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

Nov. 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

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

Oct. 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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Marla Weston Homecoming

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

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

Oct. 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!

Sept. 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

Sept. 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

Sept. 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

Sept. 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

Sept. 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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