Henrico County, St. Mary's Hospital School of Practical Nursing

Our students have been hard at work, diligently devoted to their studies since starting the second part of their journey at our new Regency location with adult education. Class of 2024!

HOSA nationals in Texas today, Emily made it to the final round in nurse assisting and Bethany has made it to the second round! We are so proud of our students! There are two hundred competitors in round 1 and they made it to top 28 for second round!

National HOSA competition in Texas this week! So very proud of our students who are there representing our school system!

So proud of these students! Now onto the next phase of their journey…PN2…can’t wait! Congratulations!

So proud of our graduates! Class of 2023!

Henrico County, St. Mary's Hospital School of Practical Nursing graduation of the Class of 2023 to be held March 21, 2023! Live stream: https://youtube.com/live/nX5Q4ZS6kxs?feature=share

So proud of our students competing at HOSA this weekend at state competition. They placed: Nurse Assisting: Bethany Brown, 1st place. Emily St. Cyr, 3rd place.
Medical Terminology: Sarah Jayne Hirt, 2nd place. Sports Medicine: Chris Bonnett, 2nd place.
Extemporaneous Writing , Nyla Williams, 2nd place.
Biomedical Debate: Bethany Brown/Martina Gamil/Fellipe Moreto/Brooke Thompson, 3rd place. Home Health Aide Martina Gamil, 4th or 5th place.
Physical Therapy: Isabella Beazley, 4th or 5th place. Now qualified for national competition in Texas!

Great day at the Career Rodeo with our PN and NA students and some wonderful visitors!

YAY WHITNEY DORBAND! Whitney Dorband, an instructor in the nurse aid program at the Advanced Career Education Center at Hermitage, is today's "Yay of the Day" honoree. Superintendent Amy Cashwell honored her recently at the ACE Center.

YAYWORTHY:
Nominator Jane Garitz said: "She is probably the most caring adult that I have ever met. She is never afraid to be there for us when we are having a bad day and need a pick-me-up. I was nervous for our skills assessments and our first clinical [supervised interaction with patients]. She reassured us and made sure that we took a few deep breaths. When we made a mistake, she gave us a hint and said, "It's OK, let's try that again." Also, she is never afraid to work with students' individualized education programs, and makes accommodations for us. I have never had a teacher like her, or one who better represents Henrico County values. She loves her students like her own children and is honestly the reason why I look forward to going to the ACE Center every day."

Crystal Sarvay, HCPS educational specialist for health and medical programs, said: "She has stepped up since we have not had a nurse aide instructor at the ACE Center at Highland Springs. She has not only been instructing her two classes in person, but instructing the two classes at Highland Springs virtually during the search for a full time instructor there. She includes the nurse aide students at the ACE Center at Highland Springs virtually in class activities, along with her in-person students. She tries to make them feel included in all that she does and attended the back-to-school night at the ACE Center at Highland Springs to meet with parents and guardians of those students."

Thank you for all you do, Whitney Dorband, to make a positive difference and move HCPS forward!

• No. 30 in a series. See previous "Yay of the Day" honorees at https://henricoschools.us/yay-of-the-day/

So proud of these students! Just completed NCOA2. Onto specialties to complete the journey! Class of 2023!

So proud of our Practical Nursing 2 students, Class of 2023! They held a diaper drive and collected 78 packages of diapers and a total of 68 hours in community service since June! Amazing group of students!

We are so proud of our Practical Nursing student Lauren Taylor who placed second for pharmacology at the HOSA International Leadership Conference For Future Health Professionals, held in Nashville, TN last week! Congratulations Lauren!

PN1 students continuing to learn new skills as they prepare for PN2.

An awesome sight seeing our new grads and PN1 students lined up for the Class of 2022 graduation the other night! Then back to business the next day with the first simulation experience for PN1 students and returning to learning skills.

So very proud of our graduates! Class of 2022 can’t wait to see the amazing things you accomplish! ❤️

The CTE life ready career rodeo gave our PN1 students an opportunity to demonstrate their skills today! They had a great time!

Our PN2 students are down to just a few days before graduation! Big smiles and last clinical days for our class of 2022! They are super excited! We are so proud of them all!

Our Advanced Career Education Center at Highland Springs PN1 students placed second at HOSA competition yesterday with their Cultural Diversity presentation! So proud of these hard working young ladies. DaMariana, Kayla, Kendria and Serenity! Also, congratulations to our Advanced Career Education Center at Hermitage PN1 students Lauren and Shauna who placed first in Home Health Aide and Pharmacology at HOSA yesterday! Awesome representation for Henrico County!

Our Advanced Career Education Center at Highland Springs PN1 students are on their way to compete at HOSA in Williamsburg today. They are presenting a project they have been working diligently on for several weeks in the category - health education lesson plan on Cultural Diversity in Healthcare. We are so proud of them and wish them luck!

Class of 2022…almost at the finish line! Keeping the momentum going until then! Graduation day March 22nd!

PNII continuing the journey…almost there! Simulation went well!

Our PN1 students have been working hard through their educational journey. Our future nurses…class of 2023!

The PN2 students are finishing out 2021 before their holiday break. They have been diligent at their studies and working hard. Graduation date March 2022 is getting closer, and they are anxious to get there.

According to the 2021 Nursing Schools Almanac, we are on the list for one of the best LPN programs in the state. https://www.nursingschoolsalmanac.com/rankings/lpn/virginia
#7 LPN program in Virginia

Moving on to specialties…getting closer to the big day!!

Last day of clinical for NCOA2…it was a great day! Journeying forward to specialties next week!

Our students hard at work continuing to utilize technology in their research and studies with diabetes. So proud of all that they do and what they are accomplishing.

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Our students have been hard at work and preparing for the next phase...onto Care of the Adult 2 and the next clinical assignment. 😊

We are so appreciative of our director, Jennifer McCrickard, MSN, RN, who daily gives our Instructors and staff encouragement. Our Instructors were recently nominated for a “Yay of the Day.” Thank you Henrico County Public Schools, Amy Cashwell, Ed. D., Superintendent and Jennifer for your recognition. Throughout this past challenging year, our school system has persevered and rose to the challenge. We are very proud!

Congratulations to Tiffany Tutwyler who placed 3rd at Nationals in the nurse aide competition! We are so proud!🏆

Those seats that were empty a few days ago are full now! First day back for class of 2022. We are so very excited for what awaits you on this journey!