Nursing Articles

On March 1, Pennsylvania College of Technology will serve as a host site for the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association’s annual Sealant Saturday initiative. The event is scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Jessica L. Bower, simulation laboratory coordinator in nursing education, guides a discussion. Health Sciences students and faculty fill Penn’s Inn with discussion groups.

Thirty nursing students at Pennsylvania College of Technology took the topic of community health literally when they put in time at the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. The students are enrolled in a course called Community Health Nursing.

Leah D. Tamburlin, a senior nursing major from St. Marys, has been chosen as the Student of the Month at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Tamburlin, who is scheduled to graduate in May, is a member of the Student Nurses' Association and is employed as a part-time clerk in the Residence Life Office.

Penn College faculty and staff were among exhibitors at the Williamsport Business Association's "Fun in the Sun Day" on Saturday.

A nursing student at Pennsylvania College of Technology is among just more than 100 from around the nation selected for the Mayo Clinic’s Summer III Nursing Externship. Stephanie M. Snyder, of Williamsport, began her externship at the Mayo Clinic campus in Rochester, Minn., on June 3 with an intensive, two-week orientation.

Around 40 ninth- to 12th-graders stayed on campus this week to get a hands-on introduction to a variety of fields during Health Careers Camp.

Paramedic and nursing students interview a patient actor outside the Keystone Dining Room. Student nurses gather the vital signs of a heart attack patient outside the Fitness Center. A paramedic student sets a defibrillator. Students observe the action in the “emergency room” at Student Health Services after a patient arrives by ambulance.

On March 2, Pennsylvania College of Technology will serve as a host site for the Pennsylvania Dental Hygienists’ Association’s annual Sealant Saturday initiative. The event is scheduled 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Caitlyn Curley Sophomore Caitlyn Curley (Middletown) was named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and Penn State University Athletic Conference women’s volleyball Setter of the Week for the period ending Oct. 7.  Curley was on point with her passing, totaling 83 assists (4.4 assists per set) on a 6-0 week for the Wildcats. The pre-nursing major added 21 kills and 22 digs.