Learn how to turn a simple barrel into a beautiful, eye-catching flower planter! In this hands-on class, you’ll create custom barrel planters while learning the basics of container gardening. We’ll cover soil selection, plant choices, arrangement techniques, and tips for keeping your flowers thriving all season long. Perfect for beginners or anyone looking to add a personal touch to their outdoor space. No prior experience needed—just bring your creativity!
In this hands-on workshop, participants will build their very own 10” hanging basket of flowers. The instructor will cover essential topics such as selecting the ideal soil or potting medium, determining the perfect location for your hanging basket, and mastering proper water retention and drainage techniques. Learn the ins and outs of assembling a visually-appealing hanging flower basket while discovering the world of flowers to help you choose the best blooms to elevate your creation. Don't miss out on this opportunity to cultivate their green thumb and unleash their creativity!
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 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.
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 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.
Prepares learners to perform basic nursing skills under the supervision of a nurse for job entry as a nursing assistant 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.
Complex Health Alterations I prepares the learner to provide and evaluate care for patients across the lifespan with alterations in cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, and hematologic systems as well as patients with fluid/electrolyte and acid-base imbalance, and alterations in comfort.
This course elaborates upon the basic concepts of health and illness as presented in Nursing Fundamentals. It applies theories of nursing in the care of patients through the lifespan, utilizing problem solving and critical thinking. This course will provide an opportunity to study conditions affecting different body systems and apply evidence-based nursing interventions. It will also introduce concepts of leadership and management.
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.
Discover how to grow healthy, productive plants using raised beds! In this beginner-friendly class, you’ll learn how to plan, build, and manage a raised bed garden for flowers, vegetables, or herbs. We’ll cover soil basics, plant selection, spacing, watering, season extension, and simple maintenance tips to help your garden succeed. Whether you’re starting from scratch or improving an existing space, this class will give you the confidence to grow more with less hassle.
This course provides youth between ages 12 to 16 with the necessary requirements to be certified for compliance under Wisconsin Act 455 to operate tractors or self-propelled machinery for their own family on public roads. This course also meets the requirements for the U.S. Department of Labor Agriculture Hazards Occupation Order for youth 14-15 years of age employed on a farm other than their family farm.
