Associate Professor of Nursing
R.N. Parkview Hospital, Fort, Wayne, Indiana
B.S.N. Goshen College, Indiana
M.N. University of Florida, Gainesville with a
Clinical Speciality in Pediatric Nursing
Additional graduate studies at Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo.
Teaching Areas:
Nursing of Children (Acute care at Elkhart General Hospital)
Serious consideration is being given to moving some of this experience into the community since hospital patient numbers
are decreasing. I will be exploring this option on my sabattical starting Jan. 1998.
Pharmacology
Introduction to drug classifications, prototypes and drug administration in lab and clinical settings.
During my sabattical I will be redesigning this course to include alternate ways of learning in and out of the classroom.
Mock Convention
This concept is approximately one-third of the Community Health course. The entire department, including faculty,
are assigned to "districts" in September . These districts develop resolutions and submit them for presentation at
"Convention". All districts meet for one day in Feb. to debate the issues selected. This event is orchastrated by an
"Executive Board" of senior students which were elected at Convention . I act as the advisor to this event. This
concept has been presented at a national convention and is published in The Journal of Nursing Education.
Personal Notes:
Hello to all past graduates. Yes, I am still teaching at Goshen and having just as much fun as ever. Some of you we
hear from regularly. You can use my E-Mail below and send me a message. I now have four grandchildren, Getty
Age 5, Micah age4, Joshua age 2, and Jordan age one month. Send us a message or stop by sometime.
E mail: Mervinrh@goshen.edu
Phone: (219) 535-7381
Fax: (219) 535-7609
