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Undergraduate Nursing Students and Faculty Showcase Research

Nov 23, 2015

Undergraduate research interns and their mentors at the College of Nursing participated in the first ever research presentations given in an effort to spread knowledge of their findings and advance the nursing practice on Oct. 21 and Nov. 18. “These presentations facilitate the dissemination of research findings by the undergraduate research interns as beginning scientists to peers and future colleagues and provide a venue for them to discuss the implications of the findings for improving healthcare and health outcomes,” said Associate Professor Gia Mudd-Martin, RN, MPH, PhD.

UK College of Nursing, UK Office for Institutional Diversity Highlight Transgender Health Disparities

Nov 16, 2015

By Gail Hairston, Elizabeth Adams Social stigmas, discrimination and infringement of civil rights have led to health care disparities impacting individuals who are transgender.

Nursing Research Papers Day at the University of Kentucky

Oct 30, 2015

Nursing Research Papers Day will take place on Fri., Nov. 6 in the Colonial Ballroom of the Campbell House and will showcase the work of UK HealthCare nurses and College of Nursing students. From 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., presenters will discuss research topics ranging from the management of sepsis to the use of Facebook as a support medium for heart failure patients with left ventricular assist devices. Download the agenda here.

College of Nursing Professor Pioneers Breastfeeding Research in Kentucky

Oct 5, 2015

By Sally Evans Assistant Professor Ana Linares, DNS, RN, IBCLC is breaking new ground as the only nurse researcher to study human lactation in Kentucky—at UK’s very own College of Nursing. Dr. Linares, mother of four and grandmother to six, first collaborated on a project to study factors associated with health decisions of Hispanic women in Lexington after moving to the U.S. from Arica, Chile in 2009. “I focused on the Hispanic population because I knew that they would feel comfortable with me,” she says.

Nursing Faculty awarded grant to study effect of e-cigs on pregnant women

Sep 23, 2015

The U.S. has the largest and fastest growing market for e-cigs, and adult women of childbearing age are the most common users. However, no data exists regarding the health effects of e-cigs on pregnant women or their babies.

Dr. Nora Warshawsky and Ph.D student Arica Brandford published a study on Kentucky’s RN workforce

Aug 31, 2015

Dr. Nora Warshawsky, assistant professor in the College of Nursing, and Ph.D student Arica Brandford's study about Kentucky’s RN workforce was published in September’s Journal of Nursing Administration. Warshawsky’s and Brandford’s “Achieving 80% BSN by 2020: Lessons Learned from Kentucky’s Registered Nurses” aims to understand the educational status and plans of Kentucky’s workforce in advancing nursing educational levels.

UK Researcher’s Study of CRUSH Anti-Smoking Campaign Makes Top LGBT News

Aug 21, 2015

An anti-smoking campaign targeting members of the LGBT community and evaluated by University of Kentucky College of Nursing researcher Amanda Fallin was recently cited as a Huffington Post “LGBT Wellness Story of the Week.”

Professor Amanda Fallin's Op-ed about Opioid Overdose Prevention

Aug 21, 2015

Professor Amanda Fallin and Clinical Associate Professor Patricia Freeman in the College of Pharmacy had an op-ed published in the Lexington Herald-Leader about the need for pharmacists to receive training in the use of naloxone for opioid overdose prevention and apply for certification from the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy in order help fight Kentucky’s deadly opioid epidemic. Below is the text from their op-ed:

Professor Ellen Hahn and Dean Janie Heath's Op-ed on Funding Tobacco Prevention and Treatment Efforts

Aug 21, 2015

Professor Ellen Hahn and Dean Janie Heath penned an op-ed that was featured in the Louisville Courier-Journal, and the Lexington Herald-Leader. The piece was written in response to a CDC report that admonished South Carolina, Texas and Kentucky for failing to provide enough money from tobacco tax revenue for tobacco prevention efforts.

Study Measures Sodium in Foods Using Electronic Salt Spoon

Jul 6, 2015

Heart disease patients are advised by doctors to reduce the amount of sodium in their diets to prevent a cardiac event. But adapting to a low-sodium diet requires more than just laying off the table salt. Sodium is hidden in a number of household food products, such as canned soups, frozen pizza and white bread.

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