Semester Hours

Tuesday..........2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday........10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday............9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

The Bluefield State College Nursing Health Center is an innovative academic nurse-managed health care service located on the Bluefield campus in room 210 of the Ned Shott Physical Education building. The center offers health care and family planning services free to full-time students on the Bluefield campus. Employees and faculty have two payment options for these health services.

The focus of care includes health education, health promotion, care for common health problems, health referral, and first aid for minor injuries. The center also offers physical exams for nursing students, radiologic technology students, and student athletes.

Health care is provided by nursing faculty members who are nationally certified nurse practitioners and nurses nationally certified in specialty areas as clinical specialists. These nurses have their Masters in Nursing degrees and are recognized by the West Virginia State Board of Nursing as Advanced Practice Nurses. The college contracts with a local physician to serve as a consultant to the nurses in the Health Center.

When a student is absent from class due to illness he/she should bring an excuse from his/her own physician stating that the illness prohibited class attendance. The College Health Clinic is authorized to issue class absence excuses only for illnesses which have been diagnosed and treated at the clinic.

For additional information contact the Nursing Health Center at (304) 327-4178 or (304) 327-4170.