The American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) celebrated the 30th annual Health Information Professionals (HIP) Week, March 24-30, 2019. During HIP Week, those who work in the field engage in focused activities in their organizations and the community to raise awareness of the important work they perform. This year’s theme was “Driven by Health Data.” … Continue reading Health Information Professionals celebrated at SPC
Every student within St. Petersburg College’s College of Nursing has a unique story, perspective and personal goal. Many share their hopes and allow their professors to contribute to applications to graduate programs. One of our biggest thrills has always been sharing in the celebration as their professional dreams continue to come true through further education. … Continue reading Nursing Program Graduate Shares Thanks
On Monday, March 4, 2019, 103 students and 14 faculty members participated in the Inter-professional Education Event at SPC’s Health Education Center. Now in its third year, student participation in this event has doubled since the first year, which had only 50 students. Various faculty and program directors from the different health disciplines participated in … Continue reading Health Education Center Holds Inter-professional Event
Makenzie Silcox is a graduate of the SPC nursing class of December 2018. Makenzie successfully completed all four levels of the nursing program and went on to successfully pass her NCLEX exam on the first try. Makenzie was hired by BayCare’s St. Joseph Children’s hospital in Tampa as a new graduated nurse. She will be … Continue reading Nursing Student = Graduated Nurse
Level 3 Nursing students; Pa Ly, Emily Dwyer, Stephen Welch, and Aryan Szczarowski (not pictured) combing through 20 bags of soiled laundry searching for a client’s eye glasses after they were inadvertently placed in the linen bag after staff had changed the linens. The nurse manager, client and family recognized the nursing students by awarding … Continue reading SPC Nursing Students to the Rescue
This year the St. Petersburg College Student Nurses Association (SNA) decided to kick off it’s Healthy Heart month by hosting a badge making event, held here at the St. Petersburg College Health Education Center. The event took place on February 5th and February 6th and was a great success! The Health Education Center students were … Continue reading Kicking off Healthy Heart Month with SNA
St. Petersburg College’s Dental Hygiene BAS program celebrates 15 years in addition to the many successes of its graduates.
The St. Petersburg College of Nursing held their Fall 2018 Pinning Ceremony at Countryside Christian Center in Clearwater, Florida. A Pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing profession. The new nurses are presented with a nursing pin by faculty and a yellow rose. Congratulations to all of our graduates … Continue reading Nursing Pinning Ceremony
In St. Petersburg College’s Dental Hygiene Associate of Science Program, both the freshmen and sophomore classes had a holiday party organized by Student American Dental Hygienists Association (SADHA) to celebrate the successes and challenges of the fall semester. The party’s theme was the typical “ugly sweater” Christmas party, where 68 SADHA students got together dressed in … Continue reading Dental Hygiene Students Celebrate