Nursing majors from 澳门开奖网’s Nursing Workforce Diversity (NWD) program recently discussed healthy heart habits with the students of Nora Cronin Presentation Academy (NCPA) in Newburgh.
In addition to a discussion on how to keep one’s heart healthy, the lesson included activities related to vital signs and measuring pulses. The NCPA students were also gifted a stethoscope on behalf of the Mount’s School of Nursing.
The visit was coordinated and attended by Irene Belen-Jones, assistant director for Nursing Workforce Diversity; and Kaitlin Pevny, NWD Program Coordinator.
The Mount Nursing mentors were: Melissa Diaz of Middletown, N.Y.; Melissa Suddoth of Wappingers Falls, N.Y.; Gwendolyn Johnson of Pleasant Valley, N.Y.; and Myasia Williams of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
The Mount’s School of Nursing was recently awarded a $1.6 million, three-year Nursing Workforce Diversity grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The NWD program focuses on the recruitment, support, retention, and graduation of nursing students from underrepresented groups. It increases nursing education opportunities and assists students from disadvantaged backgrounds to become baccalaureate-prepared nurses. Mount students in this program benefit from a multitude of support services and opportunities to serve the community.
The Mount’s service-focused approach to education goes hand-in-hand with helping professions like Nursing. Mount Nursing students enjoy state-of-the-art simulation labs and clinical relationships with dozens of area hospitals. The Mount’s passionate faculty are dedicated to the success of both their undergraduate and graduate students.