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1400 Market StreetRedding, CA 96001 (530) 339-3600www.shastacollege.edu/vnurse

Vocational Nursing

The vocational nurse is committed to • Promotionofoptimalhealth • Promotionofself-care • Preventionofillness • Deliveryofquality,evidence-basedhealth caretoindividuals,familiesandcommunities.

Shasta College

Financial Aid and ScholarshipsFinancialassistanceisavailableforstudentswhoqualify.Forinformationconcerninggrantsandscholarships,pleasecall:ShastaCollegeFinancialAidOffice(530) 242-7700

Important IncompliancewithTitleVIoftheCivilRightsActof1964,TitleIXoftheEducationAmendmentsof1972,Section504oftheRehabilitationActof1973,andtheAgeDiscriminationActof1975,Shasta College does not discriminate on the basis ofrace,color,nationalorigin,sex,handicap,orageinemploymentorinanyofitseducationalprogramsorintheprovisionofbenefitsandservicestoitsstudents.AlackofEnglishlanguageskillswillnotbeabarriertoparticipationinvocationaleducationprogramsandentrancetoShasta College.

All inquiries concerning the Vocational Nursing Program

should be directed to:Shasta College Health Sciences

&UniversityPrograms1400 Market Street Redding, CA 96001

(530) 339-3600

The Vocational NurseOpportunitiesforvocationalnursesareparamountinlong-termcarefacilities,homehealthagencies,physicianoffices/clinics,andacutecareagencies.Thethree-semestercurriculumprovideseducationin nursing care and technical and manual skills in workingwithpatientsofallagegroups.Thevocationalnurseworksunderthedirectionoftheregisterednurseorphysician.

CertificateUponsuccessfulcompletionofthethree-semesterprogram,thestudentreceivesacertificateofcompletionfromShastaCollegeandisqualifiedtotaketheNCLEX-PNexaminationtobecomeaLicensed Vocational Nurse.Articulatedoptionsforcontinuingeducationforlicensed vocational nurses are available in the Associate DegreeNursingProgram(Registered Nurse).

Note:Students interested in theAssociateDegreeshouldseetheircounselorregardinggeneraleducationcourserequirements.

Recommended CoursesENGL190 ReadingandWritingMATH240 Pre-AlgebraHEOC110 MedicalTerminology

PleaseNote—Shasta College encourages students to consider nontraditional careers in the job market. All programsatShastaCollegeareavailabletofemalesandmalesequally.

Inaccordancewithagencyagreements,studentsarerequiredtoprovideevidenceofsatisfactoryhealthexaminationpriortoparticipatinginhospitalexperience.Thisincludestuberculintestorchestx-rayandobtainingrequiredimmunizationagainsttetanus,MMR,andHepatitisB.Someeveningclinicalexperiencemayberequired.Backgroundcheckanddrugscreenisrequired.

Prerequisite RequirementsThefollowingShastaCollegecoursesorequivalentcoursesmustbecompletedwithagradeof“C”orbetterpriortoenrollingintheVocationalNursingProgram.QualifiedcandidatesmustbeaCertifiedNurseAssistant. UnitsBIOL5 IntroductiontoHumanBiology 3 (ortheequivalent)*BIOL6 IntroductiontoHumanBiologyLab 1 (ortheequivalent)ECE1 HumanDevelopment 3FSS 25 Nutrition 3PSYC1A GeneralPsychologyorPSYC14 UnderstandingHumanBehavior 3*Checkcoursedescriptionforprerequisite.All the above course work must be completed in order to submit an application.The Vocational Nursing program admits a class every third semester based on waiting list placement. The next scheduled classes for enrollment are Fall 2010, Spring 2012 and Fall 2013.

Program CurriculumFirst SemesterVOCN160 FoundationsofNursingPractice 15Second SemesterVOCN161 NursingofAdults 13Third SemesterVOCN162 NursingofAdultsandChildren 13

Enrollment Procedure1. AcompletedapplicationtoShastaCollegemust

beonfileintheOfficeofAdmissionsandRecords.

2. Highschoolgraduateorequivalent.3. Completionofprerequisitesorequivalentwitha

gradeof“C”orbetter.

General InformationTheapproximatecostoftheprogramis$1,810*andcoversthefollowingexpenses:physicalexamination/immunizationsandtests,backgroundcheck,drugscreening,textbooks,supplies,uniform,namebadge,shoes,stethoscope,bandage scissors, a watch with a second hand, CPRcertification,andduringthethirdsemesteroftheprogram,applicationfeestotaketheNCLEX-PN(feesarebasedonthecurrentfeeschedulefromtheBoardofVocationalNurseandPsychiatricTechnicianExaminers).

*Notincludedintheprecedingapproximatecostoftheprogramarethefeeseachsemesterforenrollment,campuscenter,andcampusparkingasthesefeesaresubjecttochange without notice. In addition, students willberesponsiblefortransportationtothecollege,hospitals,andotheragencies.

Enrollment InformationForinformationconcerningenrollmentprocedures,assessmenttesting,counselingappointments,fees,registrationdatesandtimes,andenrollmentapplications,pleasecontact:AdmissionsandRecordsOffice(530) 242-7650