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UK Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program Receives Accreditation

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff

Sep 11, 2017

BREATHE

The University of Kentucky College of Nursing’s BREATHE Tobacco Treatment Specialist (TTS) training program received accreditation from the Council for Tobacco Treatment Training Programs (CTTTP) on Aug. 16. The program is one of 18 accredited training programs for tobacco treatment internationally.

UK College of Nursing, UK HealthCare Program Helps Pregnant Women Through Opioid Crisis

Sep 1, 2017

Public Service, Recognition

This article appeared in the Kentucky Herald-Leader on September 1, 2017. By Linda Blackford For much of her life, April Osborne has struggled with the illness of addiction, an inexorable pull that dragged her across state lines, and in and out of courtrooms, custody hearings and jail cells, always heeding the siren call of alcohol, pills or, in the end, heroin. She wasn’t sure she’d ever get clean or live with her children again. “I didn’t see a way out,” Osborne said.

UK College of Nursing Office of Continuing Education Prepares Public Health Nurses to Plan for Safety of Tourists During Total Eclipse

Aug 25, 2017

Academic Programs

Public health nurse refresher course knowledge was used in planning for the safety and health of Kentucky residents and the high influx of tourists in the state during the recent total eclipse on August 21, 2017. Several first-aid stations staffed with local health department nurses were set up in the Hopkinsville area.

Nursing Peer Mentors in Interprofessional Healthcare Residential College Welcome Students Back to Campus

Aug 24, 2017

Events

From left to right: Ava Assef S18 admit, Yuri Maisel pre-nursing, Kayla Anderson Jr nursing major, and Maya Fitzpatrick pre-nursing. College of Nursing Academic Advisor Jennifer Sherwood, MA, welcomes new students to campus with Maya Fitzpatrick and Yuri Maisel (Airforce ROTC), both second year pre-nursing students, and Ava Assef and Kayla Anderson, all peer mentors for the Interprofessional Healthcare Residential College (IHRC) Living Learning Program (LLP) at the University of Kentucky.

College of Nursing Inducts Five New Nurse Leaders Into Hall of Fame

Aug 18, 2017

Alumni Recognition

The College was proud to celebrate its five newest Hall of Fame inductees at the 21c Museum Hotel on Friday, November 10 at 7 p.m. Established in 2006, the College of Nursing Hall of Fame identifies distinguished graduates and their extraordinary contributions to the nursing profession.

Welcome Back to our new and Returning Students!

Aug 18, 2017

Events

Pictured above is Dr. Lee Anne Walmsley, ROTC senior nursing students Casey Garstang and Josh Hagen, and Dean Janie Heath. The College of Nursing is excited to welcome back its new and returning students for the 2017-2018 academic year!

College of Nursing Dean Emeritus Dr. Carolyn Williams Among Five Nurses Designated as Living Legends, American Academy of Nursing's Highest Honor

Aug 15, 2017

Recognition

Carolyn Williams, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean emeritus of the UK College of Nursing and former president of the American Academy of Nursing, was one of five nurse leaders to receive the Academy's designation of Living Legend, the organization's highest honor, at a special ceremony during the policy conference in Washington, D.C. on October 5, 2017.

College of Nursing Student Finds Nursing Through Area Health Education Center Summer Health Career Camp

Jul 28, 2017

Student Recognition

As the demand for baccalaureate- and doctorally-prepared nurses steadily rises across health care systems, the Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Pipeline Program is working to positively affect the distribution and increase the number of health care providers in the Commonwealth. The program, established in 2005, places students interested in pursuing careers in health professions alongside clinicians in rural and underserved communities.

Drs. Dorothy Brockopp and Sheila Melander to be Inducted as Fellows into American Academy of Nursing

Jul 25, 2017

Faculty Recognition

The American Academy of Nursing has selected two University of Kentucky College of Nursing faculty members, Dorothy Brockopp, PhD, RN, professor, and Sheila Melander, PhD, APRN, ACNP-BC, FCCM, FAANP, to be inducted into its 2017 class of Academy fellows. The inductees will be honored at a ceremony to be held during the Academy's annual policy conference, Transforming Health, Driving Policy, which will take place October 5-7, 2017 in Washington, D.C.

Community Partnership Program Helps Women in Recovery Replace Cigarettes with Sweat

By: BREATHE Faculty and Staff

Jul 24, 2017

BREATHE

From left: Corey Donohoo, Tonya Jernigan, Tisha Ducas, Janine Barnett, Amanda Fallin-Bennett, Susan Sanders. Partners and researchers not present: Kristin Ashford, Andrea McCubbin and Susan Westneat. While managing her sobriety, returning to the workforce and enduring a grueling legal process to reunite with her children, Missy couldn’t imagine a day without cigarettes.

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