Licensed Vocational Nurse


What does a Licensed Vocational Nurse do?

 

Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN's) assist in the care of patients with medical problems.

  • Administer medications, monitor equipment, change dressings, and prepare food trays.
  • Feed, bathe, massage and dress patients, maintain patients' charts, and take temperatures and pulse rates.
  • Private duty LVN's care for a single patient in the home or hospital and may do general housekeeping as well.
  • Prepare the patient for surgery and assist the surgeon in the operating room

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    Employers Hiring our Graduates:

     

  • Desert Regional Medical Center
  • Eisenhower Medical Center
  • Indio Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
  • California Nursing & Rehab Center

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    Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN's) work in hospitals, both public and private, in nursing and convalescent homes, in medical clinics and for health service agencies, government agencies such as the Peace Corps, and in the military.  Some are self-employed working through nursing agencies for private duty service.

    Web Resources:

     

    EDD Labor Market Information

     

    Occupational Outlook Handbook

     

    Discover Nursing.com 

     

    Course Content:

    The CNEI nursing program prepares students to perform the rewarding work of caring for patients and assisting physicians.  The program includes the following subjects:

     

    Beginning Patient Care

    Fundamentals of Nursing

    Medical Surgical Nursing

    Specialty Area Nursing

    Advanced Medical Surgical Nursing

    Leadership & Management in Nursing

    Pharmacology

    Physiology

     

    At the conclusion of the course the student is eligible to take the State Examination for Licensed Vocational Nurse.

     

     

    Welcome to the ED Gainful Employment Program Disclosure

    The information below is designed by the U.S. Department of Education to give prospective students and parents information that may be helpful in choosing which school and which program to attend.

     

    6-digit OPEID:  039353

    PROGRAM NAME & LENGTH:  Licensed Vocational Nurse, 66 weeks

    Department of Education 6-digit CIP:  51.3901

    The level for this program: Certificate

    The program length in months: 16

     

    RELATED OCCUPATIONS:  CNA, LVN, RN, Home Health Aide, Caregiver, Medical Assistant

     

    COST:  $29,500 

    Enter the total estimated costs for books and supplies for the entire program: $335

    The URL for program cost information available on the institution’s website under Sec. 668.43(a): www.cnei.edu/programs

     

    DEBT AT PROGRAM COMPLETION:

    The number of students completing the program between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010:  32

    Of the 32 completers reported above, the number completing with any student loan debt: 21

    For all students (both borrowers and non-borrowers) completing the program between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010, the median cumulative debt for each of the following is:

     

    Federal student loan debt: 12,116

     

    Private loan debt is the amount owed by students who do not have Federal student loan debt: 15,994

     

    Institutional financing plan debt: 0

     

    PROGRAM COMPLETION IN NORMAL TIME:  16 months

     

    Of the 32 students completing the program between July 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010, the number who completed the program within the normal time reported above: 27

     

    JOB PLACEMENT:

    The job placement rate for program graduates: 68.75%

    For the job placement rate reported above, all 32 graduates are included.  The job included is LVN, CNA, Medical Assistant.  The employment information above is based on graduates employed within 1 year of completion and employed at the time of the survey.  This rate is reported to our accrediting agency, the Council on Occupational Education.