ERIE, Pa. —COVID-19大流行无疑将医疗保健及其所服务的社区推向了我们许多人认为不可想象的地步, upending our daily lives in many different ways. But with returning to normalcy in sight, 希望亲自来一起振兴急需的护理精神是坚定不移的.
In rebuilding this sense of togetherness, 罗斯和卡罗尔·奈斯护理学院校友会董事会, 与bet36体育平台贝伦德分校的校友会和SNAP (PA学生护士协会)合作, 邀请bet36体育平台的护理校友和学生进行愉快的交谈, interactive games, and Berkey Creamery ice cream at Roche Hall this past summer.
由助理教授兼校友会理事Kim Raines领导和联合组织, 这个机会为护理毕业生提供了与在校学生分享职业经验的机会, 与其他校友建立联系，了解校友委员会的成员.
Students who attended the event, many of whom were SNAP members, 还没有经历过正常的大学社交活动，并且在COVID课堂和临床环境的压力下挣扎. However, 雷恩斯强调，这次活动为学生们提供了一个很好的机会，让他们了解如何与校友联系, 以及这些关系如何使他们不仅在职业上受益, but personally as well.
“大三和大四的学生真的意识到，与即将进入职业领域的校友交谈是多么有价值. 我们也有相当多的新生出席，他们很高兴有这么多校友在那里互动,” said Raines.
雷恩斯和他的同事们很幸运能够接触到许多护理校友, 两家400张床位的医院离学院不到半小时路程. She, along with many others, including faculty and staff, 通过利用他们与前学生的紧密联系，帮助他们做好准备并获得关注. 这些联系是他们在毕业后与护理专业的学生保持联系多年后建立起来的.
“我在校友冰淇淋社交活动中的经历很棒! The event was really fun for alumni, students and staff. 这对护理专业的学生来说是一种奇妙的方式，他们可以与那些经历过他们的人联系，并获得动力和建议. 这件事让他们安心，提醒他们，他们可以做到. Personally, 作为一名学生，我会喜欢这个活动，它会提醒我努力学习的目的!” said Brittney Carr, Penn State Behrend Nursing graduate.
贝伦德护理学院首次举办的校友活动出乎意料地吸引了很多人参加, with 13 alumni, eight faculty, and about 50 nursing students of all years attending. 每张桌子上都摆着两位校友和他们的bet36体育平台，学生们可以扫描他们的bet36体育平台，然后在活动结束后联系他们. Using a speed dating format, 每隔几分钟，学生们就从一张桌子挪到另一张桌子, 确保每个人都有机会与所有与会者接触.
“这次活动让我们这些学生认识了同一个护理专业的校友, sharing their experiences during their time on campus, along with where they are now in their career. The alumni proved that with all the opportunities in nursing, there is a place to be happy in healthcare. Healthcare really is a calling, and it makes a special person to be able to handle it,” said Grayson Bona, a first-year nursing student at the Behrend campus. “我觉得这是一个每年都有机会扩大的活动, 也许最终会吸引那些对医疗事业感兴趣的高中生.”
如此成功的参与以及所有与会者的积极回应, 雷恩斯着眼于她的护理学生未来的机会, 已经为明年预定了麦克加维公共礼堂. 她还希望建立一个专门针对护士的职业博览会, 此外，他们还希望与同样感兴趣的校友合作，帮助学生复习和准备董事会.
“Recovering from the pandemic, 护士的士气一直在下降，当我们把学生带到诊所时, it has been a bit of a struggle. I thought if we could invite some alumni to campus, it could revitalize spirits and give some encouragement,” said Raines. “当校友们开始来的时候，那种感觉难以形容. 他们不仅来了，而且带着正确的态度来了. 就好像他们知道学生需要什么，该对他们说什么. Like ‘Yes, there are great things being done out here, and yes, nursing school is hard, but you are going to get through it.“它照亮了整个房间，在护理专业学生职业生涯的关键时刻给他们带来了希望，让他们有一个正确的开始。.”
‘Yes, there are great things being done out here, and yes, nursing school is hard, but you are going to get through it.“它照亮了整个房间，在护理专业学生职业生涯的关键时刻给他们带来了希望，让他们有一个正确的开始。.—Kim Raines , Assistant Professor of Nursing
