The Fall 2015 Practical Nursing program held orientation for 67 students on August 20 & 21st. Dr. Turner, President鈥�, provided an update on the expected day of completion of the new Health/Science Complex. A slideshow took students听inside听the building鈥� to view the classrooms and simulation lab.听 The simulation lab includes a fully听simulated birthing suite,听maternal听birthing bed, and a state-of-the-art thermal nursery warmer. Mrs. Hankins stated that the听simulation lab is \”comparable to any university sim lab.\”
Faculty shared their nursing specialty experience,听personal educational journey鈥�,鈥嬏齛nd lessons learned鈥� with students. Mrs. Stroud, Nursing II instructor, shared听her experiences as a beginning nurse and听鈥媠tressed 鈥媡he importance of the foundational knowledge and skills provided in a practical nursing curriculum. An orientation for students at听major clinical sites was held earlier in the week.
Tonya Hankins, Director of Practical Nursing, explain鈥媏d鈥嬏齮hat the US听Bureau听of Labor Statistics projects employment of听LPNs听to grow 25鈥�% 鈥媐rom 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations. Hankins state鈥媎鈥嬏齮hat the job market听continues strong in the BRTC service area. She noted that the BRTC graduates continue to experience much success with job placement with approximately听60鈥�% accepting positions prior to graduation and a听total of听鈥�95% within 3 months of graduation.
Photo:听Front: Terri Langston, Tiffany Gugle, Tahnee Green, Tonya Hankins, Ramonda Housh, Jennifer Hibbard, Wendy Ward
Back: Shea Samons, Nancy Felts, Sandy Green, Bridgette Kasinger, Kara Malin, Kelsie Jones, Dana Clay, Tina Stroud, Hannah Cagle