Nursing
The Peninsula College nursing facility believes that nursing is a learned humanistic art and science with compassionate concern for maintaining and promoting health, preventing illness, and caring for and rehabilitating the sick and disabled. Nursing is a health profession in a changing society, blending principles from behavioral, physical, and biological sciences.
The Peninsula College nursing program is approved by the Washington State Board of Nursing. Students who complete the two-year associate degree program are eligible to take State Board Exams (NCLEX) for registered nurses.
Career Opportunities
The future is very bright for nursing graduates about to enter the job market. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nursing is one of the ten occupations with the largest projected job growth through at least 2008, and it is one of the 12 fastest growing professions for those who have an associate degree.
And perhaps best of all, as a registered nurse you will be able to choose the health care setting you want to work in, including hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices, home-health care settings, nursing homes, public health, occupational health, ambulatory surgicenters, and emergency medical centers.
Materials Needed
- Ability to provide your own transportation to clinical sites
- Textbooks
- Malpractice liability insurance
- Stethoscopes, uniform, and watch with a second hand
- Physical exam, immunizations, and criminal background check are required. The ability to submit evidence of good physical and mental health through a required medical examination report completed within six months prior to starting nursing courses. Note: Some conditions, such as uncontrolled epilepsy, incapacitating back problems, active alcohol or drug addiction, or a handicap which might interfere with safe practice in a clinical setting may affect an applicant's acceptance into the nursing program.
- Professional license status will be evaluated.
Teaching Methods
A major emphasis in nursing is critical thinking, which is promoted through group process, writing, and discussion. Hands-on experiences occur in the lab and clinical setting.
Assessment
Assessment in nursing is conducted by:
- Multiple choice tests
- Written papers
- Math tests
- Instructor evaluation in clinical and lab check-offs
- Journal assignments
- Self-evaluation tools
Clinical Assignments
Clinical assignments occur in the nursing home, community, and hospital settings. Clinical hours are variable and range from 6:00 AM to 11:00 PM. It is very difficult to maintain full-time employment while enrolled in nursing school.
Advisors
Nursing Program Advisor: Kathy Murphy-Carey (417-6342)
Advanced Placement Program Advisor: Marca Davies (417-6455)
Faculty
Marca Davies, Kathy Craven, Bonnie Rathod, Jake Stickelmeyer, Cheryl McCurdy
The PC Advantage!
Students enroll at Peninsula College because we are a two-year community college that offers:
- Professional technical and academic transfer programs
- Small class sizes
- Advisory Committee recommended equipment
- Caring, dedicated, qualified instructors
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CONTACT
For Program inquiries contact the program advisor(s):
Kathleen Murphy-Carey
(360) 417-6342
kcarey@pencol.edu
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
Nursing Program Health Self-Assessment (pdf)
Nursing Admissions Application Packet Fall 2009 (pdf)
Nursing Admissions Advanced Placement Application Packet Fall 2009 (pdf)
Nursing AAS F2009 (pdf)
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