Evanston Outreach

Healthcare

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

Four credit course (NRST 1510) prepares a person to work as a nursing assistant. The course presents basic nursing assistant principles and skills with an emphasis on care of the elderly client.
Students’ time will be divided between classroom instruction, laboratory time and supervised clinical experience.
Satisfactory completion of the course entitles the student to take a competency exam to become certified in the state of Wyoming.

Clinical Requirements – Prerequisites

TB test, Tdap vaccination and MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccine or proof of immunity MUST be completed prior to the course. Students must be Health Care Provider CPR (American Heart Association) or Professional Rescuer (American Red Cross) certified PRIOR to the course.

Please note: Credits for this course do not apply toward a degree at this college and transferability is not known or guaranteed.

ASSOCIATE DEGREE NURSING – ROCK SPRINGS

PRACTICAL NURSING CERTIFICATE

Western Wyoming Community College offers a three-year program (7 semesters) leading to an Associate Degree in Nursing with a practical nursing spin-off option. Successful completion of the program allows the graduate to take the National Council Licensure Examination for registered nursing (NCLEX-RN). The Associate Degree Nursing Program offers a Practical Nurse spin-off option at the end of the first year of the nursing courses. Students who have successfully completed the required course have the option to take a 1 credit course, Practical Nursing Roles, preparing them for the role of the practical nurse. At the completion of this course, students are eligible to sit for Practical Nursing Licensure Examination. At the completion of the Practical Nursing Roles course, students have the option to exit as a practical nurse or continue in the program.

2012 Test dates will be announced on the nursing application forms – See Allen Calmes for applications.

Admission into the program is granted only in the fall semester

Contact WWCC – Evanston Outreach at 307-789-0519 for further details.
OR
Contact WWCC Nursing Department (Rm. 2022) at 307-382-1713 for further details.

WWCC Nursing

WWCC Certificates (1 year or less)

Evanston Outreach PN Program