Nursing & Health Sciences Articles

A staff member in Pennsylvania College of Technology's nursing program was just trying things out, experimenting with what she had on hand at home, to facilitate a distance-learning lesson for Adult Health Nursing I students, but the result garnered praise for the realistic learning opportunity it provided. Valerie J.

On the Pulse's Anne Reiner recently interviewed Sandra L. Richmond, dean of nursing and health sciences, and Eric K. Albert, associate professor of automated manufacturing and machining, about Penn College's response to the needs of health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. "We need to do what we can do right now," Richmond said. "This was an absolute must ...

Pennsylvania College of Technology nursing student Connor J. Burke, of St. Clair, is among many in the Penn College family who are working on the health care "front lines" during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 20-year-old is a sophomore on the Penn College baseball team and is in his second year of study toward a bachelor's degree in nursing.

Donated equipment awaits delivery to health care providers. Pennsylvania College of Technology is aiding the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by donating personal protection equipment to area health care facilities.

Penn College's planned April 4 "Service Saturday" – a dental hygiene outreach to veterans, active-duty service personnel and their dependents – has been canceled.

Hutchins (right), along with Dr. Gregory R. Frailey (left), medical director for the paramedic program, and John W. “J.J.” Magyar II, part-time faculty Jeffrey L.

Pennsylvania College of Technology dental hygiene students and volunteer dental professionals will provide free dental hygiene services to veterans, members of the armed services, and their dependents on Saturday, April 4.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s state-of-the-art Dental Hygiene Clinic is scheduling appointments for the spring semester. The clinic provides low-cost preventive dental hygiene services to the community, including cleanings, exams, X-rays and sealants. The clinic collaborates with area dental offices and can share records to prevent duplication of services.

Dixon (at front) delivers insights on sensory processing. Scanlon (at computer, at right) and other members of the association’s central region listen in Penn College’s early childhood education lab. The Pennsylvania Association for Infant Mental Health’s Central Region members held a networking breakfast on Friday in Penn College's early childhood education lab.

Pennsylvania College of Technology’s nursing program answers a national call to support nurses who seek academic and career growth.