Student Recognition

College of Nursing Student Bikes 1,000 Miles with Family, Raises $17,115 for Children in Syria

Nov 21, 2016

Student Recognition

When College of Nursing junior Maya Husayni’s father asked if she wanted to bike 1,000 miles to raise money for the children of Syria, she didn’t hesitate to say yes. The Husaynis set up a donation page for friends and family to donate to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), a UN program headquartered in New York City that provides humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. It aids children of Syria by providing access to drinking water, vaccinations, education, psychological support and winter supplies.

Nursing Student, Future Olympian Mentors Pre-Nursing Student Inside the Classroom and at the Barn

Oct 31, 2016

Student Recognition

Alexa Ehlers (left) with Mary Kate Klir (right). Amistoso shakes his head, wiggles his ears and dances in place. When asked about his strange behavior, Alexa Ehlers rushes to his side and scratches an itch in a small spot near his left shoulder. “There you go, Ami!”

PhD Student, Instructor Brings "Upstream" Thinking to Students Through International Education

Aug 23, 2016

Faculty Recognition, Student Recognition

Most nursing students expect to learn in a classroom, simulation lab or clinical setting. What they don’t always expect is to gain interprofessional nursing experiences through international educational opportunities.

DNP Student Selected as American Psychiatric Nurses Association Board of Directors Student Scholar

Jul 15, 2016

Student Recognition

DNP student Sooksai Kaewbua, BSN, is one of 15 graduate nursing students in the nation to be selected as an American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Board of Directors Student Scholar for 2016. She will present her abstract titled “Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain: An Innovative Game to Improve Mental Health by Preventing Cardiovascular Disease” at the APNA 30th Annual Conference in October in Hartford, Ct. in addition to receiving a complimentary membership in the organization for one year.

College of Nursing Student, Former Truck Driver Seeks to Improve Working Conditions, Safety for Women on the Road

Jun 22, 2016

Student Recognition

This article appeared on UKNow on June 22, 2016. By Elizabeth Adams After 13 years working as a trauma, emergency room and flight nurse in Western Kentucky, Kim Bourne decided it was time to put rubber to the road — 18 gargantuan wheels of rubber to be exact.

Two College of Nursing Students Selected as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars

Jun 13, 2016

Student Recognition

College of Nursing PhD students Jessica Harman, BSN, RN, CCRN and Sara Duggan, BSN, RN, TNCC, were selected by Susan Frazier, PhD, RN, FAHA associate professor and PhD program director, as Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Future of Nursing Scholars for the next three years. The Foundation’s award of $150,000 will support the tuition, stipend, living expenses and fees for the two scholars who will begin their PhD programs in September 2016.

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.

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 College of Nursing Mourns Loss of Student Leader: Shayn Elexendere

May 9, 2016

Student Recognition

Just four days before MedVet-to-BSN student Shayn Elexendere was tragically killed in a motorcycle accident, he held a College-wide “thank you” for two custodians with help from his classmate and friend Neal Harrod, a traditional BSN student. “It’s a testament to his character. Shayn was a very special guy and an amazing friend. I was truly blessed to call myself his friend,” says Harrod.

PhD Student Fights to Fix Our Health Care Systems

Apr 26, 2016

Student Recognition

After working at the bedside in critical care, emergency medicine and as a rapid response nurse for seven years, PhD student Shannon Parsley, RN, BSN, CEN, felt in her gut that something wasn’t quite right—her passion aligned more with improving patient outcomes and the undeniable injustices she frequently witnessed in the health care system.

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