This program provides students with the knowledge and skills to practice vocational nursing. Students will learn direct patient care, assessment, diagnostic measurements, procedures and treatments. The combined academic and clinical training prepares the student to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN) for licensure as a vocational nurse.
*Although the minimum number of hours for completion is set by California Law at 1,530 clock hours, CMA's Vocational Nursing Program offers 1,590 clock hours.
Career Opportunity
VN graduates passing NCLEX may find employment as vocational nurses in such areas as; medical offices, psychiatric facilities, operating rooms, hospices, maternity and pediatric units, in clinical labs, blood collection facilities, rehabilitation facilities, child care centers, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, weight control clinics, pharmaceutical and medical equipment companies and many other areas.
Program Overview
College of Medical Arts currently offers two full-time Vocational Nursing programs scheduled over 48 weeks, five days per week, at approximately 34-36 hours per week. All schedules exclude holidays, vacation, and make-up time.
Clinical setting student instructor ratio is a maximum of 15 to 1. Theory student instructor ratio varies depending on class size. The program is divided into three (3) semesters, each approximately 15 weeks in length. Each semester is comprised of prescribed subject matter that builds upon the previous term(s). Students must begin their training in semester one and progress sequentially through each semester until all semesters have been successfully completed. The school reserves the right to modify the sequence should the need arise.
