Patricia Wrightsman, M.S., R.N.

Assistant Professor, Division of Nursing; Division Chair

Everett Mansion 368
pwrightsman@svc.edu
802-447-6335

Education

• M.S., Community Health Nursing, Syracuse University, 1981
• B.S., Nursing, Syracuse University, 1970

Teaching experience

• Chair, Division of Nursing, Southern Vermont College, 2007
• Adjunct Professor, SUNY Ulster Community College, 2004
• Assistant Professor, Berkshire Community College, 1994-1996
• Associate Professor, nursing program developer, College of Health Sciences, 1982-1987

Courses

• Nursing
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing
  Community Health Nursing
• Fundamentals of Nursing

Research interests

• Mental health and psychiatric nursing
• Community health nursing
• Mental health care of children and families

Why I teach

Nursing is a science, an art and a gift of self. Students are the future of nursing, and I enjoy sharing that future with them.

Best part of being at SVC

SVC has great people. It is a caring community, surrounded by amazing beauty.

HIGHLIGHTS

May 2009 - Participated in the "Creative Leadership with Limited Resources" workshop in Cambridge, Mass. (sponsored by the Council of Independent Colleges).