Vocational Nursing VOCN

VOCN-160 Foundations of Nursing Practice

Units

14

Hours

126 lecture/378 clinical total* (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 756)

Limitation on Enrollment: Students must be enrolled in the Vocational Nursing Program

Note: All students participating in clinical rotations must submit proof of drug screening and a background check prior to going into clinical facilities. Students are financially responsible for meeting these requirements according to the established program process.

*Lab hours may be listed as TBA in course schedule. Specific times and meeting location(s) will be provided in the First Class Handout.

This course is the first in the sequence of three required courses for the Vocational Nursing Program. The emphasis of this course is the development of fundamental nursing skills. Theory content includes the role of the vocational nurse, nursing trends, interpersonal relationships, disease processes, and pharmacology. The student practices fundamental nursing skills in the Clinical Skills Laboratory prior to clinical assignment in long-term and acute-care settings. A portion of this course may be offered in a distance education format.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

VOCN-161 Nursing of Adults

Units

13

Hours

144 lecture/288 clinical total* (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 720)

Prerequisite

VOCN 160 with a grade of C or higher

Note: If not previously completed, all students participating in clinical rotations must submit proof of drug screening and a background check prior to going into clinical facilities. Students are financially responsible for meeting these requirements according to the established program process.

*Lab hours may be listed as TBA in course schedule. Specific times and meeting location(s) will be provided in the First Class Handout.

This course is the second required course in the Vocational Nursing Program. The emphasis of this course is on the application of the nursing process in acute care settings. Theory content includes care of patients with common medical-surgical problems with adaptation to address all age groups. The student develops competence in the administration of medications and varied therapeutic skills to assigned patients with safety and increasing confidence. Assignments include practice in the Clinical Skills Laboratory and medical, surgical, and orthopedic areas in acute care settings. Students may be assigned to optional areas such as operating rooms and recovery rooms for follow-through experience with their assigned surgical patients and in an ambulatory center. A portion of this course may be offered in a distance education format.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

VOCN-162 Nursing of Adults and Children

Units

13

Hours

144 lecture/288 clinical total* (when offered in the distance education format, hours will total 720)

Prerequisite

VOCN 161 with a grade of C or higher

Formerly

VOCN 161B

Note: If not previously completed, all students participating in clinical rotations must submit proof of drug screening and a background check prior to going into clinical facilities. Students are financially responsible for meeting these requirements according to the established program process.

*Lab hours may be listed as TBA in course schedule. Specific times and meeting location(s) will be provided in the First Class Handout.

This course is the last required course in the Vocational Nursing Program. The emphasis of this course is on principles of nursing care for maternity, newborn, and pediatric patients and continuing care of patients with more complex medical-surgical problems. Supervision/leadership skill behaviors are introduced in the long-term care setting. Assignments include clinical experience in the acute care, long-term care, home-care settings, medical, surgical, obstetrics (including nursery), pediatrics, acute progressive care, and outpatient clinics. A portion of this course may be offered in a distance education format.

Offered: Fall 2026 (3 sections)