As the Washburn Transformation Experience advisor to the School of Nursing, Louisa Schurig stays very busy.
She's only been working at Washburn for a year and a half, but already she's seeing the benefits the TE experience has on students.
"I believe in the program. I do think it benefits all students and sets them apart," Schurig said. "It can be highlighted on a resume and talking about in an interview. It's a compelling benefit."
This semester, 21 students completed the transformational experience and presented their projects on the day of transformation.
"It's a great forum for presenting what the students have done," Schurig said. "It was pretty amazing what the students have done."
There are mixed opinions about the requirement on Washburn campus as a whole and Schurig said many students come out on the other side assuredly transformed even if they didn't think it would change them when they started.
"I think they go thought with an attitude that they'll just get through it," Schurig said. "But some people come through really changed."
She said there were a couple students this semester who got involved with raising money for cancer research through Relay for Life.
"[They say] they'll be involved for the rest of their lives," Schurig said.
Perusing the projects students presented in April, Schurig said she liked them all.
"They were all pretty unique, whether they studied abroad or did community service or, they were all pretty colorful."
Friday, May 8, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
Picnic to mark end of school year for nursing students
A covered dish is the price of admittance to the annual end of year nursing school picnic.
It will be held May 7, 2009 at 6:00 at shelter house one at Lake Shawnee.
"It’s just a nice central location and the shelter houses are nice, it makes it handy because they’re covered," said Sue Modig, the nursing school receptionist. "It’s just kind of an end of the year get together for everybody."
The Student Nurses of Washburn organization will provide the hot dogs and hamburgers. The second semester nursing students have been put in charge of the grilling this year.
"The students and faculty always look to it. It’s just a nice chance to end the year and get together and review the how the year went," Modig said.
The event is open to anyone who wants to come.
"All nursing and pre-nursing students are invited to bring their families and a covered dish," said Breanna Chamroff, the president of the SNOW organization.
It will be held May 7, 2009 at 6:00 at shelter house one at Lake Shawnee.
"It’s just a nice central location and the shelter houses are nice, it makes it handy because they’re covered," said Sue Modig, the nursing school receptionist. "It’s just kind of an end of the year get together for everybody."
The Student Nurses of Washburn organization will provide the hot dogs and hamburgers. The second semester nursing students have been put in charge of the grilling this year.
"The students and faculty always look to it. It’s just a nice chance to end the year and get together and review the how the year went," Modig said.
The event is open to anyone who wants to come.
"All nursing and pre-nursing students are invited to bring their families and a covered dish," said Breanna Chamroff, the president of the SNOW organization.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Nursing seniors to graduate
Students excited to move on and practice the art of nursing will graduate on May 16.
There are two separate ceremonies recognizing graduating seniors. At 3:30 p.m. commencement will take place in Lee Arena in the Petro Allied Health Center. The ceremony is combined with the School of Business, and both undergraduate and master's candidates will be recognized.
At 5:30 the School of Nursing will have a special pinning ceremony recognizing only graduating nursing students at White Concert Hall.
"It's a rite of passage to get your nursing pin. It's a visual verification you have completed your nursing requirements," said Mary Allen, director of student academic support services for The School of Nursing.
Years back, students chose to wear white caps and gowns during commencement. Every year since then students have had a choice between white and black.
"Students wanted to have white robes, they vote on either black or white and most choose white," Allen said.
Both events are open to the public. For more information call 670-1310 or jennifer.bixel@washburn.edu
Friday, April 17, 2009
SNOW organization helps future nurses give back
On Monday, some philanthropic future nurses were offering anyone walking through Petro Allied Health Center a root beer float.
"Essentially what we said was we were fundraising donations and giving out the root beer floats," said Breanna Chamoff, the president of the organization and a senior in the School of Nursing.
SNOW's mission is to help nursing students get involved in the community and to provide information about nursing.
"We try to get our student body involved in the nursing community by bringing in outside speakers, we have had students come talk about the WTE [Washburn transformational experience] so the students know what that entails and how they can get involved in the WTE and nursing," Chamoff said. "We’ve had students come and talk about the study abroad experiences they have."
The organization meets once a month, and considers everyone enrolled in the School of Nursing to be a member, however, in order to vote in organizational elections, they must be registered in advance.
Chamoff encourages pre-nursing students to attend the meetings and to start getting involved.
"I think it’s important for students to be involved in any organization they’re apart of so they have a voice, SNOW s a good organization because it gives students a network for outreach into the community, Chamoff said. "We try to give them connections to local hospitals and people they might need to know in their careers and prove to be beneficial to them, and more then that it’s important to give back to their community."
The next organizational meeting will actually be a potluck picnic held at Lake Shawnee on Thursday, May 7.
"It’s open to all nursing students and pre-nursing student in lieu of the monthly SNOW meeting," Chamoff said.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Nursing Student to Present Poster Projects
Nursing students enrolled in the Leadership in Nursing class will present their semester long projects on Wednesday, May 6 at the Bradbury-Thompson Center.
"The projects showcase what they have made better or easier in the field of medicine," said Sue Modig, the School of Nursing receptionist.
The class, taught by Sue Unruh, is made up of about 70 students and 12 groups will present. Each group chose one way to benefit the healthcare community, and the choices vary each semester.
"One group did a waiting room in the hospital, they painted, fixed it up and made it more kid-friendly," Modig said.
Loretta Winkel, a senior in the School of Nursing took the class last semester. Her group made up an acronym to help kids stay germ-free in school. The acronym was "SNACK," which stood for "Sneeze in a tissue, Not on a friend, Always wash your hands, Cough in your elbow, Keep your drinks to yourself."
Her and her group presented their project at a school inservice so teachers could then use it in their classrooms.
