Vocational Nursing
Vocational Nurses Dispense Comfort, Compassion and Caring Without a Prescription
Program Overview
Take Control of Your Future with Training as a Vocational Nursing
Nurses are the heart of the healthcare industry. Vocational nurses play a unique and instrumental part in daily facility operations, patient care and provide critical support to both RNs and doctors. That makes them one of the most versatile members of a healthcare team. Vocational nurses work under the direct supervision of RNs and doctors, performing both clinical and non-clinical duties. And like so many careers in the healthcare industry, the demand for vocational nurses is growing at a much faster than average rate.
What Vocational Nurses Do
As a vocational nurse, your daily tasks may include:
- Providing basic medical care and comfort to ill, injured, or convalescing patients, changing bandages and helping with bathing and dressing
- Monitoring patients’ health by checking vital signs, like blood pressure and body temperature
- Discussing care with patients, listening to their concerns, and reporting issues to supervising nurses or physicians
- Documenting patient care and maintaining health records
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VN Program
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- Admissions Requirements
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- Tuition & Financial Aid
- Curriculum Details
- Program Features
- Placement Services
What You’ll Learn in Our Vocational Nursing Program
A variety of patient care techniques and protocols
You’ll be trained to perform duties that may include:
- preparing patients for exams,
- performing routine laboratory tests,
- assisting physicians and registered nurses with tests and procedures,
- recording patients’ vital signs, and
- updating patient medical records.
Summit’s Vocational Nursing program offers flexible full-time (12 months) and part-time (18 months) schedules, as well as evening and weekend classes. You’ll be able to select the schedule that suits your individual lifestyle. For additional support, all of Summit’s Allied Health programs offer free tutoring and career services assistance.
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Benefits of Vocational Nursing Training at Summit College
If you’re looking for a secure career that is all about helping others, a future as an vocational nurse has all of that and more. Summit College can help you get the education and training you need to get it done! That’s what we’ve been doing since 1991 — helping students just like you follow their dreams of an exciting, fulfilling career as a vocational nurse. With hands-on training from caring instructors who have lived and breathed the life of a vocational nurse in the real world, we’ve got your back all the way across the finish line and beyond.
Professional faculty focused on your success:
Your instructors have all done the job you’re training for and use their experience to prepare you for real-world situations. You’ll develop clinical skills through hands-on learning and benefit from small class sizes.
Curriculum that provides a broad foundation:
In addition to clinical and skills fundamentals, you’ll learn about various specialties, including obstetrics, pharmacology, pediatrics, nutrition and psychology and patient education for a solid foundation.
Flexible schedules:
Choose from day or evening/weekend classes that adapt to your lifestyle and responsibilities. Complete the program in just 12 months (full-time) or 18 months (part-time).
Vocational Nursing Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Vocational Nursing program are qualified to take the Vocational Nurse License Exam and can work in virtually any healthcare facility, including hospitals, ERs, nursing homes, correctional institutions, rehab clinics, doctors’ offices and more.
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