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Mother-daughter relationship is focus of nursing research

August 11th, 2008 -Do women who have a strong bond with their grown daughters do a better job of managing high blood pressure?

Baccalaureate nursing program to launch in Owensboro

July 29, 2008 - UofL and OMHS partner to enhance workforce

Hines-Martin inducted into American Academy of Nursing

June 6, 2008 - A professor at the University of Louisville, Vicki Hines-Martin, has been selected as an American Academy of Nursing Fellow. The prestigious honor includes induction into the academy.

Champion for Her - Dr. Elizabeth Bonham

May 13, 2008 - School of Nursing professor Dr. Elizabeth Bonham has dedicated much of her life to helping young men and women in trouble.

The courage to question convention

April 30, 2008 - How can one person make a difference when it comes to health care or public policy when the issues seem too large and the system seems too complicated?

Dean Outlines Vision

January 29, 2008 - “It is almost more competitive now to get into nursing school than it is to get into law school or medical school,” said University of Louisville School of Nursing Dean Marcia Hern. Hern made the comments as part of an on-campus welcome reception held in her honor this winter.

Serving others - a lifetime passion for outstanding student

December 14, 2008 - School of Nursing student Ashley Black is UofL's Outstanding Student at winter commencement.

Transition Ceremony

 

School of Nursing Alumna Honored

School of Nursing graduate and Baptist Hospital East President Susan Stout Tamme ('79) will receive this year's Excellence in Nursing Award presented by Jewish Hospital.

Owensboro Distance Education Program Receives KBN Approval

Beginning in the summer of 2009, University of Louisville will offer distance education nursing courses through Owensboro Medical Health System (OMHS).

Students excel on licensure exam

University of Louisville School of Nursing students have outpaced the U.S. pass rate average on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for registered nurses (RNs).

Seeking New Faculty

The School of Nursing is seeking highly qualified candidates for full time tenure track faculty positions. The candidate will be expected to conduct externally-funded research and have a teaching and service commitment. Part-time faculty are also needed for clinical teaching. EEO/AA.

School marks a milestone with first PhD graduate

Pam Combs was the first to earn a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing degree from UofL.

Pinto-Foltz wins prestigous post-doctoral award

PhD candidate Melissa Pinto-Foltz is scheduled to graduate this summer, then move to Cleveland where she has been awarded a prestigious National Institute of Health-funded Mentored Career Development Award (KL2 Clinical Research Scholar) through the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.

Mainous selected for prestigious national fellowship to improve health care

Rosalie Mainous, PhD, ARNP, NNP-BC, Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Research at the University of Louisville School of Nursing, is one of 20 recipients of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation® (RWJF) Executive Nurse Fellowship focused on expanding the role of nurses to lead change in the U.S. health care system.

Logsdon accepts position with ULH

Professor M. Cynthia Logsdon will foster research collaborations between faculty in the School of Nursing and nurses at UofL Healthcare (ULH) while strengthening the research enterprise at ULH in her new role as Associate Chief of Nursing Research.

Fit into College program designed to curb ‘freshmen 15’, teach healthy lifestyles

A University of Louisville multidisciplinary research program known as Fit into College is aimed at helping freshmen students reduce their risk of becoming overweight or obese through a 10-week dietary and exercise intervention plan.

Students, faculty help vaccinate the Louisville community

Over 250 School of Nursing faculty and staff volunteered to help administer the H1N1 vaccine as part of the Louisville Metro Department of Health and Wellness two day clinic Nov. 11 and 12.

Honor Society of Nursing recognizes Logsdon with International Award for Nursing Excellence

In conjunction with its 40th Biennial Convention, the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, International, presented M. Cynthia Logsdon, DNS, ARNP, FAAN with the 2009 Research Dissemination Award.

Dean Hern accepted to HERS Institute

School of Nursing Dean Marcia Hern has been accepted to the 2010 Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Institute at the University of Denver. HERS provides leadership and management development for women in higher education administration.

Helping Haiti

Students and faculty sort medical supplies for Haiti at Supplies Over Seas.

