{"id":8249,"date":"2018-08-14T11:42:37","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T15:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing-draft\/?page_id=8249"},"modified":"2018-08-14T11:44:46","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T15:44:46","slug":"news-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/news\/news-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"News Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/04\/07\/uri-nursing-dean-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-national-ethics-of-caring-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Willis-speech-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Dean Danny Willis will deliver the keynote address at the national Ethics of Caring conference April\u00a016-17 at the University of California Los Angeles\u2019 Luskin Conference Center.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Willis-speech-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Willis-speech-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/04\/07\/uri-nursing-dean-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-national-ethics-of-caring-conference\/\">URI nursing dean to deliver keynote address at national Ethics of Caring conference<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Danny Willis to focus on \u2018well-becoming,\u2019 morality in health care Focusing on the practice of \u201cwell-becoming\u201d\u2014the process of flourishing and striving toward well-being\u2014from a health care standpoint, University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Dean Danny Willis will deliver the keynote address at the Ethics of Caring national conference April&nbsp;16-17 at the University of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/03\/30\/gallery-caring-science-experts-deliver-uri-college-of-nursing-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Spring-Dist-Lecture-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gay Landstrom, left, and Rayne Soriano discuss caring science during the annual URI College of Nursing Spring Distinguished Lecture.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Spring-Dist-Lecture-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Spring-Dist-Lecture-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/03\/30\/gallery-caring-science-experts-deliver-uri-college-of-nursing-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\">Gallery: Caring science experts deliver URI College of Nursing Spring Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Caring science, which emphasizes the importance of transpersonal caring in nursing practice, is about more than simply caring for patients. In fact, it\u2019s about more than patients. Nurses must apply the same standards of caring to themselves, so they are able to create \u201ca healing environment at all levels,\u201d and sustain an \u201cenergetic, authentic caring [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/03\/13\/uri-nursing-alum-named-executive-director-of-r-i-nurses-association\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Perez-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing alumna Raqu\u00e9l P\u00e9rez has been named executive director of the Rhode Island Nurses Association.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Perez-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Perez-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/03\/13\/uri-nursing-alum-named-executive-director-of-r-i-nurses-association\/\">URI nursing alum named executive director of R.I. Nurses Association<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island College of Nursing alumna Raqu\u00e9l P\u00e9rez \u201917 has been named executive director of the Rhode Island State Nurses Association, the organization tasked with overseeing nursing practice in the state. P\u00e9rez has extensive experience in nursing practice, health care innovation and organizational leadership, the association said in its announcement. She most recently [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/03\/13\/uri-nursing-professor-named-rising-star-by-nursing-research-society\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Liebermann-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Assistant Professor Erica Liebermann has been named the 2026 recipient of the Eastern Nursing Research Society&#039;s &quot;Rising Star Research Award.&quot;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Liebermann-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Liebermann-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/03\/13\/uri-nursing-professor-named-rising-star-by-nursing-research-society\/\">URI nursing professor named \u2018Rising Star\u2019 by nursing research society<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Assistant Professor Erica Liebermann honored for innovative research on HPV vaccines, breast and cervical cancer Honoring her critical research into women\u2019s and population health, the Eastern Nursing Research Society has named University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Assistant Professor Erica Liebermann its 2026 recipient of the Rising Star Research Award. The award recognizes a [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/02\/17\/nurse-executives-caring-science-experts-to-deliver-uri-college-of-nursing-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Spring-Distinguished-Lecture-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Landstrom Group President Gay Landstrom and Kaiser Permanente Northern California Senior Director Rayne Soriano will present the URI College of Nursing Spring Distinguished Lecture on March 24.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Spring-Distinguished-Lecture-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Spring-Distinguished-Lecture-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/02\/17\/nurse-executives-caring-science-experts-to-deliver-uri-college-of-nursing-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\">Nurse executives, caring science experts to deliver URI College of Nursing Spring Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Panel discussion March 24 to focus on transforming nursing leadership Join the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing for the latest installment of the College\u2019s Spring Distinguished Lecture series, featuring Gay Landstrom, president of The Landstrom Group, a healthcare consulting firm, and former senior vice president and chief nursing officer for Trinity Health; and [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/caring-neighbors-and-volunteers-help-rhody-outpost-run\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/preferred-britni-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI nursing alumna Britni Turano was inspired to start volunteering at Rhody Outpost after hearing about the food pantry from another URI community member at her grocery store.