• NURS 1100: PROF. NURSING CARE IN HEALTH PROMOTION

  10.00 Credits

  Casper College

  
  NURS 1100 Professional Nursing Care in Health Promotion(5L,15LB,10CR)This semester introduces the learner to the concepts of health promotion, safety, clinical judgment, leadership, patient centeredness, and professionalism. Health promotion includes learning about self-health and health in children, adults, older adults, and the family experiencing a normal pregnancy and delivery. Learners will value evidence about healthy lifestyle patterns and risk factors for disease and illness, apply growth and development theory, develop therapeutic relationships, conduct an age appropriate and culturally sensitive health assessment, and promote health using the nursing process and standards of professional nursing. Guided learning experiences in various community settings and facilities are correlated with classroom and laboratory instruction.Prerequisite: Admission into the nursing program and ZOO 2025 (if not taken previously).
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• NURS 1200: PROF. NURS. CARE/CHRONIC ILL

  10.00 Credits

  Casper College

  
  NURS 1200 Professional Nursing Care of the Patient with Chronic Illness(5L,15LB,10CR)This semester introduces the learner to the patient and family with chronic illness using the concepts of health promotion, safety, clinical judgment, leadership, patient centeredness, and professionalism. Learners will use caring behaviors, therapeutic communication and advocacy when providing care to patients with chronic illness across the lifespan. The learner will identify the roles and values of the members of the interprofessional healthcare team. The patient and family lived experience is emphasized. Guided and/or precepted learning experiences in various community settings and facilities are correlated with classroom and laboratory instruction. Prerequisites: NURS 1100 Concurrently: Concurrent enrollment in PSYC 1000 (if not taken previously).
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• NURS 1510: NURSING ASSISTANT

  4.00 Credits

  Casper College

  
  Nursing Assistant (2.5L, 4.5LB, 4CR) Concepts and skills of caring for residents of long-term care facilities. Meet professional standards that enable student to sit for the certification exam and licensure via Wyoming State Board of Nursing. Prerequisites: American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (BLS) current PPD (TB skin test) and instructor's permission. All medical conditions requiring accommodations must be approved by instructor. Must be 16 years of age.
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• NURS 2300: PROF. NURS CARE/ACUTE ILLNESS

  10.00 Credits

  Casper College

  
  NURS 2300Professional Nursing Care of the Patient with Acute Illness(5L,15LB,10CR)This semester introduces the learner to the patient and family with acute illness using the concepts of health promotion, safety, clinical judgment, leadership, patient centeredness, and professionalism. Learners will use caring behaviors, therapeutic communication and advocacy when providing care to patients with acute illness across the lifespan, including acute complication of pregnancy and delivery. The learner will facilitate the effectiveness of the interprofessional healthcare team. The patient and family lived experience is emphasized. Guided and/or precepted learning experiences in various community settings and facilities are correlated with classroom and laboratory instruction. Prerequisites: NURS 1200 Concurrently: ENGL 1020/COM2 (if not taken previously)
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• NURS 2400: PROF. NURS. CARE/COMPLEX ILL

  10.00 Credits

  Casper College

  
  NURS 2400Professional Nursing Care of the Patient with Complex Illness(5L,15LB,10CR)This semester introduces the learner to the patient and family with complex illness using the concepts of health promotion, safety, clinical judgment, leadership, patient centeredness, and professionalism. This semester is focused on the vulnerable patient which could include multisystem acute and chronic disease processes and physiological, mental and socioeconomic factors that put the patient at risk, including complication of pregnancy and delivery. The patient and family lived experience is emphasized. Guided and/or precepted learning experiences in various community settings and facilities are correlated with classroom and laboratory instruction. Prerequisites: NURS 2300 Concurrently: POLS 1000 (if not taken previously)
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• OCTH 2000: INTRO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

  2.00 Credits

  Casper College

  
  OCTH 2000 Introduction to Occupational Therapy (2L,2CR) This course is designed to introduce students to the occupational therapy profession. As the history, scope of practice, objectives and functions of occupational therapy are addressed, students will affirm their academic decision.
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• PEAC 1001: HEALTH & WELLNESS

  1.00 Credits

  Casper College

  
  PEAC 1001 Health & Wellness (2LB,1CR) [E]This physical education activity course is designed as an online laboratory to allow each student the benefit of setting his or her own schedule. Emphasis in a variety of basic areas of physical fitness: program development, muscle strength, muscle endurance, flexibility, and cardiovascular conditioning and nutrition. The student is responsible for meeting the minimum exercise standards in order to receive credit. This would meet the requirements for the PE credit
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• PEAC 1015: BEGINNING SCUBA

  1.00 Credits

  Casper College

  
  PEAC 1015 Beginning Scuba (2LB,1CR) Safe diving procedures, proper use of scuba equipment, and dive tables. The course is presented in three segments: lectures, pool, and open water dives. Upon satisfactory completion of the course, the student will be certified in accordance with the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) for open water dives. Prerequisites: instructor permission only.
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• PEAC 1020: FITNESS TRAINING

  1.00 Credits

  Casper College

  
  PEAC 1020 Fitness Training (2LB,1CR)Students will learn how to test their fitness, set goals, and develop a fitness program to specifically target their fitness goals. Students will participate in professionally designed workouts as well as their own created workouts. Additional course topics include basic nutrition, muscular anatomy, and more. Students wishing to use the Casper College Fitness Center should sign up for the in class option and those planning to participate off campus should register for the online section.
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• PEAC 1030: DANCE AEROBICS

  1.00 Credits

  Casper College

  
  PEAC 1030 Dance Aerobics (2LB,1CR) A fitness class using a variety of exercises that stimulates heart and lung activity for a time period sufficiently long to produce beneficial changes in the body. Strength development by weight training is also included.
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