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NURSING ASSISTANT•OCEANOGRAPHY•PARALEGAL STUDIES
PROGRAMS / COURSE DESCRIPTION
NURS 226 CRITICAL CARDIO RESPIRATORY
NURSING
Units: 2.0 - 32-36 hours lecture. CSU. (Prerequisites:
NURS 222 and/or licensed as a Registered Nurse or
Licensed Vocational Nurse. Grade Option)
This optional nursing course provides an introduction to
critical care nursing environment. Pathophysiology,
diagnosis, treatment and nursing implication for patients
in the critical care area will be discussed. This course
will benefit primarily students going into their third
semester of nursing as well as other medical personnel
with medical, surgical or cardiac care background.
NURS 227 PARAMEDIC TO RN BRIDGE
Units: 10.0 - 80-90 hours lecture and 240-270 hours
laboratory. (Prerequisites: NURS 246 with a minimum
grade of ‘C’ or better and TEAS score of 67% or greater
and student must be experienced paramedic.) This
course may be taken two times.
This bridge course is designed to ready the paramedic
nursing student to the adjustment of culture, language
and practice of the profession of nursing. Roles,
functions, and practice settings for the paramedic and
associate degree nurse will be compared and
discussed. Emphasis is on the nursing process and
fundamentals of nursing, including risk management,
health promotion, psycho-social aspects, electrolyte and
acid-base management, and the peri-operative
experience practiced in various clinical settings and the
classroom laboratory.
NURS 245 NURSING LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT
Units: 3.0 - 32-36 hours lecture and 48-54 hours
laboratory. (Prerequisite: NURS 223 or equivalent with a
“C” or better, or permission of the Nursing Program
Director). Contact Nursing Dept. Offered intermittently.
Leadership and management techniques used in
various health care settings, with emphasis on problem
solving within the changing role of nursing as it relates
to patient care and professional relationships.
NURS 246 ASSESSMENT AND NURSING SKILLS
Units: 3.0 - 32-36 hours lecture and 48-54 hours
laboratory. (Prerequisite: Acceptance into the VVC
Nursing Program.) This course may be taken two times.
Focuses on development of assessment skills including
obtaining a health history, performing physical
assessment of the adult, and evaluating physiologic
changes related to aging and pediatric patient
population. Emphasis on developing interviewing skills,
assessing cultural factors, and utilization of basic
assessment techniques.
NURSING ASSISTANT
See Allied Health for certificate information
OCEANOGRAPHY COURSES
OCEA 101 OCEANOGRAPHY
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU, UC (No
prerequisite)
An introduction to the marine environment. Methods and
techniques of exploration, physics, and chemistry of the
oceans; adaptation of organisms; significance of the
marine environment to man. A general survey of the
major aspects of oceanography; history, topography and
geography, geology, chemistry, physics, meteorology,
biology, and resource management.
PARALEGAL STUDIES
A paralegal works in a paraprofessional capacity as an
assistant to an attorney in a private law firm, governmental
agency industry, or private association. The
paralegal performs many tasks normally handled by an
attorney, such as preparing forms, writing memoranda,
interviewing clients, researching legal matters,
managing the law office, and a variety of other tasks.
There are also self-employed paraprofessionals who
work for attorneys on request.
The Paralegal Studies Certificate program at Victor
Valley College is designed for students pursuing
paraprofessional careers in the legal field. There are two
types of such paraprofessionals.
Paralegal: Pursuant to California Assembly Bill 1761, a
person may use the title “paralegal” only when they
have obtained the required educational qualifications
and they work directly under the supervision of a
licensed California attorney.
Legal Document Assistant: Pursuant to California
Senate Bill 1418, independent non-attorneys who
provide law-related services to the public for
compensation must register with the county clerk as a
“Legal Document Assistant,” and may not use the term
“paralegal” in reference to themselves or their service.
(For more information on the LDA registration process,
contact the California Association of Legal Document
Assistants at www.caip.org).
It is strongly recommended that students complete
ENGL 101 and Political Science 102 before they begin
taking paralegal courses so that they will have a firm
foundation in writing skills and a basic understanding of
the American legal system at the state and national
levels of government. It is further recommended that
students first complete (or at least concurrently enroll in)
POLS 130, Introduction to Paralegal Studies, before
continuing with other paralegal courses.
276 2012-2013 Victor Valley College Catalog