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BOARD OF SUPERVISORSGloria MolinaFirst DistrictYvonne Brathwaite BurkeSecond DistrictZev YaroslavskyThird DistrictTHOMAS L. GARTHWAITE, M.D.Director and Chief Medical OfficerDon KnabeFourth DistrictMichael D. AntonovichFifth DistrictC O U N N OF LOS ANGELESDEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES313 N. Figueroa, Los Angeles, CA 90012(213) 240-8101January 5,2006TO:FROM:SUBJECT:WORKFORCE D-PMENTFIRST QUARTER REPORTPROGRAM - FY 2005-06,At its May 22, 2001 meeting, the Board directed the Department to prepare quarterly reports onthe Workforce Development Program ("WDP"). The attached report covers the first quarter ofFiscal Year 2005-06, namely the July I,2005 through September 30, 2005 period. Some of thetraining highlights include:Seven of the ten students who graduated from the LVN-to-RN nursing program at East LosAngeles Community College have taken the State RN licensure exam, with six whopassed, three who did not pass, and the remaining person still needs to complete GEDrequirements. All six employees who passed the RN licensure test have been promoted,while one of the three persons who failed re-took the exam and is waiting for the results.The other two have been scheduled to take an extensive exam preparation course.Out of the ten employees participating in the Tuition Assistance Program, seven passed theState licensure exam, with five of those being promoted to RN and two to LVN positions.Out of the remaining three, two are continuing their nursing education, while the other didnot pass the State exam and will soon be given additional NCLEX test preparation training.All five students who completed their Licensed Vocational Nurse training at St. FrancisCareer College took the State exam for LVN licensure. Three of the five passed and werepromoted, another passed and is awaiting placement, while the remaining person is takingextensive NCLEX test preparation.On August 30, 2005, a new Licensed Vocational Nurse training program was started atCitrus Community College with 30 students enrolled. The training is scheduled to concludein July 2006.

Each SupervisorJanuary 5,2006Page 2Six of the twenty-two employees who completed their Registered Nurse training atEl Camino Community College in May 2005, took the State NCLEX exam for RN licensure.Four passed and two failed the exam. This month, ten of the remaining sixteen graduatingstudents are scheduled to take an extensive NCLEX-RN review course to prepare them topass the State test for RN licensure.As of September 30, 2005 the new generic Registered Nurse training program atthe College of Nursing and Allied Health at the LAC USC Medical Center had 33 enrolledparticipants.As of September 30, 2005, the new LVN-to-RN program at East Los Angeles CommunityCollege continued with 32 students.In September 2005, twenty-three employees completed their training to become LicensedVocational Nurses. The training was conducted at the LAC USC School of Nursing andAllied Health and at Olive ViewIUCLA Medical Center. These students are currently takingan extensive NCLEX test preparation course.A combined total of one hundred-nineteen KingJDrew Medical Center employees completed2-day classes on the subject of "Influencing Through Communications."Additional information is provided in the attached report. Please let me know if you have anyquestions or need additional information. Diane Factor, the Director of WDP, is also available toyour staff for questions at (213) 639-2221.TLG: f Administrative OfficerCounty CounselExecutive Officer, Board of Supervisors

LA HEALTH CAREWORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMFirst Quarter ReportFY 2005-06* EducationalnPartnership of the County Department of Health Services andService Employees International Union, Local 660

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMAn Educational Partnership of the County's Department of Health Services andSElU Local 660Quarterly ReportFiscal Year 2005-06 - First QuarterEXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis report summarizes the training and educational activities of the WorkforceDevelopment Program ("WDP) for the reporting period July 1, 2005 through September30, 2005.Major highlights for the First Quarter include:Six of the twenty-two employees who completed their Registered Nurse training atEl Camino Community College in May 205 took the NCLEX-RN exam -fourpassed and two failed. Ten of the remaining students will be provided anextensive NCLEX-RN test preparation course in December 2005.From the ten employees participating through the Tuition Assistance Program, fiveRN's and two LVN1spassed the State licensure exam. Out of those seven thatpassed, four have been promoted to the RN and two the LVN positions. One ofthe remaining three failed and will re-take the test, while the other two arecontinuing their nursing education.As of the end of September 2005, thirty-three employees continued with the newgeneric Registered Nurse training program at College of Nursing and Allied Healthat LAC USC Medical Center. The training is scheduled to conclude in August2007.As of September 2005 thirty students continued with their Licensed VocationalNurse training at Citrus Community College. The training is scheduled fromAugust 2005 through July 2007.As of the end of September 2005, thirty-two licensed vocational nurses continuedtheir LVN-to-RN nursing training program at East Los Angeles CommunityCollege. The 14-month training is scheduled from March 2005 through May 2006.On September 17,2005 a graduation ceremony was held at LAC USC for thetwenty-three employees who completed their Licensed Vocational Nurses trainingat LAC USC Medical Center's School of Nursing and Allied Health and at OliveViewIUCLA Medical Center. In November 2005, these graduating students will beenrolled in an extensive NCLEX-LVN training to assist them in passing the Stateexam for LVN licensure.0All five students, who graduated from the St. Francis Career College, took theState exam for LVN licensure. Three of the five passed and were promoted,

