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Nursing simulation lab gets upgrades

July 19, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu Nursing

The nursing simulation laboratory received several upgrades this summer. The lab replaced an obsolete medicine dispensary machine with a current, state-of-the-art version, called the Pyxis MedStation. This device will not only help nursing students better understand medication safety and efficiency, but it

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PT professor becomes board certified orthopedic clinical specialist

July 17, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, faculty

Dawn Brown, PT, DPT, OCS, a NIU Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Clinical Education in the DPT Program, has recently become an American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. Orthopedic clinical specialists are experts in evaluating, treating and

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Students get in-depth look at philosophy of food

July 10, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu Dietetics and Wellness, Nutrition, Public Health

CHHS Nutrition, Dietetics and Wellness major Autumn Martin participated in NIU professor Mylan Engle’s newly created service-learning class, The Philosophy of Food. The course looks at ethical issues pertaining to food such as global hunger, ethical production and sustainability.  

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Nursing professor discusses research at AHNA Annual Conference

July 5, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu faculty, Nursing, research

NIU School of Nursing Assistant Professor Maryann Abendroth, recently presented her research on caregiver stress at the American Holistic Nurses Association (AHNA) national conference in Palm Springs, California. Abendroth’s research focuses on the strain caregivers experience when they care for persons with Parkinson’s

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Students provide hearing screenings to Special Olympians

June 27, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Audiology

Several NIU Audiology students recently volunteered to provide hearing screenings to Special Olympics athletes. Joining forces with students from Illinois State University and Rush University to conduct the screenings in Bloomington, Illinois. These screening attempt to bring to light any audiological or ear

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Heart of Hearing program cruises to Dominican Republic

June 27, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu Allied Health and Communicative Disorders, Audiology

Several NIU audiology students, along with audiology professor King Chung, visited the Dominican Republic on a humanitarian trip through the Heart of Hearing Program. On their visit in January, they identified patients who might need surgery, cerumen services (ear wax removal), and/or

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Nursing professor to study patient transfer devices

June 23, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu faculty, Nursing

Jie Chen, assistant professor of nursing,  recently received a grant through the Joan E. Wood Award for Nursing Faculty Research. The research project will involve comparing three patient transfer devices and the amount of physical stress that caregivers experience as a result

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School of Nursing Alumni Spotlight: Bette Chilton (’82, ’89)

June 23, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu Alumni, Nursing

Hometown:  Forest Park, IL (Proviso East High School) Being accepted to NIU’s nursing program in 1978 was a great opportunity coming from a blue collar upbringing with parents who never attended college. Leaving an urban setting to come out to DeKalb was

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Education + Service = IMPACT

June 23, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu Nursing

Lily Chen’s Population-Focused Nursing class took the classroom on the road and brought health education to a food pantry in Aurora. The class project required students to prepare visual aids to help educate pantry patrons on making healthy food choices. One of

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Donor funds learning aid

June 23, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu Nursing

Thanks to the generous donation of Janiece Bollie, our students have a new educational aid. The donation helped fund the creation of an “edema leg” by a specialist in make-up effects. The leg was created to not only look real, but provide

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Nursing students provide services at Chiapas, Mexico clinic

June 23, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu Nursing

NIU instructor JoEllen Ryan has a heart for service. While many are enjoying Spring Break each March, she is often leading a group of students on a medical mission to another country. As founder, president and chair of the board of directors

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Nursing student featured in Latino Leaders magazine

June 19, 2017 lbotterman1@niu.edu Nursing

Senior nursing student Luis Flores is featured in the health issue of Latino Leaders magazine for his accomplishments in bringing cultural awareness to campus and excelling academically. Check it out (second page of the PDF):

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