Nursing Students Participate in Jamaica Medical Mission Trip

NSU faculty and nursing students participated in a medical mission trip to Jamaica on June 5-10, 2019. Donna Mesler, Ph.D., R.N., and Donna Williams-Newman, D.N.P., M.S.N, R.N., attended with nine students from Fort Myers: Mackenzie Green, Payton Brosche, Tabita Lepindea, Joseph Prichard, Andrea Cano, Regina Lento, Sarah Mohr, Breanna Nolan and Sarah Johnson. The students worked collaboratively with the Dental, Physical Therapy, Medical, Optometry and Pharmacy students to provide care to approximately 2000 persons in three days. Their roles included triaging for dental and medicine and most importantly they educated person with lifestyle diseases like hypertension and diabetes. They also calculated risk factors for diabetic and BMI and educated the clients on obesity and weight management.