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Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, March 2013, Chicago, IL- Student Poster Presentations
Sarah Strand ’13: My poster was entitled “Exploration of High School Students’ Perceptions Regarding Mental Health and Mental Health Nursing.” I surveyed 20 high school-aged participants at the Gustavus Summer Institute of Nursing, with each question addressing either participants’ perceptions of psychiatric patients or their perceptions of working in a mental healthcare setting. Upon analysis […]
Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, March 2013, Chicago, IL- Student Poster Presentations
Alyssa Gaulrapp & Alexa Potts: High School Students’ Perception of Nursing The inaugural Summer Institute of Nursing was developed and implemented in the summer of 2012 at Gustavus Adolphus College. Twenty female students between the ages sixteen and seventeen participated in the Summer Institute of Nursing, which was designed to provide high school students the […]
Social-Emotional Development Webinar
Lynnea Myers presented a webinar on March 13 to over 350 participants through the Working Family Resource Center in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Education. The webinar was titled “Social-Emotional Development in the Earliest Years.” The recorded webinar is available here.
CDC Internship in Atlanta- Tour of Jimmy Carter Library & Museum
As part of the Public Health Internship in Atlanta, Assistant Professor of Nursing Lynnea Myers and senior student Alyssa Gaulrapp participated in a docent-led private tour of the Jimmy Carter Library & Museum. Additionally, the faculty member and student met with the Education Director for the Carter Center to learn more about health and […]
Nursing Students in Barrow
Two students (Alexa Potts and Cristian Raether) traveled to Fairbanks and Barrow, Alaska for 6 weeks for a maternal health and community health rotation. Students were able to participate in experiences in hospital and community settings, as well as fly to remote villages in Alaska to assist in community health nursing care.
GAC’s Ribbel to Volunteer with Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts
Gustavus Senior Nursing Major, Jeannie Ribbel, will be volunteering with the American Red Cross Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts on December 26th– January 10th. She will be traveling with her sister, Kay Ribbel, a nurse at Immanuel St. Joseph’s-Mayo Health System. Together, they will be volunteering at the Greater New York Chapter in New York City. […]