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/preferred-britni-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/preferred-britni-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/caring-neighbors-and-volunteers-help-rhody-outpost-run\/\">Caring neighbors and volunteers help Rhody Outpost run<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI nursing alum joins others in spreading community spirit essential to URI food pantry<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/01\/22\/uri-nursing-professors-text-named-book-of-the-year-by-national-nursing-organization\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/01\/22\/uri-nursing-professors-text-named-book-of-the-year-by-national-nursing-organization\/\">URI nursing professor\u2019s text named \u2018Book of the Year\u2019 by national nursing organization<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Betty Rambur\u2019s book a \u2018must read\u2019 for those hoping to drive health policy change University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Professor Betty Rambur has been honored by the American Journal of Nursing, which awarded the third edition of her book first place in the \u201cAJN 2025 Book of the Year, Professional Issues\u201d category. The [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/01\/09\/college-of-nursing-seeks-third-party-comment-for-ccne-accreditation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-2.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2026\/01\/09\/college-of-nursing-seeks-third-party-comment-for-ccne-accreditation\/\">College of Nursing seeks third-party comment for CCNE accreditation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing will host the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Feb. 25-27, as CCNE conducts its reaccreditation site visit for its baccalaureate, master\u2019s, and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs and its post-graduate APRN certificate program. In accordance with CCNE\u2019s procedures, the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing is [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/12\/16\/gallery-uri-college-of-nursing-graduates-earn-custom-college-pins-in-post-commencement-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2583-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Graduates prepare to receive their URI College of Nursing custom pins after December Commencement exercises Dec. 13.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2583-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2583-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/12\/16\/gallery-uri-college-of-nursing-graduates-earn-custom-college-pins-in-post-commencement-ceremony\/\">Gallery: URI College of Nursing graduates earn custom college pins in post-commencement ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Forty-two graduates received their custom University of Rhode Island College of Nursing pin during the college\u2019s semi-annual Pinning Ceremony after the University\u2019s December Commencement exercises on Dec. 13. Each nursing graduate traditionally receives the college\u2019s unique pin, which was established by the first graduating class on 1950. It represents professional nursing education, which includes the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/12\/03\/uri-nursing-pharmacy-physical-therapy-students-get-interprofessional-experience-at-brown-medical-school\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_7360-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College Nursing, Pharmacy, and Health Sciences students interview a mock patient during RI Interprofessional Education Day at Brown University&#039;s Warren Alpert Medical School.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_7360-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_7360-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/12\/03\/uri-nursing-pharmacy-physical-therapy-students-get-interprofessional-experience-at-brown-medical-school\/\">URI nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy students get interprofessional experience at Brown medical school<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Local colleges and universities collaborate on RI Interprofessional Education Day University of Rhode Island students from the colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy, and Health Sciences joined medical and social work students from other local institutions in multidisciplinary teams during Rhode Island Interprofessional Education Day at the Brown University Warren Alpert Medical School, where they worked together [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/11\/04\/three-ph-d-nursing-students-named-latest-barcott-kim-fellows\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Barcott-Kim-scholars-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Elizabeth Hathaway (left), Gianna Delgado, and Susan Wilkinson are the latest Barcott-Kim Fellows in the URI College of Nursing. URI photo | Michael Salerno\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Barcott-Kim-scholars-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Barcott-Kim-scholars-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/11\/04\/three-ph-d-nursing-students-named-latest-barcott-kim-fellows\/\">Three Ph.D. nursing students named latest Barcott-Kim Fellows<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Fellowship named for two emeritus professors aims to address national nursing faculty shortage Three University of Rhode Island College of Nursing graduate students are the latest members of the Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott&nbsp;and&nbsp;Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim&nbsp;Nursing Fellowship, which aims to address the national shortage of nursing faculty members, which in turn contributes to a shortage of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/chatbot-helps-older-adults-manage-multiple-chronic-conditions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jay-Lee-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Associate Professor Jung Eun Lee aims to help older adults manage multiple chronic conditions, especially when living alone, using an interactive chatbot program.