Cloud County Community College Adds First Full-Time Male Nursing Instructor

The Cloud County Community College Nursing Department is thrilled to add its first full-time male nursing instructor in department history.

Jeffrey Metzler of Minneapolis is excited to connect with students and expose them to the field of nursing.

Metzler has provided varying levels of nursing care for more than nine years, working primarily in rural settings.

He has dabbled in several areas of health care, such as emergency care, pediatrics, and mental health, but his specialization is geriatric skilled and acute care with a passion and focus for those suffering from dementia.

Metzler received his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri in May 2022, and is currently working on his Master of Science in Nursing degree from Southwest Baptist University.

He also is a nationally Board-Certified Alzheimer's Caregiver, certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and certified in mental health first aid.

Cloud County Community College has prepared students to earn an Associate of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS) since 1978.  At the completion of the program students are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to practice as Registered Nurses.  Nearly 1,200 nurses are graduates of this program with a large majority of them practicing in North Central Kansas and South Central Nebraska.

The Associate Degree Nursing Program at Cloud County is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).

At Cloud, Metzler will be the primary pharmacology instructor as well as the faculty sponsor for the Student Nurses Organization.  He also will assist with clinical instruction and teaching acute care content.

Metzler told KNCK News he feels privileged to be able to educate the future of nursing and help address the nursing shortage facing our communities.

Metzler also volunteers as the Director of Health & Wellbeing for Hugh O'Brien Youth (HOBY) Leadership Seminar of Kansas, which is an organization that serves to enhance high school sophomores' leadership skills.

Jeffrey and his wife Rebecca will celebrate their one year anniversary in September.