{"id":4427,"date":"2022-12-08T13:43:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T13:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=4427"},"modified":"2025-02-13T11:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T16:54:11","slug":"nurse-practitioner-students-enhance-skills-face-to-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2022\/12\/08\/nurse-practitioner-students-enhance-skills-face-to-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Nurse Practitioner Students Enhance Skills \u2018Face-to-Face\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column4427_2dcc3d-b9 dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Nurse Practitioner students gained hands-on experience recently in their inaugural skills seminar at Wilmington University\u2019s Dover location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all, 89 students in Practicum I through V learned how to suture, interpret pulmonary function tests, manage obstructive sleep apnea, refer patients to hospice, and effectively manage obesity in primary care.&nbsp;Students were taught by College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences faculty, as well as representatives from Cape Medical Group, Delaware Hospice, and Delaware Sleep Disorders Centers.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image4427_f21903-ec .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image4427_f21903-ec\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"72\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/lori-s-irelan-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-15473\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur team really wanted to put together a face-to-face skills event to enhance our program. We thought it was a great way to come back face-to-face after being virtual for so long due to the pandemic,\u201d says&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Lori Irelan<\/strong>, NP program chair. \u201cWe are always thinking of innovative ways to enhance their experiences and to better prepare them to be providers for our community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the program\u2019s success, the skills seminar will become a regular event each fall and spring.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nurse Practitioner students gained hands-on experience recently in their inaugural skills seminar at Wilmington University\u2019s Dover location. 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