Every 3 minutes, one person is diagnosed with a blood cancer and every 10 minutes, someone dies from a blood cancer.  The “Be the Match” registry is the connection between patients searching for a cure and life saving stem cells.

On Monday, March 12, Marc Silver was in the HEC lobby with the SNA officers and members recruiting volunteers for “Be the Match”.  Over 100 HEC students participated by becoming members of the “Be the Match” registry.  In the morning, Marc presented in the EMS class and the paramedics class.  In the afternoon, he presented to each of the day Level I Nursing classes. He then went to BayCare and presented to the evening Level I Nursing class.

One of the students who signed up last year to be a donor, informed us that she had received a call and an email that she was a match! Additionally, one of our SPC students needs a match and has two possible matches.

On February 14th Dr. Clem and Mrs. Castillo’s Clinical Nursing Students visited MOSI in Tampa. The students attended the Investigative Health workshop.

Through hands-on stations, such as suturing, tools of the trade, and engineering, expose students to important health topics and examine the heart, trachea and lungs of a mammal through dissection. Investigate how the heart and lungs work together to oxygenate and circulate blood throughout the body. Learn why interpreting an EKG graph is important for good health.

On February 1st Mrs. Castillo’s Level 2 Clinical group was invited to attend Career Day at the Cathedral of St. Jude Middle School in St. Petersburg. The level 2 nursing students spoke about the nursing program and about their futures in Nursing to approximately 50 middle school students during three sessions. The Nursing students demonstrated one of many skills they have learned in class. The middle school students were given the chance to actively participate and perform the skill and ask questions about the nursing profession. It was a fun filled day of sharing their excitement for the SPC nursing program and their future careers in Nursing.

Community Theory nursing students took part in a health information fair at HEC on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. Many attendees were able to learn about health promotion and illness prevention addressing skin cancer, strokes, heart disease, flu prevention and other issues. A similar fair will be presented at other SPC campuses over the next month.

BSN Community Practicum students spent time at the SPC Discovery Day: Creating a Community of Care event to assist with health screenings of SPC employees. Several weeks later, BSN faculty spent time at the St. Petersburg Clinic and helped sort food and assemble food bags for the elderly. The RN-BSN program believes helping in our community makes us all stronger.

Dr. Joni Melville’s level 3 clinical group toured Lifline Pediatric Transport Team of John Hopkins Children’s Center in St. Petersburg.

The Pediatric Team is a service of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.The team is staffed by pediatric critical care nurses and physicians who accompany the Lifeline staff on pediatric calls by ground ambulance, helicopter, and fixed wing aircraft.  All requests for pediatric transport are received by the transport team in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).  The team triages the call to determine the need for specialty care prior to arrival of the team.  The team uses specialized equipment to monitor and provide care for children from birth through eighteen years of age.

Emergency Medical Transport Service is available to The Johns Hopkins Hospital through Lifeline. This service is operated by STAT MedEvac, an FAA certified Air Carrier Service, E3MA774L.  MedEvac 10 is its call sign and it is staffed on a 24/7 basis by a pilot, paramedic and Johns Hopkins Lifeline Flight Nurse.

Dr. Joni Melville’s Level 3 clinical group visited the Ronald McDonald house in St. Petersburg to provide lunch and visit with the residents. Ronald McDonald House of St. Petersburg is a “home-away-from-home” and serves 2,000 pediatric families annually. The supportive environment at House, offers through dedicated volunteers, staff and other residents, provides comfort and care to those who supply the love, understanding, nurturing and emotional support essential for their child’s recovery from illness or injury.