Dr. Grant scheduled to deliver the College’s Spring Distinguished Lecture April 20 The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing will welcome Ernest Grant (Ph.D., RN, FAAN), president of the American Nurses Association to deliver this semester’s Spring Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, April 20. Dr. Grant plans to speak about the critical role nurses continue […]

At a time of growing need for nurses, the U.S. is also facing a nursing faculty shortage. The URI College of Nursing is working to address that. A small group of anonymous donors has committed $600,000 to support the Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim Nursing Fellowship for graduate-level research and professional development. […]

Study also highlights mental health challenges nursing students face While the COVID-19 pandemic has increased stress exponentially and impacted the mental health of many nurses and nursing students, it hasn’t necessarily dampened the desire for nursing students to pursue the profession, according to a University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor’s recent study. Assistant […]

Dean Barbara Wolfe and members of the College of Nursing faculty and staff welcomed dozens of new students to the nursing ranks during a virtual White Coat Ceremony Jan. 2. New nursing students displayed their white lab coats during a Zoom meeting before reciting a pledge to uphold the ethics and principles of the nursing […]

URI nursing Professor Betty Rambur collaborates with colleague on in-depth look at the history and future of virtual care The COVID-19 pandemic radically transformed the delivery of primary care in the United States. In the face of a highly contagious virus, the fragility of the nation’s reliance on in-person primary care was dramatically revealed, with […]

The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed Assistant Professor Thaís São-João to the college in the spring of 2022. Learn about one of the College’s newest professors: Education: PhD, Nursing, University of Campinas (Brazil); Post-Doc, Health Sciences, University of Campinas (Brazil); MSN, Nursing, University of Campinas (Brazil); BSN, Nursing, University of Campinas (Brazil). […]

The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomes Professor Melissa Sutherland to the college for the start of the spring 2022 semester. Learn about one of the College’s newest professors: Education: Ph.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville; M.S., Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, with a focus on community health education and nurse practitioner; B.S. in Nursing, […]

More than 100 students crossed the stage in Edwards Auditorium Saturday to receive their degrees at the annual College of Nursing December Commencement. Dean Barbara Wolfe distributed 115 bachelor of science degrees, 58 of which were earned by working registered nurses who returned to URI to complete their degrees in the College’s RN to BS […]

Marie Ghazal, CEO of the RI Free Clinic, has also been inducted as an AAN Fellow A prominent URI College of Nursing alumna is calling it a career after years helping underserved populations receive the critical care they need, for which she was recently inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Marie […]

Three more URI College of Nursing students have joined Ph.D. student Emily Haynes as recipients of Cynthia & Thomas Sculco Graduate Nursing Research scholarships, which cover much of their expenses, allowing them to focus exclusively on their research and studies. Today we take a look at one of the students benefitting from the gift from […]