another passed and is awaiting placement, while the remaining person will beenrolled in an extensive NCLEX-LVN course in November 2005.Seven of the ten students who graduated from the LVN-to-RN program at East LosAngeles Community College have taken the State RN licensure exam, with sixhaving passed, three failed and one must still complete her GED. All six whopassed have been promoted to the RN position; one of the three who failed re-tookthe exam and is waiting for the results; and the other two will be enrolled in anextensive NCLEX-RN test preparation course.One hundred nineteen employees completed a two-day workshop on the topic of"Influencing through Communications". This program was specifically designed foremployees of Martin Luther KingIDrew Medical Center.A combined total of fifty-three employees completed a Basic Computers course atvarious Department of Health Services (DHS) facilities.A combined total of sixteen employees completed a 12-week Basic Spanishcourse. The instruction was conducted at several DHS facilities.The attached report provides additional details on training and educational activitiesduring the first quarter of FY 05/06.

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WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMAn Educational Partnership of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services andservice Employees international union Local 660FY 2005106 First Quarter Rc o r(JulvtI.2005 throuah SeptemberTo implement training programs toaddress critical staff shortages innursing services.A second LVN-to-RN training program wasinstituted at the East Los Angeles CommunityCollege to provide an expedited avenue forinterested and qualified licensed vocationalnurses in DHS to become registered nurses.Thirty-two students continued with theirLVN-to-RN training program that wasdeveloped under contract between DHSand East Los Angeles Community College(ELAC). The training started March 2005and is scheduled to end in July 2006.Assistance is provided to graduating nursingstudents to take the State-administered NCLEXtest for RN licensure.Four of the ten graduating LVN-to-RNstudents from the ELAC class, three fromTuition Assistance, and four from the"Welcome Back" program who took theNCLEX-review, have passed the Stateexam and are now registered nurses.The other six LVN-to-RN students fromELAC are waiting to either: I ) take theState exam; 2) receive test results; or 3)to be promoted.A LVN training program for DHS employeeswas provided at St. Francis Career College.The training concluded in October 2004.Four of the graduating students havepassed the NCLEX exam, with three beenpromoted to LVN, and one is waiting to bepromoted and the remaining employeewill be going through NCLEX training.Licensed Vocational Nurse training programswere initiated at LAC USC1sSchool of Nursingand Allied Health and the Olive ViewIUCLAMedical Center. Instructors from LAUSDprovide the training. The training is scheduledfrom March 2004 through September 2005.A total of twenty-three employeesgraduated from the two DHS LVNprograms (12 at LAC USC and IIatOlive ViewIUCLA). A graduationceremony was held on September 17,2005 at LAC USC Medical Center. Thegraduating students will be taking NCLEXLVN preparation courses starting inNovember 2005.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMAn Educational Partnership of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services andService Employees International Union Local 660Specialty Nursing andNursina EducationTo implement training programs toaddress critical staff shortages- innursing services.Generic Registered Nurse and LicensedVocational Nurse training programs, for DHSemployees, were establishedit localCommunity Colleges and LAC USC1sSchoolHealth.Twenty-two employees completed theirRegistered Nurse (RN) training programin May 2005. These students were fromthe first generic RN program at El CaminoCommunity College. Starting in July2005, these students will be offeredNCLEX-RN preparation classes to assistthem in passing the State test for RNlicensure.A new generic registered nurse trainingprogram was started at the College ofNursing and Allied Health at LAC USCMedical Center. The training began inFebruary 2005 and is scheduled toconclude in May 2007. Thirty-threestudents continued with this training as ofthe end of the Ist quarter of FY05-06.Thirty students were enrolled in a newLVN program at Citrus CommunityCollege. The training started in August2005 and is scheduled to end in July2007.Eighty-four employees attended a PreLVN bridge class at Rancho Los Amigos.The class started i n May 2005 and wasdesigned to prepare students to enter theLVN program at Citrus College i nAugust 2005.