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December 2018 Pinning Ceremony: Celebrating our Graduates

Dec 18, 2018

Events, Recognition

Congratulations Class of December 2018! The College of Nursing proudly celebrated the class of December 2018 at its pinning ceremony on Friday, December 14, at the Singletary Center for the Arts. View more photos here.

College of Nursing Attends Annual Feast on Equality

Dec 10, 2018

Events

Faculty and students from the University of Kentucky College of Nursing attended the annual Feast on Equality at the Gatton Student Center on Friday, December 7. This dinner and social event seeks to build support, increase community awareness and raise needed money that will allow LGBT organizations to grow and expand its mission of assisting at-risk LGBT youth. Over 500 attendees celebrated the university's inclusivity efforts and raised nearly $100 thousand for LGBTQ resources.

College of Nursing Professor Receives Excellence in Teamwork Award

Dec 6, 2018

Faculty Recognition

College of Nursing Professor Deborah Reed, PhD, MSPH, RN, FAAOHN, FAAN, accepted the first pace in Excellence in Teamwork Award alongside Rita Stewart, FCS Agent for Lincoln Country, UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, as well as Jill Harris, president of the Kentucky Extension Association of Family Consumer Sciences (KEAFCS).

Achieving Work-Life Balance: Building Resilience Among Faculty, Staff and Students

Dec 4, 2018

Recognition

With busy and somewhat erratic schedules, demanding classes and clinicals, and the pressures of balancing everyday life, nursing school can be a challenge, even for the best of students. At the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, a movement is afoot to not only teach students, faculty and staff about how to deal with stress and anxiety but also provide tools to do so. The undertaking is part of a larger campus-wide strategic goal to develop “Work-Life Balance.”

Celebrating our Nurses

Nov 19, 2018

Events, Recognition

Dec. 2018 Pinning Ceremony Join us for our annual Pinning Ceremony to celebrate the 76th baccalaureate graduating class at the Singletary Center for the Arts on Friday, December 14, at 9:00 a.m.

Dean's Advisory Board 2018

Nov 19, 2018

Recognition

The College of Nursing Advisory Board was created in 2007 and provides advice and counsel to the dean on matters for which external advice is critical. The board meets twice each year and considers a variety of topics that may include long-range planning and philanthropic endeavors. Its members also advise on achieving the College’s goals for national and international prominence in teaching, service and research.

National Nurse Practitioner Week 2018

Nov 15, 2018

Events

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

Student Recognition

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

Faculty Recognition

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

Faculty Recognition

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."

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