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Dr. Sheila Melander featured on Nurse Practioner Journal Podcast

May 17, 2020

Faculty Recognition

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 15, 2020) -- Dr. Sheila Melander, Associate Dean of MSN & DNP Faculty Affairs & Practice, was the featured guest on last week's Nurse Practioner Journal podcast. She discussed now COVID-19 emergency state orders have helped APRNs practice at a higher level of their scope of practice. She was also joined by UK HealthCare's Lacey Buchler, who talked about how UKHC prepared their APRNs for utilization during the pandemic and how the emergency orders have assisted in the process.

What to Know About Tobacco Use and COVID-19

Apr 28, 2020

An early report from cases in China indicated people sickened with the Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) infection had worse outcomes if they smoked. While this one study noted an association, it will take more research to determine the extent of the risk smoking and vaping have on COVID-19 illness. While we don’t know for sure, there is certainly cause for concern based on what we do know about how smoking and vaping make users more susceptible to respiratory infections and illness.

Opinion: Here's how we reduce COVID-19 racial disparities and help African Americans

Apr 28, 2020

The below op-ed was written by Lovoria Williams is a UK College of Nursing faculty member and president of the Lexington Chapter of the National Black Nurses Association, and Alona H. Pack is president of the KYANNA Black Nurses Association of Louisville.

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

Apr 24, 2020

Public Service

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

Public Service

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

Faculty Recognition

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

Faculty Recognition

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

Faculty Recognition

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

Research

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.

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