School of Nursing Celebrates 35 Years

UofL began to educate nurses in 1974-75 when it offered a two-year associate degree program. By the decade's end, nursing was its own school and it offered a Bachelor of Science degree for registered nurses as well as a master's degree program to, among other things, prepare nurse practitioners to help deliver primary and specialty care.

Hern elected to AACN nominating committee

Dean Marcia Hern has been elected to serve on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing nominating committee. She will assume office at the close of the Business Meeting at the upcoming Spring Annual Meeting, March 20-23, 2010 in Washington, DC.

Dean Marcia J. Hern awards in Teaching and Research presented

The inaugural Hern Teaching and Research awards were announced at the Friday, Feb. 26th Faculty Organization meeting. Dr. Cynthia Logsdon received the Research Award, and Dr. Marianne Hutti was presented the Teaching Award. Additional awards will be presented at the May 3rd School of Nursing Signature event.

Dr. Kiehl to serve as a mentor in Nurse Faculty Mentored Leadership Development Program (NFMLD)

NFMLD Program was created by Sigma ThetaTau International with a grant from the Elsevier Foundation. By enhancing the personal leadership development of new nurse faculty, the program will promote faculty retention and cultivate high performing, supportive work environments in academe.

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Executive Director to speak May 3rd

The School of Nursing is hosting a signature event on Monday, May 3, 2010 to honor our colleagues for Nurses' Week. Dr. Polly Bednash, American Association of Colleges of Nursing Executive Director from Washington, DC will speak on "The road for the next generation of nursing."

Geraldine "Polly" Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN urges nurses to embrace change

Dr. Bednash, the executive director of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing spoke to a crowd of community nurses, healthcare leaders and School of Nursing faculty, staff and alumni May 3. The school's Signature Event event was a celebration of the advancement of nursing for National Nurses Week.

Doctoral student wins national minority nursing scholarship

UofL School of Nursing doctoral student Lisa Carter-Harris says minorities are under-represented in nursing, a statistic she hopes to change by teaching future students of color. A national scholarship will help her reach that goal.

University of Louisville Nurse Residency Program was featured on September 27, 2010 on WAVE-3 TV.

 

$1.5 million grant awarded for interdisciplinary oncology palliative care education program at UofL

 

UofL School of Nursing awarded grant to fund new informatics education project

 

2010 School of Nursing Distinguished Alumnus: Dr. Carlton Brown, PhD

 

University of Kentucky College of Nursing Honors Outstanding Alumni

 

Informatics: Tools for Improving the Future of Nursing

 

Nursing students make a world of change with $100

How much good can someone do with $100? Three groups of senior University of Louisville nursing students answered that question firsthand this semester when they worked with residents of a homeless shelter, middle and high school students and people who live in government-assisted housing.

New Faculty Search: Come join our team!

The University of Louisville School of Nursing is seeking dynamic, research and scholarship-driven candidates to join our faculty. We currently are recruiting for an Associate Dean for Research, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor positions.

UofL faculty graduate from the 2010 HERS Denver Institute

Three University of Louisville faculty have graduated from the Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Institute at the University of Denver.

School of Nursing Community Leadership Practicum Students win 2010 Community Engagement Award for Student Engagement

Eleven students from the School of Nursing Community Leadership Practicum course received the award for their spring 2010 efforts to provide health education and services to about 300 backside workers at Churchill Downs.

Dr. Carla Hermann discusses quality of life near the end of life

Based on findings from her latest research "Determinants of Quality of Life in Patients Near the End of Life: A Longitudinal Perspective" published in the January 2011 issue of the Oncology Nursing Forum.

Controlling symptoms can lead to improved quality of life for end of life patients

Healthcare workers can most directly affect quality of life (QOL) of patients with advanced stage lung cancer by helping manage symptoms such as pain, lack of energy, shortness of breath, coughing, difficulty sleeping and dry mouth, according to a study recently published in the journal Oncology Nursing Forum.

Graduate Nursing Student Kayla Stinson Selected as Paul Ambrose Scholar

April 22, 2011 - Kayla Stinson, a graduate student in the Family Nurse Practitioner Program and the School of Nursing is one of a few selected nationwide for the Paul Ambrose Scholars Program. Stinson was recently selected for this competitive program...

Seeking Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs

 

Seeking New Faculty

 

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