Nursing Department Happenings…

February 2007:

Clinical Weekends

February 3 & 4 February 17 & 18

Deadline to Apply for May Graduation

February 15

Fall Start Clinical Packets Due

March 1

100 College Drive

Allentown, PA 18104

Phone: 610-606-4606

Fax: 610-606-4615

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MondayMondayMondayMonday————WednesdayWednesdayWednesdayWednesday————FridayFridayFridayFriday 8:308:308:308:30————4:304:304:304:30

TuesdayTuesdayTuesdayTuesday————ThursdayThursdayThursdayThursday

8:308:308:308:30————9:009:009:009:00

Summer Course Registration This is the course registration list for the Summer session(s). If you have any questions, please contact your advisor.

Part-time Winter Junior Students: Nur 313 Nur 314 Nur 322 (Summer II) Part-time Winter Senior Students: Nur 331 Nur 333 Part-time Summer Senior Students:

Nur 320 (Summer I) Nur 330 (Summer II)

Student Survival Tips…

♦ Schedule time to study well in advance so

that you will not get overwhelmed

♦ Make & keep copies of your research

♦ Memorize APA format

Community Service Day January 2007

Receiving More Than We Give

Cedar Crest College Nursing Students participated in the Nursing Department’s Annual Volunteer Day on Wednesday, January 17,

2007. Good Shepherd Home in Bethlehem was among the many sites where the students offered service. Eleven students and one faculty member thoroughly enjoyed this experience which provided a valuable lesson outside of the classroom. Nursing students were assigned to different residents’ rooms to

assist with dusting, cleaning closets, folding clothes and general cleaning. The residents as well as the staff were very welcoming to the Cedar Crest Nursing representatives

Students marveled at how well the residents lived with their physical challenges. Students took more notice to the abilities of the people they met rather than their disabilities. What was even more astonishing was the joy that these residents shared with the students. By the end of the day, residents were hugging students and telling them they loved them and were appreciative of the help. Many students and the faculty member walked out of the Good Shepherd Home with a feeling of wonder because they realized that although they came to serve, they received much more than they could ever give.

Our next Community Service Day will be

held on May 23rd. This date will include

the Part time Winter students and all other

part time students who were not able to

participate in January. You will be

contacted by email if you are required to participate at that

time.

February Birthdays!!!

2/10 Jessica Dyszel 2/11 Amber Shumar 2/13 Wendy Willing Vasudha Rai 2/14 Jessica Pietri 2/19 Leslie Dutcher 2/21 Roxanna Acevedo 2/24 Jessica Felegy 2/25 Megan Goss 2/27 Nichole Andersen Please note: If you do not want your birthday published, please email me at Kmkueble@cedarcrest.edu

Change of Address?

Change of Phone Number?

Please contact the Registrar’s Office to make the appropriate changes.

Dr. Nancy Johnston recently received the Workplace Recog-nition Award at a ceremony at the Greater Lehigh Valley Red Cross. Thanks, Nancy, for all you do

to support the American Red Cross!

Clipboards for sale!

Medical Clipboards are now for sale in the Nursing Office. Includes a cal-culator! Cost $20. Stop by and check them out! Proceeds benefit Cedar Crest College SNA

Lehigh Valley Hospital is pleased to announce two new members

to the TNICU Team! Two of our May 06 Cedar Crest College

graduates have just finished the Critical Care Internship at LVH

and now have a position in The Trauma Neuro ICU

Scott Hamilton & Heather Deutsch

will join TNICU 12 hour nights

WELCOME to TNICU

Scott and Heather!

Work Study Holiday Lunch A thank you to our wonderful workers!

Congratulations to our January Nursing Graduates!

Nadia Afif Lisa Armstrong Shamicka Asom,RN April Blandford Tiffany Boyd,RN Mary Casey Padraic Colley Amy Collins Aurea Cordero Nancy Cox Sarah Cruz Jennifer Dumas Jennifer Eisenhower,RN Amanda Gigliotti Millie Gonzalez Helena Heinick

Rachel Hodge Lisa Holzworth Mindy Honey Ranae Houtz Anne Johns Judy Keller Nadezhda Khleborod Kathleen Kymer Christine Lessinger Nicole Lichtenwalner Laura Long Jaclyn Macri Tiana Mahr Joy Malouin Chris Marakovits Kerry McGrath Rita Mensah

Leslie Moore Khyati Patel Amy Pickering Jamestta Quiteh Austin Reed Dawn Reino Jazmin Rivera Farrah Roy Malathi Santhanam Danielle Schaffer Cristy Spencer Kate Stackhouse Julie Steigerwalt Kimberly Stettler Gilda Tiongson Paula Uhler Daniel Zica

January 2007 Pinning Ceremony

The Pinning Ceremony for the January Graduates was held January 26, 2007 following Commence-ment. Approximately 500 family members and friends joined our latest graduates for the traditional pinning ceremony. Festivities were held in Alumnae Auditorium with full Faculty participation. They closed the ceremony with the reading of the Florence Nightingale Pledge complete with little lanterns. The evening concluded with light refreshments in TCC. Congratulations to all of our graduates—we wish them well in all of their future endeavors.

