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Nursing provides many programs
Chelsea Magee
Issue date: 11/11/09 Section: News
The nursing program at the DMACC Boone Campus provides its students with many opportunities. The clinical fields offered at DMACC are medical, surgical and nursing. The students can pursue their studies in pediatrics, obstetrics, cancer, cardiology, mental health and long-term care unit.
Many students are surprised on how often they must go to class, study, and do all of their homework. Connie Booth, chairperson of the nursing program and faculty member for 28 years said, "I think the most surprising thing to students is the workload. No skipping, must have a "C" in all classes, have to study or won't pass the board exams."
Even though the faculty has a lot of experience in the line of work they are teaching the students, they also have good relationships with the hospitals, and help students to be successful in the program, although Booth would say, "We do not make it easy."
DMACC is a small community college, so there are a lot of hands-on learning skills that the students can be taught. The students get to work with a mannequin, practicing whole simulation in the problem-solving course. This will teach them how humans may react when being given a shot, having blood taken, etc.
At the end of the nursing program, the student has to take the preceptorship. This is where the students have to spend a lot of time with a registered nurse; learning the role of a practicing nurse, participating in that particular nurse's everyday working hours, and doing everything that they do in order to graduate.
A student will need to find a job after graduating into the clinical field of their choosing. Some of the students go through the DMACC placement office to provide them with these services. Most of the students get an interview through the preceptorship. This makes it easier for the hospitals to hire them because when working with a designated nurse for the certain amount of hours, it will show them how that hospital runs, which will make less training that needs to be done.
Some of the students work as a nurse's aide while taking college classes. Their tuition is paid for if they are going to be an RN just as long as they come back to work all of that time off that they took in school.
The economy has taken a big toll on the nursing programs in America. It has caused a decrease in the demand for nurses. This is usually because there are so many older nurses that are past their retirement, yet are still working. Some of the older nurses think that it is much too expensive to retire, and some are just not willing to retire. "I'm not ready to retire, but according to DMACC's policy I'm eligible to retire," said Booth. "I have a lot more to offer the students here." Health care is needed all over the world. Booth said, "I think as we see the economy turn around, the demand for nurses will increase."
Many students are surprised on how often they must go to class, study, and do all of their homework. Connie Booth, chairperson of the nursing program and faculty member for 28 years said, "I think the most surprising thing to students is the workload. No skipping, must have a "C" in all classes, have to study or won't pass the board exams."
Even though the faculty has a lot of experience in the line of work they are teaching the students, they also have good relationships with the hospitals, and help students to be successful in the program, although Booth would say, "We do not make it easy."
DMACC is a small community college, so there are a lot of hands-on learning skills that the students can be taught. The students get to work with a mannequin, practicing whole simulation in the problem-solving course. This will teach them how humans may react when being given a shot, having blood taken, etc.
At the end of the nursing program, the student has to take the preceptorship. This is where the students have to spend a lot of time with a registered nurse; learning the role of a practicing nurse, participating in that particular nurse's everyday working hours, and doing everything that they do in order to graduate.
A student will need to find a job after graduating into the clinical field of their choosing. Some of the students go through the DMACC placement office to provide them with these services. Most of the students get an interview through the preceptorship. This makes it easier for the hospitals to hire them because when working with a designated nurse for the certain amount of hours, it will show them how that hospital runs, which will make less training that needs to be done.
Some of the students work as a nurse's aide while taking college classes. Their tuition is paid for if they are going to be an RN just as long as they come back to work all of that time off that they took in school.
The economy has taken a big toll on the nursing programs in America. It has caused a decrease in the demand for nurses. This is usually because there are so many older nurses that are past their retirement, yet are still working. Some of the older nurses think that it is much too expensive to retire, and some are just not willing to retire. "I'm not ready to retire, but according to DMACC's policy I'm eligible to retire," said Booth. "I have a lot more to offer the students here." Health care is needed all over the world. Booth said, "I think as we see the economy turn around, the demand for nurses will increase."
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