Victor Valley College
The Journal
The Bi-Monthly Nursing School and Allied Health Newsletter Letter
June 2012 Volume 2 No. 2
Making a Difference and Empowering our Community
Article By
Elizabeth Vandom
Photo By
Jolene Eide
Nursing students within VVC
serve thousands through various
community outreach programs. 1,600 hours a year are
dedicated by Victor Valley
Colleges ADN program; participants assist with everything
from blood drives to health
fairs within the High Desert
and Inland Empire area,
spreading not only knowledge
to our community, but also to
the participants who volunteer
their time. VVC’s community
outreach is not limited to the
nursing students however;
graduates and Professors also
continue to serve their community by organizing health
fairs and health seminars within
schools, prisons, and a wide
variety of community settings.
This involvement empowers
nurses to create change by improving health knowledge and
also providing valuable resources to individuals that
would otherwise go without.
Professor Sally Thibeault has
been community coordinator for
If you ever get the chance to talk
to editor Beth Vandom about the
VVC Journal, you can’t help but
notice a contagious enthusiasm
about her work. Beth is an NP4
nursing student who took the job
of editor in the fall of 2011,
when the current version of the
journal started a regular publishing schedule. She loves to write,
and the journal provided an
outlet for that passion.
The VVC Journal highlights the
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the last five years regulating and
expanding VVC’s involvement
in its community to a greater
degree each year. With Professor Thibeault’s help, hospital,
corporate, and religious communities are provided extra man
power and knowledge to better
serve the public in the areas of
disease prevention and health
maintenance for the people they
serve. Dedicating over 60 hours
a semester to community events
organization and cultivation,
Professor Thibeault’s hope is to
improve the general knowledge
of the participating students as
well as give back to the greater
community.
The Victor Valley College
Nursing Program also needs the
assistance of its current students.
CNSA, PEEPS, Student/Faculty
meetings, Flo’s closet, and the
News Letter struggle to keep up
with the demands of our grow-
ing student body. CNSA has not
only provided scholarships for
its fellow nursing students, but
has also raised $1000 for the
March of Dimes Foundation,
and continues to raise money for
disease prevention, treatment,
and research. PEEP’s program
strives to reach out to fellow
students offering tutoring sessions to other nursing students
Meet the Editor
Being the editor of this publication is no small task. From
gathering suggestions for articles, creating the basic outline
for the issue, to finding writers
who will volunteer their time
(not to mention the final editing), there is a lot of work to be
done. Beth estimates that she
spends at least 30 hours each
semester working on the journal,
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Flo’s closet is a wonderful resource allowing nursing students
to donate supplies and resources
to one another free of charge
and to give back to our growing
community. Last but not least
the News Letter provides a
voice to share the wonderful
contributions our small community makes and continues to
make within our world. It is my
greatest hope that everyone in
the nursing program finds something they are passionate about
within the nursing community
and promotes change not only in
the school community, but
abroad as well. Empower yourself and your classmates by
participating in these wonderful
programs and taking pride in all
we can do together.
but enjoys the process.
Story By: Anita Arnold
achievements of the nursing
program, its involvement in the
community, as well as featuring
alumni that started their careers
at VVC. Beth hopes that the
journal will “give pride to those
who read it, and encourages
alumni to give back to the college that assisted them on their
way to being a part of the wonderful profession of nursing.”
free of charge. The Student/
Faculty meetings provide for
communication between the
faculty and the student body and
empower the nursing students to
provide change. These meetings
also give the faculty a means to
communicate their ideals and
responsibilities to the greater
nursing student body.
“I think this is one of the most
rewarding projects I have volunteered for” Beth says. Her pride
in her work is obvious. She
loves working with people and
finds satisfaction in being given
an opportunity to “speak with so
many wonderful RN’s that work
with us and have begun their
careers with VVC. It’s very
inspiring.”
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Story By
Elizabeth Vandom
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Tech
“Remember all MedicalSurgical patients have
mental health needs, and
many psychiatric mental
health patients have
Medical-Surgical needs.”
This mentioned by Arthur
Yeh, RN BSN, is a point of
fact noticed even by nursing
students during clinical.
