It is known that the best way to learn is by doing. This is how the Moraine Park nursing program teaches their nursing students every day in the simulation center located on the West Bend campus. Continue reading
You might be surprised to hear this, but did you realize that there are not very many men in the healthcare field? In fact, less than 25% of all Nurses, Radiologic Technologist, Medical Lab Technicians and Medical Office Specialists are male. At Moraine Park, our goal is to even out the numbers. Continue reading
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!
An important part of becoming a nurse is learning how a nurse cares for individual patients. Nursing students will also need to learn how to care for their communities they live and work in.
Third semester nursing students get that opportunity during their Mental Health and Community Concepts course. One of the assignments the nursing students complete is titled “Advocating for Your Community.” The students choose a community topic in their city or county and then develop a plan to help the community they choose. 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
Moraine Park has many career options to explore in healthcare and has had tremendous success preparing our students for these exciting fields.
Perhaps the biggest factor in this success is our faculty, which has real-world experience and extensive training in their respective programs of study. They don’t just teach subjects. They “get it.” They’ve been there – and are trying to get you there, too!
Perhaps no one at Moraine Park exemplifies that as much as Mary Bandler, our Respiratory Therapist program director and instructor. She has spent nearly 40 years in the respiratory therapy field and is driven to pass along her knowledge to others.
Did you know the Nursing Program admits students every Fall and Spring?
So if you’ve been contemplating a career in nursing, now’s the time! Our health programs continue to exceed national board exam pass rates.
In fact, on their first attempt, students from Moraine Park’s 2015-16 graduating classes achieved pass rate averages that surpassed the national averages in many programs! Continue reading
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