Nursing students worked through a post-operative patient care scenario in our Nursing Simulation Laboratory. Walter should have been wearing his compression boots.
Nursing students worked through a post-operative patient care scenario in our Nursing Simulation Laboratory. Walter should have been wearing his compression boots.
Nursing Simulation Lab Director Ian Murray, Nursing Department Chair Deborah Benes, and Nursing faculty Heather Wironen gave a tour of our Nursing Simulation Lab. After the tour, President Hodge shared; "That’s why this program matters so much. What I saw in the lab—students practicing with focus and humanity—reminded me that investing in nursing education is not just about the university. It’s about the quality of care every one of us hopes for when we or someone we love needs it most."
Topics: Nursing Program, Health and Natural Sciences, President
Nursing work through various patient scenarios in their Nursing Foundations Lab. In this course, emphasis is placed on professionalism, caring, communication, cultural considerations, spirituality, sexuality and health promoting activities.
Our newest Nursing Student cohort in the START STRONG; Your Nursing Journey Begins Here program ended today with tours of our Nursing Foundations and Nursing Simulation Labs. Afterward, Nursing faculty and current students took feedback about this program in its first year, as well as hand out some swag and have a raffle for prizes.
Our newest Nursing Student cohort in the START STRONG; Your Nursing Journey Begins Here program got a chance to see what a college level Anatomy & Physiology course was like with Biology and Chemistry Professor Daniel Welsh. Learn more about the program here.
This morning, the university welcomed members of our newest Nursing Student cohort to campus for the START STRONG; Your Nursing Journey Begins Here program. After checking in, settling in the dorm, and breakfast, Professor and Chair of the Nursing Program Deborah Benes discussed the program, expectations and student support with parents and families. Meanwhile, Nursing Program Professor Karen Beaton. along with current students and faculty, began an array of activities with the students.
Our Career Services and Advising Center recently held a resume ad cover letter writing workshop for our LPN to BS in Nursing Bridge Program students. Career Services and Advising Center Director Lindsay Carpenter Connors walked students through the process and affirmed the departments support through the process.
Topics: Career Services, Nursing Program, Health and Natural Sciences
Nursing Program Professor Karen Beaton instructs the Nursing Care of The Family Nursing course in Thompson Hall. The students in the course are enrolled in our LPN to BS in Nursing Bridge Program.
LPN to BSN students in Nursing Professor Kiernan Riley's Evidence-Base Practice in Nursing course showcased their final projects last week on their last day of class. Senior nursing students, along with Nursing Faculty stopped in to view the projects and support the students. The course examines the research process and how it is incorporated with clinical judgment and patient preferences to develop safe, quality patient outcomes.
Yesterday afternoon, nursing students and their faculty held an unconventional way of studying for the NCLEX exam, The exam was developed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) to test the competency of nursing school graduates in the U.S. and Canada. This Family Feud style battle was played by teams named SHREKtal Exam, IV League, Rapid Response Rookies, The Injectables, Suck It Up, and The Panic Attackers. Not to be outdone, the nursing faculty had their own team, The Vital Signs of Authority. The overall winners - The Panic Attackers.