Archives for Nursing Category

Experiencing “Jesus and his nurses”

When Isaac Steiner, 7, died on March 6, 2013, after a 21-month struggle with brain cancer, his parents, Rob and Sarah Steiner ’98, were devastated. Though the experience of Isaac’s illness was agonizing, the Steiners found that having meaningful nursing care made a difference. As a tribute to their son and his nurses, they recently established a scholarship for Goshen College nursing students in the hope that recipients will provide the same kind of compassionate care that Isaac received.

“Ukraine native worked at night; studied by day to follow her dream” in the Goshen News

“Nursing graduate juggles studies, work, family and a new language” in the Elkhart Truth

Nursing students gather for annual mock convention for the last time

Goshen College Assistant Professor of Nursing Jan Emswiler will present a keynote address about her work with HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. GOSHEN, Ind. – Goshen College nursing students will gather for the last Annual Nursing Mock Convention as they focus on “Improving Patient Care: Building on the Foundation…

Culture for Service thrives in Elisabeth Fast Beels ’75 and Rebecca Dyck ’75

Culture for Service burns brightest for some Goshen College alumni just after graduation. For Elisabeth Fast Beels ’75 and Rebecca Dyck ’75, however, Goshen’s motto continues to guide their lives of helping others.

New master’s degree program in nursing receives national accreditation

Goshen College's graduate program in nursing has only been around for two years, but already the first class of graduate nursing students will receive a master's degree from an accredited nursing program next year.

Goshen College professors of nursing and biology retire after 67 years

Their educations began in the same place and their careers ended in the same place. Coincidentally, Goshen College Professor of Nursing Evelyn Driver and Professor of Biology Stan Grove went to the same elementary school, graduated the same year from Eastern Mennonite High School in Harrisonburg, Va., and then both retired this year from 67 years combined of teaching at Goshen College. In the intervening years, their careers have been focused in different directions: one on the world of nursing and the other on the biological world.