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Show Allied Health Sciences — Nursing Allied Health Sciences — Nursing MOBILE EMERGENCY CARE (Paramedic) 100. Introduction to Emergency Medical Technician (6) This course is to teach beginning persons to assess severity of illness/injury, and to render basic life support. It is 100 hours of lecture and clinical training. Successful completion and testing is registered by the Utah State Division of Health and a Utah State EMT A certificate and registration are given. A S 200. Introduction to Paramedic Program I (12) Beginning principles of pharmacology of emergency care, physical assessment and emergency cardio/ pulmonary care are taught in this very concentrated course. Each segment of the course builds on the other and the student is guided by behavioral objectives for the individual areas. A W 201. Introduction to Paramedic Clinical Lab I (6) Students are assigned in the hospital situation including E.R., OB, ICU/CCU, OR, and I.V. Therapy. Student learning is guided by behavioral objectives in each area. Classes and evaluation of learning experiences are held weekly. A W 202. Introduction to Paramedic Program II (12) Cardio/pulmonary care including pharmacology is concluded at the beginning of this course. Following this, the emphasis changes to teach the student the care and management of medical/traumatic emergencies including psychiatric and obstetrical emergency care. W S 203. Introduction to Paramedic Clinical Lab II (6) During this clinical time, students are assigned to ride the paramedic rescue vehicles and function with working paramedics. Classes and evaluation of learning experiences are held weekly. W S NURSING PROGRAMS Gerry Hansen, Coordinator ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING FACULTY Professors: Helen Farr; Associate Professors: Ruth Brown, Gerry Hansen, Norma Hansen, Faye Preece, Elsie Shirmaizu, Arlene Stein; Assistant Professors: Diane Baughman, Ruth Wheeler, Evelyn Yamaguchi; Instructors: Marily Agricola, Suzanne Arbogast, Lael Larsen, JoAnn Harding, Judy Van Vleet, Deanna Williams, Sharon Zeleznick, Carol Rosenlund; Instructor Specialist: Robert McCarrey. Adjunct and Clinical Faculty (see faculty listings). PRACTICAL NURSING FACULTY Karen Beaver, Director Professors: Karen Beaver; Assistant Professors: Sonia Parker; Lecturers: Effie Etcheverry, JoAnn Hackley, Leone Maas. Description: The Nursing program is designed to prepare the student as a beginning practitioner of nursing. These practitioners have knowledge of the basic physical, biological, behavioral and medical sciences; plus the ability and skill to apply this knowledge in caring for patients with common recurring problems in nursing situations where there is supervision by the experienced professional nurse. The Nursing Program is accredited by the Utah Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing. Education: The Associate Degree Nursing Program is offered cooperatively on four campuses; including a cooperative associate degree program at Utah State University, Logan, Utah; at Utah Technical College, Salt Lake City, Utah; and at Southern Utah State College, Cedar City; and Dixie College, St. George, Utah. Out-of-state students are admitted only on the Weber State College campus, Ogden, Utah. The Nursing Programs at the Weber State College campus offers a career ladder curriculum. Students entering the Practical Nursing Program and the Associate Degree Nursing Program will be in the same general education and nursing courses for the first year. Students registered for the Practical Nursing Program may continue to the second year if they are interested, qualified, and if space is available. The curriculum is four quarters in length for the Practical Nursing Program and seven quarters for the Associate Degree Program. At the completion of the first year, practical nursing students are eligible to write the State Board Test Pool Examination for Practical Nurse License and are awarded an Institutional Certificate by Weber State College upon successful completion of the Practical Nursing Curriculum. At the end of the first year of the Associate Degree Nursing Program the student may write the State Board Test Pool Examination for licensure as a practical nurse through the equivalency clause in the Utah Nurse Practice Act. Successful completion of the second year of the associate degree nursing program entitles the graduate to an associate of science degree and eligibility to write the State Board Test Pool Examination for the Registered Nurse license. Admissions Procedure: Application for all programs is made through the Admissions Office, Weber State College. Students will receive notification regarding admission to the college as soon as admission procedure has been completed. Students may obtain the nursing application from the Admissions Officer, Department of Nursing on the Weber State College campus. If applying to the other programs in the state, please contact the coordinator of the respective campuses. All students are required to take ACT examinations, and have results on file at Weber State College before applicants' credentials can be reviewed. A personal interview is suggested on the campus in which the student plans to enroll. Additional criteria must be met by the nursing applicant before the class selection is made. All application materials must be in the Nursing office by March 31. The class will be selected in April. Students will be notified of acceptance by mail. All students must receive written acceptance from the Admissions Committee of the Nursing Program in order to enroll in Summer Quarter. All summer prerequisite classes must be successfully completed with a C grade or better in order to advance into the Fall Quarter of the Nursing Program. Career Outlook: Throughout the world there is a need for registered and practical nurses in hospitals, clinics, public health agencies, and mental health centers. At the associate degree level, the nurse may work in staff positions in hospitals caring for patients, in the doctor's office and in some community agencies. The starting salary for registered nurses is about $13,000 annually in the local area. The starting salary for licensed practical nurses is about $9,000 annually in the local area. Program: Practical Nursing—Institutional Certificate (Weber State College Campus) I. General Requirements: A. Specific and General Education course requirements of the college, as outlined below. B. An overall G. P. A. of 2.00 or C is required. C. 66 total credit hours are required. II. Specific Requirements: A. Minimum of 66 credit hours required for Practical Nursing program, ing program. B. Biomedical core or acceptable equivalent* required (must be taken in sequence): Health Sciences 111 (5). 112(5), 113(5). ,113 (5). C. Nursing courses required (must be taken in sequence): 1. Fall: Nursing 101 (5), 102 (5). 2. Winter: Nursing 111 (5), 112 (6) Nursing 114 (1) 3. Spring: Nursing 121 (6), 122 (6). D. Support courses required: 1. Summer (courses must be completed with a C grade or better before entering fall quarter): Child and Family Studies 101 (3), 150 (5); Psychology 101 (5) in the Social Science area; Microbiology 115 (4) in the Life Science area. •Acceptable equivalent: Zoology 201 (5). Microbiology 111 (5), Chemistry 101 (5) and Physics 101 (5t. If students complete the acceptable equivalents of 20 hours. Microbiology 115 is not required. 72 73 |
