Center for Human Caring founder Jean Watson leads discussion on ‘Transpersonal Theory of Human Caring’ College of Nursing faculty and staff members discussed how best to prepare students to be “nurse leaders transforming well-being and the environment,” embracing the College’s new tagline, by fully caring for their patients’ needs instead of merely marking off a […]

URI nursing Assistant Professor Jordon Bosse earns federal grant to adapt curriculum Transgender and nonbinary young adults—individuals who have a gender that is different than their assigned sex at birth—have more than triple the risk of depression and anxiety than those whose gender is congruent with their sex at birth. Despite the known associations between […]

Betty Irene Moore fellowship program recognizes innovative nurse scientists, supports Liebermann’s research on cervical cancer University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Assistant Professor Erica Liebermann is one of 16 nurse scientists accepted to the fifth cohort of the Betty Irene Moore Fellowship for Nurse Leaders and Innovators. The fellowship program recognizes early- to mid-career […]

Caroline Jennings has been a leader at URI, and was named the College of Nursing Academic Excellence Award recipient Caroline Jennings was just a sophomore in high school when she was diagnosed with a serious abdominal condition that required surgery. Frightened by a major operation and unsure of the ultimate outcome, Jennings found comfort and […]

Students enrolled in the URI Pathways to Nursing program shared their challenges and achievements over the past semester, and looked forward to continuing their journey toward a nursing degree during the program’s annual end-of-year reception April 22. Program administrator Diane DiTomasso welcomed the group, congratulating them on their successes and urging them to continue displaying […]

Doctor of Nursing Practice ranks 66 nationally; Master’s program remains in top 50 The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing graduate programs are again ranked among the top of nursing colleges in the country, making an impressive year-over-year rise, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. The College’s Doctor of Nursing […]

Pennsylvania State University Professor Susan Loeb will discuss health care of older prison inmates on May 1 Join the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing for the latest installment of the College’s Spring Distinguished Lecture series. Dr. Susan Loeb, nursing professor at Pennsylvania State University’s Ross & Carol Nese College of Nursing, will deliver […]

URI nursing students spring into action when ‘victims’ flood simulated ER University of Rhode Island Nursing students got a chance to handle a mass casualty event during a simulated exercise at the Nursing Education Center in Providence on Jan. 20, giving them a feel for the sudden chaos that can erupt in a health care […]

Nursing, physical therapy, human development students care for children each Saturday, allowing parents time to care for themselves Jennifer Gangi rarely gets any time to herself. Beyond the typical difficulties of being a single mother to two young children, the West Kingston resident faces the additional daily challenges of caring for a child with significant […]

Annual Interprofessional Education event gives students in health professions experience in integrated patient care URI students from the College of Nursing joined those from pharmacy, physical therapy and social work in multidisciplinary teams, working together on a variety of patient-focused healthcare simulations during an interprofessional education collaboration at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University […]