Kimberly Arcoleo’s research addresses the health disparity for low-income children with asthma.

Join the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing for the latest installment of the College’s Distinguished Lecture series. Dr. Nancy Redeker, director of the Yale University School of Nursing Center for Biobehavioral Health Research, will deliver the address: “Advancing Nursing Science Through Precision Health.” The lecture, scheduled for March 10 at 5 p.m., will […]

Dean Barbara Wolfe and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2023 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony on Feb. 6. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the students donned their coats remotely during the virtual ceremony. Dean Wolfe, Associate Dean Mary Leveilee and Assistant Professor Jung […]

From the Founding of the URI College of Nursing to Service During a Global Pandemic By Christopher Barrett ’08 When Paula Viau-Hann (‘69) attended the University of Rhode Island as a nursing student in the 1960s, an orange stood in for an arm for practice injections. Students in blue pinned striped dress uniforms, white shoes, […]

Nursingcomplainthelp.com is go-to reference for licensing board complaints, legal issues A nurse who immigrated from the Philippines and was the only foreign-born nurse in a central Texas hospital faced multiple discriminatory complaints that put her license in jeopardy. Another nurse in a delivery room twice reported to administration a doctor who didn’t show up on […]

Maria Ducharme, a nurse, has been promoted to president of Miriam Hospital A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing graduate has been promoted to president of The Miriam Hospital in Providence, the first nurse to take over the top leadership position in the hospital’s 96-year history. Maria Ducharme, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, was promoted from […]

College identifies 75 nursing leaders to have come through the College as part of its 75th Anniversary In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing is taking a look back at the most important resource the College has — the people who have roamed its hallways and continue to […]

Mary Sullivan appointed to Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor will help advise the U.S. Congress on the importance of nursing research and funding for such research after having been appointed to a national nursing research organization. Professor Mary Sullivan has been appointed an […]

More than 140 students crossed the virtual stage Dec. 21 to receive their degrees at the annual URI College of Nursing December Commencement. Dean Barbara Wolfe distributed 143 bachelor of science degrees, 70 of which were earned by working registered nurses who returned to URI to complete their degrees in the College’s RN to BS […]

Fourth in series of URI discussions examines impact of COVID-19 on healthcare professionals