Whether it be working with
someone having thoughts of
suicide in the ER or balancing an individual’s psych
meds with other medications
in a local ICU, nurses are
exposed to psychiatric nursing every day. As nurses it is
our responsibility to be well
versed in all aspects of care
in order to provide optimal
support and advocacy for our
patients.
For those who wish to focus
in on the Mental Health aspect of care hundreds of opportunities arise; ranging
from forensic nursing all the
way to staff nursing in mental health inpatient units.
Anthony Phillips BSN, RNBC, has been working in
behavioral health nursing for
most of his nursing career.
Mr. Philips currently instructs a clinical rotation at
ARMC providing students
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Mental Health Nursing from a VVC Perspective
from VVC a unique opportunity to assist with the care of
patients on 48 hour or longer
holds as well as individuals
who volunteer to be placed
in the facility for stabilization. Mr. Phillips graduated
from VVC in 1992 and continues to give back to his
school and community.
He encourages those pursuing behavioral health to “be
themselves, be comfortable
with themselves, trust your
intuition, and emotions.” He
mentioned this comfort with
self puts patients at ease and
allows you to work through
issues that they may need
assistance with.
When discussing his role as
an educator, Mr. Phillips
mentioned, “I think that
good teaching is giving
the right questions instead of the right answers.” After starting his
career in the ER he began
to notice that he enjoyed
being able to spend time
to speak and work with
his patients, and found
mental health nursing
allows for this interaction
to a greater degree. He
continues to work in this
area of focus due to his
enjoyment of “helping people indentify issues and to
develop better coping strategies.” When walking
through the various sections
within ARMC’s Behavioral
Health facility, Mr. Phillips
exuded a confidence that
places those around him at
ease. This confidence was
not only due to his own comfort in his area of expertise,
but has roots in the management of his patients as well.
Our own Professor Alice
Ramming, RN MSN, mentioned that she initially had
no desire to work in the mental health field of nursing
despite the fact she received
nearly a perfect score on her
boards in the subject. After
graduating nursing school in
1969 and working in ICU for
many years she began to
gravitate towards the behavioral health aspect of nursing
mentioning that she had
“been providing mental
You can now donate your un-needed, outgrown, overly large, or
even slightly used scrubs and other nursing items!
Your contributions are welcomed.
All proceeds help sup-port the student community service projects,
pinning ceremony, and the growth
and development of the nursing
department.
Books, stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, white shoes and scrubs
donations are always welcome.
Please Contact:
Bring Donations to the Allied health building 32’s front desk.
If your in need of any of these, please submit a one paragraph letter (be sure to include your process and phone number) to the box in the skills lab that is labeled: Flo’s closet request. You
may also email request to Barbara Eichen at Barbara.Eichen@vvc.edu. Make sure to put Flo’s Closet Request in the subject line and don’t forget to provide contact information as well.
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Professor Ramming encourages nurses who are
going into the behavioral
health field to obtain experience in Med/Surg
nursing prior to working in
mental health so that they
will be able to meet the
needs of patients with
health conditions. After
working in the field of Mental Health Nursing for 12
years Professor Ramming
states “I continue to enjoy
talking to people, listening,
and supporting others.” She
feels that it takes special individuals to work in the mental health field. Like most
other specialties within our
prestigious profession, it’s
always best to practice in an
area that interests you and
that you have a passion for.
ALUNMI GIVING
Flo’s Closet is Open!
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health nursing care even in
the ICU.” When looking
back at her experiences as a
mental health nurse she
stated that she “has grown
and is glad to have gone into
the mental health field.”
Professor Ramming continues to work in Loma Linda’s
Behavioral Health Center as
a part-time mental health
nurse and has been taking
students on clinical rotations there to show them
some of the inpatient treatments available to those
they serve.
