Dean Barbara Wolfe and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2025 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. Students crossed the stage to receive their white lab coats, then recited a pledge to uphold the ethics and principles of the nursing […]

URI nursing students Rebecca Allder and Katherine Fitzmaurice completed the eight-week internship program at HopeHealth in Providence Two University of Rhode Island College of Nursing students have enhanced their expertise in palliative care and contributed to palliative care knowledge through their research projects, as the inaugural participants in the Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate […]

URI College of Nursing Professor Susan Desanto-Madeya’s major federally-funded study aims to find path over barriers to equitable care About 12 million adults in the United States are living with serious illness that carries a high risk of mortality and puts great strain on family caregivers. That strain is exacerbated in cultural-minority families facing inequities […]

Melissa Sosa, first generation American and college student, already employed in neuro ICU In 2010, Melissa Sosa was a 10-year-old girl going to grade school in Providence, playing softball and volleyball with her friends, and just generally being a kid. Then her mother, Alba Vasquez, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. It was a […]

Dean Barbara Wolfe, joined by URI President Marc Parlange and the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing, conferred degrees upon the graduating class of 2022 on May 21. Dean Wolfe and the entire College of Nursing extend their heartfelt congratulations to the URI College of Nursing Class of 2022. Check out a gallery […]

Katie Fitzmaurice and Becca Allder will enhance palliative care skills in new Fellowship Two University of Rhode Island College of Nursing students will become experts in palliative care as the inaugural participants in the Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate Fellowship. Nursing students Katie Fitzmaurice and Becca Allder will enhance their “core palliative care clinical […]

Program is 45th in the country, an impressive rise in the ranks; Doctor of Nursing Practice program among top 80 nationally The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing master’s degree program, already among the best in the country, has risen again in the national rankings, moving into the top 50 in the country, according […]

Dr. Grant scheduled to deliver the College’s Spring Distinguished Lecture April 20 The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing will welcome Ernest Grant (Ph.D., RN, FAAN), president of the American Nurses Association to deliver this semester’s Spring Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, April 20. Dr. Grant plans to speak about the critical role nurses continue […]

At a time of growing need for nurses, the U.S. is also facing a nursing faculty shortage. The URI College of Nursing is working to address that. A small group of anonymous donors has committed $600,000 to support the Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim Nursing Fellowship for graduate-level research and professional development. […]

Study also highlights mental health challenges nursing students face While the COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress exponentially and impacted the mental health of many nurses and nursing students, it hasn’t necessarily dampened the desire for nursing students to pursue the profession, according to a University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor’s recent study. Assistant […]