"It was neat to see the teaching tool we designed implemented in the school system," Winkel said. "They were all different colors and were easy for children to read."
The presentations last about 20 minutes each, with all the group members taking turns speaking.
The presentations will start at 12:30.
"The projects showcase what they have made better or easier in the field of medicine," said Sue Modig, the School of Nursing receptionist.
The class, taught by Sue Unruh, is made up of about 70 students and 12 groups will present. Each group chose one way to benefit the healthcare community, and the choices vary each semester.
"One group did a waiting room in the hospital, they painted, fixed it up and made it more kid-friendly," Modig said.
Loretta Winkel, a senior in the School of Nursing took the class last semester. Her group made up an acronym to help kids stay germ-free in school. The acronym was "SNACK," which stood for "Sneeze in a tissue, Not on a friend, Always wash your hands, Cough in your elbow, Keep your drinks to yourself."
Her and her group presented their project at a school inservice so teachers could then use it in their classrooms.
"It was neat to see the teaching tool we designed implemented in the school system," Winkel said. "They were all different colors and were easy for children to read."
The presentations last about 20 minutes each, with all the group members taking turns speaking.
The presentations will start at 12:30.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Nursing students share study abroad experiences
Two Washburn School of Nursing students shared their "North Ireland Adventure" with fellow students on Wednesday.
Kim Beem and Ashley Toft, both seniors, spent four weeks at Queens University in Belfast, during which they completed their psychiatric clinical rotation requirement. They worked in a psychiatric hospital for two weeks and then rotated to various community settings and toured mental health facilities.
They created a PowerPoint presentation to showcase their study abroad experience to fellow students. They began by asking some trivia question about Northern Ireland, which is a separate country from Ireland. They described their stay in Belfast, which included riding a giant ferris wheel, and freezing at night because the radiators in their dorms were turned off and visiting a castle. They took in a Gaelic football game, which they described as "a cross between football, soccer, rugby, volleyball and boxing."
They continued in their presentation by comparing and contrasting American mental health treatment with Northern Irish mental health treatment plans. Through their work at the Mater Psychiatric hospital, they observed multiple wards, but mainly stayed in the 65 years and older wing. One thing they found particularly interesting was that the hospital did not have many private rooms. Patient were mostly kept in a long room divided by curtains. The Northern Irish nurses explained they felt that they could keep better tabs on their patients without walls separating them. In addition, the Northern Irish do not believe in using restraint in patient care, and do not use bed alarms.
After completing their presentation with last thoughts and comments, the two American students gave the floor to two Irish students Emma Sweenie and Leoni Dunne , visiting Washburn from Queens University. They also had a powerpoint presentation, which mainly focused on the structure of the Northern Ireland health care system. The Northern Irish are currently shifting mental health care from inpatient to community based treatment.
Sweenie said what she is most looks forward to in her two weeks in the US is "the combination of meeting new people and seeing the difference in health care systems."
Kim Beem and Ashley Toft, both seniors, spent four weeks at Queens University in Belfast, during which they completed their psychiatric clinical rotation requirement. They worked in a psychiatric hospital for two weeks and then rotated to various community settings and toured mental health facilities.
They created a PowerPoint presentation to showcase their study abroad experience to fellow students. They began by asking some trivia question about Northern Ireland, which is a separate country from Ireland. They described their stay in Belfast, which included riding a giant ferris wheel, and freezing at night because the radiators in their dorms were turned off and visiting a castle. They took in a Gaelic football game, which they described as "a cross between football, soccer, rugby, volleyball and boxing."
They continued in their presentation by comparing and contrasting American mental health treatment with Northern Irish mental health treatment plans. Through their work at the Mater Psychiatric hospital, they observed multiple wards, but mainly stayed in the 65 years and older wing. One thing they found particularly interesting was that the hospital did not have many private rooms. Patient were mostly kept in a long room divided by curtains. The Northern Irish nurses explained they felt that they could keep better tabs on their patients without walls separating them. In addition, the Northern Irish do not believe in using restraint in patient care, and do not use bed alarms.
After completing their presentation with last thoughts and comments, the two American students gave the floor to two Irish students Emma Sweenie and Leoni Dunne , visiting Washburn from Queens University. They also had a powerpoint presentation, which mainly focused on the structure of the Northern Ireland health care system. The Northern Irish are currently shifting mental health care from inpatient to community based treatment.
Sweenie said what she is most looks forward to in her two weeks in the US is "the combination of meeting new people and seeing the difference in health care systems."
Friday, March 6, 2009
Pregnant women needed
Washburn School of Nursing is in need of pregnant women.
The school's maternal/infant course does a "Core Family" project, in which they work with a pregnant woman though prenatal, delivery and postnatal care. The student is matched with a family who will be having a baby during the course of the semester. The family will share their experiences with the student and observes the delivery of the baby.
"The student visits the family before delivery, provides added support
during labor and delivery and then visits at home a few weeks later," said Nora Clark, assistant professor of nursing.
The school is looking for women to participate in the program, who are due between the last week of March and the first week of May.
Interested mothers-to-be can contact Clark at 670-1211 or at nora.clark@washburn.edu.
The school's maternal/infant course does a "Core Family" project, in which they work with a pregnant woman though prenatal, delivery and postnatal care. The student is matched with a family who will be having a baby during the course of the semester. The family will share their experiences with the student and observes the delivery of the baby.
"The student visits the family before delivery, provides added support
during labor and delivery and then visits at home a few weeks later," said Nora Clark, assistant professor of nursing.
The school is looking for women to participate in the program, who are due between the last week of March and the first week of May.
Interested mothers-to-be can contact Clark at 670-1211 or at nora.clark@washburn.edu.
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