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 […]

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.

Dr. Betty Rambur will help advise AACN on health policy URI College of Nursing Professor Betty Rambur will help guide policies of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing after recently being appointed to the association’s Health Policy Advisory Council. The ACCN created the council in January 2015 “to guide the association in its development […]

Nursing professor offers students research, experiential learning opportunities, especially with vulnerable populations The health of an individual or a community is about much more than fighting disease or infection. Societal factors such education, economic standing, disability, substance use disorders and more contribute to an individual’s overall health. The lack of resources and supports in homes, […]

Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim to lecture on ‘Capturing the Complexity of Nursing Practice’ Oct. 16 at the NEC The latest installment of the URI College of Nursing Distinguished Lecture Series featuring former Dean and Professor Emeritus Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 16, 4:30 p.m. at the RI Nursing Education Center, 350 […]

Deborah O’Brien is ‘exceptional leader driving a culture of clinical excellence’ The URI College of Nursing honored the career of an alumna who has made a tremendous impact on health care with one of the College’s highest honors during the Distinguished Achievement Awards ceremony on Oct. 5. Deborah M. O’Brien, BS, RN, MPA is president […]

The URI College of Nursing welcomed Assistant Professor Ashley Viveiros to the college in the fall of 2019. Learn about one of the College’s newest professors: Education: B.S. in Nursing, 2011, Rhode Island College; M.S. in Nursing, 2016, RIC; D.NP, 2019, RIC Experience: Viveiros worked as a registered nurse at Rhode Island Hospital in acute […]

Professors, students and health professionals from the University of Rhode Island aim to stem the ongoing opioid crisis in rural communities around the state, thanks to a $1 million grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.