Vocational Nurse Program | VN Program

The Vocational Nursing program (LVN or LPN) utilizes the plan that nursing courses progress along the continuum of simple to complex.The organizing principle is homeostasis as it relates to the study of representative client problems by addressing the various anatomical systems and specialty areas in nursing. The program includes didactic and laboratory training as well as an internship component that correlates with the theoretical knowledge. As a result of preparation students will be able to work as a Vocational Nurse in hospitals or medical clinics.

Students completing this program are awarded a Vocational Nursing Diploma.

The mission of Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is to offer quality medical programs that integrate professional skills, career-focused education and hands-on practical experience, empowering students to develop and achieve their personal and career potentials.

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts believes that education should promote the development of positive self-esteem. Therefore, the institution provides services that support the efforts of students to succeed academically, vocationally and personally. The Academy provides a sophisticated level of training to individuals who desire a professional career in the medical field. This is accomplished through educational programs utilizing advanced training equipment, didactic lectures and hands-on experience provided by highly trained instructors, physicians and technologists.

Gurnick Academy is committed to providing thorough and timely vocational medical training to our students so they may obtain gainful employment.

Our institution has provided program specific information regarding gainful employment in compliance with the new Gainful Employment regulations for Title IV eligible institutions, put forward by the U.S. Department of Education, in July 2011.

All required information can be found throughout this page. Please click HERE to download a consolidated version of all necessary gainful employment information for the Vocational Nursing program.

Disclosure Information:

• Award:
  Vocational Nursing Diploma
• Length of Program:

  	48	Weeks – Program length
  	6	Weeks additional to pass Exit/ HESI exam
  	88.5	Credit Hours
  	1,530.0	Clock Hours

• Occupations by name and SOC codes that the program prepares students to enter:
  Licensed Vocational Nurses, SOC Code: 29-2061.00
• Occupational Profile on O*Net for Licensed Vocational Nurses.
• On-time graduation rates (Number of on-time graduates / Number of all graduates during the reporting period * 100) (July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011):

  	San Mateo campus:	56%
  	Modesto campus:	73%
  	Fresno campus:	44%
  	Concord campus:	81%

• Cost of Program:

  	Tuition:	$26,775.00
  	Books & Materials:	$900.00
  	Refundable Statistical Data Recover Fee:	$100.00
  	Student Tuition Recovery Fund:	$70.00
  	Room and Board:	Not available
  	Registration Fee:	$75.00
  	Total Program Cost:	$27,920
  	*Refundable **Non-refundable

• Placement rates for those completing the Vocational Nurse Program:
  As reported to Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011:

  	San Mateo campus:	70%
  	Modesto campus:	71%
  	Fresno campus:	68%
  	Concord campus:	70%

• Median loan debt:

  	Title IV Loan Debt:	$9,454.00
  	Private Loan Debt:	$7,983.00
  	Institutional Loan Debt:	$0.00

You may also visit the Gainful Employment Disclosure link to see this disclosure information for all campuses/programs.

1.Incorporate principles from nursing, behavioral and physical sciences to provide competent care to clients of different ages with different bio-psychosocial needs.  

2.Apply knowledge of specific disease conditions in the prevention, treatment, nursing care, and rehabilitation of clients.  

3.Differentiate the role of the Vocational Nurse within the medical team.  

4.Adhere to professional standards incorporating legal and ethical responsibilities of a Vocational Nurse.  

5.Utilize critical thinking in assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation of client care within the scope of Vocational Nurse practice.  

6.Organize, prioritize and delegate care communicating effectively with members of the medical team.

Completion Rates for the period of July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 (As determined by the Department of Education (DOE))

San Mateo campus: 87%
Modesto campus: 83%
Fresno campus: 86%
Concord campus: 89%

Job Placement Rates for the period of July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010 (As reported to the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES))

San Mateo campus: 72%
Modesto campus: 51%
Fresno campus: 73%
Concord campus: 70%

To be considered for admission into the Vocational Nurse Program, the applicant must meet the following criteria:

1.Applicant must have graduated from high school or earned a GED and be at least 18 years of age.

2.Applicant must pay all applicable fees, as per the current published fee schedule prior to the issuance of an enrollment contract or make other arrangements acceptable to the school.

3.Applicant must complete a Scholastic Level Exam (SLE) with a score of at least 19.

