Several students were recognized for their contributions to MPTC and the Student Nurse’s Association on the West Bend campus at the annual awards banquet. Receiving awards were Joey Jaeger, Jessica Corbett, Jessica Bach, Ashland Morecki, Emily Ewe, Nicki Stavrakis, Kristine Gould, Melissa Meyer and Erica Breitenstein.

To learn more about our nursing program and other career options, visit morainepark.edu/programs.

SNA members won the first annual chili cook-off chalenge on the West Bend campus. Through the combined efforts of Kate Miller and Jessica Corbett, the group entered a chili recipe that wowed the judges and earned them the chili pepper trophy. Continue reading

West Bend Student Nurses Association came together to make Sensory Boxes for the residents at Cedar Community Nursing Home. Students had determined that some residents needed something to help them keep active and prevent boredom, so they researched and created the sensory boxes. Continue reading

Over spring break, eight nursing students from Moraine Park’s West Bend campus, along with their adviser, Mary Krieger, traveled to New Orleans. During the trip they toured Ochsner Medical Center, world renown for performing transplant surgeries.

It also was the only hospital that survived Hurricane Katrina without flooding, and was able to stay open and meet the health care needs of the city. Continue reading

The West Bend Student Nurses Association (SNA) group collected over $350 worth of toys/cash donations to help make Christmas a little brighter for  area kids that belong to the Boys and Girls Club.

The group was involved in a competition with other clubs to donate the largest amount of toys. Continue reading