GCCC PRACTICAL NURSING GRADUATES RECEIVE PINS
December 27, 2011
A group of 13 Southwest Kansans earned recognition in a recent pinning ceremony for the 2011 December graduating class of the Garden City Community College Practical Nursing Program.
The ceremony at the Garden City Church of the Nazarene included an address by GCCC Nursing Instructor Elizabeth Wampler, as well as remarks by Nursing Director Patsy Zeller and Dr. Lenora Cook, dean of technical education and former nursing director.
Those receiving their nursing pins included Mary Husband, Deerfield; Shantel Lobmeyer, Scott City; Rebecca Norton, Deerfield; and a number of Garden City residents, including Donna Chavez, Lisa Halcomb, Lisa Kemp-Gonzales, Bobbi Knoll, Erika Miller, Claudia Moncada, Cesar Salvador, Elda Venegas, Donna Ortiz and Amber William.
The GCCC Department of Nursing and Allied Health, based at the Penka Building of Practical Arts and Sciences, operates a two-year associate degree registered nursing program, as well as the one-year LPN program.
The Practical Nursing Program prepares women and men to enter the health care system by developing knowledge and skills for safe and effective practice in meeting patient needs at hospitals, nursing homes, medical offices and in other settings.
After earning certificates, as well as receiving pins, graduates are qualified to take national licensure examinations. The program includes extensive clinical experience in area medical facilities, as well as courses ranging from Anatomy and Physiology, Interpersonal Communication and General and Developmental Psychology to Foundations of Nursing, Medical Surgical Nursing I and II, Maternal Child Nursing, Gerontology Nursing, Mental Health Nursing and others.
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