There is a new resident in the Dr. Gladys M. Word Nursing Simulation Laboratory. He is SimKid, a medium fidelity mannequin made by Laerdal Corporation to represent a six year old.… Continue Reading
Teamwork for life
In between delivering babies and taking graduate nursing classes at the College, Kelly Mitchell ’09 serves as an assistant coach for the field hockey and lacrosse teams she once played on.… Continue Reading
Field hockey star sails toward her goals
If you ever lose something and then get a sinking feeling, take heart that it’s nothing like Alex Okuniewicz’s experience.… Continue Reading
TCNJ’s only three-sport National Champion student-athlete is now the IWLCA Assistant Coach of the Year
Gina Carey-Smith ’93 jokes that one of her goals during TCNJ women’s lacrosse season is to get fellow coach Robin Selbst ’96 to laugh more often. Selbst takes it in stride, knowing many people focus on her serious side.… Continue Reading
Nursing alumnus wants to be a role model for other males pursuing nursing degrees
For Andrew Fruhschien ’08, the urge to heal and teach came early. The decision to combine the two—as a nurse practitioner—was more circuitous.… Continue Reading
A nursing conundrum
Nurses are assuming an ever-larger role in health care, but an impending faculty shortage threatens the sector’s ability to educate the growing number of nurses needed to meet the demands. Here is a look at the role TCNJ faculty, alumni, and students are playing in solving the problem.… Continue Reading
Study of hospital near misses reveals the important role nurses play
In healthcare settings, a near-miss event is a situation that has the potential to cause injury to a patient but is averted due to timely intervention on the part of staff. Though long overlooked as merely being close calls, near misses are receiving closer examination these days as hospital administrators seek ways to prevent and correct problems before they occur.… Continue Reading
Nursing student provides medical relief in Uganda
Jen Garrison ’10, a nursing major at The College of New Jersey, spent two weeks of winter break in Uganda, doing medical volunteer work through the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC).… Continue Reading
TCNJ’s own “mythbuster” is reshaping views of childhood fitness
Professor Avery Faigenbaum, one of the nation’s leading pediatric exercise scientists, says that children as young as 7 can reap the benefits of a properly prescribed and supervised strength-training program.… Continue Reading
Video Profile: Alexis Mandato ’13
Alexis Mandato ’13, a nursing major from Jackson, New Jersey, competed in the USA Gymnastics Junior Olympic program and broke a state floor record.… Continue Reading