Vocational Nursing Diploma - Santa Maria Campus
The nursing profession is experiencing growth due to aging populations and long-term care needs. You can be a part of this profession and become a licensed vocational nurse through the SBBCollege Vocational Nursing Program in Santa Maria!
Why choose the SBBCollege Nursing Program?
- No waiting lists. No prerequisites. Get started on your nursing career now!
- Strong licensure exam pass rates. (Santa Maria - 2009: 92%, 2010: 100%, 2011: 100%)
- Financial assistance for those who qualify.
- Job-placement assistance
Plus, at SBBCollege, you can learn hands-on nursing skills and techniques needed to become a licensed vocational nurse in various healthcare environments, including physician offices, outpatient care facilities and long-term care centers.
Students in the SBBCollege Vocational Nursing Program learn vital signs assessment, medication administration and other patient care skills in a clinical setting. The hands-on training provides students an understanding of skills for patient care and safety, such as hygiene, feeding, transfer techniques, medication administration, oxygen administration, Foley catheter insertion and care, tracheostomy care, and wound care.
SBBCollege nursing students practice the techniques they learn in a supervised laboratory setting and then perfect them at clinical sites with real patients.
SBBCollege Santa Maria Vocational Nursing Curriculum
Students enrolled in the Vocational Nursing diploma program will study courses such as:
- Fundamentals of Nursing I & II
- Nursing Skills Lab I & II
- Geriatric, Orthopedic and Respiratory Nursing
- Cardiovascular, Endocrine and Neurological Nursing
- Leadership and Supervision
After 60 weeks of hands-on training, graduates are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical/ Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN), which is administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
Contact SBBCollege today for more information about the Santa Barbara Business College Vocational Nursing Program in Santa Maria.
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