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jay-Lee-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jay-Lee-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/chatbot-helps-older-adults-manage-multiple-chronic-conditions\/\">Chatbot helps older adults manage multiple chronic conditions<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI nursing Professor Jung Eun Lee uses technology to support symptom awareness, self-care for older adults living alone<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/c136efff2b.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-AR-cover-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-AR-cover-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-AR-cover-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/c136efff2b.html\">URI College of Nursing Annual Report 2024-25<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The many significant accomplishments of the URI College of Nursing students, faculty, staff, and alumni are chronicled.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/10\/21\/patient-care-expert-seattle-dean-emerita-to-deliver-colleges-fall-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Swanson-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Seattle University College of Nursing Dean Kristen Swanson will focus on the value of caring theory as she delivers the URI College of Nursing&#039;s Fall Distinguished Lecture Nov. 20.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Swanson-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Swanson-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/10\/21\/patient-care-expert-seattle-dean-emerita-to-deliver-colleges-fall-distinguished-lecture\/\">Patient care expert, Seattle dean emerita to deliver college&#8217;s Fall Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Emerita Kristen Swanson to discuss value of caring theory Nov. 20. Register today Kristen Swanson, dean- and professor emerita at the Seattle University College of Nursing, will discuss \u201cCaring\u2014The Difference that Makes a Difference: From Discovery to Randomized Trials and Clinical&nbsp;Translation,\u201d as part of the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing\u2019s Fall Distinguished [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/uri-alumna-former-talent-development-scholar-wins-miss-rhode-island-usa-pageant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Vega1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brianna Vega\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Vega1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Vega1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/09\/uri-alumna-former-talent-development-scholar-wins-miss-rhode-island-usa-pageant\/\">Nursing alum wins Miss Rhode Island USA pageant<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Brianna Vega \u201919 will compete for Miss USA Oct. 24 in Nevada<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/09\/05\/new-nursing-students-welcomed-to-profession-during-white-coat-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_9258-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing students were symbolically welcomed into the healthcare professions during the semi0annual White Coat Ceremony on the Kingston Campus.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_9258-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_9258-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/09\/05\/new-nursing-students-welcomed-to-profession-during-white-coat-ceremony\/\">New nursing students welcomed to profession during White Coat Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u2018Emblematic transition into nursing profession\u2019 symbolizes commitment to compassionate care Dean Danny Willis and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2028 into the nursing profession during the annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. URI President Marc Parlange, and Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/08\/19\/future-pediatric-oncology-nurse-completes-flynn-fellowship-at-hasbro-childrens-hospital\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/McKaylee-Swatt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI nursing student McKaylee Swatt recently completed the Flynn Pediatric Oncology Nursing Fellowship at Hasbro Children\u2019s Hospital, during which she works hands-on with patients in the hospital, and completed a research project on neutropenic diets for children receiving chemotherapy.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/McKaylee-Swatt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/McKaylee-Swatt-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/08\/19\/future-pediatric-oncology-nurse-completes-flynn-fellowship-at-hasbro-childrens-hospital\/\">Future pediatric oncology nurse completes Flynn Fellowship at Hasbro Children\u2019s Hospital<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI nursing student McKaylee Swatt finds calling caring for \u2018resilient\u2019 kids McKaylee Swatt was a young student growing up in Mechanicsburg, Penn., when a close friend was diagnosed with leukemia and Wilms tumor, a type of kidney cancer. Swatt traveled with her friend to Boston\u2019s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to help her through her treatments. Already [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/08\/08\/uri-nursing-students-gets-hands-on-experience-in-palliative-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Melanson-2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI nusing student Alexis Melanson is pictured with Dean Danny Willis, Flyn Foundation founder and President Fred Flynn, and HopeHealth President and CEO Diana Franchitto at Melanson&#039;s graduation from the Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate Fellowship.