Message of the Week
| TO: | All Nursing Students |
| FROM: | School of Nursing Office of Student Services |
| DATE: | 05/05/04 |
| SUBJECT: | Message of the Week/ #106 |
CONGRATULATIONS:
To Michalene King, doctoral student, on the recent publication of her article: King, M. A. (2004). Review of research about parish nursing practice. Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 3, 1. Available at: www.uff.br/nepae/objn301king.htm.
SCHOOL OF NURSING PINS
School of Nursing pins have arrived in the HSC bookstore. Seniors who ordered pins should pick them up at the bookstore as soon as possible.
GRADUATION PICTURES FOR ALL GRADUATES:
The School of Nursing will give you one 5X7 of your picture taken with Dean Martin at the May 15 graduation convocation. WVU Department of Photo Illustrations will also e-mail you following graduation with an on line address you can use to see your picture with price list and you can order more pictures if you wish.
HELP NEEDED FOR NURSING GRADUATION CONVOCATION 5/15/04:
Going to be in Morgantown Saturday, May 15? Help us by ushering at the Creative Arts Center from 2:45 pm to 4:30 pm. Earn community service hours and support your graduating fellow students. Contact SueAnn Holipski at 293-1541 or sholipski@hsc.wvu.edu
NURSING RESEARCH POSTER DISPLAY
As part of the Nurses Week 2004 Celebration, take the opportunity to see the outstanding Nursing Research and Research Utilization projects completed by the Nursing Staff at WVUH. Poster displays are available for viewing on the following days and times at WVUH:
Monday, May 3 9:30 am – 3 pm Conference Room 6
Tuesday, May 4 10 am – 7 pm Ruby Cafeteria
7 pm – 12 m Conference Rooms 7 & 8
Wednesday, May 5 12 m – 2 pm Conference Rooms 7 & 8
4:30 pm – 5 pm Conference Room 6
Thursday, May 6 9 am – 12 m Conference Room 6
Friday, May 7 12 m – 2 pm Conference Room 6
NIGHT OF NURSING PROGRAM 5/11/04:
Judith H. Kandzari Scholarship dinner and program on “end of life care – pediatrics” at the Ramada Inn; students $15.00, WVNA members $35.00, non-members $45.00, non-CE guest $15.00. Reservations must be received by May 5. For more information contact Gail VanVoorhis gvanvoorhis@hsc.wvu.edu or 293-0298.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES:
Volunteers are needed at Camp Nokoma (diabetes camp) July 11-17th in the Charleston area. This is a great opportunity to earn volunteer hours while gaining experience with diabetes, and having lots of fun with some cool kids. The camp is especially interested in male students because there is a large male camper population. For more information, contact Joanne Watson at Jewatson@hsc.wvu.edu, 293-1772.
Earn community service hours by donating blood at the Health Science Center, John Jones Conference Center, on Wednesday, May 19, from 8:30 am – 2:30 pm. Please call 598-4095 for an appointment.
Volunteers also needed for Special Olympics - Preparations are under way for the 2004 West Virginia Special Olympics Summer Games June 4-6 at WVU, and organizers are once again looking to the community for help in making sure success of the games continues. “We are now seeking about 1,500 volunteers from the local area to help run the Summer Games,” said Bobbie Bodkin, volunteer coordinator. To help, volunteers must complete an application form available at http://www.wvu.edu/specialolympics/ The volunteer forms are available in two formats: an online version or a PDF/downloadable version. Volunteers are encouraged to use the online version. For people without Internet access, application forms can be obtained by calling Bodkin at 293-5489 or the Special Olympics toll-free hotline at 1-888-988-2269. WVU employees who have already agreed to work during one of the ceremonies/events should make that clear in the comments section of the application. Deadline to complete the form is May 24.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
Med Express has full time positions available for RN’s. The positions are 40 hours per week, and the agency is open from 9 am to 9 pm, 7 days a week. For further information, contact bsteffke@hotmail.com, 296-4899.
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