Stephen F. Austin State University students in the School of Human Sciences’ “Medical Nutrition Therapy II” course completed nutrition simulations in collaboration with third-semester students in the DeWitt School of Nursing April 15-16. Dietetics and nutritional sciences students participated in individual 15- to 20-minute simulations acting as dietetic specialists in an acute care setting. Justin Pelham, clinical instructor in James I. Perkins College of Education’s School of Human Sciences, acted as their clinical preceptor. The nursing students role-played as patients who have Type 2 diabetes mellitus and have been hospitalized due to diabetic ketoacidosis.
ABOUT STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY
Stephen F. Austin State University, the newest member of The University of Texas System, began a century ago as a teachers’ college in Texas’ oldest town, Nacogdoches. Today, it has grown into a regional institution comprising six colleges — business, education, fine arts, forestry and agriculture, liberal and applied arts, and sciences and mathematics. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, SFA enrolls approximately 11,000 students while providing the academic breadth of a state university with the personalized attention of a private school. The main campus encompasses 421 acres that include 40 academic facilities, 11 residence halls, and 68 acres of recreational trails that wind through its six gardens. The university offers more than 80 bachelor’s degrees, more than 40 master’s degrees and four doctoral degrees covering over 120 areas of study. Learn more at sfasu.edu.
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