Congratulations to Sarah Owens, nursing instructor, and husband on the birth of their son, Charlie Owens, who was born on Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 8:27 a.m. weighing 7 pounds, 13 ounces and measuring 20.5 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great, and big brother Henry is excited to have a little brother!
Leslie Catalano, assistant professor of nursing, and Bridgette Hudson, nursing instructor, have each been awarded $10,000 Nursing Educator Fellowship Grants from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE). The fellowships are awarded to “help retain well-qualified nursing faculty at institutions of higher education that award degrees that lead to a registered nurse licensure.” They were among 40 nurse educators from Illinois colleges and universities to receive the awards. Both are currently in a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program.
Catalano commented, “The award will help me speed up my program and allow me to finish a year early. For me, the cost of a DNP program prevented me from taking the full amount of credits that I could. This will allow me to take more classes at once.” Hudson added, “This grant will allow me to take the time needed away from work and dedicate it to my doctoral project, as well as cover expenses, such as tuition and doctoral fees. I am very appreciative to everyone who helped me in the process, and I am so thankful received the fellowship grant!”
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Recently, LLCC’s student nursing club, the IV Leaguers, coordinated a warm clothing drive to benefit the children of Springfield Public Schools, District 186. Club member and second semester nursing student Sarina Sloman and a club advisor, Kim Young, delivered the donations to the main district office last Friday. The nursing students donated strong — filling three large boxes with brand new coats, gloves, hats, scarves, boots, sweatpants and sweatshirts!
LLCC Diagnostic Medical Sonography (DMS) is seeking volunteer scanning models for their students to practice abdominal and second/third trimester obstetric ultrasound. All scanning is supervised by a certified sonographer instructor and will take place on the LLCC main campus in Springfield. However, these exams are for educational purposes only and are considered nondiagnostic.
Models are required to read and sign a volunteer waiver form when they arrive at the DMS lab and should expect to spend at least one hour being scanned by a DMS student. Scanning practice takes place Tuesday-Friday each week this semester.
To schedule for a Tuesday or Thursday, 8:30-11:30 a.m. or noon-3 p.m., please email Raven.Horsthemke@llcc.edu.
To schedule for a Wednesday or Friday, noon-2 p.m., please email Leigh.Giles-Brown@llcc.edu.
The latest edition of the LLCC Podcast features Nick Ferreira, program director, emergency medical services. “If you’re an individual who likes a little bit of adrenaline and you want some variety in your job, this profession is for you,” says Nick. Hear more about EMS careers and how a $5 million federal grant will help LLCC expand EMS training facilities at the college.
Congratulations to the 55 LLCC nursing students who received their pins Dec. 14! We applaud your hard work and dedication.
Brianna Blades, Kaylene Phelps, Trent Ethell, Kaitlyn Phelps with Linc
A pinning ceremony is a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated or soon-to-be graduated nurses into the nursing profession. Students are pinned by an honored nurse of their choice.
Beta Nu Nursing Honors Club is selling Krispy Kreme doughnuts that will be available for pick up on Dec. 15. The cost is $11 per dozen or purchase a BOGO card for $20 which is valid for a free dozen doughnuts when a dozen is purchased (may be used up to 10 times).
Stop in LLCC Student Life to sign up for a dozen donuts or BOGO card. Hurry as orders will be placed on Monday by noon.
An interprofessional education (IPE) session involving nursing and respiratory care students was held in the nursing sim lab on Monday, Dec 5.
The purpose of IPE is to help students learn to work together collaboratively to enhance patient care. Emphasis is given on communicating together across the two disciplines and to learn from each other. In this scenario, a ventilator patient pulled his endotracheal tube out, and the nurses had to call a “rapid response team” to come evaluate the patient and give needed care. At the end of the simulation, the team met together to discuss what went well and what could be done to improve patient care.
Did you vote for your favorite LLCC Radiography program door? Wondering who won? The second year radiography students won not only the LLCC contest, but they also placed first in a similar contest conducted by the Illinois State Society of Radiologic Technologists! For the state contest, they won a $100 Visa gift card. For the LLCC contest, they will be served breakfast this Tuesday! At LLCC, 87 people voted and the outcome was 48 to 39 — so a close race! The other door placed third in the Illinois competition.
To celebrate National Radiologic Technology Week, Nov. 6-12, the LLCC Radiography students have decorated their instructors’ doors in Logan Hall and would like you to vote, if you haven’t already, for your favorite door! The winning class gets treated to breakfast or lunch by their instructors. As a reminder, the last day to vote is tomorrow, Nov. 11.
Door 1
Door 2
LLCC started this program in 1972!
The LLCC RAD program has enjoyed a 100% ARRT national registry exam pass rate since 2015!
Every graduating class has outscored the average national score on the ARRT registry exam since 2016!
The program boasts of a 100% job placement rate since 2015!