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Eligibility requirements, additional program information and applications
are available from the health occupations program office in building Q
on Allan Hancock College’s south campus and at the counseling office
in student services in building A on the main campus. |
Allan Hancock College is a California public community college in northern
Santa Barbara County serving more than 11,000 credit students each semester.
The college offers degrees and certificates in more than 100 fields of
study from accounting to welding. The college has a campus in Santa Maria
and centers in Lompoc, Solvang, and at Vandenberg AFB. |
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| The Allan Hancock Joint Community
College District is committed to the active promotion of diversity and equal
access and opportunities to all staff, students, and applicants, including
qualified members of underrepresented/protected groups. The college assures
that no person shall be discriminated against regardless of race, color,
ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, age, physical/mental disability,
medical condition, status as a Vietnam-era veteran, marital status, or sexual
orientation. Allan Hancock College will provide, upon request, alternate translation of its general information documents in large print, Braille, e-text etc. Please call (805) 922-6966 ext 3788. |
Employment Opportunities |
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| Registered Nursing (RN) The registered nursing program, fully accredited by the California Board of Registered Nursing, is a two-semester program offered every year starting spring semester. California licensed vocational nurses and students are eligible to apply after completion of an accredited vocational nursing program and program prerequisites. The LVN-to-RN program is specifically designed to provide the LVN with
an opportunity for career advancement and prepares the LVN for the additional
responsibilities required of the registered nurse. In addition, the program
has a 30-unit certificate option, completion of which qualifies the successful
graduate to take the RN licensing examination. The student would NOT be
a graduate of the Allan Hancock Nursing Program or of the college. Applicants
to this curriculum alternative must meet with the Associate Dean for advisement. |
Prerequisites |
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| Continuing Education Courses Monitor Observer Prospective students must be current CNAs, LVNs, RNs or MAs. Upon successful completion of NURS 422 - EKG/Monitor Observer, students will receive a certificate for monitor observer. This 1.5 unit course is offered for six weeks of the summer session, once a week, for four hours. Course completers learn to function as monitor observers in a clinical area where patients receive cardiac monitoring. The students learn to identify the role and responsibilities of the monitor observer as a member of the health care team. They will be able to recognize normal electrical patterns of the heart, recognize life-threatening abnormal rhythms of the heart, apply monitor leads correctly and understand the use of the cardiac monitor as a diagnostic and monitoring tool. 24 CEUs. IV Therapy Prospective students must be current licensed RNs or LVNs or RN or LVN students concurrently enrolled in a nursing program. NURS 370, a one-semester, two unit course, is offered each year in the fall semester, and it includes both theory and lab practice. Upon completion, the student will receive IV certification. The course, approved by the BVNPT, is designed to prepare the professional nurse for starting and superimposing IV fluids, such as solutions of electrolytes, nutrients, vitamins, blood and blood products. Course completers are able to safely perform a venipuncture while maintaining the physiological and psychological well-being of the recipient during the entire process. |
IV Therapy Prospective students must be current licensed RNs or LVNs or RN or LVN students concurrently enrolled in a nursing program. NURS 370, a one-semester, two unit course, is offered in the fall semester during odd numbered years, and it includes both theory and lab practice. Upon completion, the student will receive IV certification. The course, approved by the BVNPT, is designed to prepare the professional nurse for starting and superimposing IV fluids, such as solutions of electrolytes, nutrients, vitamins, blood and blood products. Course completers are able to safely perform a venipuncture while maintaining the physiological and psychological well-being of the recipient during the entire process. Download RN Application Checklist below (WORD FORMAT)
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