Published on April 13, 2017
On March 16 and 17, 2017, Ozarka College hosted the sixth annual student nursing conference in Melbourne, Arkansas. Approximately 120 students from Ozarka's Melbourne, Ash Flat, Mammoth Spring, and Mountain View LPN programs were in attendance.
Tara Pankey from White River Medical Center's (WRMC) Vascular Access, and Shari Moser from Arkansas Hospice were guest speakers. Pankey spoke about the various types of vascular access devices that their team at WRMC manages, and the different aspects of nursing care of those various lines. Moser shared what hospice is, how it helps patients and their families, and explained the nurse's role in hospice care.
Ozarka College LPN students did team building exercises and competed in various nursing competitions that tested their skills acquired as a nursing student. Winners of the competitions are as follows:
Anatomy & Physiology:
Medical Terminology:
Nutrition:
Math for Nurses:
Two-Person CPR:
Clinical Skills:
Job Interview
Spelling Bee:
Quiz Bowl:
For more information about the Ozarka College nursing program, please call 870.368.2024 or email: admissions@ozarka.edu.