Applicants who hold a current California Vocational Nurse license (LVN) may qualify for the California Registered Nurse State Licensure Examination without the completion of the associate degree Nursing Program. LVNs may elect to complete a non-degree program consisting of 30 units in nursing and related science courses. A Certificate of Achievement is awarded at the completion of the program.
Nursing courses shall be taken in an accredited school and shall be beyond courses equivalent to the first year of professional nursing courses. The nursing content shall include nursing intervention in acute, preventive, remedial, supportive, rehabilitative, and teaching aspects of nursing. Theory and courses with concurrent clinical practice shall include advanced medical-surgical, mental health, psychiatric nursing, and geriatric nursing.
Program Level Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will be able to:
Patient-centred care/Safety/Quality Improvement
Provide safe, quality, patient-centred care for individuals and families across the health-illness continuum in a variety of settings to promote positive patient outcomes.
Evidence-based practice/Nursing judgment
Utilize current knowledge from research and other credible sources to make nursing clinical judgments and provide patient care within a family and community context.