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Melanson-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Melanson-2-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/08\/08\/uri-nursing-students-gets-hands-on-experience-in-palliative-care\/\">URI Nursing students gets hands-on experience in palliative care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Latest Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate Fellow completed the eight-week internship program at HopeHealth Hospice Cenmter in Providence University of Rhode Island College of Nursing student Alexis Melanson is the latest participant in the Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate Fellowship. Melanson, a senior from Leominster, Mass., received a certificate of completion during a [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/preterm-birth-can-cause-health-problems-later-in-life-should-be-considered-in-adult-health-records-uri-study-shows\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/preterm-birth-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Professor Amy D&#039;Agata&#039;s study shows that the effects of preterm birth can linger throughout an individual&#039;s lifetime, necessitating the inclusion of birth history in adult health records.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/preterm-birth-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/preterm-birth-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/08\/preterm-birth-can-cause-health-problems-later-in-life-should-be-considered-in-adult-health-records-uri-study-shows\/\">Preterm birth can cause health problems later in life, should be considered in adult health records, URI study shows<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Longest continuously running study on preterm birth that has followed research participants for more than 35 years published in JAMA The stress preterm infants experience at birth can carry on throughout a lifetime and cause negative health impacts later in life, necessitating the routine inclusion of birth history in medical records and the development of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/07\/14\/two-uri-nursing-professors-inducted-as-fellows-in-american-academy-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DAgata-Liebermann-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Associate Professor Amy D&#039;Agata and Assistant Professor Erica Liebermann\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DAgata-Liebermann-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DAgata-Liebermann-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DAgata-Liebermann-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DAgata-Liebermann-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DAgata-Liebermann-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DAgata-Liebermann-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DAgata-Liebermann-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DAgata-Liebermann.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/07\/14\/two-uri-nursing-professors-inducted-as-fellows-in-american-academy-of-nursing\/\">Two URI nursing professors to be inducted as Fellows in American Academy of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nearly 90 percent of tenured faculty members have been inducted as Fellows Two University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professors have been selected to receive the highest recognition of accomplishment in the nursing profession, induction as Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. Associate Professor Amy D\u2019Agata and Assistant Professor Erica Liebermann are just [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/07\/08\/uri-nursing-professors-study-on-challenges-of-parental-caregivers-honored-by-national-journal\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Geyer-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Assistant Professor David Geyer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Geyer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Geyer-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/07\/08\/uri-nursing-professors-study-on-challenges-of-parental-caregivers-honored-by-national-journal\/\">URI nursing professor\u2019s study on challenges of parental caregivers honored by national journal<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Assistant Professor David Geyer\u2019s paper on parents of children with complex medical conditions named \u2018President\u2019s Choice\u2019 by Journal of Pediatric Health Care A URI College of Nursing professor\u2019s study exploring the challenges of caring for children with complex medical conditions at home was recently published in the national Journal of Pediatric Health Care, and named [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/06\/30\/uri-college-of-nursing-hosts-international-association-for-human-caring-annual-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Willis-2-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Dean Danny Willis delivers the keynote address as the college hosted the International Association for Human Caring 2025 annual conference June 26-28.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Willis-2-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Willis-2-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/06\/30\/uri-college-of-nursing-hosts-international-association-for-human-caring-annual-conference\/\">URI College of Nursing hosts International Association for Human Caring Annual Conference<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Health practitioners and educators from around the world travel to URI The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed nurses and other health care professionals from around the world to the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence last week, hosting the International Association for Human Caring 46th Annual Conference June 26-28. Dean Danny [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/06\/25\/uri-nursing-professor-certified-internationally-in-simulation-education\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Ashlee-Sackett-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Clinical Assistant Professor Ashlee Sackett works with nursing students in one of the college&#039;s advanced simulation labs. Sackett has earned international certification in nursing simulation education.