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National Nurse Practitioner Week 2018

Nov 15, 2018

The role of the nurse practitioner (NP) will be showcased November 11–17, 2018, as NPs across the country celebrate more than 50 years of practice during National NP Week. In the United States, this distinguished group of health care professionals number approximately 248,000 strong, with an additional 23,000 NP students graduating each year.

College of Nursing Student Places in University Research Competition

Nov 15, 2018

Natalie Hawes, senior BSN student, featured in the front low, left. Last week, University of Kentucky graduate and undergraduate students competed in the final rounds of the 5-Minute Fast Track Research Competition and the 3-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). While two final winners prevailed, research also came out ahead. Natalie Hawes, a senior BSN student, placed third in the 3-Minute Thesis Competition.

Associate Professor Receives Florence Nightingale Award for Nursing Excellence

Nov 13, 2018

Leslie Scott, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, CDE, MLDE, associate professor, recently received the 2018 Florence Nightingale Award Nursing Excellence on November 8, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky, for her outstanding contributions to advance health and wellness with diabetic youth at Camp Hendon, a week-long summer camp in rural Kentucky that annually impacts over 150 children ages 8-17 with type 1 diabetes.

Assistant Professor Awarded Grant from UKCON Office of Nursing Research

Nov 12, 2018

Jean Edward, PhD, RN, CHPE, assistant professor, was recently selected as an awardee of the UK College of Nursing Office of Nursing Research (ONR) Pilot Funding Program. Through the support of the ONR's $15,000 grant, Dr. Edward will be able to continue to build her program of research by "Examining Availability of Health System and Community-Based Programs Aimed at Promoting Health Insurance Literacy and Informed Healthcare Decision Making Among Rural Appalachian Consumers."

Associate Professor Receives Grant from UKCON Office of Nursing Research

Nov 12, 2018

Martha Biddle, PhD, APRN, CCNS, FAHA, associate professor, was recently selected as an awardee of the UK College of Nursing Office of Nursing Research (ONR) Pilot Funding Program. Through the support of the ONR's $17,000 grant, Dr. Biddle will be able to continue to build her program of research through a "Dietary Intervention to Reduce Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Persons with Metabolic Syndrome."

Building the Nursing Workforce One Student (Veteran) at a Time

Nov 12, 2018

When Shannon Beebe began working on her CNA as a 16-year-old high school student in Virginia, her ambition was to someday become a nurse. This past May, the 41-year-old mother of five reached that milestone as one of the first two graduates of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s MedVet-BSN Option.

Beyond Birth Program Moves to New Location, Expands Services for Mothers with Opioid Addiction

Nov 8, 2018

Bethany Wilson's doctors told her family it was time to say goodbye. In 2014, after three years of active addiction and a heart valve replacement to treat endocarditis, there was nothing more they could do. "I had endocarditis, septicemia, liver and kidney failure and triple pneumonia," said Wilson. "I had suffered a stroke, I was in septic shock and I had suffered multiple seizures."

Dr. Deborah Reed Honored as American Academy of Nursing Edge Runner for Work with Kentucky's Farmers

Nov 5, 2018

Deborah Reed, PhD, MSPH, RN, FAAOHN, FAAN, Distinguished Service Professor and Good Samaritan Endowed Chair, was honored with the Edge Runner Award from the American Academy of Nursing for her work educating farmers about occupational health, safety and disease prevention on farms.

College of Nursing Attends KNA's 2018 Annual Conference

Nov 2, 2018

Students and faculty recently attended the Kentucky Nurses Associate 2018 Annual Conference in Louisville, KY, on Thursday, Nov. 1. Pictured above from left to right: Nana Ntodi, Ellie Keene, Dean Janie Heath, Maria Milford and Hannah Thompson, all student council representatives from the December 2018 graduating class. Also pictured is Dean Janie Heath with the president of the Kentucky Nurses Association, Dr. Kathy Hager, and other Kentucky nursing educator colleagues.

The Future of Nursing Science

Nov 1, 2018

Thirty years ago, nurses drawn to scientific inquiry and problem-solving were just beginning to carve out a space in the academic terrain to call their own. In the 1980s, PhD programs had difficulty gaining acceptance in universities across the country. Terry Lennie, PhD, MS, BSN, senior associate dean at the UK College of Nursing and former director of the College’s PhD Program, says the early nurse researchers were intent to demarcate the intellectual territory that defined their developing discipline to establish legitimacy.

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