SCHOOL OF NURSING Nursing students help community and Harding T he School of Nursing was busy in the fall sponsoring workshops and seminars such as Nursing 2010, Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse, Research and Nursing, and Organizational Functioning. Nursing students were also involved with mission work. Three students took part in a mission that was held in J amaica. Planned missions to Nigeria and Panama were canceled due to political instability in those countries. Community service activities were carried out with the help of the American Red Cross and the Kiwanis Club. Free health advice and care was available to the campus and community. One such project was the rape prevention project. Now in its second year, the rape prevention project was funded by the United Way of White County. Previously it had been funded by the Arkansas Department of Health. Brochures on rape prevention were available 174 Keeping the grade along with presentations to increase the public's awareness of rape in White County. Nursing students and faculty also participated in the campus Wellness Week Program. This provided students with a chance to check their weight, blood pressure, and cholesterol level. Each day of the week emphasized something different concerning health. Of the 24 graduates in 1987, all who sought positions are employed, with six remaining in Arkansas. At the Pinning Ceremony several students were honored. Kim Magness was honored with the Head, Heart, and Hands award; Dave Jones with the Daedaldus Award; Dedra Goff with the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award; Pam Winstead with the Junior Outstanding Achievement Award; and Kevin Johnson with the Outstanding Scholarly/Research paper. -Kelly Fanning 130/80? Renate Selvidge, junior, pumps Lisa Jackson, junior, to determine her blood pressure. Nursing students practiced on each other so they could learn the proper techniques of taking care of a patient. -Photo by Photo by Sharon Bowles. IT WILL ONLY HURT A LITTLE Cathy Knight, junior nursing major, prepares to prick Amanda Glidwell, senior, during a practice session. The nursing lab, located on the third floor of the Olan Hendrix building, provided students with a hands-on opportunity. - Photo by Sharon Bowles.
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