During the month of December, the Marquette University
Student Nurses Association (MUSNA) and the Marquette Nursing
Honor Society, Delta Gamma (DG) Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau,
conducted a book drive. They collected close to 100 children’s
books for the Marquette Neighborhood Health Center (MNHC).
 Pictured
here are Barb Haag-Heitman – DG; Patti Sobchak, RN – MNHC
and Jamie Mochel, MUSNA with the books that were collected
in December.
The Marquette Neighborhood Health Center is located near
the west end of campus at 1834 W. Wisconsin Avenue and the
center is operated by the College of Nursing. The center’s
Nurse Practitioners provide a wide range of primary health
care services to children, adults and families. One of their
goals is to support literacy and give each child they see
an age and culturally appropriate book to read during the
visit and then to take home. The response from children and
their families has been very positive. Taking the book home
is an added bonus according to the nurse manager Martty Berner,
MSN, RN, CNM, APNP.
Our participation in this book drive helps MUSNA fulfill
our mission of aiding the development of our professional
responsibility as student nurses for the health care of people
in all walks of life says Jamie Moshel, President of the
Marquette Student Nurses Association. The book drive also
supports Delta Gamma’s goal of community collaboration
to enrich healthcare, states Barb Haag-Heitman, RN, PhD – Delta
Gamma President. Both organizations plan to continue to work
together to continue their support of MNHC.
Many Marquette undergraduate and graduate nursing students
do clinical rotations at the Health Center. The Marquette
Neighborhood Health Center offers a unique focus on the person
rather than a disease. Services include yearly check-ups
(school, sports and work physicals), well-child care, immunizations,
screenings, laboratory tests and management of chronic illnesses.
Care is provided by nurse practitioners who are advanced
practice nurses with licensure to prescribe medications.
The nurse practitioners consult with physicians as needed. |
