News at Adelphi

Believes that healthcare in Haiti will only improve with a strong nursing infrastructure.

By Caitlin Geiger It doesn’t fit the mold of the traditional classroom setting, and its students receive far more than a typical educational experience. In Dr. Diane Dembicki’s Healing and the Arts course, housed under the School of Nursing, each class focuses on a different approach to healing therapies, spanning from expressive and visual arts and drama therapy…

A comprehensive listing of faculty scholarship and creative work in 2011.

Adelphi scholars apply their expertise to improve social and public health conditions globally, from Botswana to India.

"My time at Adelphi was a wonderful one....Of all the amazing women I met, I remember Miss Montag as a very practical person and Dean Ruth Harley, who was just extraordinary."

" I came from a family of doctors. I used to go with my father to the hospital or to make house calls, and I was often referred to as 'little doc.'"

"Adelphi made me a more caring person. It matured me in so many ways. I didn't know much about illnesses because our family was always very healthy."

"Nursing is a broad field; every year brings new careers you can choose from. A great future lies ahead."

"Never stop studying and moving forward. Expand your mind and abilities."

"During World War II, young nursing students ran the hospitals while the older student nurses were off at war. We were given a lot of responsibilities."

"The art of nursing is in the relationship between you and the patient. Always remember that art—it is just as important as the science."

"At one point during my time at Adelphi, I was going to be kicked out. Mildred Montag was stern and had some words for me, but she kept me in the program."

" I have many great memories of wonderful times spent with my classmates. To this day I am still very close with a lot of my classmates from the first four year nursing program."

“Adelphi changed and impacted my life, because I was able to develop the learning tools that allowed me to take a job most anywhere.”

"Adelphi’s nursing program prepared me well; I easily passed the New York State Registered Professional Nurse Examination."

"I would advise every nurse, both student and graduate, to have compassion and respect for every patient."

Mildred Kahane's career in nursing has included time as a clinical nurse, an administrator, an educator, and a consultant across the country.

Former Nurse and special educator Jeanne Schreiber reflects on her academic and social experiences of attending Adelphi in the 1940s.

"When I graduated we had three choices: work in a doctor’s office, a hospital, or a school. You have so many more choices today, but there is one constant – you should be a patient’s strongest advocate."

"The value of my Adelphi nursing degree is priceless; the impact it has had on my life is immeasurable. It gave me wisdom and made me able to face the difficulties of life."

"Nursing is not about patient care; it’s about caring for the patient. Remember that patients and their families are apprehensive; take five more minutes and explain how what you are doing will help."

"During my 17 years of teaching at Adelphi, I formed collegial relationships among the most committed and inspired practicing nurses in Long Island and New York City hospitals, as well as international students"

"Wherever I went, and I have been all over the country and in many different settings, my Adelphi degree was highly regarded by my employers,"

"Nurses are much more active in health policy and political affairs. They are congresswomen, state legislators, leaders in public health and private foundation."

"I learned something important from each of my rotations. I particularly loved the operating room and surgery."

Incorporating their passion for providing care with their years of experience in substance abuse recovery, Mrs. Miller and her husband opened Gather-In Farm.

"Remember, the first job you get doesn’t have to be exactly what you want to do with your life, or be where you want to end up; consider traveling, additional education, or making a move."

"Technology has made huge advances, but these need to be counterbalanced with disciplined caring."

"When you find something meaningful to you, stick with it. I stayed with infectious disease control because I really enjoyed it. I have always felt that I was lucky in my profession..."

"Always see the person in the patient.... As a nurse you can make people feel that they matter."