Vocational Nursing (C)
Certificate
Purpose
Statement
The Vocational Nursing Program is a competency-based program designed
to prepare Lamar State College-Orange graduates to take the National Council
Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN/VN) to be licensed vocational nurses
(LVN). The LVN functions under the direction of a registered nurse and/or
licensed physician to provide nursing care to people who are in need of
medical diagnostic evaluation and are experiencing acute or chronic illness.
Graduates of the LSC-O VN Program are currently employed in hospitals,
physicians' offices, outpatient medical centers, long-term care facilities
and home health agencies. The VN Program is ideal for those who desire
careers in nursing, but do not wish to spend two or more years in an educational
program.
The VN Program is the foundation on which the Associate of Applied Science Upward Mobility Nursing Program is built. The Upward Mobility Nursing Program is a competency-based program whose graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to be registered nurses (RN).
Program of Study
Prerequisites |
Course |
Credit Hours |
| Human Anatomy and Physiology I Human Anatomy and Physiology II Basic Nursing Skills Clinical I Practical Nurse |
4 4 3 1 |
|
Total Hours: |
12 |
First Semester |
Course |
Credit Hours |
| Principles of Nutrition Essentials of Medication Administration Pharmacology Applied Nursing Skills I Clinical II Practical Nurse |
3 2 3 5 5 |
|
Total Hours: |
18 |
Second Semester |
Course |
Credit Hours |
| Child Psychology Mental Health Vocational Nursing Concepts Clinical III Practical Nurse Applied Nursing Skills II |
3 1 2 5 4 |
|
Total Hours: |
15 |
Third Semester |
Course |
Credit Hours |
| Mental Illness Maternal-Neonatal Nursing Pediatrics Applied Nursing Skills III Clinical IV Practical Nurse |
1 3 3 2 5 |
|
Total Hours: |
14 |
|
Grand Total: |
59 |
