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For Ernest Lennon, Galen College of Nursing changed his life. When his parents, who were from Panama, both passed away from illnesses that he believes could have been prevented, he vowed to himself that it would never happen in his family again. The Washington native is the first American born in his family. He worked
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ADN student Ericka Bowman is thrilled to trade in her corporate attire for Galen College of Nursing’s blue scrubs. Thirteen years ago, Bowman’s daughter was born at 25 weeks, and she spent four months in the NICU with her preemie. “That was the turning point for me and why I wanted to become a nurse,”
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They blink. They breathe. They have seizures. And they even give birth. These are not humans, but rather, they are the interactive manikins in the Kathryn M. Mershon Advanced Simulation Center at Louisville’s Galen College of Nursing campus. The labs help future nurses practice their clinical judgment and communication skills they will eventually apply to
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Welcome to Realville, USA. Galen College of Nursing San Antonio campus students were transported into the imaginary town with real-world lessons about poverty. College Director of Simulation and Clinical Learning Labs Dr. Renae Schondel, who organizes the four-hour poverty simulations, said the goal is to provide an eye-opening view into patients who lack sufficient resources.
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