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Benedictine College holds Disaster Simulation

More than 70 Benedictine College nursing students participated in a day-long disaster simulation training program Wednesday afternoon with the City of Atchison Fire and Rescue, Atchison County EMS, and the area National Guard Unit.Director of the School of Nursing, Sarah Harris, said students from the Populations health Care Clinic class simulated attending to the medical needs of victims of distress if a tornado were to strike the area.Julia McLaughlin, a senior nursing student said, “I feel like I’ve learned a lot.

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