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Loyola Nursing Magazine 2024

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Loyola Nursing Magazine 2024

Our latest magazine highlights the role spirituality and Jesuit values play in our commitment to excellence in nursing education and practice.

Dean Lorna Finnegan at commencement

From the Dean

Our work as nurses extends far beyond our patients to impact families, communities, and entire systems.

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Students learn to provide spiritual care by helping pilgrims in Lourdes, France.

The Lourdes experience

Students learn to provide spiritual care by helping pilgrims in Lourdes, France.

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 Loyola Nursing faculty and students at the Ignatius house in Spain

'Where it all started'

Faculty and students found inspiration in a visit to Ignatius of Loyola's home in Spain.

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Two students practice delivering a baby in the simulation lab

A mindful approach

Loyola Nursing creates a distinctive simulation experience that adheres to the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis.

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An ABSN student works in the simulation lab

DEI toolkit for simulation

A faculty-developed toolkit helps instructors nationwide design inclusive simulation experiences.

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DNP graduate Erica Dixon-Johnson at the Health Sciences Campus

Change agents

Our Doctor of Nursing Practice degree develops graduates prepared to improve health care.

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DNP student Michele Shaar

Spirituality is 'part of palliative care'

A DNP student discusses the role spirituality plays in her job.

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Researcher Lisa Burkhart with a patient at the Hines VA

'She lights the way'

Lisa Burkhart's research improves the lives of veterans with spinal cord injuries.

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Alexandra Nowak at the Health Sciences Campus

Finding a pathway

Researcher Alexandra Nowak wants to help reverse high rates of preterm birth among Black women.

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Monique Ridosh

Career triumph

Monique Ridosh was one of two Loyola faculty inducted into the American Academy of Nursing this year.

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The keynote speaker at the 2024 Palmer Research Symposium

Paradigm shifts

Our annual showcase heralds Loyola Nursing's growing research program.

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Loyola Nursing students in El Salvador

Unforgettable journey

Students witness trauma and healing in El Salvador.

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Lauren R. Sorce smiles in her office

Alumni profile

Lauren R. Sorce on her Loyola memories and being the 2024 president of the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

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Participants at a workshop for preceptors at Loyola Nursing

Compassionate mentors

Preceptors play an essential role in a nurse's development.

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Students in the simulation lab

A national model

Loyola Nursing received a prestigious award for its inclusive excellence work.

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Fr. Jason Brauninger leads Mass at Loyola's Madonna della Strada Chapel

My story

A Loyola nurse-priest recounts the role spirituality played in an emergency room encounter.

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View of Lake Michigan from Madonna della Strada Chapel

Reflections

Closing thoughts on spirituality from the Loyola Nursing community.

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