Vocational Nurse Did you know that today there are more people than ever who need health care services? That means that there are more career opportunities in the health care industry than ever before, for people like you, who want to be a Vocational Nurse. What do Vocational Nurses do? Vocational Nurses are responsible for providing direct patient care under the direction of a Registered Nurse or a licensed physician. Vocational nurses provide individual and family centered nursing care. They assess basic physical, emotional, spiritual, and sociocultural needs of the patient. Where do Vocational Nurses work? Vocational Nurses are employed in a variety of health care settings that include hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, physician's offices, clinics, correctional facilities and home health care agencies. Course Terms:       Seminar for Success       Anatomy and Physiology       Fundamentals of Nursing       Pharmacology       Medical/Surgical Nursing 2       Medical/Surgical Nursing 3       Medical/Surgical Nursing 4       Maternal and Child       Professional Practice Curriculum includes: Student Orientation, Internship Workshop (seminar for job preparedness), and CPR. Associate of Applied Science in Vocational Nursing degree Associate of Applied Science in Vocational Nursing degree can be completed in one year after completing the Vocational Nursing diploma program. Courses from the Vocational Nursing diploma program count towards the completion of the Associate of Applied Science in Vocational Nursing degree. Associate of Applied Science in Vocational Nursing degree is designed to provide nursing students with the skills needed to advance in their chosen career field. The Associate of Applied Science in Vocational Nursing degree is an Occupational degree, which means it is designed especially with the career of the Vocational Nurse in mind. Classes are flexible and designed to work around the busy schedule of a Vocational Nurse.

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Courses in the Associate of Applied Science in Vocational Nursing degree are:

      OCC150 Administrative Technology Skills
In administrative positions, supervisory or otherwise, requirements may be to prepare and present reports, maintain logs, and track employee or patient data. Students require the skills and knowledge of the software and technology to prepare these required documents in today’s technological atmosphere. In this course, students will cover Access, PowerPoint, and Excel utilizing a hands-on and practical approach to complete projects that are customized to the student’s particular field.

      OCC151 Administrative Office Skills
A comprehensive introduction to administrative office management focusing on what office managers actually do on the job and the skills necessary to perform the administrative managers job such as dealing with organizational issues, evaluation of employees, communication, office environment, supervision, motivation, equipment and furniture, salaries, productivity, telecommunications, applications software, records management, quality and quantity control, and budgetary and cost control.

      OCC152 Professionalism in Health Care Careers
A course designed to provide the student working in any health care field with the information to present a professional image and be successful in their chosen career. This course will enhance the student’s ability to obtain an administrative/supervisory position by providing them with the “soft skill” tools that are needed to perform in a professional, ethical, legal, and competent manner.

      OCC153 Office Case Study
The student must analyze and research an issue or concern that was evident in their internship office or place of employment, and present a thorough plan detailing a resolution of this complexity. The student will be required to draw upon knowledge acquired throughout their entire program of study, as well as their internship.

      OCC154 Office Case Study
The student must analyze and research an issue or concern that was evident in their internship office or place of employment, and present a thorough plan detailing a resolution of this complexity. The student will be required to draw upon knowledge acquired throughout their entire program of study, as well as their internship.

      SCI163 Body Function and Terminology
An introductory course that presents the principles and facts of human physiology for the health care professional. An advanced offering of medical terminology completes this comprehensive course, providing both clinical and administrative office examples and cases in a realistic context for introduction of terms and definitions.

      COMM160 Interpersonal Relations
Provides skills and tools for health career students to communicate with patients, peers, superiors and/or subordinates. Offers exploration of grief and loss, developmental milestones, addiction, professional ethics and law, as well as examining health care personnel as counselors and educators. Discusses tools for observing others, listening, sending and receiving accurate messages, influence of culture’s role in health and healing, and theories of human understanding.

      MATH161 Business Math
Provides overview of business mathematics focusing on banking, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, taxes, and records for management of office finances.

      SOC165 Sociology and Health Care
Overview of sociology and its relation to health care touching on science, values, emotions, and tradition; the social distribution of health; society, health and health care; inequality and access to health care.

      TECH167 Advanced Computer Skills
Building upon the foundational skills covered in OCC150, the student will be provided with further practical knowledge of the uses of Access in the health care profession.

      HUM169 Medical Ethics
A course designed to provide the health care professional with an introduction to analytical and responsible decision-making skills utilizing ethical issues which are prevalent in a health care setting

 

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