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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED322983 AUTHOR: Zylinski, Doris; McMahon, Barbara
TITLE: Comparative Study of Vocational Nursing Curriculum
and Employer Requirements. October 1989-September 1990.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1990
NOTE: 91 p.
ABSTRACT: To create the foundation for the development of a
model curriculum for the 1990's for the training of Licensed
Vocational Nurses (LVN), Napa Valley college conducted a
statewide study comparing vocational nursing program
curricula with employer requirements. To assist the study,
an advisory committee was established, which included
practicing nurses, and representatives from nursing
programs, care provider agencies, and the licensing board.
Through a series of questionnaires, data was collected from
employers of vocational nurses (118 questionnaires returned
out of 258 sent out), from accredited vocational nursing
programs (47 questionnaires returned for a 60.8% response
rate), and from currently employed LVN's (56 questionnaires
returned for a 25% response rate). Five regional workshops
were held in May and June 1990 with 85 nursing educators and
administrators attending to validate the data and make
recommendations for a model curriculum to meet current
service needs, taking into account affirmative action
concerns and requirements. Major findings of the study
included the following: (1) the need for LVN's is
increasing; (2) graduates are currently meeting the needs of
agencies; (3) the need for LVN certification in intravenous
therapy and blood withdrawal skills is increasing; and (4)
there exists a need for student assistance in basic skills,
English as a Second Language, and access to child care.
Appendixes include extensive graphic data tables, the names
of advisory committee members, and copies of the study
questionnaires; model curriculum components are outlined.
(JMC)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Advisory-Committees; Community-Colleges;
Employment-Potential; Graphs-; Medical-Care-Evaluation;
Questionnaires-; State-Standards; State-Surveys; Two-Year
Colleges; Vocational-Education
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Curriculum-Development; *Educational
Assessment; *Employee-Attitudes; *Employment-Patterns;
*Nurses-; *Nursing-Education
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