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Sisters by Birth, Sisters in Nursing

Jun 3, 2016

Alumni Recognition

Joanna and Mary Cho have more in common than just their parents—they’ve taken the nursing profession by storm, one already a UK graduate and one expected to enter the field with her BSN in December 2016. “She’s my partner in the crime,” says older of the two by one year, Mary, who now works for UK Chandler Hospital. Joanna currently works as a SNAP (Student Nurse Academic Practicum) intern.

Director of Diversity and Inclusivity Improves Health Disparities Through Nursing Research

Jun 3, 2016

Research

This article appeared on UKNow on June 2, 2016. College of Nursing Associate Professor and Director of Diversity and Inclusivity Jenna Hatcher, RN, PhD, MPH, is taking preventive health care into the emergency department, “because for many Kentuckians that’s where they find their medical home,” she said.

New Study Examines Use of Multiple Tobacco Products in College Students

May 27, 2016

Research

A new study co-authored by College of Nursing Professor Ellen Hahn, PhD, RN, FAAN, found that roughly 15 percent of college students who had ever used tobacco currently use more than one tobacco product. Polytobacco use (using more than one tobacco product) drives nicotine addiction and can prolong the use of tobacco products, leading to acute and chronic negative health risks such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and more.

Fran Feltner Receives 2016 Paul Mason Memorial Award

May 26, 2016

Faculty Recognition

Fran Feltner, director of the University of Kentucky Center of Excellence in Rural Health (CERH) in Hazard and a College of Nursing instructor, has received the 2016 Paul Mason Memorial Award during the 68th Annual Conference of the Kentucky Public Health Association (KPHA) held in Owensboro on April 12-14. Feltner, a native of Leslie County, has worked for more than 30 years in rural health care, from serving as a nurse in clinical and hospital settings to her current role.

Eric Pope's May 2016 Pinning Ceremony Speech

May 20, 2016

Student Recognition

Eric Pope, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Shepherdsville, Kentucky, gave the May 2016 Pinning Ceremony speech. He has graciously allowed us to share it with you. My name is Eric Pope, and I am the comic relief for the May class of 2016. I’m also known as the hand-shake guy over at the hospital because I teach different handshakes to patients and their family members, which they all thoroughly enjoy.

College of Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner Named NAP Distinguished Fellow

May 19, 2016

Faculty Recognition

The National Academies of Practices (NAP) has designated family nurse practitioner Kathy Wheeler, a faculty member in the UK College of Nursing, a Distinguished Public Policy Fellow. The honor was given during the NAP national conference in April.

UK College of Nursing Faculty and Undergraduate Research Interns are Featured on JOGNN's Website

May 17, 2016

Faculty Recognition, Student Recognition

Amanda Fallin-Bennett, PhD, RN, assistant research professor, Kristin Ashford, PhD, WHNP-BC, FAAN, associate professor, and two undergraduate research interns, Alana Miller and Sara Assef, are featured on the Journal of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing’s (JOGNN) website for their paper, Perceptions of Electronic Cigarettes Among Medicaid-Eligible Pregnant and Postpartum Women, which is also published in the most recent edition of the JOGNN.

The Honor of your Presence as Requested at a Memorial Service to Celebrate the Exceptional Life of Shayn Elexendere

May 16, 2016

Recognition

The honor of your presence is requested at a memorial service to celebrate the exceptional life of Shayn Elexendere. Tuesday, May 24, 2016, 5 pm University of Kentucky Memorial Hall Please join Dr. Janie Heath, Dean, UK College of Nursing, and Mr. Don Witt, Associate Provost for Enrollment Management as we celebrate Shayn's life and contributions to the College of Nursing, our nation's military and his memory as a loving husband, father and son.

Sherry Holmes, who Helped Establish the Kentucky Children's Hospital, Retires from a Distinguished Career at UK

May 16, 2016

Recognition

Sherry Holmes, MSN, RN, is retiring after spending 40 years in service at the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital and six years of service in the University of Kentucky College of Nursing. Sherry received her BSN in nursing in 1972 and her MSN with a focus in parent-child nursing and nursing administration in 1982, both from the UK College of Nursing. She began her nursing career at UK in Obstetrics for two years while a nursing student and then six months as an RN before transferring to work in pediatrics, which would become the focus of her career.

Two College of Nursing teams participated in the American Heart Association’s 2016 Central Kentucky Heart Walk

May 16, 2016

Events

The College of Nursing had two teams participate in the 2016 Central Kentucky Heart Walk, which took place at the Keeneland Racecourse on Saturday, May 14.

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