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Arizona Nursing BSN Graduate Wins Honors Thesis Category at Honors Engagement Expo

June 4, 2019

In late May, UA College of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) student and ANIE Vanguard Scholar Shane Pendleton was selected as the winner of the Honors Thesis/Capstone Category for the UA Honors College Honors Engagement Expo.

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New Faculty Profile: Get to Know Joseph DeBoe, DNP, ACNPC-AG, CCRN

May 30, 2019

Please join us in welcoming Clinical Assistant Professor Joseph DeBoe, DNP, ACNPC-AG, CCRN, who joined the University of Arizona College of Nursing family this month.

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UA Nursing Alumna Takes to the Skies to Aid Vulnerable Populations

May 22, 2019

A member of the Navajo Nation, Jolene Platero pursued a career in nursing to help people after being confronted with the nursing shortage when her grandmother was seeking hospital care. Platero wanted to be part of the solution to that problem, thereby providing more progressive and culturally relevant care to her community.

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PhD Student Represents UA Nursing Students at American Association of Colleges of Nursing Policy Summit

May 20, 2019

At the end of March, University of Arizona College of Nursing PhD student and MEPN program clinical instructor Claire Bethel, MSN, RN-BC, travelled to Washington D.C. for the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Policy Summit.

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UA College of Nursing Rises to 29th in Blue Ridge Rankings of National Institutes of Health Funding

May 13, 2019

The Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research recently released its rankings for Colleges of Nursing funded by the NIH in 2018. The UA College of Nursing rose in the organization’s rankings to 29th in 2018, up from 49th in 2017. 

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UA Nursing Alumnus and Advocate for the Underserved Inducted into AAN

May 9, 2019

The American Academy of Nursing inducted the Reverend Dr. Rudy Valenzuela as a Fellow of the Academy of Nursing during an induction ceremony on November 3, 2018 during their annual conference in Washington, DC.

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Two UA College of Nursing Faculty to be Honored as 2018 Tucson Fab 50 Nurses

May 7, 2019

As part of National Nurses Week, held in honor of the largest health-care workforce in the United States, two nurse leaders from the UA Nursing will be honored by their peers during the annual 2019 Tucson Fabulous 50 Nurses gala held by the Tucson Nurses’ Week Foundation. 

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UA Nursing BSN Student Receives Pillars of Excellence Award

May 6, 2019

Graduating UA Nursing BSN student Allison Meaux was honored by the UA Honors College with a coveted Pillars of Excellence Award. The annual awards ceremony is a celebration of the academic excellence demonstrated by faculty, scholars and students of the Honors College.

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University of Arizona College of Nursing wins big at 2019 Western Institute of Nursing Conference

April 29, 2019

Over the weekend of April 10-13, the University of Arizona College of Nursing made a strong showing at the Western Institute of Nursing’s annual conference in San Diego, CA. UA Nursing faculty and students won awards in several categories.

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Janine Hinton Joins National League for Nursing’s Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators

April 25, 2019

University of Arizona College of Nursing Clinical Assistant Professor Janine Hinton, PhD, MN, RN, CHSE, has been selected through competitive application for the National League for Nursing’s year-long Leadership Development Program for Simulation Educators.

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