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The Journey to Hometown Hero

PSU-LV LPN 2018 Graduation. Denise Wright (front row, 3rd from right)

How do you balance a LPN at two healthcare Students were provided
job, children, homelife facilities immediately after technology to assist with SPECIAL
and a grueling schedule graduation. the pivot and offered
as a student? “It’s not “For me, being an LPN opportunities to build
easy,” said Denise Wright, is a passion, not just a connections with each
a 2018 graduate of Penn job,” Wright continued. other that helped when ADVERTISING
State Lehigh Valley’s “And fortunately, I facing their own individual
(PSU-LV) Licensed found a program that challenges.
Practical Nursing (LPN) was affordable (as in “We understand the
program, but I’d definitely no surprise expenses), rigors of this program and Students in Clinicals SECTION
do it all over again. I presented convenient the added weight of the OF
was either at work, in classes and clinicals, and pandemic,” said program The curriculum and
class or clinicals for an offered schedules for the director Heather Clark, programming are THE
entire 18-month period. working adult.” “so we are constantly completed under the
But my instructors working to help our supervision of qualified MORNING
were approachable and To adjust to the guidelines students connect and nursing instructors and
accommodating, never of the pandemic, the support each other, even include the concepts of
making me feel ashamed PSU-LV program from afar.” basic medical-surgical CALL
to be a student with a lot was transitioned to a “I’m not surprised by nursing care, nursing care
on my plate. It’s clearly combination of remote that,” said Wright. “You’re of adults and children
set up to accommodate instruction, virtual clinical not just a student at PSU- in all settings. Tuition SUNDAY,
experiences, and online
even those of us who LV - you’re family. PSU-LV covers instruction, books,
have to manage a very full testing and assessments. cares.” uniforms, and basic
life.” The PSU-LV LPN nursing and lab supplies. FEBRUARY
program is a high-quality
Part of the medical field non-credit certificate To find out more about
for nearly two decades program, delivered the Practical Nursing 28,
prior, Wright knew caring through an 18-month Program, including
for others was her calling part-time evening/ dates and registration for 2021
since her teen years. She weekend curriculum, that upcoming Information
worked for Lehigh Valley prepares graduates to sit Sessions on March 16
Health Network as an for the National Council at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
administrative partner Licensure Examination for visit the LPN page at
until being hired as an LPN Graduate Denise Wright Practical Nurses. lehighvalley.psu.edu.
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