{"id":3928,"date":"2021-03-08T10:52:12","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T16:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=3928"},"modified":"2021-03-23T11:11:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-23T17:11:34","slug":"utrgv-nursing-students-assist-vaccination-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/08\/utrgv-nursing-students-assist-vaccination-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"UTRGV nursing students assist vaccination efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"891\" src=\"http:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nursing0308-Picture.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nursing0308-Picture.jpg 668w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nursing0308-Picture-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><figcaption>Nancy Nadeau (top left), clinical associate professor and community engagement coordinator for the UTRGV School of Nursing, oversee nursing students Julissa Pe\u00f1a (from left), Perla Uribe and Maria Hernandez in the School of Medicine building. COURTESY PHOTO\/FACEBOOK SCHOOL OF NURSING<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"http:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Nursing0308.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">More than 100 nursing students from UTRGV have been volunteering their time and gaining experience in the field by helping administer COVID-19 vaccines to the community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Clinical Associate Professor and Community Engagement Coordinator for the UTRGV School of Nursing, Nancy Nadeau, the students have been assisting the vaccine clinics since late January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nadeau said the hours the nursing students have volunteered combined are over 1,800.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI have always [had] my nursing students providing vaccinations in collaborations with public health,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Nadeau said the students volunteering not only help the community but also allows the students to gain hours they need to become a registered nurse and gain valuable skills they will need in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nursing Senior Leah Asebedo is one of the students who are helping with the vaccine efforts. She reveals what pushed her and her fellow classmates to help out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cWe were ready to help\u2026we always knew that this is our job, we\u2019re gonna help the community, and we\u2019re gonna do this down the line,\u201d Asebedo said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>She also explains that volunteers were given the choice to be vaccinated beforehand. She also adds that they are required to wear N-95 masks as well as scrubs and a face mask to protect themselves and others from possible infections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Asebedo, each student volunteer is assigned a role such as check out, whose responsibility is to console patients after receiving the vaccine or someone who administers the injections to people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nursing student Crystal Martinez shares what she has gained from this experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI guess just confidence in interacting with the client,\u201d Martinez said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Martinez feels that the participation from her and her fellow nursing students have made a huge impact in administering the injection .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThere\u2019s been some days where it\u2019s like, if we weren\u2019t there, I don\u2019t really know who else they could have called for reinforcements,\u201d she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Asebedo also thinks they are making a difference.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cEveryone I have met at the vaccination process, they always tell us they\u2019re happy to see us\u2026they\u2019re happy that they\u2019re not only receiving the vaccination but aiding us to provide us experience,\u201d Asebedo said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 100 nursing students from UTRGV have been volunteering their time and gaining experience in the field<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":3931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-radio"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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