Foundations of Nursing
Introduction to the nursing profession including history, standards of practice, legal and ethical issues, and role of the vocational nurse.

Health Science
An introduction to the general principles of anatomy and physiology, nutrition, and microbiology that are necessary for understanding body processes and basic principles underlying health promotion and therapeutic interventions.

Basic Nursing Skills
Mastery of entry level nursing skills and competencies for a variety of health care settings. Utilization of the nursing process as the foundation for all nursing interventions.

Essentials of Medication Administration
General principles of medication administration including determination of dosage, preparation, safe administration, and documentation of multiple forms of drugs. Includes various forms of measurement.

Vocational Nursing Concepts
Introduction to the nursing profession and its responsibilities and the legal and ethical issues in nursing practice. Concepts related to the physical, emotional, and psychosocial self-care of the learner.

Mental Health
Introduction to the principles and theories of positive mental health and human behaviors. Topics include emotional responses, coping mechanisms, and therapeutic communication skills.

Advanced Nursing Skills
Mastery of advanced level nursing skills and competencies in a variety of health care settings utilizing the nursing process as a problem-solving tool.

Gerontology
Overview of the normal physical, psychosocial, and cultural aspects of the aging process. Exploration of attitudes toward care of the elderly

Nutrition
Introduction to nutrients and their role in proper growth and development and the maintenance of health.

VN Clinical I, II, and III
A method of instruction providing detailed education, training and work-based experience, and direct patient/client care, generally at a clinical site.

Nursing in Health and Illness I
Introduction to general principles of growth and development, primary health care needs of the client across the life span, and therapeutic nursing interventions.

Pharmacology
Fundamental of medications and their diagnostic, therapeutic, and curative effects. Includes nursing interventions utilizing the nursing process.

Maternal/Neonatal Nursing
Utilization of the nursing process in the assessment and management of the childbearing family. Emphasis on the bio-psycho-socio-cultural needs of the family during the phases of pregnancy, childbirth, and the neonatal period including abnormal conditions.

Pediatric Nursing
Study of the care of the pediatric client and family during health and disease. Emphasis on growth and developmental needs.

Nursing in Health and Illness II
Introduction to common health problems of the adult requiring medical and surgical interventions.

Professional Development
Study of the importance of professional growth. Topics include the role of the licensed vocational nurse in the multi-disciplinary health care team, professional organizations, and continuing education.

Nursing in Health and Illness III
Continuation of Nursing in Health and Illness II. Further study of common medical-surgical health problems of the adult including concepts of mental illness. Incorporates knowledge necessary to make the transition from student to graduate vocational nurse