Vocational Nursing Program

Alert: LVN and RN Step Up 2013 Applicants!

The College of the Siskiyous Nursing program has received a large number of inquiries for the application period of 2013.   To best serve the high volume of applicants please note the following COS accommodations and updated instructions to applicants:

The nursing program will accept applications from those who have been unable to generate a DEGREE WORKS TRANSCRIPT EVALUATION FORM and did submit a transcript 4-8 weeks prior to the application deadline. 

Applicants who submitted transcripts to enrollment services less than 4 weeks before the deadline may also submit application – specifically LVN applicants after Feb 18, 2013 and RN applicants after March 18, 2013.  The date of transcript receipt by COS will determine how the applicant is ranked in the applicant pool.

Students who secured a transcript evaluation during the fall, 2012 by COS Counseling Services should submit their transcript evaluation  with nursing application to the COS Nursing Program Administration office.   DegreeWorks evaluation is not required.

Applicants must retain copies of all submitted documents.

Applicants must continue to check with the Nursing Program Administration Office on the status of the Degree Works Transcript Evaluation of their transcripts: once available all applicants are responsible for submitting DEGREE WORKS transcript evaluation forms immediately to the Nursing Program Office to complete their application packet.

For additional questions please call 530-841-5929 (Nursing Program Administration Office).

ATTENTION:  The fall 2013 Vocational Nursing application period has been pushed back to March 18, 2013 thru April 19, 2013. College of the Siskiyous offers a three semester Vocational Nursing program designed to prepare students for beginning practice in nursing care. Theory content provides each student with a basic understanding of the roles and responsibilities of vocational nurses in providing health care to all age groups. After course completion and licensure, students are prepared to function completely and skillfully in a wide variety of health care settings.

The next vocational nursing nursing program will begin fall 2013. The fall 2013 application is now available. Please review this web site for program information.  For further information, contact the Nursing Office at (530) 841-5929.  *** All Prerequisites must be completed prior to submitting an application for the Vocational Nursing Program.                                                                                                                                               A Spring 2014 vocational nursing program is also anticipated. Watch for updated information on application availability and due dates, orientation meetings, and more!

Mission

The mission of the Licensed Vocational Nursing program is to prepare qualified students to be Licensed Vocational Nurses as providers of care across the health/illness continuum and as contributing members of the nursing profession. The program will enable the graduate to apply for the licensing examination for Licensed Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN).

Philosophy

The Vocational Nursing program is based on the precept that nursing supports an individual or family in a movement toward health and that the whole person, including the psychological, social and physical aspects of the person's being, be considered in planning and implementing nursing care. The educative goal of the Vocational Nursing Program is that upon completion, the nurse will possess a broad base of nursing knowledge, an understanding of nursing principles and the nursing process as well as being able to perform skills and techniques competently. Through a planned course of study, it is expected that the students will develop a sense of ethics and integrity not only for themselves but to the patient, the health care team and to vocational nurses as a group.

Learning is the assimilation of knowledge leading to a change in behavior. In order to learn the student requires reinforcement and the opportunity to actually apply new concepts. Learners experience various learning styles and rates as well as motives and aspirations, and such learning is promoted in an atmosphere that acknowledges such uniqueness. The teaching-learning process is a mutual endeavor. The learner must actively participate and assume responsibility for learning. The teacher not only shares knowledge but actively encourages inquiry, serves as a facilitator, role model and resource person.

How to Apply

 

In addition to the college application, a special program application is required. Program applications are available on the Vocational Nursing web site. To learn more about the application process, contact the nursing office by calling 530-841-5929. Applicants to the Vocational Nursing Program must meet prerequisites and other course requirements prior to applying for the Vocational Nursing Program. In order to determine if you meet prerequisites for the program, complete a transcript evaluation form: Transcript Evaluation.   Instructions: How to Run a DegreeWorks Transcript Evaluation for Nursing Program Prerequisites  You will need to submit a copy of your completed transcript evaluation with your application packet.

***Please note: The standard evaluation time is 4-8 weeks AFTER official transcripts (unofficial transcripts for COS classes only) are received at COS’s Enrollment Services; although evaluations are approached in a timely manner-completion time can be impacted by the prime registration periods. Copies will NOT be sent directly to the nursing department. It is the student’s responsibility to have the evaluation done in a timely manner and submit the results with the nursing application.

Accreditation

The Vocational Nursing program is accredited through the California Board of Registered Nursing.

Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians
2535 Capitol Oaks Drive
Suite 205
Sacramento, CA 95833
(916) 263-7800

All candidates are required to complete a background check process after graduating and before applying for licensure. The following link provides information regarding the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians’ policy regarding arrests, convictions, and other violations: http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/pdf/brochure3.pdf.

For more information about our pass rates go to: http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/education/schools/pass_rates.shtml

Contact:

Interim Director of Nursing
Janis Laiacona, MSN, RN
Assistant Director
Donna Duell, MSN, RN

Vocational Nursing Instructors
Cora Brownell
(530) 841-5902
brownell@siskiyous.edu

Kim Butler
530-841-5987
butler@siskiyous.edu


“When you’re a nurse, you know that every day you will touch a life or a life will touch yours.” ~Author Unknown

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