Northwest Technology Center held the graduation ceremony for the Practical Nursing program before a packed room of friends and family members of the nine graduates last Saturday. The students completed the Practical Nursing curriculum last week and will be ready for the licensure testing in the upcoming months.
The graduates are: Natasha Finnegan, Anai Guerra-Mercado, Rachel Henson, Roxanne Lambert, Amanda Leech, Cheyenne Littrell, Kathleen Moore, Shawnee Thell, and DustiDawn Thompson. They started this eleven-month program in November of 2015. Instructors are Diane Duffy, Tara Thompson, and Debra Button. During their eleven-month curriculum, the students participated in classroom instruction and clinical experience.
The keynote speaker for graduation was Amy McClure, who is the Career Center Coordinator at NWTC. McClure talked to the graduates about taking care of themselves so that they can help care for others. She also spoke on the meaning of the “Nursing Pin”.
NWTC’s program has received approval by the State Board of Nursing. The Board determines the number of students which can be trained each year, specifies the curriculum, and approves clinical sites for the program.
The Practical Nursing program will begin again in early November with a new group of students. The application process for the 2017-2018 class will begin in July of 2017. Due to stringent testing and certification requirements, the Practical Nursing program has a separate application and admission process from other programs offered at NWTC. For more information, contact Kate Nickel, PN Secretary at 580.327.0344 or via email at knickel@nwtech.edu.