Dean Barbara Wolfe and members of the College of Nursing faculty welcomed 110 students into the nursing profession during the semiannual White Coat Ceremony in Edwards Auditorium Tuersday, Sept. 4. The students walked across the stage to receive their white lab coats before reciting a pledge to uphold the ethics and principles of the nursing […]

Associate Professor Deb Erickson-Owens was inducted during the academy’s annual meeting Nov. 1 Associate Professor Deb Erickson-Owens, Ph.D., C.N.M., R.N., was selected as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, an honor bestowed upon only about 2,400 nursing leaders in education, management, practice and research. She was inducted on Nov. 1 Invitation to fellowship […]

Simulations with live actors prepare students for ‘uncomfortable conversations’ Dealing with the approaching end of a patient’s life can be among the most difficult tasks nurse practitioners and other health workers face. An end-of-life conversation can be devastating for the patient and uncomfortable for the care provider, but it is an opportunity to prepare a […]

URI Nursing Professor Betty Rambur focuses on need to innovate in health care management in her latest book By Ross Balding There are many areas in which the United States Healthcare system could improve, but URI College of Nursing Professor Betty Rambur believes the biggest issues are in finance and policy. Her book titled Health […]

Students from all three colleges in the Academic Health Collaborative got some hands-on training while senior citizens from the community gained some valuable health information during the Senior Health and Wellness Program at Independence Square Tuesday.

Two faculty members at the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing are being recognized with Excellence in Nursing awards for their leadership in patient care and scientific research. Rhode Island Monthly magazine presents the awards annually in collaboration with the Rhode Island State Nurses Association.

College of Nursing Dean Barbara Wolfe welcomed the 2018-2019 Undergraduate Research Fellows to campus during an orientation in White Hall last week. Seventeen nursing students will work with their faculty research mentors throughout the school year, assisting on various research projects in such topics as neonatal care, asthma management, environmental health and behavioral research, among […]

A mental health, substance abuse and addiction crisis has been sweeping the nation in recent years, requiring an influx of clinicians educated to treat mental illness. To that end, the URI College of Nursing has introduced a new Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner master’s program beginning in Fall 2018.