The second annual Nurse Academy designed specifically for seventh and eighth grade students was held on Friday May 9, 2008. The Nurse Academy was developed in partnership by Pecan Valley Area Health Education Center, The Victoria College, The University of Houston-Victoria, Citizens Medical Center and DeTar Healthcare System.
The goal of the Nurse Academy is to expose students with an interest in nursing to the degree programs offered locally by The Victoria College and The University of Houston-Victoria. Students were introduced to these opportunities through the use of hands on, interactive programs throughout the day. Activities ranged from learning to take blood pressure, administer injections, starting IV drips, hear and reflex testing to learning about infants in the nursery and hearing heart sounds on a computer simulated patient to name a few! The students spent the day with the faculty, staff and nurses with various backgrounds and areas of expertise. They had the opportunity to learn what it takes to be a nurse from the beginning of the dream to the reality of the job. As always, the importance of hardwork and good study habits in the area of math and science were emphasized throughout the day.
Nineteen students were selected to attend The Nurse Academy by an application process which was open to all Victoria public and private school seventh and eighth grade students.
Keep your ears and eyes open for another Nurse Academy coming soon to an area near you!
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Nurse Academy Victoria 2008
Nurse Academy - Gonzales
The first annual Gonzales Nurse Academy designed specifically for
seventh and eighth grade students was held on Friday November 16, 2007. The
Nurse Academy was developed in partnership by The Pecan Valley Area Health
Education Center, Gonzales Junior High School, Gonzales Healthcare Systems,
The Victoria College, The Victoria College Gonzales Center, and The
University of Houston-Victoria.
The goal of The Nurse Academy was to expose students with an interest in
nursing to the degree programs offered locally by The Victoria College at
both the Victoria and Gonzales campuses and The University of
Houston-Victoria. Students were introduced to these opportunities though the
use of hands-on, interactive programs throughout the day while in the
various departments of the Gonzales Healthcare Systems. Activities ranged
from learning to take blood pressure, administer injections, starting IV
drips, learning in the lab to radiology to therapy and also to experiencing
about birth and newborns in the nursery and concluding with hearing heart
sounds on a computer simulated patient to name a few! The students spent the
day with faculty, staff and nurses with various backgrounds and areas of
expertise. They had the opportunity to learn what it takes to be a nurse
from the beginning of the dream to the reality of the job. As always, the
importance of hardwork and good study habits in the area of math and science
were emphasized throughout the day.
Sixteen students were selected and attended The Nurse Academy by an
application process which was open to all Gonzales Junior High School
seventh and eighth grade students. The program was rated a tremendous
success by the students and all were encouraged to continue on in their
healthcare journey!
