Licensed Vocational Nurse

What does a Licensed Vocational Nurse do?

Care for ill, injured, or convalescing patients or persons with disabilities in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, private homes, group homes, and similar institutions. May work under the supervision of a registered nurse.

Licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) care for people who are sick, injured, convalescent, or disabled under the direction of physicians and registered nurses.

Often, they provide basic bedside care. Many LVNs measure and record patients' vital signs such as height, weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse, and respiration. They also prepare and give injections and enemas, monitor catheters, dress wounds, and give alcohol rubs and massages. To help keep patients comfortable, they assist with bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene, moving in bed, standing, and walking. They might also feed patients who need help eating. Experienced LPNs may supervise nursing assistants and aides.

Employers and Facilities Hiring our Graduates:

Kaiser Permanente, Country Villa Health Services, Verdugo Hills Hospital (Care at Home),California Convalescent Center, GlenOaks Convalescent Center, St. John of God Retirement Center, Mirafaith Hospice, Care Hawaii (Honolulu), Centinela Valley Endoscopy Center, Brier Oaks on Sunset, Apex Home Care, 24 Hour Care, Access Home health.

Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN's) may work in hospitals, both public and private, in nursing and convalescent homes, in medical clinics and for health service agencies, government agencies such as the military and the Peace Corps. Some LVN’s are self-employed working through nursing agencies for private duty service.

Web Resources:

EDD Labor Market Information: http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov

Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos102.htm

Program Description:

PCN, LA’s Vocational Nursing Program is designed to impart the basic knowledge and demonstrative ability necessary for students to assume entry level employment as a Licensed Vocational Nurse (VN), working under the direction, guidance and supervision of a Registered Nurse and/or a licensed physician. Classroom topics are correlated with clinical experiences. Clinical experiences will be obtained from State Board approved healthcare facilities. Skills laboratory sessions are considered part of clinical. In skills laboratory sessions students will develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to care for patients of all ages in current healthcare settings.

The program includes the following subjects:

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
MENTAL HEALTH NURSING
NUTRITION
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING
PHARMACOLOGY
MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING
LEADERSHIP AND SUPERVISION
MATERNITY NURSING
PEDIATRIC NURSING
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Welcome to the ED Gainful Employment Program Disclosure

The information below is required by the U.S. Department of Education to give prospective students and parents information that may be helpful in choosing which school and which program to attend.

6-digit OPEID: 041505
PROGRAM NAME & LENGTH: Vocational Nursing. Full Time: 47 Weeks, Part Time 75 Weeks.
Department of Education 6-digit CIP: 51.3901
The level for this program: Certificate
The program length in months: Full Time: 12 Months, Part Time 18 Months.

Total Cost of the Program: $23,393.00

PROGRAM	Registration	Tuition	Lab Fee/Badge	Testing Fees	Books	Equipment/Tools	STRF	TOTALCHARGES
Vocational Nursing	$100**	$23,235.50	Inc.	Inc.	Inc.	Inc.	$57.50	$23,393.00

Total Cost of Attendance: $23,367.50

DEBT AT PROGRAM COMPLETION:

The number of students completing the program between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011 is 58.
Of the 58 completers reported above, the number completing with any student loan debt: 41

For all students (both borrowers and non-borrowers) completing the program between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, the median cumulative debt for each of the following is:

Federal student loan debt: $11,814.01

Private loan debt is the amount owed by students who do not have Federal student loan debt: $0

Institutional financing plan debt: $10,827.43
Program Completion in Normal Time: Full Time 12 Months, Part Time 18 Months

Of the 58 students completing the program between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, the number who completed the program within the normal time reported above is 49.

JOB PLACEMENT:

The job placement rate for program graduates: 75%

For the job placement rate reported above, all 58 graduates are included. The employment information above is based on graduates employed within 1 year of completion and employed at the time of the survey.