Vocational Nursing Course Outline

The Vocational Nursing Course is designed to prepare the student for licensure as a Vocational Nurse in the State of California. This course is approved by the California Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners.
To receive a diploma in Vocational Nursing you must complete all core subjects and elective subjects with an average grade of "C" or better. For your convenience each module outline is listed below. This outline lists which module is needed to complete the course for graduation. In addition the outline describes each module, duration, credit units & skill sets needed for career success!

Medical Assistant Core Subjects

1.

Module #:

VN111

Module Name:

Nursing Fundamentals

Credit Unit:

3 Units

Skill Sets:

This course presents the study of several basic nursing subjects and skills needed for the students in order to progress to a more complex-nursing subject. It includes: evolution of nursing, health care delivery systems, legal aspects, and basic nursing skill such as vitals signs, baths, body mechanics, etc.

2.

Module #:

VN112

Module Name:

Intro to: Nursing Process

Credit Unit:

7 Units

Skill Sets:

This subject serves as the organizational framework for practice. It includes assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.

3.

Module #:

VN113

Module Name:

Critical Thinking

Credit Unit:

1 Units

Skill Sets:

This course teaches students to think critically. It many metal skills for the student to become purposeful, to determine what data is relevant, evaluating the credibility of sources and making interferences.

4.

Module #:

VN121

Module Name:

Basic Pharm

Credit Unit:

5 Units

Skill Sets:

This course introduces the student to principles and practice of medications, drug dosage, drug actions and interactions, routes of administration: enteral, percutaneous, transdermal patches, parenteral and eye-ear-drops and administration of medications by inhalation.

5.

Module #:

VN122

Module Name:

Anatomy Physioloby

Credit Unit:

5 Units

Skill Sets:

The students are introduced to the study of body structures and bodily processes. Anatomy and physiology is integrated in every system in the program.

6.

Module #:

VN123

Module Name:

Nutrition

Credit Unit:

5 Units

Skill Sets:

This course provides basic nutrition and nutritional therapy, role of the nurse in promoting nutrition, diet planning guidelines, essential nutrients, life cycle nutrition: pregnancy & lactation infancy, adolescence, adulthood, eating disorders and nutritional support.

7.

Module #:

VN131

Module Name:

Growth and Development

Credit Unit:

6 Units

Skill Sets:

Students are introduced to the study of the continuous changes that every Individual goes through life in order to exist and function, health promotion, patterns of growth, stages of growth development: Infancy, Toddler, Preschool, School Age, Adolescence, early adulthood, Middle Adulthood and Life Adulthood.

8.

Module #:

VN132

Module Name:

Pharmacology

Credit Unit:

5 Units

Skill Sets:

This course introduces the student to principles and practice of medications, drug dosage, drug actions and interactions, routes of administration: enteral, percutaneous, transdermal patches, parenteral and eye-ear-drops and administration of medications by inhalation.

Module #:

VN133

Module Name:

Communication / Patient Education

Credit Unit:

1.5 Units

Skill Sets:

This course provides an overview of communication, verbal-non-verbal communication, styles of communication, assertive communicant, communication techniques, and verbal therapeutic communication.

10.

Module #:

VN134

Module Name:

Psychology

Credit Unit:

6 Units

Skill Sets:

Students are exposed to the study of the mind and how it affects mental health and behavior. A historical overview of mental health, personality and self-concept is presented as well as organic mental disorders: Disorders of cognitive function, Down syndrome, autism and learning disabilities.

11.

Module #:

VN135

Module Name:

Nursing Process

Credit Unit:

1.5 Units

Skill Sets:

This subject serves as the organizational framework for practice. It includes assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.

12.

Module #:

VN121

Module Name:

Medical Surgical Nursing - I

Credit Unit:

16 Units

Skill Sets:

This course covers infection control, nosocomial infections, isolation techniques, surgical asepsis, principles of sterile techniques, surgical hand scrub, standards precautions, gloving, masking, surgical wounds, different types of dressings, care of incisions and wound care skills and patient care of the medical surgical patient.

13.

Module #:

VN221

Module Name:

Communicable Diseases

Credit Unit:

3 Units

Skill Sets:

This course deals with the infection process, viruses, protozoa, fungi, reservoir and diseases such as AIDS and TB.

14.

Module #:

VN222

Module Name:

Gerontological Nursing

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

This course provides an overview of health and wellness in the aging adult, health promotion, healthy aging, ageism, the aging body, legislation affecting the older adult, psychosocial concerns of the older adult, loss and grief, depression elder abuse/neglect, end of life and polypharmacy.

15.

Module #:

VN223

Module Name:

Rehabilitation Nursing (Integrated in Fundaments)

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

This course provides guidelines for need fro rehabilitation, chronic illness and disability, cross-cultural rehabilitation, goals of rehabilitation, rehabilitation teams, family and family-centered care, patient education, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries

16.

Module #:

VN224

Module Name:

Medical/Surgical Nursing - II

Credit Unit:

7 Units

Skill Sets:

This course covers infection control, nosocomial infections, isolation techniques, surgical asepsis, principles of sterile techniques, surgical hand scrub, standards precautions, gloving, masking, surgical wounds, different types of dressings, care of incisions and wound care skills and patient care of the medical surgical patient.

17.

Module #:

VN231

Module Name:

Maternity Nursing

Credit Unit:

4 Units

Skill Sets:

This course provides the physiology of pregnancy, maternal physiology, antepartal assessment, determination of pregnancy, antepartal care, labor and delivery, normal delivery, mechanics of labor, responses of the newborn to birth, care of the newborn, post-partum care, care of the high-mother, newborn and family with special needs.

18.

Module #:

VN232

Module Name:

Pediatrics

Credit Unit:

4 Units

Skill Sets:

The course offers an overview of Healthy People 2010, characteristics of a pediatric nurse, responsible sexual behavior, substance abuse, metal health, physical assessment of the pediatric patient, factors influencing & development, hospitalization of a chills, common pediatric procedures

19.

Module #:

VN233

Module Name:

Leadership

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

This course provides an overview of different types of leadership, leadership and management, time management, anger management, functioning as a graduate, transition from student to graduate, role of the LVN, professional organizations, nurse practice act, licensing and continuing education.

20.

Module #:

VN234

Module Name:

Supervision

Credit Unit:

2 Units

Skill Sets:

This course offers different career opportunities, different care settings, such as the Military, schools, outpatient surgery, private duty, government, hospice, psychiatric settings and rehabilitation centers.

21.

Module #:

VN235

Module Name:

Review of NCLEX-PN

Credit Unit:

1 Units

Skill Sets: