Welcome to Nursing and Allied Health
Board of Registered Nursing
The Hartnell College Registered Nursing Program is accredited by the Board of Registered Nursing. Its goals are to maintain excellence and to keep pace with the changing demands of the healthcare industry and community. The nursing curriculum is dynamic and ever-changing. The following information was obtained from the BRN official website, http://www.rn.ca.gov/.
Board of Vocational Nursing
The Hartnell College Vocational Nursing Program is accredited by the Board of Vocational Nursing and
Psychiatric Technicians. The mission of the California Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (Board) is to protect the public. Public protection is paramount to the Board and its highest priority in exercising its licensing, regulatory and disciplinary functions. Toward this end, the Board ensures that only qualified persons are licensed vocational nurses and psychiatric technicians by enforcing education requirements, standards of practice and by educating consumers of their rights. The nursing curriculum is dynamic and ever-changing. The following information was obtained from the BVPT official website, http://www.bvnpt.ca.gov/.
National League for Nursing
Hartnell College Nursing Program is proud to be a member of the National League for Nursing (NLN), which is a national organization that sets the standard for Nursing Education. Please visit the Web site for more information, http://www.nln.org
Professional Nursing Organizations
Respiratory Care Practitioner
Hartnell College Respiratory Care Practitioner Program is currently seeking CoARC accreditation. However, Hartnell College can provide no assurance that accreditation will be granted by CoARC. Its goal is to prepare graduates with demonstrated competence in the cognitive (knowledge), psychomotor (skills), and affective (behavior) learning domains of respiratory care practice as performed by registered respiratory therapists (RRT). For more information, please visit the websites below.
The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care www.coarc.com
National Board for Respiratory Care www.nbrc.org
California Society for Respiratory Care www.csrc.org
Respiratory Care Board of California www.rcb.ca.gov
American Association for Respiratory Care http://www.aarc.org/
