Parker Smith
Email: pbs36@byu.edu
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Healing Close to Home: Nursing Students Learn Compassion by Serving Utah’s Most Vulnerable
While many BYU College of Nursing students travel across the globe for their Global and Population Health Nursing Clinical Practicum, others stay closer to campus serving vulnerable populations in Utah. These students work in the community shadowing a mentor nurse in settings of their choosing like jails, schools, county offices, and other community public health locations.
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United by Nursing in Spain
BYU Nursing Students on the Spain Global Population Health Nursing Clinical Practicum worked with the University of Alcala to shadow in clinics, participate in fairs, and serve the community and each other.
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Keeping Service as the Focus: Melanie Livingston New Faculty
Melanie Livingston, a new faculty member at the College of Nursing, discusses her career path and the impact serving others has had on her nursing.
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Collaboration at the Core of Ghana Global Population Health Nursing
One phrase that echoed throughout the Ghana Global Health Nursing practicum was, “You Are Welcome.” This welcoming spirit touched every interaction, from introductions to clinical exchanges.
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Dr. Jennifer Rigby New Faculty Saves Lives and Shapes Minds
Dr. Jennifer Rigby, a new faculty member in the College of Nursing, shares spiritual experiences from her career that shaped her view of nursing.
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Small Sparks: Zambia Global & Population Health Nursing
On the inaugural BYU Global Population Health Nursing in Zambia, College of Nursing students taught Zambian women about birth and provided home care in Livingstone.
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BYU Nursing Practicum Empowers Communities in Ecuador's Remote Regions
In Ecuador, BYU nursing students taught people in the towns of Ibarra, Otavalo, and Tena in conjunction with traditional medicine workers. Students conducted a number of health screenings and taught CPR.
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The Receiving End of Ministering: How BYU Students Felt Christlike Love from Nurses in Taiwan
BYU Nursing Students in Taiwan internalized how to provide better compassionate care from the examples of Taiwanese nurses.
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Winning a Congressional Award Shaped Aubrey Smedley’s Nursing Experience
Aubrey Smedley used some of her time in the nursing program to win the Wyoming Congressional Award.
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