The Victor Valley College Foundation in care of the VVC School of
Nursing at:
www.vvcfoundation.com
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This section is dedicated to highlighting the nursing Alumni of VVC. Their leadership and contributions to the community are worthy of acknowledgement.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Barbara Victor VVC School of Nursing Class of 1995
Previous Psych Prof. Nacey Green
(left) and Barbara Victor (right)
VVC graduate Barbara Victor, RN ADN, got her start in
the nursing field in summer
of 1981, when she decided to
take a CNA class with a
friend. After eight years as a
nurse’s aide at Victor Valley
Hospital, Mrs. Victor decided to go back to school
Story By: Anita Arnold Photo By: Ed & Faye Roberts
ence at VVC, Mrs. Victor apfor her RN degree. She credits
the year), and eventually came
preciates the well rounded
Professor Diane Cline with
to St Mary’s in ’99 where she
education, the wonderful fachelping to encourage her to
initially worked in the ICU.
ulty and the diverse clinical
continue her nursing education. Her experience at St. Mary’s
experience. As for new grads,
“Practically every time she saw also includes ICU team leader,
she knows that there is a cerme she would say ‘You need to as well as med-Surg and Tele
tain amount of anxiety that
go on’”, says Mrs. Victor, “she
supervisor.
comes with starting the job.
was a source of great motivaBarbara Victor is currently the
She mentioned that some of
tion”.
night shift supervisor at St
the anxiety will go away, but a
After graduating from VVC in
Mary’s hospital, a position
bit of it will stay and it is
1995, Mrs. Victor got her first
which she very much enjoys.
“healthy and will keep you
job at VV hospital in the MedThe job provides a great deal
aware”. Barbara Victor is very
Surg-oncology unit, where she
of variety, and there are always enthusiastic about the nursing
worked for five years. Mrs.
challenges. In her words,
field. No matter how long you
Victor has also worked in the
“there are never two nights
have been a nurse, she says,
areas of home health, hospice,
alike”.
“every day you learn someand psych (when she was in
thing new”.
When asked about her experischool she won psych nurse of
Faculty Corner
Article By
Elizabeth Vandom
Photo Provided by
Professor Sally Thibeault
“Nursing school is very hard,
it’s one of the hardest things
you will ever do. It’s also
the most rewarding. There is
nothing like helping another
human being.” Professor
Sally Thibeault, RN MSN,
believes in continuing to
promote excellence in the
nursing field. Having
worked as a House Supervisor here in the High Desert
for several years as well as
holding positions as a staff
nurse in local ER’s and Med/
Surg units she brings an
unique perspective to our
school’s faculty and continues to strive to garner the
highest quality of nurses
within our community.
Professor Thibeault however
began her nursing career just
like the current students in
Nursing & Allied Health
Dedicated to the Excellence of Nursing
the ADN program here at
hospital administration for
professor for fourth semester.
VVC; graduating in 1982,
several years she noticed
She currently instructs fourth
she started in Med/Surg nurshospitals hiring substandard
and first semesters assisting
ing and began working tonurses in order to fill the
with not only the theory secwards her goal of a career in
shortage at the time. This
tion of her students’ educahospital administration.
disturbed her greatly and
tion, but also the community
Quickly after finishing her
inspired her to return to VVC
and clinical components.
ADN Prof. Thibeault obin order to insure the continShe currently is our
tained her BSN and
school’s Community
MSN eventually
Service Liaison as
achieving two maswell as chairs the
ters’ degrees; her
curriculum committee
first was Health Scifor the nursing deence, then later she
partment, allowing
returned to school
her to make needed
and achieved her
changes where probMasters in Nursing
lems may arise. ProEducation with an
fessor Thibeault feels
emphasis on Geronstrongly that students
tology.
Professor Sally Thibeault with a previous clinical group
“need to be in nursing
Professor Thibeault believes
because
you love it, and
ued quality of nurses gradustrongly in the thought that
care.”
She
encourages all
ating from our local college.
nursing is both an art and a
her
students
past and present
She started out her teaching
science, and continues to try
to
always
remember
to “put
career as a part time clinical
to promote graduates that
yourself in your patient’s
instructor, in 1988. She then
will continue to serve their
shoes.”
moved to full time, instructpatients with skill and reing nursing process one bespect. After working for
fore eventually becoming a
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CNSA is Proud to Continue its Service
Story and Photos
Provided By:
Chelsea Gallinger
Aguayo; have all made a tremendous contribution to what
CNSA is today. CNSA is proud
For those of you that
haven’t heard about
CNSA, it is an organization of students who are
interested in making a
difference in their community while in nursing
school. The newly
elected cabinet is made
up of Johanna Estrada;
President, Forum Mehta; Vice President, Chelsea
Gallinger; Secretary, Hannah
Ream; Treasurer, as well as
Jessica Sanchez and Katie Wilkinson; Project Coordinators.
