Campus Nurse

Lexie Perrett brings a person centered support perspective to her nursing practice which focuses on meeting people where they are in life. This approach promotes communication and integration of the individual to be active participants in their own health, so that they are able to determine their own unique choices for individual quality of life. This approach is distinctively different from a clinical approach that follows rigid treatment plans. It is Lexie's perspective that all people are entitled to the accurate education and understanding of their medical conditions and all modalities of support for those conditions.

Lexie began her pre-nursing career as a student at Cowley College before transferring to Pratt College to complete her LPN certificate and then her associate's degree in nursing sciences as a graduate of the Pratt RN program. After several years of practice in home and community nursing for persons with intellectual and physical disabilities, Lexie continued her education at Chamberlain University where she obtained her Bachelors of Science in Nursing. Thereafter, she also obtained a Kansas State Board of Nursing Compact License which enables her to practice in states across the nation.

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On-Campus Health Care

Cowley College is dedicated to ensuring the success of students – and that includes services to assess, monitor, and educate students for their physical health concerns.

The Campus Nurse is available in the Nelson Student Center, Room 207.

 Campus Nurse FREE services for students include:

• Health Screening and Wellness Education:
  • Nutritional assessments and education
  • Chronic conditions assessments and education
  • Communicable disease management
  • On site screenings (COVID, Flu, Strep, pregnancy testing)
• OTC and RX medication education and recommendations:
  • Support and education for students with injectable medications
  • Safe storage and disposal location for medications
• Medical Equipment:
  • Temporary mobility assistive devices
  • Sharps disposals
  • PPE, condoms
• Acute Conditions Assessments:
  • Illnesses
  • Injuries
  • Wound Assessments
• Vital Sign monitoring:
  • Includes blood pressure checks, as well as heart rate, temperature, oxygen saturation, respiration rates, and pain
• Assessment and referral for health care needs:
  • Dental, vision, Primary Care referrals
  • Sexual health, men’s health and Well women referrals
  • Urgent care referral for acute illnesses and conditions

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Here you will find several links to sources that may be helpful in maintaining your personal health and wellness goals:

Health Alerts:

• CDC's current chronological listing of warnings and alerts for disease outbreaks
• World Health Network public health alerts

Immunization and Vaccines:

• Immunization Schedule Guidelines
• Specific Vaccine Information

Resources for scholarly articles and current health information guidance:

• Approved health information on disease, nutrition, and all things health
• Resources for medical and biomedical research and studies
• National public health agency for disease prevention, control, and health promotion

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Students can visit with the campus nurse in Room 207 of the Nelson Student Center on a walk–in basis, when available. Generally, the campus nurse is on site during normal business hours, which are Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 4:30pm. However, the nurse may also be occupied at other campus locations or unavailable at times due to meetings.

If you are unable to find the campus nurse in the Nursing Office, you may email a request to schedule an appointment.

Email the Campus Nurse

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When urgent or emergent issues arise outside of normal operating hours, such as an elevated body temperature that won’t go away, suspected broken bone, signs of serious infection, or other physical health concerns that require immediate assessment and interventions, please use the following local resources.

Urgent Care Clinic:  

• sckhealth.org

Clinic Service Hours:
Monday–Friday: 7:00AM to 5:00PM
Saturday: 7:00AM to NOON

Location: 
6401 Patterson Parkway
Arkansas City, KS 67005

The Urgent Care Clinic is at the east entrance of the building, detached from the main hospital.

Phone: 620-441-5711

Emergency Room:

• sckhealth.org/services/emergency-medicine

Service Hours:

• Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Location:
6401 Patterson Parkway
Arkansas City, KS 67005

The Emergency Room entrance is on the north side of the building.

 Phone: 620-441-2500

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