Kettering College Opens New Simulation Lab

By Rebecca Ingle

Kettering College recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new nursing simulation lab, called Lab C. Various faculty and staff attended the ceremony as well as Kettering Health leadership and executive council to commemorate the special day.

Lab C was created to address a growing need for the nursing program. In the fall of 2022, Kettering College welcomed their first cohort of nursing students into the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (A-BSN) track. Students can earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 15 months in this accelerated, full-time program.

Based on curriculum developed for the A-BSN program, a third lab was created to best serve those students. Lab C consists of five patient rooms and was designed to mirror the layout of the other two existing labs. The lab is equipped to simulate nursing skills currently required in the nursing program in a dedicated space where nursing students can grow their skills safely.

Nursing students will be able to perform a head-to-toe physical assessment using high-fidelity manikins. They will learn to perform a wide range of skills, including insertion/ discontinuation and care of an indwelling urinary catheter, IV fluids, and other medication.

The simulation lab incorporates advanced technology to simulate real-life patient situations in alignment with National Patient Safety Standards. The goal is to mimic a professional health care setting as closely as possible to prepare students as they move into the workforce, building their confidence as they expand their comfort and knowledge.

As is the case with the other simulation labs at Kettering College, the nursing faculty observe students from a control room, rather than being bedside. This directs the students’ attention to the patient rather than the instructor. Nursing faculty have noted that by putting students together, they start to understand what they need to do with each other and the patient. Learning becomes more collaborative instead of automatically looking to the faculty immediately for the answers.

Dr. Paula Reams, dean of Nursing, said, “Thank you to all that made this happen. Our A-BSN students will benefit from this space now and for many years to come. Having safe spaces to learn how to care for patients through simulation makes the transition to bedside nursing easier for the student. These new spaces for laboratory learning can be and will be used not only for nursing but for all health care professional students.”

A Time of Prayer Encourages Staff, Patients at White Oak Medical Center

In recognition of the National Day of Prayer, WGTS 91.9 staff gathered at Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center to pray with staff and patients on May 4. “It was a blessing to unite to provide a space for prayer outside the hospital on National Day of Prayer,” shared Anthony Stahl, president of Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center. “This space brought together people of all faiths to pray and truly touched hearts and souls.”

Kevin Krueger, WGTS 91.9 president and CEO, says, “The medical environment is tough, and medical professionals face a lot of stress. We’re just happy we could be there to encourage those who encourage so many.”

A WGTS 91.9 tent with a sign that said “Prayer Stop,” was the location where doctors, nurses, staff, and patients could gather for prayer and to receive Bibles, devotionals, and other materials. Krueger, Ken Scribner, director of promotions, Tiffany Johnson, listener care coordinator, and Johnny and Stacey Stone, afternoon hosts, were there to pray with those who came.

Scribner says, “We prayed for safety, unity, renewal, endurance, hope, and joy at this prayer stop.”

Remembering the Takoma Park Tower, Broadcast System Strong at Arlington

The antenna at the former WGTS 91.9 studios on the campus of Washington Adventist University was dismantled earlier this year in February. This antenna system was constructed in 1965 after the station moved from the men’s dormitory into the General Services building. It was an upgrade from a 10-watt transmitter and a short antenna.

That upgrade consisted of a six-bay antenna with a 125-foot tower, and a transmitter, which generated 30,000 watts of power. Now the signal could reach beyond Takoma Park, Md., and into Washington, D.C., as well as parts of Baltimore to the north and Virginia to the south.

In 2004, WGTS moved the primary transmission location to a broadcast tower in Arlington, Va., with a power output of 23,500 watts, at a height of 696 feet. With the height increase and the new location, the listener base increased from 20,000 listeners to eventually, 500,000. Earlier this year, the Takoma Park transmitter and antennas were removed, and a backup transmission system was added at the Arlington site, allowing both the primary and backup systems to cover the entire metro region.

“As we give thanks for the many years of successful broadcasting at the transmission site in Takoma Park, Md., we think of the hundreds of staff members, and the many engineers who have built and maintained our broadcasting systems at this historic broadcast location for WGTS 91.9, says Kevin Krueger, president and CEO.

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HICKERSON, Melvin Charles, born November 25, 1922, in Camden, N.J.; died December 18, 2021, in Dover, Del. Melvin was drafted into the United States Army during World War II and served in the South Pacific. Upon returning, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Education at Delaware State College. In 1938, after studying the Bible with Pastor William L. Cheatham, Melvin was baptized into the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He eventually became a lay pastor and later served on the executive committees of the Allegheny East and Columbia Union conferences. A member of Allegheny East Conference’s Bethuel church in Dover, for 83 years he was active in church planting, conducting tent meetings and giving Bible studies throughout Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He regularly preached, taught Sabbath School, assisted in Vacation Bible School, and directed and sang in the choir. Melvin is survived by his wife, Blanche H. Hickerson of Dover; son, Charles M. Hickerson of Chester, Pa.; daughter, Karen H. Hamlin of Dover; sister, Pauline Jackson of Tampa, Fla.; and sister, Peggy Fisher of Camden, N.J.

JACKSON, Helen Lorraine (Jacobs), born October 11, 1923, in Dover, Del., to the late John L. and Ollie Faber Jacobs; died April 11, 2021, in Blythedale, Md. Helen’s family moved to Wilmington, Del., in 1928, where she graduated from the Beacom Business College in 1942. Following graduation, Helen worked as a secretary to the area rent attorney for the State of Delaware Office of Price Administration. Helen married her husband, J. Leonard Jackson, January 16, 1943, and the couple later moved to

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BOGGESS, Alyce D., born March 15, 1938, in Amsterdam, Ohio; died June 20, 2021, in Casselberry, Fla. Alyce met her husband, Bob, while working on the Boggess farm, and they got married August 8, 1957. They moved to Takoma Park, Md., where they had two children, and then Berrien Springs, Mich., where they had two more. Afterward, they moved to Iowa where Alyce completed her education, becoming a registered nurse and helping Bob—a pastor—with evangelism for the Iowa Conference. Ministry stops took the couple to the North Pacific Union Conference, the Northern Union Conference and the New Jersey Conference, where Alyce served as an executive assistant. They later moved to the Washington Conference. After ministering in the Miami (Fla.) Temple church, the couple retired—for the first time—in Orlando. But in 2010, Bob was asked to pastor the Spring Meadows church in Sanford, Fla., until he fully retired in 2020. Survivors: Her husband of 63 years; three sons: Bob