A $425,000 donation will allow Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center and its partner, Penn State Berks, to establish a nursing simulation lab on St. Joseph’s downtown Reading campus.
The nursing program at Penn State has grown significantly over the past several years, especially with sustainable education and practices. The college now has a recycling program in its simulation labs, curricula that teach sustainable practices, and a Green Team.
Penn State students studying health care, sports or community disciplines can enroll in the elective course NURS 499 for the fall 2019 semester to learn about their field of interest and then travel to Kerala, India, to perform community service as it relates to their field of study while also seeing some of India’s landmark sites.
The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded the College of Nursing and its collaborators $3.75 million to support medically underserved regions throughout rural Pennsylvania. This funding will support the development of educational programming and training for rural-based healthcare providers and caregivers, enabling them to deliver more age-friendly care.
Griff Lewis, instructional designer at Penn State Scranton, was one of 47 University faculty and staff who gave presentations to more than 270 attendees at both Canvas Day and the Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium at University Park this year.
Several representatives from Penn State Scranton’s nursing program recently presented their research at the inaugural University Park Medical Campus Research Symposium.
Penn State Mont Alto College of Nursing students Kaylee Read and Katherine "Katy" Grimm presented research that could help members of the Waynesboro Hospital Board make good decisions for patient care.
The Penn State College of Nursing hosted its annual awards luncheon at the Nittany Lion Inn this spring to recognize alumni and nursing students who have made an impact in the field and the college.
With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, Penn State researcher and assistant professor Britney Wardecker stresses the importance of not only raising general awareness of mental health but also recognizing how different groups are affected by mental health issues in unique ways.
Photos from the College of Nursing's 2019 Scholarship and Awards Luncheon.
Nearly 100 people attended the first University Park Medical Campus Research symposium on May 2.
The campus' nursing program hosted a Lunch and Learn program on northeast Pennsylvania’s opioid epidemic. Representatives from the Wright Center for Community Health discussed how opiates have been used to treat pain, and the devastating neurological and physiological effects opioid addiction has on the body, as well as treatment options.
The high-fidelity patient mannequins in Penn State Behrend's nursing labs can mimic almost any medical emergency. Instructors use wigs, crushed leaves and tissue-paper chicken pox to make the scenarios even more realistic.
Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus, honored 30 graduates from the second cohort of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program on May 3 in an annual pinning ceremony.
Welcome to the first issue of the College of Nursing Headlines, a monthly newsletter featuring the latest stories, photos and more. These electronic publications will highlight all the happenings within the college, from events to student stories to faculty accomplishments.
