Dr. Karen Miller, College of Nursing
Wendover Spring 2009
Nursing students were required to complete 120 clinical hours in Wendover over a 4 week period. This required 4 trips to Wendover, UT and 4 overnight accommodations. The students rotated through several clinical sites including Anna Smith Elementary, Wendover High School, Toole Public Health Department and the Wendover Community Health Center. At each clinical site, students were paired with members of the community to facilitate learning. BYU students had daily contact with school nurses, teachers and administrators to assist in understanding their role and completing their assignments. At the elementary school, teachers helped BYU students to prepare and teach developmentally appropriate health classes such as dental hygiene and healthy eating. At the high school, BYU students taught more complex health classes such as health careers and leadership guided by the health teacher and principle.
Other Wendover mentoring environments included a partnership with the Tooele Health Department. During this experience, students attended various health clinics sponsored by the health department and assisted public health nurses with their duties. This relationship with the public health department including the school nurse was a rich mentoring environment. Students had frequent access to nurses and were taught by the nurses concerning issues regarding the public community. This relationship was facilitated by an in depth orientation and luncheon hosted by the health department thus allowing BYU students to established a working relationship early allowing for growth and understanding to develop. The students’ Wendover experience culminated with a podium presentation at the Tooele Health Department. At this meeting, students presented their findings and reported on their nursing interventions. Students precipitating in this presentation included: Emily Stevens, Lakin Hayes, Emily Mortensen, Aubrianne Root, and Elizabeth Wheelwright.
Because of the decreased number of nursing students enrolled during the Spring 2009 term, Wendover community leaders suggested that students not host a community wide health fair as described in the original proposal. This decision was based on the overwhelming response the previous year. In 2008, over 200 community members attended the BYU students’ health fair with some participants waiting an hour for services such as blood pressures and weight measurements. In light of decreased numbers of students, an alternate health fair was planned in the ranching community of Ipahap. This smaller community was more manageable for the number of nursing students enrolled. The Ipapah health Fair was held at the local school and open to community members including the members of nearby Goshute Indian reservation. In total about 50 community members attended the health fair. Students planned and implemented presentations such as healthy eating, games promoting physical activity and screening for blood pressure and diabetes.
In Fall of 2009, students wrote and submit the abstract titled “Mentoring Nursing Students in an Underserved Diverse Community: Wendover, UT” The abstract was accepted and the following students presented at the BYU Nursing Research Conference: Lakin Hayes, Emily Stevens, Emily Mortensen, and Elizabeth Stevens. BYU faculty member, Karen Lundberg, mentored the students through the submission and presentation process.
Wendover 2009 Budget
Transportation to Wendover | $488.83 |
Overnight accommodations in Wendover | $1,692.51 |
Health Fair supplies | $202.93 |
Teaching supplies | $25.47 |
Total | $2,409.74 |
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5th Annual Intermountain Evidence-Based Nursing Research Conference 2010
Two students who participated in the N400 Inner City clinical section were mentored by BYU nursing faculty members Cheryl Corbett and Karen Lundberg. Faculty members assisted students Amy Corson and Emily Becerra in abstract writing and submission followed by poster development and finally the presentation process. Monies from the MEG paid for the students’ conference registration. Both students attended and presented the poster at the 5th Annual Intermountain Evidence-Based Nursing Research Conference held in Weber, UT 2010.
Registration for Amy Corson | $30 |
Registration for Emily Becerra | $30 |
Total | $60 |
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India Spring 2011
BYU faculty members Cheryl Corbett and Karen Lundberg will be mentoring nursing students in India Spring term of 2011. A total of $10,000 will used from the original MEG to supplement the students’ travel to the clinical site. Students’ participating in this particular clinical section will be immersed in India culture and community nursing. This experience will be a rich mentoring environment as students will work closely with BYU nursing faculty, non government organization leaders, Indian health care workers and community leaders. Anticipated student projects include lice screening, health teaching, immunization clinics, health screening, English tutoring and community projects. It is anticipated that students will submit a poster abstract to a professional organization regarding their learning experience in India. Final report will be submitted in spring of 2012 by Karen Lundberg.