4.Completion of the prerequisite course “Essential Medical Bioscience” must be completed before starting the program.  Applicants with previous medical experience may request to challenge the course test to be accepted into the program without taking the prerequisite course.

5.If enrollment openings are fewer than applicants that meet the admission requirements applicants will be asked to pass an interview with the Nursing Program Director or Associate Program Director.

Length: 14 months (48 weeks/1530 Clock Hours)
Clinical and Lab: 960+ hours in affiliated medical facilities and skills laboratory.
The didactic training correlates with the lab and clinical education.
Didactic / Lab sessions schedule: Morning - 9AM - 2PM; Evening - 5PM-10PM
Clinical sessions schedule: Morning - 6AM - 3PM; Evening - 3PM - 11PM

Tuition: $26,775.00
Books & Materials: $900.00
RSDRF: $100.00 (refundable deposit)
STRF: $70.00 (Student Tuition Recovery Fund)
Registration Fee: $75.00
Total Program Cost: $27,920

Prerequisite fees (Additional, if applicable): $1,605.00

Median Loan Debt (when completing the VN Program in normal time)
Direct Loans: $6,270
SLM Loans: $12,354
Institutional Loan Debt: $0

# SLM Financial private student loans are available now for those who qualify.
# For details please call 650-685-6616 (San Mateo Campus) or 925-687-9555 (Concord Campus) or 559-222-1903 (Fresno Campus) or 209-521-1821 (Modesto Campus)

Employment of LVN / LPNs is expected to grow about as fast as the average for all occupations through 2012 in response to the long-term care needs of an increasing elderly population and the general growth of healthcare. Replacement needs will be a major source of job openings, as many workers leave the occupation permanently. Employment of LVN/LPN in nursing care facilities is expected to grow faster than the average. Such facilities will offer the most new jobs for LVN as the number of aged and disabled persons in need of long-term care rises. In addition to caring for the aged and the disabled, LVN in nursing care facilities will care for the increasing number of patients who will have been discharged from the hospital, but have not recovered enough to return home. Employment of LVN/LPN is expected to grow much faster than average in home healthcare services. This growth is in response to an increasing number of older persons with functional disabilities, consumer preference for care in the home, and technological advances that make it possible to bring increasingly complex treatments into the home.

Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) 29-2061.00

Occupational Information Network (O*NET)

http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/29-2061.00

According to the Employment Development Department's Occupational Employment Statistics Survey (December 2010), the annual average wage of a Vocational Nurse in the San Francisco Bay Area was $58,255.  The bottom 25th percentile made $49,145 and the top 25th percentile made $65,952.

Disclaimer Form
To all Vocational Nursing students: The law does require Vocational Nurses be BVNPT licensed to work. To get the LVN license it′s required to pass a licensing examination after completing a State-approved Vocational Nursing program. Students will be eligible to take the NCLEX-PN licensure examination to become licensed after completion of the VN program.

State of California Employment Development Department

Detailed Guide for Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses in San Francisco County

http://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/occguides/Detail.aspx?Soccode=292061&Geography=0604000075

This is a new section for many of you who expressed interest in such facts as the ones below about our Academy and our Programs. Vocational Nursing Program is offered at all campus locations. Let us share with you some facts:

• More than 48% of our Main Campus, San Mateo campus: students come from Daly City, San Francisco, San Mateo, Hayward and South San Francisco. 29% from  other Bay Area cities - Fremont, Newark, Redwood City, San Bruno, San Carlos, San Jose, San Leandro and Sunnyvale.

• More than 57% of our Concord Campus: students come from Antioch, Bay Point, Brentwood, Concord, Fairfield, Oakland, Pittsburg and Vallejo, California. 23% come from Alameda, Berkeley, Dublin, Livermore, Oakley, Pleasant Hill, Richmond, San Ramon, Vacaville and Walnut Creek.

• More than 47% of our Fresno Campus: students come from Fresno. More than 35% of our Modesto Campus: students come from Modesto. Of course there are many nursing students from neighboring cities to Modesto and Fresno who choose Gurnick Academy. For example, Modesto campus has students from Atwater, Ceres, Escalon, Livingston, Manteca, Merced, Oakdale, Riverbank, Sonora, Stockton, Tracy, Turlock (50.5%), and Fresno - from Clovis, Hanford, Madera, Sanger and Visalia (30.5%).