Upcoming Orientations

Nursing students starting in May 2007

will have orientations on March 18

from 6:00 to 7:00pm in OBC1or

March 21 from 6:00 to 7:00pm in

OBC1.

Please contact the Nursing Office as

soon as possible with your choice of

date.

Office phone: 610-606-4606

or email to

Kmkueble@cedarcrest.edu

Good News for the Nursing Profession... The annual USA TODAY / GALLUP POLL measuring honesty and ethics among 23 oc-cupations puts nurses at the top of the list for the sixth straight year. Eighty four per-cent of Americans say standards for nurses are "high" or "very high." Other healthcare professionals, such as pharmacists, veterinarians, medical doctors, and dentists are high on the list as well. In the middle of the list we find college teach-ers, police officers, and bankers. And down near the bottom, members of congress, in-surance salespersons, HMO managers, and car sales persons. Here's the list according to USA TODAY and GALLUP: Nurses - 84% Druggists, Pharmacists - 73% Veterinarians - 71% Medical Doctors - 69% Dentists - 62% Engineers - 61% Clergy - 58% College Teachers - 58% Police Officers - 54% Psychiatrists - 38% Bankers - 37% Chiropractors - 36% Journalists - 26% State Governors - 22% Business Executives - 18% Lawyers - 18% Stockbrokers - 17% Senators - 15% Members of Congress - 14% Insurance Sales Persons - 13% HMO Managers - 12% Advertising Practitioners - 11% Car Salespersons - 7%

“I Can’t Quit Smoking Now!”

As we all know, college is very stressful. The pressures of the Nursing curriculum and per-sonal responsibility for people’s very LIVES are in-tense. What a time to try to break a conditioned stress response! But admit it….you feel so ashamed as you pop another breath mint, spray a little scent. Unfor-tunately, your sense of smell is muted when you smoke. The rest of us- your patient included- smell the minty/flowery/ashtray as soon as you get off the elevator. Hospitals recognize this. Lehigh Valley Hospital is going smoke-free in 2007 to try to pro-vide the most healthful environment for patient re-covery. What this means is no employee, patient, or visitor smoking within 100 feet of any facility. (No, not even in your car.) As the new year approaches I offer you a compromise: cut down on your smoking. Be the nursing presence you aspire to be for your patient and refrain from those pre-clinical cigarettes. Com-mit to holding off until after you leave the clinical setting- no smoking before your morning shower, in the car on the way to the hospital, no quick puffs grabbed in the parking lot. Chew gum, pop mints, sip tea, crunch a baggie of Cheerios, suck your thumb…find a healthier oral substitute. Do it for your patient, and you will easily find your-self going 16 hours between smokes. Work toward controlling your smoking, rather than it controlling you. Then, when you do graduate, quitting will be that much easier. Submitted by Beth Nesland RN, MSN, CRNP

Congratulation to :Congratulation to :Congratulation to :Congratulation to :

Class of 2010 Vice PresidentClass of 2010 Vice PresidentClass of 2010 Vice PresidentClass of 2010 Vice President Leandra LoganLeandra LoganLeandra LoganLeandra Logan

Class of 2010 Treasurer Class of 2010 Treasurer Class of 2010 Treasurer Class of 2010 Treasurer Jasmine AbstonJasmine AbstonJasmine AbstonJasmine Abston

Leandra & Jasmine are Nursing Intent stu-Leandra & Jasmine are Nursing Intent stu-Leandra & Jasmine are Nursing Intent stu-Leandra & Jasmine are Nursing Intent stu-dents and we look forward to seeing them dents and we look forward to seeing them dents and we look forward to seeing them dents and we look forward to seeing them in the Nursing Departmentin the Nursing Departmentin the Nursing Departmentin the Nursing Department!

Looking for a Summer Job?

The Barton Center for Diabetes Education, Inc. strives to improve the lives

of children with insulin dependent diabetes through education, recreation and sup-

port programs which inspire and empower.

Our ACA Accredited summer camp is open to all girls ages 6-16 living with

Type 1 diabetes. Campers experience all the exciting traditional summer activities

kids expect, and they learn diabetes management skills for healthy living beyond

camp

Now hiring RN’s & LPN’s

Why Work at Camp?

Make a real difference in the lives of girls!

Fantastic resume builder – set yourself ahead of the

pack!

Unique, exciting, team oriented, life-affirming experi- ences you will not

find in any clinical setting!

Work with a prestigious health care organization in a state-of-the-art health

and education center.

See Bulletin Boards in the Miller Building for more information

Dating Violence Awareness Event February 12, 2007 7:00pm Alumnae Hall Auditorium Cedar Crest College

See the Bulletin Boards in Miller and around campus for more information

Free Public Event

Scholarships Scholarship information is available in the Nursing Office for the Barbara Stratton Memorial Scholarship Award through the Penn-sylvania State Nurses Association (deadline February 28th)and also for Partners in Nursing (PIN) (deadline March 16th). Please stop by the Nursing Office to pick up a form.