All of the newly elected officials
are looking forward to making a
difference in the community.
The former cabinet elected in
Fall of 2011 are (President)
Matty Gunter, (Vice President)
Diana Marohn, (Treasure) Dawn
Garcia, (Project Coordinators)
Kim Burns and Melissa Bommarito, (ASB Representatives)
Kristina Konrad and Michelle
to have had their assistance and
wishes to congratulate them on
graduating in June of this year.
When the previous cabinet first
began attending CNSA meetings
the attendance averaged 10 people per meeting including cabi-
net members. After a great deal
of effort and promotion CNSA
is proud to report 15 or more
members every
meeting, even
without counting
the current and
prior cabinet
members. The
former cabinets
have put events into play that
include but are not limited to
Penny Wars for scholarships, an
Angel tree toy drive for the
Salvation Army, and a March of
Dimes team fundraiser. Without
the contribution of the former
members, CSNA would not
have the ability to reach out to
the community in its current
capacity.
CNSA has several exciting
events planned for the current
semester and next. We hope to
continue to expand Victor Valley College’s chapter to better
serve the nursing community
within as well as the Victor
Valley as a whole. With the help
of students such as the current
and former cabinet members we
will continue to make CNSA
greater than it has ever been.
Please don’t be afraid to talk to
a member or stop by a meeting,
which are held on the first and
third Wednesday of every
month, if you have any questions. You can also visit our
web page at http://
www.vvc.edu/academic/
nursing/CA_nursing-studentassociation.shtml
Peers Empowering and Educating Peers Program (PEEPs)
spring of 2011 when Dr.
Morris piloted the new idea.
She started excitedly with a
vision in mind “I wanted to
have a way to help students
beyond the classroom lecture. We are all working on
this together and everyone
from two tutors last semester
to ten this semester, and all
of them are really dedicated
to helping others – they are
all really wonderful people. I
appreciate their enthusiasm
for the project and I love
The Peers Empowering and
working with them.” As the
Educating Peers Program
semester comes to an end
(PEEP’s) is one of the
Anita would like to see the
many positive reinforceprogram grow in the future
ments that have been
and include things like
approved and carried out
individual & online help,
by Dr. Joseph Morris. It
swapping study tips and
has been designed for
materials. All in all, Mrs.
nursing students with the
Arnold has done so much
intention of providing
for the students and is
supplemental learning to
happy to help. “When
those having difficulty
someone tells me that
with comprehending
PEEPs has really helped
either the theoretical or
them – that makes it all
clinical concepts of the
(From Left to right) Dr. Joseph Morris, Byron White, Brandi Scott, Heidi Tressler, worth it.”
nursing content. It is or-
Story By
April Nelson
Photo by
Elizabeth Vandom
ganized and arranged by
the students to help the students.
April Nelson, Sherri Frey, Anita Arnold, Jennifer Olguin, and Elizabeth Vandom
Fourth semester student Anita
Arnold started PEEP’s in the
Nursing & Allied Health
everyone learns more.” Mrs.
Arnold has been the first to
take PEEP’s as a senior project. With her hours of dedication and commitment to
helping others succeed, she
has been able to set the foundation of the program stands
has something to offer. Two
people can sit in the same
lecture and they will each
take something different
away from it. By sharing
and has set the bar high.
“This semester the PEEPS
program has grown quite a
bit, and I’ve enjoyed watching it grow. We’ve gone
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The student body would
like to thank Anita for her
commitment! Your hard
work has paid off and has
helped many!
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Desert Valley Gives Aid to its Future Nurses
Story and Photo
Provided By:
Forum Mehta
Do you ever feel like you are
lacking exposure and experience
during clinical? You’re in luck,
Desert Valley Hospital provides
students every semester with an
opportunity to enhance their
hands on skills and practice the
art of nursing with the use of the
Nurse Externship program. Cooperative education instructor,
Margaret Dunsmore said this
about the extern program; “the
students in our program really
excel, because they have an
opportunity to work at the hospital as nurse externs. They get
to use their competency skills
that they've been signed off on,
in their school programs, at the
hospital to give them real on the
job experiences. I've seen many
of the students excel, because
they've added this extra dimension to their nursing program.”
