Vocational Nursing
5 courses · Antelope Valley College · 2026-2027 Catalog
Classes: Fall 2026 · Winter 2027
VN 119 Fundamentals of Patient Care for Vocational Nurses
- Units
- 2.25
- Hours
- 121.5 lab hours, 121.5 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of BIOL 100, PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H, and NF 100 or NF 165.
- Corequisite
- Concurrent enrollment in VN 120 (formerly VN 110).
A course in the fundamental nursing skills needed to care for the hospitalized or long-term care patient. The course includes clinical practice in a hospital or long-term care facility. Emphasis is on safety principles and basic patient care skills. NOTE: No grade will be given for this class; students will receive "pass" or "no pass" only. Qualifying Certified Nursing Assistants are exempt from this course. Prior approval must be obtained from the Director of Nursing.
VN 120 Self-Care Fundamentals, Pharmacology
- Units
- 12.25
- Hours
- 148.5 lecture hours, 216 lab hours, 364.5 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of BIOL 100, PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000H, and NF 100 or NF 165.
- Corequisite
- Concurrent enrollment in VN 119 (formerly known as VN 109) unless exempt.
Instructional materials fee required for this course and must be paid at registration. Fundamental nursing principles of adult patient care, basic principles of the nursing process, self-care theory, nutrition, pharmacology, gerontology, and adult growth and development are integrated throughout the course.
VN 121 Medical-Surgical Nursing for the Adult and Child
- Units
- 15.5
- Hours
- 171.54 lecture hours, 331.56 lab hours, 503.1 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of VN 122 (formerly known as VN 111) with a grade of "C" or better.
Principles of medical-surgical nursing of the adult and the child. Emphasis will be on diseases and conditions of the endocrine, respiratory, reproductive, integumentary, gastrointestinal, hematological, musculoskeletal, and renal systems.
VN 122 Vocational Nursing in the Child-Bearing Family and Pediatric Patient
- Units
- 5.25
- Hours
- 54 lecture hours, 121.5 lab hours, 175.5 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of VN 120 (formerly known as VN 110) with a "C" or better.
Principles of vocational nursing care of the mother during child-bearing, the newborn, and the pediatric patient. The pediatric component will have emphasis on assessment and growth and development.
VN 123 Nursing Leadership and Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Units
- 6.75
- Hours
- 67.5 lecture hours, 163.44 lab hours, 230.94 contact hours total
- Prerequisite
- Completion of VN 121 (formerly known as VN 112) with a grade of "C" or better.
Principles of medical-surgical nursing of the adult and the child, with leadership integrated throughout the course. Emphasis will be on diseases and conditions of the cardiovascular and neurological systems, and mental health disorders.