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Ashlee-Sackett-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Ashlee-Sackett-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/06\/25\/uri-nursing-professor-certified-internationally-in-simulation-education\/\">URI nursing professor certified internationally in simulation education<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The college now boasts two certified instructors and an internationally accredited simulation program The URI College of Nursing\u2019s simulation education program offers students hands-on experience in a safe environment, enhancing critical thinking, teamwork, and communication skills. It is a critical educational tool, and the college now has two professors internationally certified to provide that critical [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/uri-nursing-professor-appointed-vice-chair-of-federal-medicare-payment-advisory-commission\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Rambur-Photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Rambur-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Rambur-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2025\/06\/uri-nursing-professor-appointed-vice-chair-of-federal-medicare-payment-advisory-commission\/\">URI nursing professor appointed vice chair of federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Betty Rambur was originally appointed in 2020 to the commission that advises Congress on Medicare policy<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/05\/19\/gallery-uri-college-of-nursing-commencement-2025\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1582-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1582-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1582-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/05\/19\/gallery-uri-college-of-nursing-commencement-2025\/\">Gallery: URI College of Nursing Commencement 2025<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Danny Willis, joined by URI President Marc Parlange, Provost Barbara Wolfe, and the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing, conferred degrees upon the graduating class of 2025 on May 16. Dean Willis and the entire College of Nursing extend their heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2025. Check out a gallery of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/05\/14\/meet-helene-tjoumakaris-commencement-speaker-for-the-uri-college-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/497484285_1097049292451902_6021226811424575856_n-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Helene Tjoumakaris\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/497484285_1097049292451902_6021226811424575856_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/497484285_1097049292451902_6021226811424575856_n-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/05\/14\/meet-helene-tjoumakaris-commencement-speaker-for-the-uri-college-of-nursing\/\">Meet Helene Tjoumakaris, commencement speaker for the URI College of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Helene Tjoumakaris\u2019s journey into nursing began during a life-changing experience in high school. When her best friend was diagnosed with kidney failure, Helene witnessed firsthand the profound role nurses played\u2014not just in medical care, but in offering emotional support and strength. That experience ignited a passion to become the kind of nurse who not only [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/05\/06\/commencement-2025-family-inspiration-propels-nursing-graduates-career\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Darciah-Costa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Darcy Costa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Darciah-Costa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Darciah-Costa-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/05\/06\/commencement-2025-family-inspiration-propels-nursing-graduates-career\/\">Commencement 2025: Family inspiration propels nursing graduate\u2019s career<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Darciah Costa, the URI College of Nursing Academic Excellence Award winner, to pursue career as cardiac nurse at Johns Hopkins Darciah \u201cDarcy\u201d Costa was a high school student when her grandmother, Margarida, was nearing the end of her life in a nursing home after having lived for years with dementia. Costa, who helped care for [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/04\/17\/uri-college-of-nursing-offers-online-doctorate-of-nursing-practice\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DNP-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DNP-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DNP-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/04\/17\/uri-college-of-nursing-offers-online-doctorate-of-nursing-practice\/\">URI College of Nursing offers online Doctorate of Nursing Practice<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Master\u2019s-trained nurses can become nurse executives, health system leaders through URI Online Healthcare professionals looking to take the next step to becoming nurse executives and advanced practice nurses influencing health policy at the highest levels now have the opportunity to earn a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from the convenience of their home or workplace through [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/04\/15\/uri-nursing-professor-wins-national-award-for-education-in-womens-health-obstetrics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DiTomasso-small-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Clinical Associate Professor Diane DiTomasso has been honored by a national women&#039;s health organization for her educational and research contributions to obstetric health.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DiTomasso-small-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DiTomasso-small-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/04\/15\/uri-nursing-professor-wins-national-award-for-education-in-womens-health-obstetrics\/\">URI nursing professor wins national award for education in women\u2019s health, obstetrics<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Diane DiTomasso honored by leading neonatal nursing organization after research into breastfeeding, newborn weight loss A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor and expert in women\u2019s health and obstetrics is being recognized nationally by a leading nursing association dedicated to promoting the health of women and newborns, advocating for quality nursing care, and [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/03\/10\/uri-college-of-nursing-reinstitutes-online-rn-to-bs-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Online-RN-to-BS-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Practicing nurses with an Associate&#039;s degree of nursing diploma can now conveniently earn their bachelor&#039;s degree at the University of Rhode Island while continuing to work in the field through the College of Nursing&#039;s online RN to BS program.