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The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

The Student News Site of Midwestern State University

The Wichitan

Nursing students turn a pregnant simulation dummy onto her side to counteract the onset of a seizure, Mar. 10.

Nursing students face challenge in entering medical field during pandemic

Cecil Witherspoon, Reporter March 11, 2022

As mask mandates and COVID-19-related restrictions lift across much of the country, the pandemic remains as a source of both planning and concern for the nursing school. Since being disrupted alongside...

Daria Close, assistant nursing professor, holds up the arm of the mannequin as they run through the motions of the adult code on Nov. 8, 2016.

“She truly cared about us, not just as students but personally,” remembering Daria Close

Bridget Reilly, Editor in Chief February 28, 2021

Her battle with breast cancer didn't change Daria Close, assistant professor of nursing's dedication to her students' education and wellbeing. "She really had a passion for teaching," Taylor Butler,...

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