Units: 7.5
Prerequisites: NURS 160 or a current California CNA license; and PHAR 100; and NURS 151 or BIO 210, or BIO 220; and admission to the LVN program.
Acceptable for Credit: CSU
Lecture 4.50 hours, laboratory 9 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall even yrs, Summer

This course introduces the beginning vocational nursing student to therapeutic communication, the nursing profession, basic nursing skills, basic pharmacology, and the nursing process. (Materials Fee: $663.48)