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Alumni Newsletter 2009
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Alumni Newsletter 2007
The Nursing Pinning Ceremony, Saturday, May 2, 2009
More information about the Nursing Pinning Ceremony. The ceremony is by invitation only and a ticket is required to enter.
Nursing Summer Camp
Hybrid courses for the RN-BSN-Completion program started Fall of 2008
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. No logged clinical hours are required.
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 800.422.4251 or visit the Bethel College Web site.
Current 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.
- Coffing, S., (MSN student) Schwartz, K, & Widerquist, J.(2008). Analysis of documented spiritual care done by nurses in a hospital setting. Health Care Manager.
- 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 you patient can not hear you. Journal of Practical nursing.
Celebrating Culture
On Feb. 5th the entire RN-BSN senior class met as part of their Cultural project in community health nursing to celebrate culture. The class members each investigated a culture and brought a cultural dish from the culture to share in a pot-luck dinner.
Biname Tshiefu and Akila Karanja each presented on cultures in Africa. Biname talked about health care issues in Africa and Akila spoke about health care issues as well and also sang a song in her native language. The class members found both speakers dynamic and the food diverse and delicious.
Bethel College Dedicates Nursing Students from the Largest Class in its History
1st MSN Class presents tree for class gift
The Master of Science Nursing graduating class of 2007 is organizing a tree dedication for 6:30 tonight at the Middleton Hall of Science. The members
of the first msn class-Kathryn Deak, Janice Eigsti, Many Ann Horner, Tina Kendall, Jennifer Layman Young, Elena V. McNutt, Peg Ramey, Penny Robinson, Karen Rose, and Barbara White. The purchase and dedication of the tree was organized by Jennifer Layman Young a member of the class.
Program Director for the Master’s in Nursing Program, Dr. Karon Schwartz, Dean of the School of Nursing, Ruth Davidhizar, Doris Bartlett, Master's in Nursing faculty, and other invited guests will be present to commemorate the success of the first MSN class. The master's in nursing educator class started at Bethel in 2004. All students participated in the pinning with 6 graduating in April, 2007, and the others are in various stages of research and thesis completion.
August 1, 2007
The Master of Nursing Science (MSN) program at Bethel College had a site visit by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission (NLNAC) October 30 to November 1, 2007. The program was given a positive evaluation. Final action will be taken by the NLNAC Commission is February 2008.
First RN-BSN Lakeland Health Care System graduating class-2007
Top - (left to right)
- Beverly Robbins
- Kristan Lalley.
Middle -
- Ellen Hatfield
- Kristen Bowen
Bottom -
- Sherri Weiss
- Theresa Sawyer
- Sarah Davis
- Sue Mierau
- Ginny Ingeson
Press Release - April 2, 2007
The Bethel College Nursing Advisory meeting met at Bethel College on April 2, 2007. Twenty community agency administrators met with faculty and students of the School of Nursing. Twenty-two BSN and MSN nursing students presented their senior research projects.
Larae Woudstra, Alexia Kosier and Andrew Holderread, BSN students, presented a study of male nursing alumni at Bethel College. Jennifer Layman Young presented a study of Intervention for Women with Osteoporosis. Dean Dr. Davidhizar states, “We really appreciate the advice from the Nursing Advisory Committee to improve our programs and the opportunity to share the excellence of our nursing research component with the community.”
