WILLIAM

Mr. William McGinty is a student in the Bachelor of Nursing Program who anticipates graduating in Fall 2023! For Mr. McGinty, “the Student Spotlight represents a culmination of hard work, being an active member of the student nursing community, taking the program seriously, and putting in all your effort.” A personal experience with his Mother undergoing treatment for breast cancer motivated him to pursue this major. “It was inspiring to see how well the oncology nurses took care of my mom when she had breast cancer. They facilitated therapeutic communication and were passionate about their work, making me want to take the leap.”

Mr. McGinty’s most memorable experience thus far has been in Med-Surg 1 Clinical, from Winter 2023. “I was front and center on communicating and interacting with patients and providing care for those who just had surgery to another having an episode due to Sickle Cell Anemia. I was giving medications (subcutaneous and oral meds), suctioning patients, working with EKG strips, and more at New York Presbyterian.” Dr. Habeeb expresses that, “Mr. McGinty is a very conscientious, compassionate, dependable, and hard-working student who is clearly determined to complete the nursing program at Plaza College. He has demonstrated a very keen sense of fortitude to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and appropriate attitudes that are essential for safe and effective nursing practice. He engages in scholarly activities on campus and is an active member of the National Student Nurse Association. Among the notable attributes that William possesses are the high level of respect and professionalism that he displays for not only faculty but also his peers and the college community.”

This semester Mr. McGinty has already participated in the NAMI Mental Health Walk in May and looks forward to doing more. He also is currently at St. Francis Hospital for Med Surge 2 and is interested in working with patients from the maternity clinic. He credits Dr. Moses, Dr. Habeeb, and Professor Bacon as being wonderful Professors, mentors and making the educational experience welcoming, learning so much during his time in the program from them. His goal is to be an oncology nurse. Professor Bacon shares that, “Mr. McGinty has been an exemplary student since he entered the Nursing program. He is professional, engaged, and focused on his academic achievement . It’s been a pleasure as his Professor to be on this journey with him.”

Creating an equilibrium between his academic and personal responsibilities comes with a lot of time management. “You need to set aside time to study, for self care, and to spend time with those you love. When exams come up you need to study more and at other times you can balance it out.” His favorite summer drink is a vanilla milkshake and his favorite activity is to be at the beach. He highly recommends watching the Netflix series “You,” currently in the fourth season.