It’s summer internship time for 29 NIU School of Nursing students. While all nursing students at NIU get over 500 hours of clinical experience, those that participate in the summer internship program get more extensive and hands-on experience while assigned to a
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Recently two NIU Doctor of Physical Therapy students, along with DPT assistant clinical professor Brynn Nahlik, volunteered to screen national and international Special Olympics athletes prior to their soccer competitions. Second-year DPT students Kory Tieman and Arthur Cano developed a fitness screening
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Graduates who participated in the May 12, 2018 Northern Illinois University School of Nursing Pinning Ceremony at the Egyptian Theatre in DeKalb can view and purchase event photos and portraits from David Joseph Portraits.
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NIU Professor and Audiology Program Coordinator King Chung will present her research at the World Congress of Audiology, Cape Town, South Africa this October. She will present “Cognitive Functions of Older Adults and their Ability to Complete Different Automatic Hearing Screening Applications.” Here
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Debra Gurney (’93 MS, Nursing; ’02 EdD) has been appointed the Director of Nursing in the Biology and Health Sciences Division at College of DuPage. According to a statement from CoD: “With extensive experience overseeing nursing programs in higher education, Debra Gurney
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The NIU School of Nursing hosted the annual conference of the Chicagoland Nursing Simulation Interest Group (CNSIG) recently. Topics for the conference included Standards of Best Practice as determined by the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL), simulation debriefing techniques and
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Chelsea Wachholder (’12), BSN, RN, a critical care unit nurse at SwedishAmerican Hospital, Rockford, received a DAISY Award for extraordinary nursing. The DAISY Award was created in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, to honor the excellent nursing care he received in his
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Physical therapist Brandon Clement (B.S. ’09, D.P.T, ’13), had his 10-year anniversary working for Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists. He was featured recently in The MidWeek.
Read moreThe city of DeKalb has recently added parking restrictions to the streets around the School of Nursing building at 1240 Normal Rd. These changes affect students and visitors. Please visit NIU’s city parking ordinances for maps and details.
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Public Health and Health Education Associate Professor Lynn Herrmann has been named to a concept advisory panel with the International WELL Building Institute. The is a public benefit corporation whose mission is to improve human health and well-being through the built environment. IWBI
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D. Scott Sibley, NIU human development and family sciences assistant professor, has co-authored “Contextual Therapy for Family Health: Clinical Applications.” According to publisher Routledge: “This book provides readers with a compelling case for the inclusion of contextual therapy in comprehensive healthcare settings
Read moreMarcia Berke, a health studies instructor, has received the Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (IAHPERD) Service Award for 2017. She was honored for giving “distinguished, varied, and continued service to IAHPERD through district and state contributions,” and making
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