By, OVELL PATTERSON, Student Reporter
Junior nursing students at Northwestern conducted a pediatric clinic in Carter Hall on Jan. 20.
Junior nursing students from Ponca City, Enid, Woodward and Alva are taking the nursing care family course, which involves pediatric nursing.
The students are learning how to take care of people from the moment they’re born to the time they turn 18.
Some faculty and staff members at Northwestern brought their children and grandchildren to the pediatric clinic, allowing student nurses to perform check-ups.
This allowed nursing students to complete some clinical hours required for their degrees.
Nine children participated in the event: Trenton Clepper and Logan Bay, who are eighth-grade students from Alva; Grady Mahieu, Addisyn Gordon and Parker Grimsley, who are fourth-grade students from Alva; Kendal Collins, a fourth-grade student from Cherokee; Brooklyn Zimmerman, a third-grade student from Alva; Kade Collins, a Kindergarten student from Cherokee; and Zane Zimmerman, a Pre-K student from Alva.
This was the fifth year of the event.
Dr. Jennifer Mahieu, an assistant professor of nursing at Northwestern, said the event is beneficial both for student nurses and the children who participate.
“It is tons of fun because it is pediatric nursing, and the event takes some time to set up, but it runs smoothly,” she said.
For more information about the university’s nursing program, visit https://www.nwosu.edu/school-of-professional-studies/nursing.