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Licensed Vocational Nursing, Level 2 Certificate, Fall 2019 Start Date

CIP 51.3901

Level 2 Certificate

DAY PROGRAM

Fall Start Date

Instructional Locations - Century City Center

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION (Probable Completion Time – 43 weeks)

Major Requirements (44 SH)

Fall I Block

VNSG 1122Vocational Nursing Concepts

1
VNSG 1161Clinical - Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

1
VNSG 1320Anatomy and Physiology for Allied Health (A)

3
VNSG 1423Basic Nursing Skills

4

Fall II Block

VNSG 1115Disease Control and Prevention

1
VNSG 1133Growth and Development

1
VNSG 1162Clinical - Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

1
VNSG 1227Essentials of Medication Administration

2
VNSG 2431Advanced Nursing Skills

4

Spring Block

VNSG 1329Medical-Surgical Nursing I

3
VNSG 1331Pharmacology

3
VNSG 1216Nutrition

2
VNSG 1201Mental Health and Mental Illness

2
VNSG 1330Maternal-Neonatal Nursing

3
VNSG 1362Clinical - Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Training

3

Summer Block

VNSG 1126Gerontology

1
VNSG 1234Pediatrics

2
VNSG 1332Medical-Surgical Nursing II

3
VNSG 1460Clinical - Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Training

4
Total Credit Hours:44

These courses may be substituted assuming Texas Success Initiative requirements are met: BIOL 2401 and BIOL 2402 for VNSG 1320; BIOL 2420 for VNSG 1115; PSYC 2301 for VNSG 1201; PSYC 2314 for VNSG 1133; and BIOL 1322 for VNSG 1216.

(A) Course included on the State’s Advanced Technical Credit list. (See Advanced Technical Credit.)

Verification of Workplace Competencies:

Credentialing Exam - NCLEX-PN Examination

Vocational Nursing Occupational Skills Award (10 Semester Hours):

VNSG 1423Basic Nursing Skills

4
VNSG 2431Advanced Nursing Skills

4
VNSG 1161Clinical - Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

1
VNSG 1162Clinical - Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

1

or any VNSG Clinical with successful completion of the written and practical certified nurse examination