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Online-RN-to-BS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Online-RN-to-BS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Online-RN-to-BS-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Online-RN-to-BS-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/03\/10\/uri-college-of-nursing-reinstitutes-online-rn-to-bs-program\/\">URI College of Nursing reinstitutes online RN to BS program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Registered nurses with an associate\u2019s degree or nursing diploma can complete bachelor\u2019s degree online Registered nurses with an associate\u2019s degree or diploma in nursing now have the opportunity to earn their bachelor\u2019s degree while continuing to work in the field without having to dedicate the time needed to head to campus, as the University of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/02\/28\/caring-for-yourself-while-caring-for-others\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/yoga-on-quad-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The URI College of Nursing&#039;s wellness initiative includes free yoga, meditation, and Pilates classes offered by the Anna Fascitelli Fitness and Wellness Center.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/yoga-on-quad-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/yoga-on-quad-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/yoga-on-quad-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/yoga-on-quad-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/02\/28\/caring-for-yourself-while-caring-for-others\/\">\u2018Caring for yourself while caring for others\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">College of Nursing student wellness initiative includes peer mentoring, yoga, therapeutic coloring, among other self-care programs Between studying for exams, meeting term paper deadlines, applying for internships, worrying about final grades, and working to pay tuition, all while trying to navigate the social landscape of young adulthood, college life can be a stressful time for [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/02\/04\/nursing-students-apply-classroom-knowledge-in-real-world-settings\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0691-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI nursing students are fit-tested for N-95 masks before their clinical rotations. A head covering helps concentrate a bitter-tasting, non-toxic substance that is sprayed under the covering. If the students can not smell or taste the spray, the mask is a perfect fit.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0691-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0691-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0691-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0691-copy-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/02\/04\/nursing-students-apply-classroom-knowledge-in-real-world-settings\/\">Nursing students apply classroom knowledge in real clinical settings<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">450 URI nursing students are working in a variety of healthcare settings during clinical rotations Hospitals, nursing homes, community health clinics and more are getting a boost in personnel while helping prepare the next generation of healthcare workers, as 450 University of Rhode Island College of Nursing students head into the community on clinical rotations [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/02\/03\/newest-nursing-fellow-brings-international-perspective-on-health-care-policy-to-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Juyoung-Kim-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ph.D. student Juyoung Kim is researching health policy and low-value health care as the latest URI College of Nursing Barcott-Kim Fellow.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Juyoung-Kim-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Juyoung-Kim-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Juyoung-Kim-copy-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Juyoung-Kim-copy-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/02\/03\/newest-nursing-fellow-brings-international-perspective-on-health-care-policy-to-uri\/\">Newest nursing Fellow brings international perspective on health care policy to URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Barcott-Kim Fellow, Ph.D. student Juyoung Kim focuses research on low-value care, global health policy An experienced nurse and researcher of health care policy and finance is the newest Fellow in a University of Rhode Island College of Nursing program that aims to develop the next generation of nursing faculty members. Juyoung Kim, a Ph.D. candidate [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/01\/22\/white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-new-nursing-students-to-profession\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0658-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0658-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0658-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0658-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0658-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/01\/22\/white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-new-nursing-students-to-profession\/\">White Coat Ceremony welcomes new nursing students to profession<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Class of 2027 urged to \u2018be the voice for patients\u2019 as they begin their careers Dean Danny Willis and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2027 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. URI President Marc Parlange, Provost Barbara Wolfe, Associate [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/01\/09\/uri-college-of-nursings-simulation-education-program-earns-international-accreditation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Simulation-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI nursing students practice a code on a lifelike mannequin in the colleges simulation lab in White Hall on the Kingston Campus.