Vocational Nursing Course of Study

First Semester Courses (16.5 Units)

Monday through Friday Classes/lab/Clinicals. Approx. 3 Saturday clinical shifts

VN 161 Fundamentals for nursing practice [5 units]

VN 162 Care of the Older Adult [1.5 units]

VN 163 Pharmacology for Nurses [4 units]

VN 164 Clinical practicum 1 [6 units= 324 hrs.]

Second Semester Courses (16.5 Units)

Monday through Friday Classes/Lab/Clinical. Approx. 3 Saturday clinical shifts.

VN 165 Medical Surgical Nursing I [3.5 units]

VN 166 Medical Surgical Nursing II [3.5  units]

VN 167 Nursing Care of Children [2 units]

VN 168 Mental Health Nursing [1.5 unit]

VN 169 Clinical practicum II [6 units= 315 hrs.]

Third Semester Courses (17 Units)

Monday through Friday classes/Lab/Clinicals. Approx. 3 Saturday clinical shifts.

VN 170 Medical surgical Nursing III [4 Units ]

VN 171 Medical Surgical Nursing IV [4 units]

VN 172 Maternal Newborn Nursing [1.5 units]

VN 173 Preparation for Professional Vocational Nursing Practice [1.5 units]

VN 174 Clinical Practicum III- [6 units – 315 hrs.]