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Nursing Faculty Ready to Begin the 2011-2012 School Year
Bethel College School of Nursing 2011 Pinning and Awards Recognition
The Bethel College School of Nursing pinned eighty-four graduates during a ceremony held on April 30, 2011 in the Everest-Rohrer Auditorium. Steven Cramer, PhD, President of Bethel College and Carol Dorough, EdD, Dean of Nursing led the procession into the auditorium… Read More
Sigma Theta Tau
Sigma Theta Tau International Nu Omicron Chapter-at-Large celebrated the induction of new members in a ceremony held on Sunday, April 17, 2011. The inductees were comprised of Bachelor of Science and Master of Science nursing students from Bethel College, Goshen College and Saint Mary’s College. Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurse leaders exhibiting exceptional achievements in nursing. Opening remarks and introductions were given by Ruth Shearer, MSN, MS, RN, President of Nu Omicron. Fran Wenger, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor and Director Emeritus from the Department of Nursing at Goshen College, presented the keynote speech. She proposed three challenges for the inductees: to become a leader/mentor, to become a boundary leader, and to use components of cultural openness. Following the induction ceremony, the 2011 essay winners receiving a Nu Omicron nursing scholarship were announced. Rebekah Ellinger of Bethel College, Bethany Yoder of Goshen College, and Jessica Reese of Saint Mary’s College received the awards.
The new Bethel College members inducted during the ceremony are:
- Master of Science in Nursing
- Sharon Fiorella-Teves
- Dorothy Ann Saeuberlich
- Corrine VanArsdale
- Bachelor of Science Nursing Completion
- Barbara Ann Glassford
- Sylvia Maria Oudhuis
- John David Winn
- Bachelor of Science Nursing
- Jessica Renee Edmonds
- Megan Nichole Griggs
- Abigial Lynn Husch
- Tiffany Elise Nussbaum
- Anna Marie Pulley
- Karissa Jo Rillema
- Jessie Elizabeth Scott
- Sarah Jean Thompson
- Rebecca Jayne Logue
School of Nursing Receives Continuing Accreditation
The School of Nursing has just received confirmation that the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) has awarded the BSN program continuing accreditation for 8 years. This accreditation covers the traditional baccalaureate program in nursing and the baccalaureate completion program…Read More
Alumni Visit 2011
10 Nursing Alumni from different graduating years visited the NUR228 Roles & Perspectives class to share & discuss what they are doing with their Bethel College Nursing degrees. Many have gone on to complete a BSN & some are even in Master’s programs. Current students were able to ask questions ranging from taking the NCLEX exam for licensure to tips for starting that first Nursing job. It was a great time of sharing & nurturing. Due to the very positive response from current students, this is planned to be an annual event.
This was the panel of Bethel College Nursing Alums. They shared that the visit was poignant for them as they were remembering their Nursing classes while at Bethel College.
Of course there was cake involved, along with other goodies organized by the current students.
Students Recognized in Nursing Dedication Program
Family and friends of the associate degree nursing (ADN) class of 2012 and the bachelor of science nursing (BSN) class of 2013 gathered on Jan. 22 in the Everest-Rohrer Chapel/Fine Arts Center...Read More
DISCOVER NURSING CAMPS
Area high school students spent June 14 to 17 experiencing college campus life at Bethel College and observing health care professions at Saint Joseph 
Regional Medical Center in Mishawaka. Under the guidance of Rick Becker, Associate Faculty, students spent two days learning hands-on skills in the School of Nursing at the college. Each student received a blood pressure cuff, stethoscope, backpack and t-shirt. The event is funded by Nursing 2000 North and the Northwest Indiana Area Health Education Center with the intent to foster an interest in registered nursing or other health care profession.
Harvest Blesses Community
Over the summer, Sara Uzelac tended a garden in an urban area of South Bend as part of her master’s degree in nursing project at Bethel. A community health nurse, she was aware that primary health care starts with eating well...Read More
Hybrid courses for the RN-BSN-Completion program
Are you a registered nurse looking to prepare for an advanced degree or to increase your marketability? Registered nurses who want complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing can earn a degree in as little as 20 months at Bethel College.
Bethel’s School of Nursing offers a flexible program that allows nurses to continue to work and meet family responsibilities while completing degree requirements. Courses are offered one night a week in a convenient, seven-week format that includes a mix of in class and online class sessions.
The program is offered at three locations: the Bethel College campus in Mishawaka; Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana; and Lakeland Healthcare Systems in St. Joseph, Michigan.
For more information on the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Completion Program, contact the Bethel College School of Nursing at 1.877.528.4701 or visit the Bethel College Web site.
Recent Nursing Students and Faculty Publications
Lakeland RN-BSN students publish article: Left to right - Dawn Mcfall, Merline Abraham, Rhonda Fillmore and Tanya Sobaski will be publishing their research article, "The Effect of Routine Rounding by Nursing Staff on Patient Satisfaction on a Cardiac Telemetry Unit" in The Health Care Manager.
- Schwartz, K., & Helmuth, M. (2008). Amish Americans in Giger & Davidhizar’s Transcultural Nursing: Assessment-Interventions, St. Louis, Mosby Yearbook.
- Becker, R. (2009, Winter). Servant of God Catherine de Hueck Doherty. Franciscan Way, 11.
- Becker, R. (2009, Spring). When healers are expected to kill. Sign of Peace, 8(2), 22-27.
- Davidhizar, R., & Cramer, C. (2008). Helping at risk students succeed on the NCLEX-RN, Health Care Management, 27(3), 269-276.
- Gillum, D. (2008). Self-responsibility facilitation in B. Ackley, G. Ludwig, B. Swan, and Stucker’s Evidence-based nursing care guidelines medical-surgical interventions, Elsevier: St. Louis.
- Sobaski, T.,Abraham, M., Fillmore, R., McFall, D., (Lakeland RN-BSN students) & Davidhizar, R. (2008).The effect of routine rounding by nursing staff on patient satisfaction on a cardiac telemetry unit. Health Care Manager.
- Geoghan, D., & Davidhizar, R. (2008). Caring for the hospice patient. Journal of Practical Nursing. Giger, J., Davidhizar, R. (2008). African Americans and spirituality. Journal of Transcultural Nursing, 19(4).
- Davidhizar, R. & Hart, A. (2008) When you patient can not hear you. Journal of Practical nursing. Davidhizar, R., Mallory, J., & McCoy, C. (2008). The art of promoting patience. Journal of Emergency Nursing.
- Davidhizar, R. & Hart, A. (2008) When your patient can not hear you. Journal of Practical nursing.
