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UK Colleges of Nursing, Agriculture launch Heart-2-Heart letter-writing campaign

Apr 24, 2020

The University of Kentucky Colleges of Nursing and Agriculture, Food, and Environment are partnering to launch “Heart-2-Heart,” a letter-writing campaign to show compassion and support to healthcare workers battling COVID-19.

UK Healthcare, College of Nursing join ribbon campaign to support Kentucky nurses, frontline workers

Apr 22, 2020

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 22, 2020) – UK HealthCare and the UK College of Nursing are partnering with Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton and other local health providers to participate in the Kentucky Nurses Association’s Apricot Ribbon Campaign.

Dr. Jessica Wilson elected president of Kentucky Board of Nursing

Apr 21, 2020

University of Kentucky College of Nursing professor Jessica Wilson PhD, APRN-BC, was recently elected president of the Kentucky Board of Nursing effective July 1, 2020. Dr. Wilson was appointed by Governor Matt Bevin in 2018 to a four-year term on the KBN Board of Directors with specific responsibilities providing board support for the Education Committee.

Dr. Ashford selected as UK University Research Professor Awardee for 2020-21

Apr 15, 2020

Kristin Ashford PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN, has been selected as one of the University Research Professorship Awardees for 2020-21. The UK Board of Trustees will recognize her in June for her significant research contributions to advance maternal and child health outcomes with model programs such as the Perinatal Assistance and Treatment Home (PATHways) and Beyond Birth that have served hundreds of perinatal women throughout the commonwealth with substance use disorders (SUDs).

Dr. Deborah Reed receives prestigious Sarah Bennett Holmes Award

Apr 1, 2020

The College of Nursing's Dr. Deborah Reed was recently awarded the prestigious Sarah Bennet Holmes Award by the University of Kentucky Women's Forum for her contributions to issues that affect women at UK and across the Commonwealth. Each year, the award is presented to two female UK employees-- one faculty member and one staff member-- to recognize efforts that would otherwise go unnoticed through typical channels.

Op-Ed: Nursing in the time of COVID-19

Apr 1, 2020

When the World Health Organization and the American Nurses Association declared 2020 as “The Year of the Nurse and Midwife,” no one imagined it would look like this. The declaration is so timely, as the need for nurses in the COVID-19 pandemic is apparent now more than ever. Just like the “mother of modern nursing” Florence Nightingale did in the Crimean war, nurses today are sacrificing to put others above themselves.

The Role of Nursing in the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919

Mar 31, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, scholars are both searching for new ways to combat the virus and looking at past viral outbreaks responses for solutions.

CON's DNP program ranked 8th in nation among public universities

Mar 27, 2020

In the most recent U.S. News and World Report's rankings of top nursing schools in the country, the UK College of Nursing's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program ranked number 8 among all public universities across the country. The program was ranked number 30 out of all nursing schools nationally.

Leigh Anne Koonmen highlighted as Jonas Scholar

Mar 26, 2020

Leigh Anne Koonmen, RN, BSN and UK College of Nursing PhD candidate, was recently named and highlighted as a Jonas Scholar by Jonas Philanthropies for her leadership in research on reducing type 2 diabetes.

Senior nursing student shares her experience during COVID-19 outbreak

Mar 26, 2020

Below is a firsthand experience from a UK College of Nursing student during the COVID-19 outbreak. Dear reader, I am a senior nursing student at the University of Kentucky currently in my Public Health and Psych semester with plans to graduate in December 2020. I am writing this letter after just finding out that all classes have been moved to online for the duration of the semester, as have our clinical experiences and all exams.

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