Louisiana Tech undergraduate students, both in Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) and in the Division of Nursing, hosted the inaugural Bulldog Clinic at The Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) recently.
University of Mary Nursing Program No. 1 in the Nation for Second Time in Three Years
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BISMARCK, ND Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Mary is once again at the very top of all nursing schools across the U.S. Nursing’s national benchmarking service, Mountain Measurements, ranking University of Mary’s program No. 1 in America. The yearly report is based on the April 2020 through March 2021 Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates who took the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) exam. The entire University of Mary graduating class who took the licensure exam for the first time passed.
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On an early March weekend in 2020, Montgomery County’s first COVID-19 patient walked through the doors of Einstein Medical Center Montgomery complaining of upper respiratory symptoms. His nurse contacted AnnMarie Papa with this question: “My patient is COVID positive. What do I do?”
More than a year later, healthcare executives are still struggling. Although vaccines provide a ray of hope, Papa and her colleagues worry that people will relax mask wearing and other safety precautions, leading to a second wave. “Or are we on the third wave or fifth? I can’t keep track,” says Papa, EMCM’s vice president and its chief nursing officer.
More than 250 graduates will be honored May 15 during the University of Saint Mary’s commencement ceremonies, according to a news release from university.