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Beebe School of Nursing Offers Baby-Sitting Classes

05/14/07

The Beebe School of Nursing invites girls and boys ages 12 and 13 to participate in baby-sitter education classes. The two-day classes are scheduled for June at the Beebe School of Nursing. The dates are June 18 & 19, June 21 & 22, June 25 & 26 and June 28 & 29. They will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Students will learn how to be safe and effective baby-sitters. Instructors will be registered nurses, a Delaware State policeman, and an instructor from the state fire school.

Topics to be covered include: characteristics and qualities of a good sitter; child development and age-appropriate activities; safe home practices for fire and protection; first-aid practices for minor and medical problems; and infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and airway obstruction management. Students will get hands-on practice in First Aid and CPR.

Classes will be take place at Beebe School of Nursing, located directly behind Beebe Medical Center in Lewes. The cost is $35 per student. Participants should bring a bag lunch both days. Sodas and snacks will be provided.

Registration will be taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, or to obtain a registration form, call the Beebe School of Nursing at 645-3251.

Beebe Medical Center is a not-for-profit community medical center with a mission to encourage healthy living, prevent illness, and restore optimal health with the people residing, working, or visiting in the communities we serve. For more information, please visit us online at www.beebemed.org.