• RHS 2300: Emergency Response

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Meets the needs of the non-health care professional who has a duty to respond in an emergency. Provides more skills and in-depth training than the First Aid: Responding to Emergencies course. Course leads to American Red Cross certification in Emergency Response and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Cross-listed with Health.
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• RHS 2431: Taping, Bracing, and Splinting

  1.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  This course is designed to give a basic understanding of athletic training taping, wrapping, bracing, padding, and splinting techniques. Students will apply a variety of techniques to support all areas of the body.
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• RHS 2890: Intro to Coop Work Exp

  1.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Provides academic credit for shadowing experience of a health care professional. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the health care industry early in their major by shadowing a health care professional for a minimum of 60 hours within a given semester. Once accepted to the Rehabilitation Sciences (BS) program, students will take the expanded version of this course (RHS 4890), which requires students to complete a full internship instead of a shadowing experience.Students have the option to request RHS 2890 to be waived as a required course for the Rehabilitation Sciences (BS) program. Students must submit a waiver form to the program director, which verifies that they have previously completed at least 60 hours of shadowing experience with a health care professional. Experiential credit is not an option for this course.
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• RHS 3080: Stats & Evidence-Based Practic

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  This course explores the concepts necessary to ensure future allied-health professionals are well prepared to utilize an evidence-based practice approach to treatment. Students will gain familiarity with the major elements of evidenced based practice, such as developing a clinically-relevant research question, completing a literature review, as well as becoming familiar with research methodology such as research design, evaluation, statistical analysis, presentation of data, and ethical considerations. This course provides an overview of descriptive and inferential statistics. Students should have a basic understanding of conducting library and Internet information searches prior to taking this course. Prerequisite:    A02 23 and APM1 3 and APM2 3 and MATH 1010 and MATH 1030 and MATH 1040 and MATH 1050 and MATH 1080
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• RHS 3200: Psych of Sport, Inj, and Rehab

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the psychology of sport, injury, and rehabilitation. Topics covered include: emotion, motivation, psychosocial skills training and application, psychological antecedents of injury, psychology of injury and rehabilitation including individual response and effect on self-identity and physical function, and outcomes topics related to rehabilitation and exercise adherence, eating disorders, alcohol and drug/substance abuse, cultural competence, and research methods within the area of sport, injury, and rehabilitation psychology. Prerequisite:    PSY 1010
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• RHS 3300: Eval & Care/Lower Extremity

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Content of this course addresses evaluation techniques and care for musculoskeletal injuries to the trunk and lower extremities. The student must integrate knowledge of anatomical structures, physiology principles and evaluative techniques to provide a basis for critical decision-making in an injury management environment. Prerequisite:    HTHS 1110 and ZOOL 2100
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• RHS 3301: Eval & Care/Upper Extremity

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Content of this course addresses evaluation techniques and care for musculoskeletal injuries to the head, face and upper extremities. The student must integrate knowledge of anatomical structures, physiology principles and evaluative techniques to provide a basis for critical decision-making in an injury management environment. Prerequisite:    HTHS 1110 and ZOOL 2100
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• RHS 3505: Standardized Patient Training

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  The purpose of this course is to provide experiential learning for WSU health professions students by training them to act as standardized patients for simulated exam experiences in different health professions courses. Students will learn to respond to health professions students with consistent, reliable, professional responses to a variety of simulated scenarios. In this course, students will be introduced to orthopedic evaluation and assessment, the role of a patient, basic acting skills, training on how to portray patients, case simulations, and instructions on how to provide constructive feedback to health professions students.
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• RHS 3600: Ergonomics for Health/Safety

  2.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Examines and analyzes the effects of the workplace on employees and adaptations of the work environment to suit the individual. The focus is on the interaction of work and people, i.e., physiological and environmental stresses with the primary intent to establish ways to reduce injuries, accidents, and fatigue and to improve human performance at work. Prerequisite:    PE 3500 and PEP 3500
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• RHS 4150: Thera Modalities for Rehab Sci

  3.00 Credits

  Weber State University

  
  Specifically designed for the pre-professional student, the course will introduce the student to contemporary usage and basic foundation of therapeutic modalities. Through lecture, discussion, and laboratory experience, the scientific basis of musculoskeletal rehabilitation involving therapeutic modalities will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on fundamental concepts of tissue healing and pain control techniques, as well as an introduction to cryo/thermotherapy, massage, traction, ultrasound and electrical stimulation. Prerequisite:    AT 3300 and AT 3301 and RHS 3300 and RHS 3301
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