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Polk-Dalton Clinic Ensures Compliance, Improves Satisfaction for Chronic Pain Patients

Jul 13, 2016

Public Service

By Elizabeth Adams Opioid addiction is a complex medical disorder that impacts the entire nation, but much of the problem is condensed to disparate regions of Kentucky. This is the first installment of a series of articles highlighting the work of University of Kentucky researchers and UK HealthCare medical providers who are making progress toward solutions to the epidemic in our state and at large. #UK4KY

Assistant Professor Named Kentucky Nurse Practitioner Advocate of the Year

Jul 13, 2016

Faculty Recognition

College of Nursing Assistant Professor Kathy Wheeler, PhD, APRN, NP-C, FNAP, FAANP, was recognized as Kentucky Nurse Practitioner Advocate of the Year at the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) 2016 National Conference in San Antonio, Texas, June 20-25. The award recognizes substantial leadership in APRN education, service to patients and policy efforts.

BLOG From Terry Allen: Our Responsibility To Keep the Promise

Jul 11, 2016

Public Service

The following is a blog from UK Interim Vice President for Institutional Diversity Terry Allen. There are so many things we don’t yet know about the tragic shooting deaths this week of two black men in Louisiana and Minnesota, now compounded by the horrific killing and wounding of 12 police officers in Dallas. What we do know is, in so many respects, of little comfort. We are enveloped by a numbing sensation, overwhelming confusion and sadness. So many of us feel a fatiguing familiarity to all of this senseless and incomprehensible violence.

College of Nursing Professor Inducted as Fellow of American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Jul 8, 2016

Faculty Recognition

Pictured above from left to right: Mary Ellen Roberts, DNP, RN, APRN, APN-C, FNAP, FAANP, FAAN, president of FAANP; Audrey Darville, PhD, RN, APRN, CTTS, associate professor; Kathy Wheeler, PhD, RN, APRN, NP-C, FNAP, FAANP, primary FAANP sponsor, assistant professor University of Kentucky College of Nursing Associate Professor Audrey Darville, PhD, APRN, CTTS, FAANP, was recently inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners at its National Conference in San Antonio, Tx. on June 23.

30-Year College of Nursing Veteran Named Employee of the Year

Jul 6, 2016

Recognition

At the heart of every college is an employee whose unforgettable character has a ripple affect on the entire academic community. A 30-year College of Nursing veteran, our assistant dean of students Joanne Davis has impacted thousands of lives under four deans. Her kindness, leadership and experience made her the perfect choice for this year’s Employee of the Year award. Davis’s award followed a powerful nomination from her colleague Kerrie Moore, alumni and annual giving coordinator, who noted her unique contributions to the College:

UK is Honored to Schedule 2017 Honor Flight

Jul 5, 2016

Events, Recognition

BLOG by Anthony Dotson, director of the University of Kentucky Veterans Resource Center:

College of Nursing Office of Continuing Education Impacts Nursing Education for 17 Years

Jun 29, 2016

Recognition

After countless hours of hard work and dedication to a new mastery comes a new nursing credential, and with those letters comes a new annual educational requirement set by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The ANCC, a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association (ANA), certifies and recognizes individual nurses and health care organizations in addition those that provide continuing nursing education.

College of Nursing Student, Former Truck Driver Seeks to Improve Working Conditions, Safety for Women on the Road

Jun 22, 2016

Student Recognition

This article appeared on UKNow on June 22, 2016. By Elizabeth Adams After 13 years working as a trauma, emergency room and flight nurse in Western Kentucky, Kim Bourne decided it was time to put rubber to the road — 18 gargantuan wheels of rubber to be exact.

Office for Institutional Diversity Celebrates 45 Years of Supporting Underrepresented Students

Jun 21, 2016

Recognition

This article appeared on UKNow on June 21, 2016. By Blair Hoover The University of Kentucky is made up of thousands of students, faculty and staff — different races, perspectives, religions, identities, genders and ethnicities. As Interim Vice President for Institutional Diversity Terry Allen stated in his recent blog, “our differences and our diversity are what collectively make us and our community stronger."

First DNP Program in Nation Holds First DNP Faculty Conference in Region

Jun 20, 2016

Seminars, Lectures

Pictured above from left to right: Drs. Patricia Howard, Mary Brennan, Colleen Swartz, Karen Hill, Ann Cary, Carolyn Williams, Dean Janie Heath and Sheila Melander. The University of Kentucky College of Nursing, home to the first Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in the nation, held the first DNP Faculty Conference in the region on June 16-17, 2016 in the Charles T. Wethington Building.

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