The Jamestown College Department of Nursing is hosting a nursing symposium, “Caring in the Context of Crisis,” on Nov. 7 in the Reiland Fine Arts Center on the campus of Jamestown College.
“The event will be a celebration of the commitment and sacrifice of our military men and women, and it will provide critical information for nurses as they care for members of our military,” said Dr. Teree Rittenbach, professor of nursing at Jamestown College.
About 5.5 continuing education credits will be earned for nurses attending the symposium.
The keynote speaker, Col. Sherry Cox, is squadron commander to the 3rd Medical Group, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. She is a 1982 graduate of Jamestown College and has served in a variety of assignments in-cluding chief nurse of the 31st Medical Group at Aviano Air Force Base, Italy, and Air Force chief nurse at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. Her topic is “Military Nursing: A Continuum of Caring.”
Other speakers and panelists are Dr. Linda Olson, director of the BORDERS Alert and Ready education and training program; Capt. James Dial, a critical care nurse with the Army Nurse Corps at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Maj. Grant Wilz, logistics officer for the 81st Troop Command with the North Dakota Army National Guard; and Susan Helgeland, executive director of Mental Health America of North Dakota.
The schedule includes the keynote address, an over-view of the BORDERS Training and Education program, lunch featuring a performance by the Jamestown College Choir, a presentation on critical care nursing in Iraq, and a panel presentation on post traumatic stress disorder.
The cost to attend the symposium is $25. Application for contact hours has been made to CNE-Net, the education division of the North Dakota Nurses Association. For more information or to register, contact Vicky Frigen at 252-3467,source
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