Nursing Program

By Ashleigh McCune
The Nursing program at West Virginia University at Parkersburg has one new faculty member, is offering a new course and has many new and returning students in the program.

There is one new faculty member this year in the Nursing department. Kimberly Holmes is teaching clinical for first year students. Holmes graduated from Parkersburg Community College in 1979 with an AAS in Nursing. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at WVU in 1995 and a Master of Science in Nursing at WVU in 2003.

She began her nursing career at Colin Anderson Center in 1979 as a staff nurse. She then worked for the Pleasants County Community Care and Title IX Waiver program as a Coordinator. Most recently Kimberly was employed by Ritchie County Primary Care as a family nurse practitioner. She served as the Threat Preparedness Coordinator for both clinic and public school settings for two years.

The Nursing Department’s secretary, Amy Richards, just welcomed a new baby so Cathy Sprague has been filling in her position.

This year in the Nursing program there are eighty first-year students. There are sixty sophomores, twenty-five juniors, and fifteen seniors.

There is also a Paramedic Course being offered for students who are enrolling in Paramedic Science. If you are interested contact the Nursing department. The course begins in January 2006.

Students are also reminded that they must apply for Health Science programs between Sept. 15 and Dec. 1.