Tag: Nursing
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HSHS recruiter visits nursing class
Kayla Coopman, community sourcing strategist for Human Resources from HSHS Wisconsin, visited students in the NURSING 240 Introduction to Professional Nursing Concepts and NURSING 390 Leadership for Sustainable Healthcare classes on Tuesday, March 22. She provided information on student nursing opportunities at St. Vincent and St. Mary’s Hospitals in Green Bay as well as in…
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UW-Green Bay nursing student also a volunteer firefighter
As Riley Autore tells her story to her friends at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Marinette campus, a lot of eyebrows get raised. You took a ferry to school? Even in the winter? You had to travel two hours, one way, just to play a high school game? You’re a volunteer… what? Did you say,…
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Northeast Wisconsin health system strives to step ahead of nursing shortage | WLUK
(WLUK) — Despite a decline in new COVID-19 cases, the nursing shortage isn’t getting better.A new report from the Wisconsin Hospital Association shows vacancy rates for registered nurse positions more than doubled from 2020 to 2021. …To help fill the gaps, employers are turning to nursing programs to churn out more graduates. Christine Vandenhouten, professor…
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Lakeshore Tech. College offers way for nursing students to earn bachelor’s degree locally | WLUK
CLEVELAND (WLUK) — Nursing students along the lakeshore have more options to earn their bachelor’s degree. The “2+2+1 Nursing Pathway” allows Lakeshore Technical College students to learn at its Cleveland campus and the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campuses in Sheboygan and Manitowoc. Officials say this is a good options for those who want to learn…
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WFRV-TV segments with UW-Green Bay highlight need for 1.1 million new RNs
UW-Green Bay Nursing students Emma Mckinch and Elizabeth Horner, both juniors in the traditional four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, were interviewed for segments which aired during news anchor Connie Fellman’s Health Watch reports on March 2 and March 9, 2022. The first segment features Emma Mckinch in the Aurora BayCare Nursing Skills Lab on…
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Tuition credit initiative bolsters Wisconsin’s health care workforce during COVID-19 surge
MADISON, Wis. – (Feb. 28, 2022) A tuition credit will strengthen Wisconsin’s health care workforce by incentivizing nursing students at UW System schools to help staff hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and health care facilities in the state during the recent COVID-19 surge and its aftermath. The initiative is funded through a $500,000 COVID-19 Response Grant…
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UW-Green Bay mourns the unexpected passing of Prof. Sylvia “Mimi” Kubsch
Nursing peers and others who have had the pleasure of working with Mimi Kubsch through her 40-year tenure in the Nursing program were devastated to learn of her unexpected passing on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Mimi began as an adjunct instructor in 1980, progressed to assistant professor in 1991 and associate professor in 1994. She…
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Spread the word: New scholarships for pre-nursing and nursing majors thanks to community support
Thanks to support from community members and organizations, more scholarships are available to pre-nursing (freshmen) and nursing majors. New support from Aurora BayCare Medical Center, will award 10 students scholarships of $2,500 to $5,000. These scholarships will be renewable for recipients who continue in the traditional BSN program, increasing to $6,000 annually subsequent years. Aurora…
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From firefighter to nurse, this Marinette Campus student aims to serve
World, meet Riley Autore, a sophomore at UW-Green Bay, Marinette Campus. Challenges and obstacles are no match for this adventurer who is working to become a nurse. She’s had to work harder than many, just to get through high school. A resident of Drummond Island, Michigan, ferry rides to Detour High School, and later Sault…
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Reminder: UW-Green Bay Aurora Baycare Nursing Skills Learning Center Open House, Oct. 22
Please join Nursing faculty, staff and students to learn about UW-Green Bay’s new Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program and tour the Aurora BayCare Medical Center Nursing Skills Center, Friday, Oct. 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Nursing students and faculty will be on hand to demonstrate patient simulation manikins and clinical skills…