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Hope Nursing News___________________________________________________________ Announcing the Nursing Department’s first Alumni event.... What: Nursing Alumni Hors D’oeuvres Reception Please plan to stop by after the football game to catch up with your classmates and faculty. See you there!! ___________________________________________________________ Cameroon Project Named State Finalist A Hope College service project focused on water quality and community health in the village of Nkuv in Cameroon was named one of four finalists for Michigan's 2008 Carter Partnership Award. Nursing Department faculty and students have been an integral part of this project. Click here to learn more. ___________________________________________________________ 2008 Annual West Michigan Nursing Gala
Hope nursing faculty celebrated the profession of nursing with their colleagues at the Annual West Michigan Nursing Gala. This event is held by the West Michigan Nursing Advisory Council. ___________________________________________________________ ALUMNI NEWS Hope College nursing alumnus Renee Lick has been promoted to Student Ministries Director for Nurses Christian Fellowship (NCF). Renee worked with nursing students as a Campus Staff member with NCF for the past 5 years in the Great Lakes West region. She has a passion for challenging and encouraging students in their walk with God and for assisting them as they transition from being a student to working in the profession of nursing. The vision of InterVarsity/NCF is to develop students to become world changers and leaders within the profession of nursing. Renee's responsibilities will include recruiting and developing staff and faculty advisors to work with students. ___________________________________________________________ Honors Convocation On Thursday, April 24, 2008, several students who are part of the Department of Nursing program at Hope College received special recognition for their achievements. Those students are:
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HOLLAND -- Hope College senior Kylee Brouwer of Hudsonville, Mich. (Hudsonville HS) excelled on the softball diamond and in the classroom. Earlier this month she was named a first-team Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-American. Now, she is being honored as a first team Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Brouwer was able to balance her outstanding four-year softball career with the academic demands of being a nursing major. A 3.76 GPA student, she received the college kinesiology department's Vanderbush Student-Athlete Award and the nursing department's Senior Sigma Xi Research Award. She is now pursuing a professional career as an emergency room nurse in Grand Rapids, Mich. Brouwer is a two-time NFCA All-American. In 2006 she was named to the third
team as a catcher. This year she was honored as the designated player, a position
In the conference tournament she batted 10-for-14 to key Hope's advance to the championship game. Brouwer set Hope career records for batting average (.457), on-base percentage (.515), games played/started (162/159), most hits (228), most doubles (41), most triples (22), most total bases (331), runs scored (168), and stolen bases (70). Brouwer is Hope's sixth CoSIDA Academic All-American joining Anne Hendrickson (1985), DeeAnn Knoll (19870-88), Johanna Pscodna (1992), Laurie Byington (1996), and Kim Grotenhuis (2000-01). __________________________________________________________ New Nursing student orientation March 2008
Newly accepted nursing students are welcomed by Dr. Susan Dunn, and after their orientation, had a chance to relax and get to know faculty and current nursing students. __________________________________________________________ Hope Flu Vaccination Clinic gives administration a shot in the arm! October 2007 Nursing students and faculty volunteered to assist with the Hope College employee flu vaccination clinic.
Nursing Lab Director Vickie Slot, helps to prepare President Bultman for his flu vaccine. Nursing students who volunteered were Shannon Dudley, Erin Van Oordt, and Lillie Lodge. __________________________________________________________ Hope Student Wins Nursing Scholarship with Essay HOLLAND – Angela Sweers, a Hope College sophomore and nursing major from Williamston, has won one of only 10 scholarships nationwide in the 2008 "A Nurse I Am Scholarship Program" sponsored by Cherokee Uniforms. Selection is based on an essay written in response to the inspirational nurses film "A Nurse I Am." Entrants are asked to explain how viewing the film changed or enhanced their perception of nursing as a career and to use one of the nurses in the film as a role model in explaining why someone should purse nursing as a career. Scholarship winners each receive $2,000. "The winning essays were thoughtful, creative and represented students whose writing skills are exceptional," said Wendell Mobley, director of Cherokee's A Nurse I Am Film & Scholarship Program. "Cherokee Uniforms appreciates the hundreds of students who participated in this year's scholarship application process." Sweers was chosen for her essay "Nursing: A Career of Compassionate Heroism." In advocating for the career, she wrote, "Pursuing a nursing career can be synonymous with pursuing a career of heroism if all aspects of compassionate, holistic nursing care are met. Therefore, an individual who actively displays compassion, and has the desire to help others while encouraging them through some of the hardest circumstances of their lives, should consider pursuing nursing as a career." Her activities at Hope have included the Hope Student Nurses Association, the student-organized Dance Marathon fund-raiser for Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, the Special