Funded by a grant from EOHHS, program gives students hands-on experience With the ever-soaring cost of health care in hospitals and clinics, there is greater emphasis on providing health care in the home to help lower costs and providing new opportunities for health care providers to work in alternative settings. Nurse practitioners from the University […]

Twenty-eight registered nurses crossed the stage to receive their bachelor’s degree during the URI College of Nursing’s RN to BS graduation ceremony last week. Dean Barbara Wolfe joined several other College faculty members and Senior Vice President of Nursing for Care New England Deborah O’Brien in congratulating the nurses who returned to school to finish […]

Dr. Sean Clarke extols virtues of higher education for nurses during Spring Distinguished Lecture Nurses are the front line of health care and are critical factors in the health outcome of any patient. Studies have shown that the quality of care patients receive is linked to the level of education nurses attain. In fact, for […]

Studies have shown that the quality of care patients receive is linked to the level of education nurses attain. In fact, for every 10 percent increase in nurses with bachelor’s degrees, there is a 7 percent drop in patient death, according to the National Institutes of Health. The studies have led to a greater push […]

KINGSTON, R.I. — Feb. 8, 2019 — A five-minute delay in the clamping of healthy infants’ umbilical cords results in increased iron stores and brain myelin in areas important for early-life functional development, a new University of Rhode Island nursing study has found.

Katherine Hutchinson is currently nursing professor at Boston College The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing has appointed Katherine Hutchinson to the position of associate dean of the College’s graduate programs and research. Hutchinson — Ph.D., registered nurse and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing — comes to URI from Boston College, where […]

Gov. Gina Raimondo signed committee’s executive order to set target of 3.2 percent increases The state of Rhode Island has pledged to limit health care spending increases, and URI College of Nursing Professor Betty Rambur played a significant role in setting the spending target. Gov. Gina Raimondo and the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner has […]

Nurses make up the largest sector of health-care professionals in the U.S. at more than 3 million practicing RNs, however, only 1 percent of them hold a doctoral degree. For nurses who want to impact the care of patients, communities and health care as a whole, like University of Rhode Island Professor Mary Sullivan, one […]