Pron helps pediatric nurse practitioner student Keisha Williams treat an injured “finger” at the Institute for Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety.
Students enrolled in Temple’s nurse practitioner graduate program recently participated in a workshop at the Institute for Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety, located at the Health Sciences Center, that allowed them to practice management of minor acute procedures commonly seen in primary care offices.
Lori Martin-Plank, clinical assistant professor of nursing at the College of Health Professions, organized the workshop, a collaborative effort between Temple and Villanova University to enhance the training that the students currently receive on their clinical rotations.
Under the direction of Elizabeth Blunt, professor of nursing at Villanova, students
practiced a wide array of techniques, from anesthetizing fingers and toes to suturing cuts and lacerations.
Martin-Plank and fellow nursing faculty members Kathleen Mahoney and Ann Linguiti Pron (above left) assisted students with the procedures.
“Many of the nurse practitioner students here at Temple will work in underserved communities where they, not doctors, will be the ones treating primary care patients,” said Blunt.
“It’s important for them to learn these procedures to provide the best possible care for their patients.”
