Course Descriptions

VNPT 050 will present an overview of basic human anatomy and physiology necessary to provide psychiatric technician and vocational nursing students with the foundational understanding of the structure and function of healthy human body systems.

Class Hours:

36 Lecture

Prerequisite(s):

ENG 051A

Advisory(s):

HS 005

VNPT 051 will present basic nursing care skills and the role and responsibilities of the professional nurse/psychiatric technician. Students will learn entry level patient care skills including the application of critical thinking and the nursing process.

Class Hours:

90 Lecture

Prerequisite(s); ENG 051A, Math 101, or VNPT 090, VNPT 050, or BIO 032:

Advisory(s):

HS 005

Corequisite(s):

VNPT 051L, VNPT 081

VNPT 051L will present basic nursing care skills and the role and responsibilities of the professional nurse/psychiatric technician. Students will attend course in both skills laboratory and community patient care environments including skilled nursing facilities. Students will be required to travel to community sites.

Class Hours:

162 Laboratory

Corequisite(s):

VNPT 051, and VNPT 081

VNPT 060 will present an overview of basic human development from gestation though adult necessary to provide psychiatric technician and vocational nursing students with the foundational understanding of the human life span.

Class Hours:

36 Lecture

Advisory(s):

ENG 051A

VNPT 070 will present an overview of human psychology and the many approaches psychologists take in understanding human behavior.

Class Hours:

36 Lecture

VNPT 081 is an overview of basic pharmacological principles, terminology, legal, and safety aspects of medication administration as it pertains to the role of the psychiatric technician. This course will help students understand drug classifications, effects, and client teaching principles with emphasis on anti-infective, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, gastrointestinal and endocrine medications.

Class Hours:

18 Lecture

Prerequisite(s):

ENG 051A, MATH 101, VNPT 090, VNPT 050, or BIO 032

Corequisite(s):

VNPT 051, VNPT 051L

Advisory(s):

HS 005

VNPT 082 is a continuation of basic pharmacological principals, terminology, legal and safety aspects of medication administration as it pertains to the role of the psychiatric technician. This course will help students understand drug classifications, effects, and client teaching principles with emphasis on: central nervous system drugs, medications used to modify behavior, immunizing agents, immune-suppressives, chemotherapeutics, respiratory system medications, analgesics, anti-inflammatories, gastrointestinal medications, and antimicrobials.

Class Hours:

18 Lecture

Prerequisite(s):

VNPT 081

Corequisite(s):

PT 061, and PT 061L

VNPT 083 is a continuation of basic pharmacological principles, terminology, and legal and safety aspects of medication administration as it pertains to the role of psychiatric technician. This course will help students understand drug classifications, effects, and client teaching principles with emphasis on: adrenergic, cholinergic, antipsychotic, antidepressant, and anxiolytic drugs.

Class Hours:

18 Lecture

Prerequisite(s):

VNPT 082

Corequisite(s):

PT 071, and PT 071L

VNPT 090 is a basic skills math course designed primarily for students entering or enrolled in vocational training related to health care. The course focuses on the foundational math skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions and decimals. Students will build on basic computational math skills to solve conversation problems between different systems of measurement.

Class Hours:

18 Lecture