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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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Marla Weston Homecoming

Lessons in Leadership from a Wildcat Nurse: Marla Weston, 2018 College of Nursing Alumnus of the Year

Monday, October 29, 2018

For a picture-perfect portrait of Wildcat Nurse success, look to Marla Weston, who earned her Doctoral nursing degree from the University of Arizona College of Nursing in 2006.

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Funding Unites UA College of Nursing and MHC Healthcare to Battle Arizona Opioid Crisis

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

The College of Nursing and MHC Healthcare will pool their resources to increase the number of psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNP) Doctor of Nursing Practice graduates prepared to meet the needs of Opioid Use Disorder.

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Samantha Gambles Farr

Student Spotlight: Samantha Gambles Farr

Monday, October 8, 2018

"From a very early age, I knew that I wanted to be in healthcare. After becoming a single parent, I decided that I would focus my energy on becoming a nurse. It has truly been one of the best decisions I made in my lifetime and I remain happy that my path led me to nursing."

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Two UA College of Nursing Nurse Anesthesia Students Compete in Rousing Battle of the Brains

Monday, October 1, 2018

Two UA College of Nursing students competed in the annual Anesthesia College Bowl, a lighthearted but academically serious test of knowledge held at the annual American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) Annual Congress in September.

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Stressed at Work? Time to Stretch it Out!

Friday, September 28, 2018

Desk yoga could be the answer to many problems endemic to people who spend long hours seated at a desk. A few simple, quick poses can relieve tight hamstrings and upper cervical vertebrae compression, tone lower abdominal muscles and relieve backaches.

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When Service is in Your Blood: A Student's Passion for Helping Others

Thursday, September 27, 2018

A desire to advocate for the disadvantaged led her to pursue a Doctor of Nursing Practice at the University of Arizona College of Nursing. “I wanted to become a nurse practitioner, but it just never seemed like the right time,” she says.

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Halloween Spooktacular 2018

Monday, September 17, 2018

We may not have fall leaves in Tucson, but that doesn't mean we can't get into the spirit of the season. This year's College of Nursing Halloween Spooktacular, a fundraiser for UA Cares, kicks off on Oct 1 and goes through the end of the month.

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Ida “Ki” Moore, UA College of Nursing Interim Dean, Named to Prestigious NIH Advisory Council

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Ida “Ki” Moore, UA College of Nursing Interim Dean and Ann Furrow Endowed Professor, has been named to the National Advisory Council for Nursing Research of the National Institutes of Health.

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Be Smoke Free: UA College of Nursing Professor to Employ Guided Imagery in Smoking-Cessation Study

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Powered by results from her recent See Me Smoke Free study with women smokers, Judith S. Gordon, PhD, hopes to use guided imagery to help underserved smokers harness the power of their minds to help them quit.

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