Category: Health

Nursing students host tour that allows others to feel what patients feel Understanding the challenges of those who have dementia was the goal for the Del Mar College Continuing Education Nursing Assistant students who held a Virtual Dementia Tour open to the public on Feb. 24 at the Harvin Student Center. According to Continuing Education Health Care Instructor Kathryn Garcia, the tour teaches the Continuing Education Nursing Assistant students to be more patient and understanding while working with dementia patients. “When I tried this tour out I figured it would be easy. But with the dim lights and sunglasses your…

Nursing assistant students in Del Mar’s continuing education program will help people experience what it is like to have dementia through the use of special goggles, shoes and headphones on Feb. 24. The virtual dementia tour was an annual event before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Donna Huddleston, lead nurse planner at the Center for Economic Development. Safety precautions have been implemented for its return this year, Huddleston said. “There are new changes with the tour due the pandemic as opposed to years in the past, which include special covers for the headset and altered tasks that can help people…

 Students can find ways to manage their holiday stress during an upcoming webinar hosted by the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education along with the DMC Counseling Center.  The webinar, Managing Stress for the Holidays and Beyond, will be streamed on Microsoft Teams from noon to 1 p.m. Dec. 8.  DMC Counselor Heather Garcia, the presenter for the event, said the COVID-19 pandemic still continues to add stress to everyone’s lives ahead of the holidays and with the new Omicron variant, even more concerns arise.  “There are so many things that we are going to have to deal with…