Events committee of the student Social Activities Committee and the College Chorus. She is the daughter of Michael and Janice Sweers of Williamston and a 2006 graduate of Dansville High School. Cherokee Uniforms is the leader in the design of fashionable scrubs for nurses and other health-care professionals. The company provided a grant for the production of "A Nurse I Am" as a film for nurses and nursing students out of concern over the number of nurses leaving the profession within the first few years of practice. In addition to Hope, the schools with winners in this year's scholarship program are Azusa Pacific University in Azusa, Calif.; the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA); the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Md.; Coppin State University in Baltimore, Md.; Pensacola Christian College in Pensacola, Fla.; Davis & Elkins College in Elkins, W.Va.; and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. To read Angela's essay, please follow the link to the Cherokee Uniform, "A Nurse I Am" website. __________________________________________________________ Joint Biology/Nursing Department Seminar Dr. Tim Geary
Chicago Semester internship nursing students
Dancing Past Dawn: Hope Student Nurses Association Does 24 Hours For the Kids Members of the Hope Student Nurses Association danced, moralled, and worked the Nurses Station all night long on March 7th-8th. An all time record amount of money was raised! Thanks to everyone who participated in this fun and worthwhile event. Nursing program applicants await Feb. 1 deadline As the month of January nears an end, a portion of Hope College students anxiously await Friday, Feb. 1 - some because it is one step closer to spring, and others because it is one step closer to their goal of eventually becoming registered nurses as Feb.1 is the deadline for applications into Hope's nursing program. However, for some, February may be a challenging month, since not all who apply to the program will be admitted. With approximately 50 applications for the Feb. 1 deadline, and only 36 spots available per academic year, Hope's nursing program is arguably one of the most competitive degree fields at the college. Since becoming a full-fledged program at Hope in 2002 after previously being a joint program with Calvin College, the nursing department has graduated many students who have gone onto highly sought positions in leading hospitals and top graduate nursing programs in the U.S. Dr. Susan Dunn, chair of the nursing department, believes that this, as well as the numerous applications, is a result of the quality of Hope's program. "The Hope College nursing program is gaining recognition as one of the best nursing programs available," Dunn said. "[Hope's nursing program offers] a challenging curriculum, exceptional nursing faculty, excellent clinical experiences and a unique focus on undergraduate nursing research." According to Dunn, for the past two years, there have been more applications than available spots to the Hope program, which follows a nationwide trend. Dunn attributes this to a shortage of Registered Nurses in the U.S., as well as the job prospects available to nurses. "This shortage is expected to continue if not worsen in the future due in part to the aging of our population and the increased healthcare needs associated with aging, and the anticipated retirement of 1/3 of our existing nurses over the next 10-15 years," Dunn said. "This translates to a wide open job market for college graduates who have pursued a nursing degree.There is a position available for any college graduate who is licensed as a registered nurse." Additionally, two other factors that have created an increase in interest in nursing are the flexibility and pay of nursing jobs. According to Dunn, there is often flexibility in hours, work settings and location, and the average salary for an RN is approximately $45,000. A nurse with a graduate-level education can expect to receive a higher salary. With an abundance of applicants to the nursing program and the nursing job market showing great promise, Dunn notes that there are plans in place to grow the nursing department. A proposal for expansion will be given to Hope in 2009, and from there it will need to be approved by the Michigan State Board of Nursing and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. For those students who do not gain admittance to the nursing department in February, there is another chance for application in October. However, for those students who are fortunate enough to gain acceptance to Hope's competitive nursing program, the effort is worth it. "Most practicing nurses will tell you that they are part of the best profession in the world," Dunn said. "I have loved every role I have had as a nurse, which have included jobs in critical care nursing, rehabilitation, research and teaching. In what other career are you assured that you will always have a job, and a job that you love?" Christmas 2007
Student Receives Nursing Scholarship A committee composed of faculty and students appointed by the Foundation of the National Student Nurses' Association selected Kevin O'Brien (Hope '09) to be a recipient of the Promise of Nursing Michigan Scholarship. Kevin is one of two students in the state of Michigan to receive this scholarship. Funding for the Promise of Nursing Regional Scholarship Program is contributed by several hospitals and health-care agencies, by Johnson & Johnson, and by national companies with an interest in supporting nursing education. The Foundation of the NSNA is honoring the 2007 Promise of Nursing scholarship recipients during NSNA's 55th Annual Convention Award Ceremony on Thursday, April 12, 2007, at 7:30 p.m. in Anaheim, California. Congratulations Kevin!
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