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Nurse training goes holistic
■ New program aims to
produce more nurses during
national shortage
By Sue Ryan
Oregon Daily Emerald
There aren’t enough nurses to
meet demand in America’s hospi
tals. Health care professionals cite
burnout and stress as one reason
nurses are leaving the profession.
In Lane County, a coalition of
groups focused on changing the
national trend started a bachelor’s
and master’s degree nursing pro
gram this month in Eugene.
“They’re trying to change what
they believe to be a broken health
care system,” said Mary Carpenter,
the OHSU nursing instructor for
the Lane County program.
OHSU has teamed with Sacred
Heart Medical Center, McKenzie
Willamette, the University and the
Steering Committee for the Heal
ing Arts to work together on this
program. The new program joins
the four other OHSU nursing
school programs, located in Port
land, and satellite locations in
Ashland, Klamath Falls and La
Grande.
“There is a national shortage,”
said Catherine Salveson, the Ore
gon Health Sciences University
director who oversees nursing
outreach at campuses across the
state.
Some nurses said the strict cost
control-driven atmosphere of health
care today has contributed to the
current situation, where they say the
humanity of care giving is separated
from the science of medicine.
“We need to balance the
strengths of both sides,” said Han
nah Thomassen, who coordinates
the nursing staff for McKenzie
Willamette Hospital in Springfield.
“We need to balance the
strengths of both sides. ”
Hannah Thomassen
nursing staff coordinator,
McKenzie-Willamette Hospital
Students in the nursing program
will learn about the links between
spirituality, health and homeo
pathic and naturopathic medicine.
Their classes are a combination of
attending the Acorn series, online
work and classroom instruction,
Salveson said.
“It’s taking a more integrated ap
proach than western medicine has
taken,” Carpenter said.
The Steering Committee is in
charge of the Acorn Series, Which
focuses on how nurses can make
health care more humane.
“We are working to bring sci
ence and humanities together into
medicine,” said Robin Jaqua, a
psychiatrist and member of the
Steering Committee. “Many nurses
are avoiding the profession be
cause of burnout and stress. This is
a national crisis.”
Jaqua and her husband, John,
donated $170,000 to OHSU to
fund the nursing degree program
in Lane County. Barbara Peschiera,
the director of development for the
OHSU Foundation, said the gift is
the largest amount the School of
Nursing has ever received.
“It’s major, and funds the entire
program for three years,” she said.
The Steering Committee’s work
emphasizes adding nontraditional
elements to the caregiver’s role.
“It provides nurses the support
to practice by giving them more
tools to really be with patients the
way they used to be,” said Netti
Garner, a committee member, who
works with women’s services at
McKenzie-Willamette. “It’s so
much more than giving medicine
and taking vital signs.”
Twenty-seven students are en
rolled for the new bachelor’s de
gree program and nine for the mas
ter’s program in Lane County.
While the Acorn series has been
designed for the nursing program,
the monthly lectures are open to
the public and held at the Knight
Law School.
Sue Ryan is a community reporter for the
Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached at
sueryan@dailyemerald.com.
Litwer
continued from page 1
was killed on Sept. 11 while work
ing in an upper level of one of the
World Trade Center towers.
Though he was saddened by the
loss, Litwer said he also feels it is
time to act.
“In regards to the events (since
Sept. 11), it boils down to a very
simple thing: You never get into
fights, but if someone ever hits you,
make sure they don't ever do it
again. If I were to be activated for
duty, I’d be ready to respond to the
call,” he said.
When he finds the time, Litwer
also likes to go hiking and ultra-light
camping. However, in a typical
week, the sophomore keeps the
peace as a resident assistant in the
Bean complex, one of the Universi
ty’s residence halls. He also attends
five classes, totaling 14 credits. As a
double-major in psychology and po
litical science, Litwer has his work
cut out for him.
A large part of Litwer’s life has been
community service. Though Litwer
started college two years late, he did
n’t put off college to take a break.
Litwer worked for two years doing
social work with AmeriCorps and a
San Diego organization that works to
help kids on the streets. After that,
Litwer decided to attend the Univer
sity to pursue a career in either psy
chology or law.
Litwer said he strives to have
good character, and his colleagues
have apparently picked up on that.
Lieutenant Matt Glen of the Uni
versity ROTC program praised
Litwer, his Guard colleague, as a
“hard worker” who has “his head
on his shoulders.”
Bean co-RA Lindy Albert said
Litwer is “very excited and dedicat
ed to being an RA.”
“(Litwer) wants to get good expe
rience out of this for himself and to
be an influence on others,” she said.
Before he had the opportunity to
inspire people at the University,
Litwer said he was first inspired by
other people with great character.
Throughout his volunteer work, he
met many such motivational individ
uals. Some of the most inspiring peo
ple Litwer met had a common trait.
“I’ve really grown attached
to the fellowRA’sand
residents (of Bean), but I’m
always ready to respond as
needed in times of national
emergency.”
Lach Litwer
Air National Guardsman
"Throughout my experience, I no
ticed a lot of the people I had admi
ration for had prior military serv
ice," Litwer said.
Litwer noticed a lot of good quali
ties in his military friends and want
ed those qualities for himself. So he
joined the National Guard.
The National Guard is different
from the “regular” military because,
unlike the main active troops, it is run
by individual states. Litwer sees the
National Guard as a pillar of support
for communities around Oregon.
Litwer worked with the Guard to
help kids read. He also worked along
side firefighters during some fierce
battles, and was “out pounding the
ground” with the U.S. Forest Service.
“It’s probably the most rewarding
part of the job,” Litwer said. “We
have a large peacetime mission.”
But now, times aren't as peaceful.
In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 at
tacks, President George W. Bush
called up 9,087 reservists and Na
tional Guard soldiers to active duty.
In times of emergency, the state-run
Guard has the option to transfer its
resources to the federal govern
ment. At that time, local troops may
be deployed.
Leaving wouldn’t be entirely
easy, Litwer said. Deployment
would mean missing classes and
good times in the residence halls.
“I’ve really grown attached to the
fellow RA’s and residents (of Bean),
but I’m always ready to respond as
needed in times of national emer
gency,” Litwer said. “Sure, I’ll miss
out on things, but too bad.”
If Litwer is called into duty, his aca
demic career will not be damaged.
“With any guardsmen or re
servists, there is government protec
tion," he said.
Litwer said sometimes, depend
ing on the teacher, deployed stu
dents would be able to complete
their courses by correspondence.
But if not, Litwer said the govern
ment guarantees that reservists’
grade point average and credit infor
mation will stay intact.
“When it is such a random act of
violence,” Litwer said, “I’m very
ready to respond if the time comes. ”
Marcus Hathcock is a features reporter for the
Oregon Daily Emerald. He can be reached at
marcushathcock@dailyemerald.com.
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