The nurse externship program is
a paid program that allows students in 2nd, 3rd, or 4th semester
to work under the title of “nurse
extern” once a week, completing a minimum of 75 hours,
while meeting set objectives and
responsibilities towards a one
unit course.
Before contacting Margaret,
students should make an ap-
pointment to meet with Mary
Dahl, Director of Med-Surg.
Mary oversees and evaluates the
nurse externs in the hospital
setting. When asked about the
extern program she mentioned,
“the nurse extern program is
very simple, it’s two fold; One
is to improve your hands on
ability in nursing so that you can
actually 'practice' what you've
been taught in school and not
just in lab or read it in a book,
and second is to help you grow
to know us, be comfortable with
us, to like what we do and stand
for so that you'll come and be a
nurse here when you graduate.”
Dustin Morris (Np2 student
extern) believes, “The best part
of the externship is the opportunity to learn how to do the ac-
tual day to day job of nursing in
a low pressure supervised arena
in which you are able to practice
your skills, work on your time
management/organizational
skills and become comfortable
in the all encompassing role of
‘nurse’.” Another student who
has had the generous opportunity to work under the guidance
of RNs is Aimee Zimbro (Np4).
Amy mentioned “being a Nurse
extern this semester has been an
experience of a lifetime not only
did it help me apply my skills,
but I have obtained a wealth of
knowledge, and it even helped
me with the theory component
in Nursing School.” Jackie
Varela (Np4) added, “I've loved
working as a nurse extern and
feel very blessed to have the
opportunity to work one on one
with a nurse and to collaborate
patient care, and also to have
been given the opportunity to
work in my chosen field.” Np3
students (in the photo from left
to right) who deserve acknowledgment for giving up 12 hours
a day from study time to strive
to become a better nurse include
Jessica Sanchez, Forum Mehta,
Diana Martinez, Cielo Abellar,
Stephanie Leon, Khaliyah
Fields, and Natalia Gail.
Desert Valley Hospital is the
only hospital in the area that
currently provides this gracious
opportunity to students and is
also well known for offering
scholarships to students through
Desert Valley's charitable foundation. Sherri Frey (np2) as well
as many other students have
been fortunate enough to be
touched by Desert Valley's generosity. For more information
on the externship program, contact Mary Dahl at Desert Valley
Hospital (760) 241-8000 ext
8846 or Margaret Dunsmore at
(760) 245-4271 ext 2288. For
information on Desert Valley's
scholarship opportunities, contact Desert Valley's charitable
foundation at (760) 241-8000
ext 8531.
A Word of Thanks from Sherri Frey
Story and Photo Provided By: standard of excellence and proSherri Frey
I write this to acknowledge that
the success of my academic
career has greatly been assisted
by the award I received. I want
to thank the Health Professions
Education Foundation for nominating me as a recipient of the
Associate Degree Nursing
Scholarship Program. Furthermore, I thank you for laying the
foundation for scholarship opportunities and assisting students throughout America in
their matriculation through nursing school and higher education.
As a token of my gratitude, I
will continue to uphold a high
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mote the name of the Health
Professions Education Foundation to my peers and the greater
community.
My name is
Sherri Frey and
I am a first
year nursing
student at Victor Valley
Community
College. Some
extracurricular
activities I am
active in; I am a PEEPS (Peers
Educating and Empowering
Peers) facilitator, a member of
the NBNA (National Black
Nurses Association), and a
member of the SCLC (Southern
Christian Leadership Conference). Annually, I conduct community service with my church,
Emmanuel Temple
CME feeding the
homeless at the
Fred Jordan Mission in downtown
Los Angeles. We
prepared fruit baskets for convalescent hospitals in
the high desert,
visiting the sick
and shut in members of the congregation. I aspire to improve the health status
of diverse cultural groups
through excellent nursing care
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and an encouraging professional
attitude. Our attitudes have an
impact on patients, their families
and healthcare overall so I strive
to positively collaborate with
the nursing team and develop an
impactful professional environment for the patients and employees. My purpose and vision
is to be a servant leader and give
back to my school, my community and the world. My greatest
desire is being able to help others and I hope to one day create
a scholarship fund for rising
nursing students. Finally I
would like to thank Dr. Joseph
Morris for his continued support
for the Victor Valley College
nursing students!
