Nursing Career Pathway

REGISTERED NURSE Jobs & Wages*

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

NURSING ASSISTANT CERTIFIED

Jobs & Wages*

Nursing Assistant

Home Health Aide

$8.94 to $17.20 / hour

$9.84 to $14.82 / hour

Healthcare Pathway (bridge program)

Licensed Practical Nurse

Training

$16.85 to $27.82 / hour

Associate Degree LPN plus 3 quarters

Training Training

One year certificate

Training

Nursing Pre-requisites

4 quarters

Training

One quarter certificate

2-4 quarters

One quarter certificate

12 credits

Academic support class

15 credits

50 hours clinical experience

 Anatomy & Physiology I & II

 AIDS/HIV Certification  CPR Certification  Care Giving in a Home or Family Home setting  Aging and Disabilities  Basic Skills in context of Home Care  All required knowledge and skills for passing state Home Health Aide Exam

 AIDS/HIV Certification  Aging and Disabilities  Monitoring & Maintaining Patient Status

 Providing Care in a Clinical Setting

(BIO&241 and BIO&242)

 Microbiology (BIO&260)  Composition (ENG&101)  Elementary Statistics (MATH&146)

 Lifespan Psychology (PSYC&200) (CHEM&121)

 CPR Certification

Entry Requirements  CASAS 220 Listening & Reading

 Clear criminal background  Fitness requirements

 Patient cross-cultural and legal ethical concepts

 Causation of illness and response to treatment

 Body systems  Medical surgical nursing  Pharmacology  Needs of the aging patient  Pediatric, maternal and

 CASAS 235 Reading, 220 Math, 220 Listening

 Clear criminal background  Fitness requirements

 Immunizations

 COMPASS 68 Writing, 77 Reading, 71 Algebra

 ENG 101 requires COMPASS Reading 81

 Nursing in obstetric and pediatric settings

 Health promotion & wellness  Legal and ethical issues

 Various healthcare systems  Psychiatric disorders  Medical-surgical acute care settings

 Drug therapy, intravenous therapy

 Monitoring patients’ conditions  Leadership in nursing

Entry Requirements Entry Requirements  Current NAC Certification

Entry Requirements

 Roles & responsibilities

infant care

 Intro to Chemistry

Entry Requirements

$24.25 to $47.66 / hour

Jobs & Wages*

HOME CARE AIDE Jobs & Wages*

Registered Nurse

 Application by deadline  2 letters of recommendation  Fitness requirements  Immunizations  Nursing pre-requisites with a GPA of 2.5 or higher

 Current LPN Certification  LPN coursework with a GPA of 2.5 or higher

 Application by deadline  2 letters of recommendation  Fitness requirements  Immunizations  ENG 101 & MAT 107 COMPASS placement