{"id":755,"date":"2016-09-07T21:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T21:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=755"},"modified":"2016-09-07T21:05:50","modified_gmt":"2016-09-07T21:05:50","slug":"tstcs-new-nursing-education-center-is-a-dream-come-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/?p=755","title":{"rendered":"TSTC\u2019s New Nursing Education Center is a Dream Come True"},"content":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – Texas State Technical College started the Fall 2016 semester by opening the doors to its new Nursing Education Center equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and simulation labs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis couldn\u2019t have come at a better time. It\u2019s perfect timing,\u201d said Hector Yanez, interim vice president of Student Learning. \u201cA building like this was needed on our campus and I can see it being fully utilized.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allied Health Division Director Jean Lashbrook said this building is a dream come true. In the 20 years she has been at TSTC she has pushed for a center like this.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Allied Health division has grown in the past few years,\u201d said Lashbrook. \u201cWe had four programs sharing three labs. We were outgrowing our space. So this is definitely the most beneficial move for our students and faculty.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Nursing Education Center \"TSTC<\/a>is located right off Loop 499 on the main campus. \u00a0It will accommodate vocational and registered nursing students with classrooms, computer labs and state-of-the-art simulation labs. The building will also be equipped with a centralized medical supply closet, student break rooms, cubicles for student testing, offices for faculty and a conference room.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis building is just as much for faculty and administration as it is for students,\u201d said Yanez.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo everyone’s really excited for this brand new facility, and it will definitely be a showcase.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vocational nursing student Kevin Cole started his first day in the program at the brand new building. Although Cole is no stranger to TSTC – he graduated as a nursing assistant in 2015 – he said being at the Nursing Education Center is a new experience.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s exciting to be in a new building furnished with new equipment we get to use and practice with,\u201d said Cole. \u201cI love that TSTC provides us (students) with these types of opportunities and facilities. It definitely makes me more confident going out into the workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n

For nursing students like Abbigale Prieto, the education center came a little too late. Prieto is in her last semester of vocational nursing, which means the majority of her time is spent at clinical rotations off campus.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a little jealous that I won\u2019t be able to fully utilize this building and new labs,\u201d said Prieto. \u201cBut I\u2019m excited for the new vocational nursing students who are going to be able to use everything here to their full advantage. They\u2019re going have a great learning experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lashbrook said the center is also a great asset to the Rio Grande Valley community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can partner with local high schools, give tours and show those interested in our program what our facility has to offer,\u201d said Lashbrook. \u201cNot only that, the training that will happen in this building will prepare our students to enter the workforce and make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on TSTC\u2019s nursing programs call 956-364-4797 or visit tstc.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(HARLINGEN) – Texas State Technical College started the Fall 2016 semester by opening the doors to its new Nursing Education Center equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and simulation labs. \u201cThis couldn\u2019t have come at a better time. It\u2019s perfect timing,\u201d said Hector Yanez, interim vice president of Student Learning. \u201cA building like this was needed on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-harlingen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=755"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":761,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755\/revisions\/761"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.tstc.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}