Around Campus - Nursing Simulation Laboratory

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 13, 2023 at 3:23 PM

Our Nursing Simulation Laboratory assists nursing students in learning critical thinking and clinical judgment skills in preparation for their healthcare careers. The “manikins” act as lifelike patient simulators, wherein instructors provide real-time feedback via a control center, giving students as close to a hospital simulation as possible. Fellow students watch as their classmates work through the simulation. In this scenario, Kevin has obstructive kidney stones. After the simulation, the class meets to discuss the experience.

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Topics: Programs and Majors, Healthcare, Health Sciences, Nursing Program

Health Sciences Career Fair

Posted by Andy Cunningham on March 2, 2023 at 6:15 PM

This afternoon, the university's Career Services and Advising Center sponsored a Health Sciences career fair in the Hammond Main Lounge. The program was open to all students in all majors, with a focus on positions in; nursing, biology, chemistry, and exercise and sports science.

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Topics: information session, Health Sciences, Career Services, Nursing Program, Health and Natural Sciences

Around Campus - Genetics Lab CSI

Posted by Andy Cunningham on February 10, 2023 at 8:16 AM

A crime scene investigation experiment in Professor Krieser's Genetics Lab in the Antonucci Science Complex this morning. Learn more about our School of Health and Natural Sciences here.

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Topics: Programs and Majors, Health Sciences, Health and Natural Sciences

Nursing Program - Blood & Catheter Lab

Posted by Andy Cunningham on February 6, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Students in today's Nursing Lab split into groups to each learn about administering blood and placing catheters of various types and locations.

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Topics: Student Experience, Programs and Majors, Health Sciences, Nursing Program, Health and Natural Sciences

Around Campus - Medical Microbiology Lab

Posted by Andy Cunningham on February 1, 2023 at 1:18 PM

Students in Dr. Sean Rollins' Medical Microbiology Lab learn the Gram staining process in the Antonucci Science Complex. A Gram stain is a laboratory test that checks for bacteria at the site of a suspected infection or in certain bodily fluids.

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Topics: Programs and Majors, Health Sciences

Nursing Department - Cookies & Cocoa

Posted by Andy Cunningham on December 8, 2022 at 11:15 AM

The Nursing Department faculty and staff treated our Nursing Students to a break before the holidays with their homemade treats and cocoa. A welcomed break before the finals begin.

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Topics: Student Experience, Programs and Majors, Health Sciences, Nursing Program

Around Campus - Nursing Simulation Laboratory

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 22, 2022 at 9:48 AM

Our Nursing Simulation Laboratory assists nursing students in learning critical thinking and clinical judgment skills in preparation for their healthcare careers. The “manikins” act as lifelike patient simulators, wherein instructors provide real-time feedback via a control center, giving students as close to a hospital scenario as possible.

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Topics: Our Students, Programs and Majors, Health Sciences, Health and Natural Sciences

FYE - Science/Literature Art Project

Posted by Andy Cunningham on November 2, 2022 at 9:26 AM

Dr. Katharine Covino (English Studies) and Dr. Erin MacNeal Rehrig (Biology and Chemistry) have teamed up to teach a unique STEAM (Science, Technology, English, Art, and Math) where science and literature collide, using the book, Bloom  by  Kenneth Oppel as inspiration. Yesterday's assignment was an art project, wherein students chose a passage from the book, and painted their interpretation of  the scene.

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Topics: Student Experience, Our Faculty, Programs and Majors, Humanities, Health Sciences

FYE - Meet the Author

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 28, 2022 at 10:30 AM

Dr. Katharine Covino (English Studies) and Dr. Erin MacNeal Rehrig (Biology and Chemistry) have teamed up to teach a unique STEAM (Science, Technology, English, Art, and Math) where science and literature collide, using the book, Bloom by Kenneth Oppel for inspiration.  Yesterday, they, and their students, met the author via zoom and were able to ask questions and discuss his writing process, inspirations, and other works.

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Topics: Programs and Majors, Humanities, Health Sciences

Nursing Lab - Respiratory Exam

Posted by Andy Cunningham on October 27, 2022 at 10:48 AM

Students in Professor Nancy Green's nursing lab took turns as the patient this morning as they performed a medical assessment and respiratory exams on each other. Learn more about our Nursing Programs here.

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Topics: Student Experience, Programs and Majors, Health Sciences, Nursing Program