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Simulation-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Simulation-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Simulation-1-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Simulation-1-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2025\/01\/09\/uri-college-of-nursings-simulation-education-program-earns-international-accreditation\/\">URI College of Nursing\u2019s simulation education program earns international accreditation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Simulation program puts nursing students in realistic patient scenarios, preparing them to manage actual situations in a safe environment The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing\u2019s simulation education program offers students hands-on experience in a safe environment without risk to patient safety. It enhances critical thinking, teamwork, and communication skills, helping prepare future nurses [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/12\/16\/nursing-graduates-receive-custom-college-pin-in-post-commencement-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0360-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0360-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0360-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/12\/16\/nursing-graduates-receive-custom-college-pin-in-post-commencement-ceremony\/\">Nursing graduates receive custom college pin in post-commencement ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Sixty-five graduates received their custom URI College of Nursing pin during the college&#8217;s semi-annual Pinning Ceremony after the University&#8217;s December Commencement exercises Saturday. Each graduate traditionally receives the college&#8217;s unique pin, which was established by the first graduating class on 1950. It represents professional nursing education, which includes the three aspects of development: the spirit [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/12\/06\/uri-students-bring-interdisciplinary-health-education-to-skhs-during-wellness-fair\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0234-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI nursing students Emma Lee and Rebecca Lyman join nutrition student Samantha Dibiasio and pharmacy student Rachel Kelly at a wellness fair at South Kingstown High School.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0234-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0234-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/12\/06\/uri-students-bring-interdisciplinary-health-education-to-skhs-during-wellness-fair\/\">URI students bring interdisciplinary health education to SKHS during wellness fair<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island students from the Colleges of Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences imparted some health wisdom on younger students during an interactive health and wellness fair at South Kingstown High School Dec. 6. About 70 URI students helped educate high school students during an interprofessional presentation involving the departments of nutrition, physical therapy [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/11\/26\/uri-honors-icons-of-nursing-education-celebrates-fellowship-in-their-name\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/1-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"U.S. Sen. Jack Reed joined URI Provost Barbara Wolfe and College of Nursing Dean Danny Willis in honoring former nursing professors Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Hesook Suzie Kim, and celebrating a nursing fellowship in their name, which was originated by Rye Barcott (right), son of Schwartz-Barcott.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/1-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/1-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/11\/26\/uri-honors-icons-of-nursing-education-celebrates-fellowship-in-their-name\/\">URI honors \u2018icons of nursing education,\u2019 celebrates fellowship in their name<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Hesook Suzie Kim Nursing Fellowship aims to address shortage in nursing educators U.S. Sen. Jack Reed joined University of Rhode Island Provost Barbara Wolfe and URI College of Nursing Dean Danny Willis Nov. 25 to honor two distinguished former professors in connection with a fellowship in their name that aims to develop [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/222c9c4cb0.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-3.34.47\u202fPM-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-3.34.47\u202fPM-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-3.34.47\u202fPM-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/222c9c4cb0.html\">URI College of Nursing Annual Report 2024<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The many significant accomplishments of thew faculty, students, staff and alumni of the URI College of Nursing are chronicled.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/11\/15\/expert-advocates-for-timely-palliative-care-for-patients-experiencing-heart-failure-during-address-to-uri-college-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Shelli-Feder-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yale University Professor Shelli Feder delivers the URI College of Nursing Fall Distinguished Lecture at the RI Nursing Education Center in Providence Nov. 13.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Shelli-Feder-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Shelli-Feder-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/11\/15\/expert-advocates-for-timely-palliative-care-for-patients-experiencing-heart-failure-during-address-to-uri-college-of-nursing\/\">Expert advocates for timely palliative care for patients experiencing heart failure during address to URI College of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Yale University Professor Shelli Feder, delivering the College\u2019s Fall Distinguished Lecture, calls for increased access for those with serious cardiovascular disease While palliative care is common for patients diagnosed with life-threatening conditions like cancer or Alzheimer\u2019s Disease, it is less commonly prescribed to patients suffering from heart failure, a missed opportunity to provide enhanced care [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/10\/17\/palliative-care-expert-to-deliver-uri-college-of-nursings-fall-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Shelli-Feder-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Yale