Provides an introduction to basic patient care in the hospital setting with a focus on the following core components of Vocational Nursing: the nursing process, legal aspects of nursing, medical terminology, therapeutic communication, basic bedside nursing care, client teaching, infection control, and basic needs assessment. This course may also serve as a pathway from LVN to ADN degree.
Course ID
51A
Department
Subject
Units
6.5
Notes
Formerly VOCN 41A Fundamentals with 16 hours of skills lab
Requisites
PREREQ: Admission to the LVN Certificate Program COREQ: VOCN 51B and VOCN 51C
Transfer code
CSU
Credit type
Credit/Degree Applicable
Lecture hours
Lec-114
Has field trips
0