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Course Criteria
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3.50 Credits
Class hours: 56-63 lecture. Limitation on Enrollment: Admission into the Nursing Assistant program. Corequisite: Nursing Assistant 400L and 405. Fundamental principles of basic nursing care necessary to meet the hygiene, comfort, and safety needs of clients, including the prevention, identification and reporting of suspected patient abuse. Focus on developing communicative skills and effective interpersonal relations with clients, families, and fellow health care team members. Course follows the guidelines established by the California Department of Health Services. 1230.30
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2.00 Credits
Course is offered only on a pass/no-pass basis. Class hours: 96-108 laboratory. Corequisite: Nursing Assistant 400 and 405. Clinical application of the basic nursing care required to provide for the hygiene, comfort, and safety needs of clients in long-term health care settings. Focus on roles and responsibilities, knowledge of and adherence to federal and state regulations, demonstration of nursing skills, and practice in effective communications. 1230.30
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0.50 Credits
Course is offered only on a pass/no-pass basis. Class hours: 24-27 laboratory.
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1.00 Credits
(Through Fall 2008; becomes Nursing: Vocational 417A in Spring 2009) Class hours: 16-18 lecture. Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in a clinical laboratory course. Increase effectiveness of everyday health care decision- making. Application of critical thinking skills in the health care setting. 1230.20
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2.00 Credits
Class hours: 32-36 lecture. Advisory: Placement at the Reading Proficient level as determined by the Chaffey assessment process or completion of Reading 450, and eligibility for MATH- 410 as determined by the Chaffey assessment process or completion of Mathematics 520 or 521. Examination of the health care delivery system and the role of the vocational nurse as a member of the health care team. Discussion of the history of nursing and the ethical and legal responsibilities of the vocational nurse. Introduction of the nursing process as a critical thinking tool. Examination of the impact of cultural diversity on vocational nursing practice. Introduction to the policies and expectations of the vocational nursing program and an exploration of strategies for successful program completion. 1230.20
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3.00 Credits
(Through Fall 2008; becomes Nursing: Vocational 403 in Spring 2009) Class hours: 48-54 lecture. Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance into the Vocational Nursing (VN) program. Corequisite: Nursing: Vocational 402L. Fundamental principles and techniques necessary for the beginning vocational nursing student to provide basic nursing care to patients. Leadership focus on the VN role, responsibilities, and skills in extended-care clinical and home settings. Students select and use appropriate components of the nursing process and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs to promote health, hygiene, nutrition, rest/sleep, safety, relief of pain, and meet the mobility, bowel/bladder, respiratory, sexual, spiritual, psychosocial, and self-esteem needs of adult and geriatric patients. Study of loss/grief concepts, health and disease, stress adaptation, and therapeutic communication styles is included. 1230.20
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2.00 Credits
(Through Fall 2008; becomes Nursing: Vocational 403L in Spring 2009) Course is offered only on a pass/no-pass basis. Class hours: 96-108 laboratory. Corequisite: Nursing: Vocational 402. Discussion, demonstration, and application of nursing theory, principles, and effective communication techniques. Through application of the nursing process, assessed needs, and developmental theories, students provide care for adult and geriatric patients in home and extended-care clinical settings. Focus on medication administration and patient status reporting. 1230.20
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3.00 Credits
(First offered Summer 2008) Class hours: 48-54 lecture. Limitation on Enrollment: Admission into a nursing (A.D.N. or V.N.) program or equivalent. Advisory: Completion of Biology 22. Transfer Credit: CSU. Mechanisms of disease processes, the resultant structural and functional changes, and the effects of these dysfunctional changes on the body as they relate to nursing practice. The use of the Nursing Process in prevention, evaluation and treatment of disease outcomes within the scope of nursing practice. 1230.10
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2.00 Credits
(Effective Spring 2009; formerly Nursing: Vocational 402L) Course is offered only on a pass/no-pass basis. Class hours: 96-108 laboratory. Corequisite: Nursing: Vocational 403. Discussion, demonstration, and application of nursing theory, principles, and effective communication techniques. Using the nursing process and developmental theories as a framework, students provide care for adult and geriatric patients in home, acute, and extended-care clinical settings. Focus on medication administration and patient status reporting. 1230.20
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4.00 Credits
(Through Fall 2008; replaced by Nursing: Vocational 405 in Spring 2009) Class hours: 64-72 lecture. Limitation on Enrollment: Successful completion of the first module of the Vocational Nursing (VN) program. Corequisite: Nursing: Vocational 404L. Advisory: Completion of Biology 30. Concepts, principles, and skills that form the basis for medical-surgical nursing. Utilizing components of the nursing process, students identify needs and problems of patients during the peri- and post operative periods. Topics include: maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balances; monitoring of intravenous therapy; administration of medications; care of wounds; removal of sutures, clips, or staples; and insertion and care of tubes. Threats to respiratory and integumentary systems are explored. Leadership role and responsibilities of the VN, with focus on patient education and reporting of patient conditions. Field tripsmay be a required part of this course. 1230.20
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