Sustainability in Healthcare
Our globalized world faces environmental challenges. It’s not just manufacturing and technology that need to continue going greener. The healthcare industry also contributes to climate change. From clinical research to patient care, the medical field consumes massive amounts of energy, materials and resources. Collaborating to find solutions means a better future for providers, patients and the planet. What do nurses need to know regarding sustainability approaches and making a difference in their corner of the world?
St. Elizabeth Garden
We are excited to announce the start of the St. Elizabeth Garden. This green space initiative will not only beautify our campus but allow our alumni and friends the opportunity to continue supporting our school while leaving behind a meaningful legacy. Whether you would like to support the St. Elizabeth Garden as an individual, a couple, a family, an alumni class, or in honor of someone else–every donation makes a difference.
The Lady With the Lamp
In 2020, the world celebrated Florence Nightingale’s contributions to nursing as part of the Year of the Nurse. Two years later, 2022 has been declared the Year of the Nurse Educator, and, once again, we honor Nightingale’s monumental contributions to the field.
Passing the Torch: Year of the Nurse Educator
The National League for Nursing (NLN) has declared 2022 the Year of the Nurse Educator, stating: “Frontline healthcare workers have been deservedly heralded as heroes during the nearly two-year battle against COVID-19 while, less visibly, nurse educators have made it possible for nurses to deliver everything from lifesaving emergency services to end-of-life care.”
The World Needs More Nurses
There are approximately 28 million nurses in the world, and it’s not nearly enough. With aging populations needing care just as a large chunk of the nursing workforce heads into retirement, the global healthcare system is moving toward a full-blown crisis if more nurses can’t be found in time.
The Next Generation NCLEX
Change is good and––in the world of health care––you can count on it.
Running on Empty
Nurses answer the call to serve others. They selflessly comfort the sick and provide healing. Along with a rewarding career in patient care comes the tough things: long shifts, little sleep, traumatic cases and patient deaths. Add life stress to a high-demand job, and the results can weigh heavily on the mind and soul.
125 years of Impact
In 2022, St. Elizabeth School of Nursing will hit a milestone to remember—marking 125 years of health care impact by educating nurses who for generations have lent their healing touch to others. A quasquicentennial celebration is made possible by students, alumni, a faithfully supportive community and the six Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration who arrived with a mission to heal the sick.
Covid-19: The Formidable Foe
COVID-19 fast and furiously arrived at America’s doorstep. It quickly secured a foothold in densely populated areas with cases multiplying at an uncontrollable pace. The country watched with bated breath as New York City was under siege, California sheltered in place and testing centers failed to keep up with demand. Institutions around the country took note of what may be heading their way. On the front lines, courageous nurses prepared themselves for what may come. They steadied for the worst while praying for calm and strength.
Artificial Patients. Authentic Experience.
Absorbing the second-floor visuals of St. Elizabeth School of Nursing’s Simulation Lab (SIM Lab), a typical assortment of equipment catches one’s eye: crash carts, blood pressure cuffs, oxygen tanks and tubing. Then there’s Maggie: a high-fidelity manikin that simulates the birthing process. Maggie may experience postpartum hemorrhage, demand comfort and reassurance as the life of her newborn hangs in the balance, or her delivery may conclude in the perfect picture of technological bliss. Just a small sampling of scenarios students encounter in the most life-like setting possible as they prepare to become nurses.