VOCATIONAL NURSING GRADS RECOGNIZED.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - The Career Care Institute recognized its first 25 licensed vocational nursing graduates June 8 at the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Inn. The school opened in 1998 offering medical assistant classes, then added medical billing, massage therapy Massage Therapy Definition Massage therapy is the scientific manipulation of the soft tissues of the body for the purpose of normalizing those tissues and consists of manual techniques that include applying fixed or movable pressure, holding, and/or and dental assisting. In March the first vocational nursing class began. There are currently 44 students enrolled in the 14-month nursing program, which is licensed by the State Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric psy·chi·at·ric adj. Of or relating to psychiatry. psychiatric adjective Pertaining to psychiatry, mental disorders Technicians. Successful graduates are eligible to take the national licensure licensure (lī´s  nsh examination that allows them to become licensed vocational nurses licensed vocational nursen. Abbr. LVN A licensed practical nurse who is permitted by license to practice in California or Texas. . Classes for the 14-month program meet 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays. Clinical hours are 6:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. or 2 to 10 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. ``We would like to start a part-time program also to accommodate people who can only come in the evening,'' said Laurie Oatis, director of nursing. ``There is a dire need for nurses here.'' The school is the second licensed vocational nursing school to graduate any vocational nursing students in the Antelope Valley. The institute is located at 43770 15th St. W., Lancaster. |
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