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PROGRAMS / COURSE DESCRIPTION
California State University, San Bernardino
BSN program
1. Completion of an application to the university and
nursing program
2. Attendance at a group advising session
3. Completion of the following prerequisites:
BIOL 211, BIOL 231, BIOL 221, CHEM 100 OR
H100, CHEM 206, 207, MATH 105 or H105 or
MATH 132, CMST 109, ENGL 101, and one course
from the following: PHIL 109, 207, RLST 207, ENGL
104, H104
4. Additional support courses: PSYC 110
5. 3.0 GPA minimum
6. “C” or better on all course work
NURSING COURSES
NURS 49 KNOWLEDGE REVIEW FOR PRE-
NURSING STUDENTS
Units: 2.0 - 108 hours laboratory. (Prerequisite:
Acceptance into VVC Nursing Program AND failure to
achieve at least 62% score on the TEAS. Pass/No
Pass.) This course may be taken two times.
This course is designed to assist those who have
completed the requirements to enter the nursing
program but who have not achieved the minimum score
on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) or have
been on the waiting list long enough to need a review of
scholastic subjects and study skills.
NURS 138 COOPERATIVE EDUCATION
(See Cooperative Education 1-8 units). CSU
NURS 148 SPECIAL TOPICS
See Special Topics listing (Variable units).
NURS 149 INDEPENDENT STUDY
See Independent Study listing (1-3 units).
An introduction to the Victor Valley College Associate
Degree Nursing Program and the nursing profession.
Emphasis is on the Nursing Process and fundamentals
of nursing; including risk management, health
promotion, psycho-social aspects, electrolyte and acidbase
management, and the perioperative experience
practiced in various clinical settings and the classroom
laboratory.
NURS 222 NURSING PROCESS 2
Units: 9.0 - 64-72 hours lecture and 240-270 hours
laboratory. CSU (Prerequisite: NURS 220 and NURS
221 completed with a grade of ‘C’ or better.)
The Nursing Process applied to family nursing and the
childbearing family, the adaptations of nursing care for
various stages of growth and development, and the
nursing management required in common adult
conditions; e.g., nutritional, tissue perfusion, elimination.
NURS 223 NURSING PROCESS 3
Units: 9.0 - 72 hours lecture and 270 hours laboratory.
CSU (Prerequisite: NURS 222)
The Nursing Process applied to critical care areas,
psychiatric/mental health and complex geriatric care.
Emphasis will be on client adaptation in chronic and
acute illness.
NURS 224 NURSING PROCESS 4
Units: 9.0 - 72 hours lecture and 270 hours laboratory.
CSU (Prerequisite: NURS 223)
The Nursing Process applied with a holistic view to
multi-system problems with a comprehensive approach
in the hospital and community setting. Clinical
experience demonstrates the use of legal, ethical, and
leadership principles, and the ability to function with
minimum supervision as a preceptor.
NURSING
NURS 220 PHARMACOLOGY AND NURSING
MANAGEMENT
Units: 2.0 - 32-36 hours lecture. CSU (Prerequisite:
Admission to the Nursing Program as required by BRN.)
This course is a nursing class about the study of drug
therapy to prevent, diagnose, or cure disease processes
or to relieve signs and symptoms of diseases. It
includes content specific to the registered nurse and
utilization of the nursing process to fulfill nursing
responsibility in medication management of clients.
NURS 221 NURSING PROCESS 1
Units: 10.0 - 90 hours lecture and 270 hours laboratory.
CSU. (Prerequisite: Anatomy, Physiology, and
Microbiology completed with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
(Corequisite: NURS 220)
NURS 225 LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE (LVN)
TO REGISTERED NURSE (RN) TRANSITION
COURSE
Units: 1.0 - 16-18 hours lecture. CSU. (Prerequisites:
Current California Licensure as an LVN and Physiology
and Microbiology [Mandated - State of California].)
A transition course with emphasis on role development
for the Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) entering the
VVC Registered Nurse (RN) program. Includes
concepts of nursing process, Nursing Practice Act,
critical thinking, problem solving, and skill proficiency.
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