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Practical Nursing Program Information
Originally started in 1971, Vance-Granville Community College's Practical Nursing Program has seen many changes. With the inception of the ADN Program in 1983, Practical Nursing students were side by side with ADN students exiting to take the licensure exam after the 4th quarter. With the conversion to the semester system, this 'exit' point was lost and so was the PN program. But in 1998, a separate and independent Practical Nursing Program was reestablished. The students experience a variety of clinical opportunities at the following sites: Hillcrest Convalescent Center, Warren Hills Nursing Center, Maria Parham Hospital, Granville Medical Center and John Umstead Hospital. At the completion of the program, students are eligible to sit for the national licensure exam NCLEX-PN. In 2003, the program was approved to double its capacity to 40 students each year.
Faculty
Renee Y. Hill, Director of
Nursing
Graduated with BSN from UNC-CH
M.A. From NCSU
Employed at VGCC since 1991
Coordinates all first level courses and
teaches medical-surgical and
obstetric
content in the classroom, lab, and
clinical setting.
Francine Davis, LPN Instructor
Graduated from UNC-CH
MPH from UNC-CH
Teaches in the classroom, lab and clinical
setting.
Linda Hahnel, LPN Instructor
Graduated from
Ct. Central State University
Teaches in the classroom, lab and clinical.
Also, teaches the pharmacology course.
Employed since 2003
Gail Medlin, LPN Coordinator
Graduated from UNC-CH
Teaches in the classroom, lab and clinical
setting.
Employed at VGCC since 2004