Vocational Nursing
Certificate of Completion
Accredited/Approved by Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas, (333 Guadalupe #3-460, Austin, TX 78701;) www.bne.state.tx.us
This one-year certificate program is designed to prepare the vocational nurse to provide direct patient care and other nursing activities as designated by the licensure and practice regulations defined by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas. Students must provide Nurse Entrance Test (NET) test scores for admission review. Graduates are eligible to apply to write the examination for vocational nurse licensure (NCLEX-PN). Students enrolled in a pre-vocational nursing academic program at MCC are required to take the THEA or approved alternative test prior to enrolling in college courses. Once students are accepted in the Vocational Nursing Program they will be Texas Success Initiative waived.
All students must be concurrently enrolled in both a theory course and a clinical course each semester in the program.
A student has three years to complete the vocational nursing curriculum after official enrollment in the first vocational nursing course. Contact the program director for further information.
Prerequisites:
Academic courses must be completed before entering the program.
| BIOL 2404 Introductory Anatomy and Physiology | 4 hrs |
| SPCH 1318 Interpersonal Communications | 3 hrs |
| HPRS 1206 Medical Terminology | 2 hrs |
| PSYC 2301 General Psychology | 3 hrs |
| 12 hrs | |
| Entering Program in the Fall |
|
| Fall Semester |
|
| VNSG 1327 Essentials of Medication Administration | 3 hrs |
| VNSG 1423 Basic Nursing Skills | 4 hrs |
| VNSG 1122 Vocational Nursing Concepts | 1 hr |
| VNSG 1360 Clinical – Practical Nurse | 3 hrs |
| 11 hrs | |
| Spring Semester |
|
| VNSG 1509 Nursing in Health and Illness II | 5 hrs |
| VNSG 1260 Clinical – Practical Nurse | 2 hrs |
| VNSG 1510 Nursing in Health and Illness III | 5 hrs |
| VNSG 1119 Professional Development | 1 hr |
| VNSG 1261 Clinical – Practical Nurse | 2 hrs |
| 15 hrs | |
| Summer I |
|
| VNSG 1330 Maternal – Neonatal Nursing | 3 hrs |
| VNSG 1262 Clinical – Practical Nurse | 2 hrs |
| 5 hrs | |
| Summer II | |
| VNSG 1334 Pediatrics | 3 hrs |
| VNSG 1263 Clinical – Practical Nurse | 2 hrs |
| 5 hrs | |
| Total 48 hrs | |
|
Entering in |
|
| Spring Semester |
|
| VNSG 1327 Essentials of Medication Administration | 3 hrs |
| VNSG 1423 Basic Nursing Skills | 4 hrs |
| VNSG 1122 Vocational Nursing Concepts | 1 hr |
| VNSG 1360 Clinical-Practical Nurse | 3 hrs |
| 11 hrs | |
| Summer I | |
| VNSG 1330 Maternal-Neonatal Nursing | 3 hrs |
| VNSG 1262 Clinical Practical Nurse | 2 hrs |
| 5 hrs | |
| Summer II |
|
| VNSG 1334 Pediatrics | 3 hrs |
| VNSG 1263 Clinical-Practical Nurse | 2 hrs |
| 5 hrs | |
| Fall Semester | |
| VNSG 1509 Nursing in Health and Illness II | 5 hrs |
| VNSG 1260 Clinical-Practical Nurse | 2 hrs |
| VNSG 1510 Nursing in Health and Illness III | 5 hrs |
| VNSG 1261 Clinical-Practical Nurse (3rd semester clinical course) | 2 hrs |
| VNSG 1119 Professional Development | 1 hr |
| 15 hrs | |
| Total 48 hrs |
NOTE: Students must pass the theory and clinical parts of any vocational nursing course to progress in the program. A grade of C or better must be earned in all courses required for a Certificate of Completion in vocational nursing.
Students completing all three semesters are eligible for a Certificate of Completion and to make application to write the National Council Licensing Examination for Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN).