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Diploma Program <br />1,600 Contact Hours <br />56.50 Semester Credits <br />50 instructional Weeks — Full Time <br />90 Instructional Weeks — Part Time <br />Program Overview <br />Asa vital member of the healthcare team, the Vocational Nursing combines nursing skills with human understanding to care for both chronically and acutely ill <br />patients in a variety of settings. The program combines classroom study with clinical experience in a variety of settings. Upon completion of this program, the <br />graduate will be able to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination —Practical Nurse (NCLEX-PN). Registration and certification requirements for taking and <br />passing these examinations are not controlled by Concorde, but by outside agencies, and are subject to change by the agency without notice. Therefore, Concorde <br />cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take these exams, at all or at any specific time, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment. <br />Program Objectives <br />The objective of this program is to prepare the student with sufficient theoretical knowledge and specialized practical skills to qualify for an entry-level position as a <br />member of the nursing staff in acute care hospitals, extended care facilities, physicians' offices, and other healthcare agencies. <br />California State Licensure Requirements <br />1. Must successfully complete the NCLEX-PN. <br />2. Must be a graduate of a California accredited school of Vocational Nursing or one of the following: <br />Be a graduate of an out-of-state school of Practical/Vocational Nursing; <br />• Have the equivalent education and/or experience; or <br />• Have nursing service in the Medical Corps of any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States. <br />PVN101CR <br />Personal & Practical/Vocational Concepts <br />30 <br />♦.vv <br />PVN102CR <br />Foundations of Nursing <br />30 <br />1.00 <br />PVN103CR <br />Clinical Practice 1 <br />100 <br />3.00 <br />PVN104CR <br />College Mathematics <br />45 <br />2.00 <br />PVN105CR <br />Fundamentals of Anatomy&Physiology <br />45 <br />2.00 <br />PVN106CR <br />Pharmacology <br />45 <br />2.00 <br />PVN121CR <br />Introduction to Medical -Surgical Nursing <br />40 <br />1.50 <br />PVN122CR <br />Nutrition <br />45 <br />2.00 <br />PVN123CR <br />Mental Health Nursing Care <br />15 <br />0.50 <br />PVN124CR <br />Integumentary Nursing Care <br />24 <br />1.00 <br />PVN125CR <br />Clinical Practice 11 <br />220 <br />7.00 <br />PVN131CR <br />Cardiovascular Nursing Care <br />24 <br />1.00 <br />PVN132CR <br />Respiratory Nursing Care <br />24 <br />1.00 <br />PVN133CR <br />Human Growth & Development <br />45 <br />2.00 <br />PVN134CR <br />Genito-Urinary Nursing Care <br />24 <br />1.00 <br />PVNI35CR <br />Musculoskeletal Nursing Care <br />24 <br />1.00 <br />PVN136CR <br />Clinical Practice III <br />200 <br />6.50 <br />PVN140CR <br />Gastrointestinal Nursing Care <br />24 <br />1.00 <br />PVN141CR <br />Neuro-Sensory Nursing Care <br />24 <br />1.00 <br />PVN142CR <br />Endocrine Nursing Care <br />24 <br />1.00 <br />PVN143CR <br />Immune System& Oncology Nursing Care <br />24 <br />1.00 <br />PVN144CR <br />Community Health Nursing Care <br />15 <br />0.50 <br />PVN145CR <br />Clinical Practice IV <br />215 <br />7.00 <br />PVN150CR <br />Maternal& Child Health Nursing Care <br />38 <br />1.50 <br />PVN151CR <br />Leadership <br />20 <br />0.50 <br />PVN152CR <br />Clinical Practice V <br />220 <br />7.00 <br />PVNI54CR <br />NCLEX Review <br />16 <br />0.50 <br />Subtotals 645 <br />955 <br />56.50 <br />2020-2021 Garden Grove Catalog I Publication Date: November 30, 2020 1 Effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 <br />23 <br />