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Helena Morrison, PhD, Receives Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

On January 26, University of Arizona College of Nursing Assistant Professor Helena Morrison, PhD, RN, received the 2018 Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award.

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Two UA College of Nursing Professors Selected to Fulbright Specialist Roster

Monday, January 28, 2019

On Dec. 11, The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and World Learning informed Jane Carrington, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Kimberly Shea, PhD, RN, CHPN that the Peer Review Panel recommended them for placement on the Fulbright Specialist Roster.

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New Faculty Profile: Get to Know Lauren Shurson, DNP, FNP-BC

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Please join us in welcoming Clinical Assistant Professor Lauren Shurson, DNP, FNP-BC, who joined the UA Nursing family this semester. A native of Texas, she spent time in Tennessee and Seattle before moving to Maricopa, AZ. She loves the Copper State sunshine – even when it’s 100 degrees outside.

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2017-2018 Integrative Nursing Fellowship Alumna Reflects on the Healing Wisdom She Gained

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

When Marlene Call, PhD , assistant professor, Augusta University College of Nursing, was about to commence the 2017-2018 Integrative Nursing Fellowship, she told us, “I want to learn more about caring science and how to bring it into the curriculum. I believe bringing ‘caring’ and ‘compassion’ into a curriculum with a strong evidence-based foundation can produce strong, competent, compassionate nurses.”

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Alumna Spotlight: Sarah Stafford Evans’ Passion for Serving the Underserved

Friday, December 14, 2018

"Nursing school is a difficult time in everybody’s life, including the instructors, so it helped that the MEPN program was really organized. The program was fast-paced and intense, but they did a great job covering a huge amount of material in just 15 months. On top of that, the camaraderie I had with my cohort was very strong."

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Catching up with Violeta Lewis, UA Nursing Alumna and Mayor of La Puente, CA

Friday, December 7, 2018

In a world that increasingly requires multitasking as a key to success, Violeta Lewis is a powerhouse of varied activity. Her quest for knowledge has led her to pursue studies in fields as diverse as physical and biological anthropology, forensics and pediatric nursing.

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UA College of Nursing Class of 2018: Sobia Fatima Zehri

Friday, November 30, 2018

"I like getting to know my patients and making connections with them. I love that in nursing there’s not just an emphasis on treating the patient physically, but there’s also importance in addressing the patient’s psychological and spiritual needs."

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New Faculty Profile: Get to Know Jessica Rainbow, PhD, RN

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Assistant Professor Jessica Rainbow, PhD, RN, joined us this semester, migrating from Madison, WI, to the sunny Old Pueblo. She has worked as an Infusion Nurse and as an ICU Nurse and won the Mary Keller Research Award from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing in spring, 2018. She is a welcome addition to our faculty.

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Redefining Pain and Addiction

Monday, November 26, 2018

Earlier this year, UA Nursing professors Angela Brown and S. Renee Gregg joined representatives from 18 Arizona programs (representing prescribing groups such as MD, DO, NP, PA, DMD, ND and DMP) to help craft a curriculum that emphasizes integrative therapies over pharmaceutical options.

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UA Nursing Clinical Instructor Awarded Pediatric Nurse Practitioner of the Year award

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

On November 4, UA College of Nursing Clinical Instructor Sheri Carson, DNP, RN, was awarded the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner of the Year award by the Arizona National Association of Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP).  The award is intended to recognize a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who exceeds expectations as a professional in the field.

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PhD Student Awarded Johnson & Johnson/American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) scholarship

Thursday, November 15, 2018

UA College of Nursing Doctoral student Angelina Nguyen was one of six graduate students from across the country to be awarded a scholarship funded by the Johnson & Johnson/American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Campaign for Nursing’s Future program.

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Student Spotlight: Shaju Francis

Thursday, November 1, 2018

"Patience, hypervigilance, and compulsive attention to detail are some of my personal attributes that I cherish and consider essential for an anesthesia provider. It is quite challenging and demanding program and profession, however, as a believer of servant leadership, I take it as a call to service."

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