{"id":222422,"date":"2024-12-09T16:22:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T21:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=222422"},"modified":"2024-12-09T16:22:17","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T21:22:17","slug":"nursing-students-give-flu-shots-to-yale-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/12\/nursing-students-give-flu-shots-to-yale-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Students Give Flu Shots to Yale Employees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Administering over fifty flu shots at a time to an entire network of university and hospital workers is no small feat. But at the beginning of November, that\u2019s exactly what second-year UConn nursing students Isabella Badagliacca, Vanesa Galindo, Carolyn Jandura, and Taylor Jones did.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

UConn Nursing\u2019s Fundamentals clinical rotation provides students with real-life opportunities outside of the classroom to apply what they are learning. As part of this clinical experience, the students practiced giving vaccines to Yale employees \u2013 while also helping to prevent the spread of the flu.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love how hands-on it was, how every patient is different, and having an opportunity to learn something new,” says Jandura ’27 (NUR).<\/p>\n

This was the first time Jones ’27 (NUR) participated in this kind of clinic. She says, \u201cThe best part of the entire experience for me was building a sense of confidence in talking to the people who we were administering shots to.\u201d She goes on, \u201cThe clinic was the perfect environment to build up not only our injection skills, but our communication skills, as well.\u201d She says that the hospital employees were warm, welcoming, and full of encouragement.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jones and Jandura ’27 (NUR) both emphasize that the School of Nursing has done a great job teaching them the basics so that they feel prepared and comfortable working with clinical instructors and appreciate the opportunity to hone their abilities in a safe setting.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI love how hands-on it was, how every patient is different, and having an opportunity to learn something new” – Jandura ’27 (NUR)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jandura says, \u201cGiving an injection on a real person is a lot different than giving it to a simulation manikin, so being able to give so many in one day was really valuable, since this is a skill I will use for the rest of my career.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Adjunct clinical faculty, Victoria Startz, MSN, RN, TNCC, is immensely proud of these future nursing Huskies. \u201cAs an instructor, I think they enjoyed it and I loved watching how capable they will become,\u201d she says.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jandura, who hopes to work in emergency nursing, says that along with gaining valuable hospital and patient experience, she feels more confident heading into the NCLEX exam. While classes prepare students for what to expect in a clinical environment, these experiences will help their academics in turn.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Jones wants to be an ICU nurse one day. She says, \u201cThanks to everything UConn has taught me and the encouragement of my instructors and professors, I know that I can make it there.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To learn more about UConn Nursing’s undergraduate program, please visit: nursing.uconn.edu\/admission-academics\/bachelor-of-science\/.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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