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Further details of Vocational Nursing licensure requirements in California are available online at: <br />https://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/applicants/summary vn.shtml. <br />State Boards of Nursing in many states require graduation from an approved school of nursing. Please be <br />aware that if you are deemed eligible for licensure in California using another method of qualifying (i.e., <br />military experience or equivalent education and experience) you may not be eligible for licensure by <br />endorsement in other states. <br />Vocational Nursing graduates intending to practice in another state must meet licensing requirements in <br />that state prior to practice. Details of licensing requirements can be found on each state's governing <br />nursing board's website. <br />Career Opportunities and Occupational Duties <br />The primary focus for a Vocational Nurse is restoration of health. The scope of this care ranges from <br />detection of illness to rehabilitation and patient teaching during recovery. Duties and responsibilities <br />include direct patient care, the administration of medication, and the application of procedures and <br />treatments. Vocational Nurses work with a wide variety of people ranging from children to the elderly in <br />a wide variety of medical setting such as the medical office, acute care hospitals and medical centers, <br />skilled nursing facilities, out -patient centers, and private and government health care agencies. Upon <br />successful completion of the program and upon successfully passing the State of California Vocational <br />Nursing Licensure Exam, the student will be eligible to work in an entry-level position as a License <br />Vocational Nurse. <br />Vocational Nursing Student Handbook <br />Students of Vocational Nursing diploma program are given VN Student Handbook. Stipulations in the VN <br />Student Handbook supersede the stipulations of this catalog. <br />Diploma in Vocational Nursing <br />Students may elect to enroll in the Diploma in Vocational Nursing program; the same admission and <br />entrance requirements apply for the Diploma program. Students in the Diploma program enroll only in <br />the classes listed below. Upon successful completion the student will receive the Vocational Nursing <br />Diploma. To become a Licensed Vocational Nurse, students must successfully pass the NCLEX exam. <br />Pacific College 2022-2023 Catalog 81 <br />