澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 hosting “Celebration of 护理” on April 20

Hanceville, AL — 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 社区 College will honor the nursing profession during its “Celebration of 护理 — Heroes of the Past, Present and Future” on Thursday, April 20 at the School of 护理 and Center for Science. 该事件恰逢 50^th anniversary of the college’s associate degree nursing (ADN) program but is open to all who wish to 庆祝 these important caregivers.

“We are extremely excited at the opportunity to 庆祝 nurses,” said Deborah “Pepper” Hoover, Chair of the WSCC Department of 护理 Education. “我们邀请所有护士， former faculty, community partners and anyone with an interest in nursing to 庆祝 与我们.”

庆祝活动将于下午4点开始.m., with a networking reception and tour of the WSCC 护理 Center of Excellence, including its state-of-the-art Simulation Center. 的 dinner and program will begin at 6 p.m., featuring WVTM 13 Meteorologist and WSCC alumni Jason Simpson and a panel discussion on “的 Future of 护理.“专家组 will include Arin Zapf (Huntsville Hospital System), Terri Poe (UAB Medicine), Amy 谢尔顿(提升/圣. Vincent’s), Delicia Mason (Children’s of AL), Jackie Martinek (Brookwood Baptist), Leigh Bolton (ATI) and Peggy Benson (Alabama 护理委员会).

“We invite everyone to attend and listen as these esteemed healthcare professionals share their insights on the future of the field,” said Hoover. 护理在不断发展 every day and faces many issues that will have long-term effects in both education 在实践中. We are looking forward to a lively discussion.”

Tickets to the “Celebration of 护理” are $40 per person and include refreshments, 晚餐及其他. Sponsors will receive eight to 16 tickets as determined by their 赞助级别. To purchase group of individual tickets and for 更多的 information, 访问 www.wsccalumni.org/庆祝nursing.

澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 has awarded thousands of degrees and 证书s in nursing over the 年. 的y began offering the associate degree nursing (ADN) program in 1973, after previously offering only the practical nursing 证书 beginning in 1968. 的 first associate degrees in nursing were awarded in 1975. 学院继续 offer both the practical nursing 证书 and the associate degree in nursing, as well as a joint enrollment program with UAB School of 护理. 联合登记 program allows students to concurrently pursue both an associate degree from WSCC 以及UAB的学士学位. 的 program also offers mobility options for certain credentialed healthcare professionals who wish to become a nurse.

Both the practical nursing and associate degree programs were approved by the Alabama 护理委员会. In 1984, the ADN program was first accredited by the National League for 护理 and has been reaccredited during each accreditation cycle since. In 21012, the Practical 护理 program was accredited by the National League for 护理 Accrediting Commission and has maintained that status. In 1989, the programs were combined as the Department of 护理 Education.  Hazel Outlaw served as the first department chair, followed by Denise Elliot from 1995-2010 and Deborah “Pepper” Hoover from 2010 呈现.

的 Department of 护理 Education moved to its facilities to the School of 护理 and Center for Science in 2014, where students have access to state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, including the Simulation Center that is often used by other WSCC Health 科学项目.

的 program has twice been recognized as a Center of Excellence in 护理 Education by the National League for 护理, a recognition of not only its commitment to students but to the community through programs such as Let’s Pretend Hospital, KidCheck and 更多的.

This fall, the 护理 program will offer classes at the 澳门威尼斯人APP下载状态 Oneonta Academic Center. Classes will be offered from the first three semesters of the traditional 通路. Completion of those first three semesters leads to the practical nursing 证书.

Former students, faculty and staff of the 护理 program are encouraged to send photos 从他们在澳门威尼斯人APP下载州立大学的时光到 庆祝.nursing@mingxianxuexiao.com. During the Celebration event, those photos will be shown during a slideshow presentation. Also, framed class composite photos will be on display for viewing.

For 更多的 information about the 护理 program, which is accepting applications for the Fall 2023 semester from March 15 to May 15, 访问 rok.mingxianxuexiao.com/nursing. You can also find a link to the Celebration of 护理 event there or please contact 瑞秋·克雷普斯256分.352.8411 or 瑞秋.kreps@mingxianxuexiao.com 或电子邮件 庆祝.nursing@mingxianxuexiao.com.