surgical Nursing I - Clinical
Theory Hours	0
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	210
Total Hours	210
Quarter Credits	7.0
Module Number: VOCN211
Title	Life Span Development ^§
Theory Hours	30
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	30
Quarter Credits	3.0
Module Number: VOCN211C
Title	Life Span Development Clinical ^§
Theory Hours	0
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	30
Total Hours	30
Quarter Credits	1.0
Module Number: PHAR101
Title	Pharmacology I ^§
Theory Hours	27
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	27
Quarter Credits	2.5
TOTALS
Theory Hours	117
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	240
Total Hours<	357
Quarter Credits	19.5

Term 3

Module Number: VOCN300
Title	Medical-Surgical Nursing II
Theory Hours	90
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	90
Quarter Credits	9.0
Module Number: VOCN300C
Title	Medical-Surgical Nursing II Clinical
Theory Hours	0
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	210
Total Hours	210
Quarter Credits	7.0
Module Number: VOCN311
Title	Mental Health ^§
Theory Hours	25
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	25
Quarter Credits	2.5
Module Number: VOCN311C
Title	Mental Health Clinical ^§
Theory Hours	0
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	45
Total Hours	45
Quarter Credits	1.5
Module Number: PHAR201
Title	Pharmacology II ^§
Theory Hours	27
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	27
Quarter Credits	2.5
TOTALS
Theory Hours	142
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	255
Total Hours<	397
Quarter Credits	22.5

Term 4

Module Number: VOCN401
Title	Medical-Surgical Nursing III ^§
Theory Hours	91
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	91
Quarter Credits	9.0
Module Number: VOCN401C
Title	Medical-Surgical Nursing III Clinical ^§
Theory Hours	0
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	220
Total Hours	220
Quarter Credits	7.0
Module Number: VOCN411
Title	Maternal Child Nursing ^§
Theory Hours	30
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	30
Quarter Credits	3.0
Module Number: VOCN411L
Title	Maternal Child Nursing Skills Lab ^§
Theory Hours	0
Skill Lab Hours	31
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	31
Quarter Credits	1.5
Module Number: VOCN411C
Title	Maternal Child Nursing Clinical ^§
Theory Hours	0
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	28
Total Hours	28
Quarter Credits	0.5
Module Number: VOCN420A
Title	Concept Mastery I ^§
Theory Hours	30
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	30
Quarter Credits	3.0
Module Number: VOCN420B
Title	Concept Mastery II ^§
Theory Hours	24
Skill Lab Hours	0
Clinical Hours	0
Total Hours	24
Quarter Credits	2.0
TOTALS
Theory Hours	175
Skill Lab Hours	31
Clinical Hours	248
Total Hours<	454
Quarter Credits	26.0