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Student must have valid Wisconsin RN license and two years work experience (one year in long-term, home health, or rehabilitation care). This course will meet the state requirement for nurses who wish to become nursing assistant instructors.
This course will provide healthcare workers with the Spanish vocabulary they may need for professional use in everyday interactions with patients and their families. Topics included in the course include greetings, people, numbers, calendar, clock, reception and caregiver questions, directions, locations, personal information, patient examination, symptoms and orders, injuries, illnesses, trauma, body parts, organs, and medicine.
This course will provide workers with the Spanish vocabulary they may need to communicate with Spanish-speakers on a basic level in the context of providing emergency services. Topics include cultural differences, basic pronunciation, language learning tips, calendar, clock, numbers, colors, personal information, pregnancy, greetings, people, as well as language needed by police, firefighters, and EMS personnel.
This course is developed specifically for to help customer service associates in a wide variety of businesses communicate on a basic level with Spanish-speaking customers. There is no grammar to learn and no prior Spanish training is necessary.
This course will provide educators with basic Spanish vocabulary to interact with students and parents in the school setting. Vocabulary will focus on people and places in the school setting, numbers, student supplies and belongings, and basic health information. Vocabulary for basic interactions with parents to build rapport will also be included.
This course will provide workers with the Spanish vocabulary they may need to communicate with co-workers on a basic level in the manufacturing setting. Topics included in the course include greetings, people, numbers, calendar, clock, colors, basic tools, supplies, equipment, cleanup, job commands and warnings, quality, factory terms, and safety.
This course covers nursing management and professional issues related to the role of the registered nurse. Emphasis is placed on preparing for practice as a registered nurse.
This course will cover topics related to the delivery of community and mental health care. Specific health needs of individuals, families, and groups will be addressed across the lifespan. Attention will be given to diverse and at-risk populations. Mental health concepts will concentrate on adaptive/maladaptive behaviors and specific mental health disorders. Community resources will be examined in relation to specific types of support offered to racial, ethnic, economically diverse individuals and groups.
Prepares learners to perform basic nursing skills under the supervision of a nurse for job entry as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) or a home health aide (HHA) in health care agencies. Face-to-face and hybrid classroom, campus lab and clinical instruction are offered at various nursing homes and hospitals throughout the district. Students need to submit an application and complete background check.
This course focuses on the development of advanced clinical skills across the lifespan. Content includes advanced intravenous skills, blood product administration, chest tube systems, basic electrocardiogram interpretation and nasogastric/feeding tube insertion.
Introduces the five key components of language study (listening/understanding, speaking, reading, writing, and culture). Task-based instruction emphasizes pronunciation, grammar essentials, basic conversation, and cultural aspects of the people who speak Spanish in the US and around the world. Language skills are reinforced through required individual lab practice.
This advanced clinical course requires the student to integrate concepts from all previous courses in the management of groups of clients facing complex health alterations. Students will have the opportunity to further develop critical thinking skills using the nursing process in making clinical decisions. Continuity of care through interdisciplinary collaboration is emphasized.
This clinical experience integrates all knowledge learned in the previous courses in transitioning to the role of the graduate nurse. The course promotes relatively independent clinical decisions, delegation, and works collaboratively with others to achieve client and organizational outcomes. Continued professional development is fostered.
This intermediate level clinical course develops the RN role when working with clients with complex health care needs. A focus of the course is developing skills needed for managing multiple clients across the lifespan and priorities. Using the nursing process, students will gain experience in adapting nursing practice to meet the needs of clients with diverse needs and backgrounds.
This clinical experience applies nursing concepts and therapeutic nursing interventions to groups of patients across the lifespan. It also provides an introduction to leadership, management, and team building.
This clinical experience applies nursing concepts and therapeutic interventions to patients across the lifespan. It also provides an introduction to concepts of teaching and learning. Extending care to include the family is emphasized.