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“Study, study, study! I know
its hard (at least for me) but
try not to procrastinate, it
will come bite you in the butt
(as it did to me many times).
Keep on track with your
readings because once you
fall behind its hard or almost
impossible to catch up. Ask
questions and don't be afraid
to ask for help, you definitely
won't be the only one that
doesn't understand a certain
topic.” -Gina, NP1
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Advice from Peers
-Michelle Yeates, Np1
“NP2, My advice to my fellow nursing students is: go
into each nursing process
with a clear mind and don't
listen to gossip, continue to
study during your breaks,
buy an NCLEX-RN review
book; to test your understanding, learn to utilize
your ATI by reading the
online books provided to you
under the RN resources; the
material simplifies the reading material. Most of
all...dedicate at least one day
to yourself or to your family
without thinking about the
nursing program. This program takes a lot out of you
mentally and physically. Over studying is just
“Np 1 is a mind game, that
you can win! The key to winning is make the time to read
that huge book, use resources that are available on
the internet and library, find
one good study buddy, and
take a day to yourself and
family. Celebrate little
achievements and enjoy the
experience.”
as detrimental as not studying enough. When you are
asked to present your
"calendar," make sure you
don't fill everyday from 0700
-2300, Sun-Sat with study,
theory, skills and clinical
times. Be reasonable, take at
least one day off. I promise,
everything will fall into place
at sometime during this journey.....I know we should
never promise, only explore
the possibilities with open
ended questions.....that is
something taught in NP1”
Kelly Holm NP2
“The best advice I believe I
can offer is study for yourself
and not the test. We often
narrow our knowledge by
focusing on what's going to
be on the test but we forget
that our end goal is to become the best knowledge
nurse we can be. By studying
for yourself, and reading
more than what's required
from the chapters, you open
up a world of information
that will give you that edge
on your critical thinking and
therefore in the end will help
you on the test as well.”
-Forum Mehta NP3
“Don’t fall behind, keep up
with your reading.” - Jennifer Olguin NP4
“It is one of the most difficult
task to under take, but the
product of this program are
the best of the best. Every
semester is a proud moment
in your adventure to becoming an RN.”- Jonathan
Portillo NP4
Don’t forget to order your scrubs and other
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Peers Empowering &
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Acknowledgments
Director:
This section is to thank those that worked hard to help create and promote this newsletter.
Special Thanks to:
Dr. Joseph Morris, CNS, GNP, PhD
Supervising Instructor:
Prof. Alice Ramming, RN
Editor:
Elizabeth Vandom, SN NP4
Story Writers:
Elizabeth Vandom, SN NP4
Anita Arnold, SN NP4
Chelsea Gallinger, SN NP3
Forum Mehta, SN NP3
April Nelson, SN NP3
Sherri Frey, SN NP2
Photographers:
Chelsea Gallinger, SN NP3
Jolene Eide, SN NP4
Forum Mehta, SN NP3
Ed and Faye Roberts
Sherri Frey, SN NP2
Nursing & Allied Health
The PEEPs program is a volunTo NP4 Spring 2012– For all that you have done in your community during these teer program designed for nurslast two years. And all you will continue to do as nurses.
ing students enrolled at VVC.
The intention of the program is
Anita Arnold– For your continued support and advice; not to mention your dedito provide supplemental supcation to your Peers.
port to students that are having
CSNA– For your continued dedication and involvement in your community
difficulty with comprehending
the theoretical and clinical
Donna Derryberry– Thank you for your assistance not only to NP4, but the ADN
concepts in nursing …for more
program as a whole.
information visit my PEEPs at
Laura Katnic– For your quick and courteous assistance when ever needed
News in Health Tech– For providing the piece of artwork in the Behavioral
health article.
Mr. Phillips, Mrs. Victor , Prof. Ramming, and Prof. Thibeault– For donating
your time and knowledge to the betterment of others who read about your endeavors here.
The Roberts, Vandom, and McKinley Families– For assisting me (Elizabeth
Vandom) so I could continue my dream of becoming a nurse.
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