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Nursing Program Team Wrap-Up Another Academic Year!

MPTC Nursing TEAM Photo

Front Row: Heather Evenson, April Herrera, Kerry DeGroot, Anne Kallas, Dr. Marylou Mercado, Sandra Kirchner, Dr. Andrea Dobogai; Second Row: Michele Mengert, Heidi Martin, Mary Scheuermann, Kelly Shafaie, Chris Frederick; Third Row: Vicki Nelson, Cathy Bosch, Nikki Repp-Butzke, Barb Brown, Melissa Rodriguez, Danyel Giacomini; Fourth Row: Jamie Zwicky, Casey Truse, Karrie Bruegman-May, Heddy Pahnke, Kimberly Mueller, and Laura Glass. Missing from photo: Grace Rommelfanger.

The 2017-18 academic year is coming to a close for the Associate Degree Nursing Program at Moraine Park Technical College. The Nursing team held their final meeting on Friday, May 11, 2018, in Fond du Lac. They gathered for lunch prior to the meeting and shared all the great accomplishments that took place over the year. The team has much to celebrate!

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May 19, 2018by Heddy Pahnke
Faculty and Staff, Health Careers & Wellness

Skills – Nursing Students Have Skills

Instructed by Cathy Bosch, MSN, RN, and Heidi Martin, MSN, RN, third semester Beaver Dam Nursing students completed their Advanced Skills class.

Students practiced their IV skills along with other advanced skills to progress into their clinical classes in the next few weeks. To learn more, visit morainepark.edu.

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September 28, 2017by Heddy Pahnke
Clubs & Organizations, Faculty and Staff, Health Careers & Wellness

Nursing group honors late teacher, donate to humane society

Moraine Park nursing students pose for group photo at Ozaukee Humane Society

The West Bend Student Nurses Association raised $326 as a memorial for their beloved teacher, Deb Schmitz, and donated it to the Ozaukee Humane Society as she had requested.

Deb was born November 7, 1959 in Port Washington and passed away in May 2017. For the last 17 years of her life, Deb was a dedicated Clinical Nursing Instructor at Moraine Park Technical College and impacted many students.  Continue reading

July 31, 2017by Heddy Pahnke
Faculty and Staff

Women’s workshop: Be positive, be strong, be healthy, be amazing

women rest on yoga mats during Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership workshop

The Moraine Park Technical College Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) recently hosted a spring 2017 workshop for staff and faculty.

The theme was “BE POSITIVE, BE STRONG, BE HEALTHY, BE AMAZING,” and the event was held at Whispering Springs in Fond du Lac. Continue reading

April 25, 2017by Heddy Pahnke
Health Careers & Wellness

Nursing, Nursing Assistant, and Surgical Technology … Explored at the Washington County Career Fair

Washington County Career Fair Nursing table

Washington County hosted a Career Fair on Thursday, March 16, 2017, for local high schools geared for students in their junior year. Many students were interested in learning about the Nursing, Nursing Assistant and Surgical Technology programs that are offered at Moraine Park Technical College. Continue reading

March 16, 2017by Heddy Pahnke
Faculty and Staff, Health Careers & Wellness

Skills … Nursing Students Have Skills!

moraine park nursing students practicing drawing blood

The first- and third-semester Beaver Dam Nursing Basic and Advanced Skills Course students recently collaborated to test their nursing skills regarding patient care.

Various activities were performed in a simulated patient environment. Nursing students need to be able to demonstrate skills in order to complete the course and progress in the program. Continue reading

February 16, 2017by Heddy Pahnke
Clubs & Organizations, Health Careers & Wellness

Nursing Olympics? Yes, sort of …

Eight female Moraine Park students holding up a male student

Olympics …. Nurses compete in Olympics? Why, yes they do!

The Wisconsin Student Nurses Association Convention was held Friday, Feb. 3, through Sunday, Feb. 5, at the Wilderness Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. Nursing students were tested on their knowledge of nursing throughout different activities. Continue reading

February 9, 2017by Heddy Pahnke
Health Careers & Wellness

Local students become interactive with Surgical Technology

Boys and girls dressed in surgical apparel in operating room

Moraine Park hosted 8th grade students district-wide on Thursday, January 12, to interact with local businesses and programs at our College.

Surgical Technology Instructor, Chad Bratz, opened the Surgical Technology classroom and transformed it into a surgical suite. Continue reading

January 16, 2017by Heddy Pahnke
Faculty and Staff, Health Careers & Wellness

Nursing Program Holiday Cheer

Nursing Team Photo Dec 2016

On Friday, December 16th, the Nursing Program faculty and staff celebrated the end of the semester with a festive ugly sweater contest, lunch, and Secret Santa exchange on the Fond du Lac campus – and we wishing everyone a happy festive holiday season!

 

December 20, 2016by Heddy Pahnke
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