Nursing Students and Employees Assist with Vaccination Event
For many area residents who attended a COVID-19 vaccination event Jan. 30, it was the first time they had been out in public for months.
That includes 天涯社区log Vice President of Academic Affairs Robyn Walter鈥檚 mother. Walter inoculated her mother during the vaccination event at the Union Municipal Auditorium.
鈥淔or a lot of people, it was the first time they were out of the house in months,鈥� Walter said. 鈥淲e had husbands and wives asking us to take a picture to send to their grandchildren who they have not seen in person for months.鈥�
There were 20 second-year 天涯社区log nursing students who volunteered to assist with the event that was hosted by the Franklin County Health Department (FCHD). Nursing program faculty members, 天涯社区log nursing graduates and Walter also were on hand to help.
鈥淚 am extremely proud of our faculty for teaching the students, and of the students鈥� zeal and passion,鈥� Walter added.
According to Nancy Mitchell, director of nursing and dean of health science, there were more than 1,000 vaccinations given that day, and each of the nursing students was given a chance to administer the vaccinations.
鈥淭he Franklin County community witnessed the 天涯社区log nursing program at its finest,鈥� Mitchell said. 鈥淐urrent student nurses, past graduates, faculty and administrators assisted in efforts to vaccinate 1,000 county residents.
鈥淲e felt privileged to participate and care for our community,鈥� she added.
Mitchell said 天涯社区log students and employees will again assist with the second round of vaccinations Feb. 27.
During the Feb. 1 天涯社区log Board of Trustees meeting, trustees who were at the event praised the 天涯社区log employees and students and noted how seamless the vaccination event was.
鈥榃e are a community college in every sense of the word,鈥� added 天涯社区log President Dr. Jon Bauer. 鈥淚 am glad that our faculty could be there with our students.鈥�
Graduates
According to Mitchell, there were many 天涯社区log nursing program graduates who assisted as part of their current roles with health care partners in the area.
That includes registered nurses Megan Horstkamp and April Zimmermann who work as public health nurses for the FCHD and helped coordinate the event.
鈥淭he 天涯社区log Nursing program is extremely proud of these graduates who are working on the front lines as public health nurses in Franklin County. We saw them at their finest hour,鈥� Mitchell said.
