In response to requests from nurses in its surrounding community, the Gettysburg Campus of HACC, Central Pennsylvania's Community College, plans to offer a full-day seminar featuring topics of interest to today's nursing professional.

Planned for October 11 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., "Nursing: A New Generation of Challenges" will be held in Room 109 on the campus at 731 Old Harrisburg Road.

"This is the second seminar in as many years that we have pulled together as a service to the nurses in our community," said Marilyn Teeter, director of the nursing program. "We want to make it easy for them to stay in town and get up-to-date clinical information."

The seminar will feature three presentations led by local healthcare practitioners. Marcia Fiscel, RN, CDE, of Gettysburg Hospital/Wellspan Health, will present "An Update on Diabetes." Prior to lunch, Gretchen Plotkin, RN, MSN, an adjunct faculty member for HACC Gettysburg, will offer "A New Perspective on Cultural Diversity in Nursing Care." And, leading the afternoon session will be Tracie Brinkach, MBA, an administrative manager of education services for Wellspan Health, with "Blending Generations on Nursing Units."

According to Teeter, at the end of the day seminar participants will be able to:

describe the latest theories and care of the client with diabetes,

list personal cultural characteristics and identify cultural considerations for others, and § discuss strategies for managing and working in an environment with staff from different generations.

Program sponsors include Organogenesis, Healthpoint, Bayer, LifeScan, Lilly, Medtronic Minimed, Novo-Nordisk and HACC Gettysburg Nursing Leadership Council.

The cost to attend the seminar is $39 that includes registration, lunch and breaks. Registrations are accepted until October 5. For more information and a complete registration form, call 717-338-1010.