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faculty and staff to submit a Student Care Network Reporting Form regarding students for whom you have health, wellness, and academic concerns.  A dedicated multi-disciplinary team of administrators from PLU work together to track these concerns and support students who are struggling at PLU. Faculty, administrators and staff who are finding they would like additional wellness support can find initial support and referral assistance via PLU’s Employee Assistance Plan: First Choice Health.  To find out

The Counseling Center will be available for students in need of additional assistance in processing and coping with their reactions to the unexpected passing of a PLU student.  It is normal to feel sadness, anxiety, fear, or any mix of these emotions.  The Counseling Center encourages any student, faculty, or staff who feels impacted to seek out support from family, friends, religious leaders, and other trusted sources. Students may use Walk-In Hours to speak with a counselor same-day. Students

Introduction to School Nursing School Nurse The school nurse serves in a pivotal role that bridges health care and education. Grounded by standards of practice, services provided by the school nurse include leadership, community/public health, care coordination, and quality improvement (NASN, 2016a). A student’s health is directly related to his or her ability to learn. These school nurses address the physical, mental, emotional, and social health needs of students and supports their

alone? How do you want to spend your time when you are sharing your own company? Loss/Grief What are some of the smaller losses you are grieving (e.g., the end of a friendship, a piece of childhood, a dream you have outgrown, etc.) and moving through? What are some of the secondary losses you are experiencing as a result of your loss? Examples of secondary losses include loss of self (identity, confidence, health, personality), security (emotional, physical, financial, lifestyle), meaning (goals

continued quality of patient care and evidence-based outcomes in our nation’s health care system. The need for strong, effective nursing leadership and nursing faculty in health care has never been more critical. In response, Pacific Lutheran University’s School of Nursing offers the Doctor of Nursing Practice for nurses seeking a terminal degree at the highest level of nursing practice. Each year, PLU awards scholarships up to $8,500 to new students in the DNP program. The number of scholarships

Integrity is an essential characteristic for nursing students and practicing nurses. Integrity involves the demonstration of honesty, trustworthiness, accountability, truthfulness, and reliability. The practice of the profession of nursing involves close interactions with a wide range of individual and groups of clients. The nurse must act to safeguard those clients and the public in matters of health care and safety. One aspect of professionalism is the maintenance of one’s own integrity