Health professionals and students from the University of Rhode Island are gearing up to hit the road in an outreach campaign aimed to reach rural Rhode Islanders with education and training about opioid overdose and substance use disorder.
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Advanced sim labs in the College of Nursing include lifelike mannequins that mimic actual patients By Allie Shinskey University of Rhode Island College of Nursing students get the opportunity to work directly with patients, assessing their condition, diagnosing a plan of action and applying the prescribed treatment themselves, all without the risk of making a […]
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Kristin Corey Magan began with the College in spring 2020 The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed Assistant Professor Kristin Corey Magan to the college in the spring of 2020. Learn about one of the College’s newest professors. Education: Ph.D. in nursing, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; M.S. with a concentration in adult gerontology […]
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“Any person from any background, with the right resources and the right support, can achieve a dream.” While she acknowledges such a sentiment may sound corny to some, it is anything but a cliché to the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing’s newest assistant professor, Dr. Dahianna Lopez. From a very early age, Lopez […]
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Health professionals from around the region will flock to Newport, R.I. in March to earn valuable continuing education credits while discussing some of the most pressing healthcare issues of the day.
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Dean Barbara Wolfe and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2022 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. Guest speaker Kerin Da Cruz, vice president of operations at Westerly Hospital, greeted the student nurses, urging them not to be deterred by […]
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The URI Office of Continuing Professional Development for the Health Professions will update health professionals from around Rhode Island and the region on new practice recommendations for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes during a special webinar on Jan. 9 at noon. Continuing Education credit is available.
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College of Nursing distributes bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees More than 160 students crossed the stage in Edwards Auditorium Saturday to receive their degrees at the annual College of Nursing December Commencement. Dean Barbara Wolfe distributed 130 bachelor of science degrees, 61 of which were earned by working registered nurses who returned to URI to […]
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Students compile medical, family histories, conduct physical assessments Students in the University of Rhode Island nurse practitioner programs recently took what they have learned in the classroom into the exam room, performing full physicals on volunteer children on two recent Saturday mornings at the Nursing Education Center in Providence. The students, enrolled in the Family […]
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A $1 million gift to the College; a new Associate Dean; a sharp increase in sponsored project proposals; increased student research. It’s been a big year in the URI College of Nursing. Read all about it in this year’s Annual Report.
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