University School of Nursing faculty member Shelli Feder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Shelli-Feder-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Shelli-Feder-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/10\/17\/palliative-care-expert-to-deliver-uri-college-of-nursings-fall-distinguished-lecture\/\">Palliative care expert to deliver URI College of Nursing\u2019s Fall Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Yale nursing Professor Shelli Feder will discuss palliative care in cardiovascular disease Nov. 13 Join the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing for the latest installment of the college\u2019s Fall Distinguished Lecture series. Dr. Shelli Feder, faculty at the Yale University School of Nursing, will deliver the address: \u201cAdvancing Palliative Care in Cardiovascular Disease: [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/10\/04\/uri-nursing-students-practice-hands-on-care-in-virtual-reality\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-VR-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Simulation Education Coordinator Jessica Skatsis teaches nursing student Shakira Caffey how to use the equipment in the college&#039;s new virtual reality simulation lab.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-VR-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-VR-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/10\/04\/uri-nursing-students-practice-hands-on-care-in-virtual-reality\/\">URI nursing students practice hands-on care in virtual reality<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">College of Nursing recently introduced its new VR lab in Kingston Nursing students at the University of Rhode Island now have the opportunity to assess and interact with patients in their hospital rooms, make decisions about the care they need, and perform the required treatment, all from the safety of a lab in White Hall, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/09\/25\/uri-college-of-nursing-undergrad-programs-ranked-among-top-8-percent-in-nation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NUR-20230321-NL-030-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"University of Rhode Island College of Nursing undergraduate students work in one of the advanced simulation labs at the Nursing Education Center in Providence.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NUR-20230321-NL-030-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NUR-20230321-NL-030-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/09\/25\/uri-college-of-nursing-undergrad-programs-ranked-among-top-8-percent-in-nation\/\">URI College of Nursing undergrad programs ranked  among top 8 percent in nation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The college slots in at number 54 in U.S. News &amp; World Report latest rankings The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing undergraduate program is again ranked among the nation\u2019s best, soaring into the top 8 percent of nursing colleges in the country, according to the latest U.S. News &amp; World Report rankings. The [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/09\/19\/pathways-to-nursing-program-at-uri-increases-student-opportunity-diversity-in-nursing-workforce\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Pathways-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students in the Pathways to Nursing Program at the University of Rhode Island gather for a welcome reception Sept. 17 in White Hall, home of the URI College of Nursing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Pathways-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Pathways-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/09\/19\/pathways-to-nursing-program-at-uri-increases-student-opportunity-diversity-in-nursing-workforce\/\">Pathways to Nursing Program at URI increases student opportunity, diversity in nursing workforce<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The program has graduated professional nurses from historically underrepresented populations since 2010, helping improve health equity The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed its largest group of students in the Pathways to Nursing program for the fall 2024 semester. The program is increasing opportunities for students and furthering the significant impact it has [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/09\/05\/uri-nursing-professor-honored-nationally-for-outstanding-contributions-to-nursing-profession\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Rambur-Photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Rambur-Photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Rambur-Photo-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/09\/05\/uri-nursing-professor-honored-nationally-for-outstanding-contributions-to-nursing-profession\/\">URI nursing professor honored nationally for \u2018outstanding contributions\u2019 to nursing profession<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor, Routhier Chair, and former Interim Dean Betty Rambur wins prestigious award from national nursing association Honoring her \u201coutstanding contributions to nursing education, research, and practice,\u201d the American Association of Colleges of Nursing has named University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Professor Betty Rambur winner of the 2024 Lois Capps Policy Luminary Award. The [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/09\/03\/photos-class-of-2026-welcomed-to-nursing-profession-at-white-coat-ceremony-4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_8770-copy-e1725379014648-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_8770-copy-e1725379014648-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_8770-copy-e1725379014648-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/09\/03\/photos-class-of-2026-welcomed-to-nursing-profession-at-white-coat-ceremony-4\/\">Photos: Class of 2027 welcomed to nursing profession at White Coat Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Danny Willis and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2027 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. URI President Marc Parlange, Associate Dean Melissa Sutherland, and Clinical Associate Professor Joan Dugas offered greetings before guest speaker Anitra Galmore, vice president [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/08\/30\/nursing-faculty-staff-focus-on-patients-whole-well-being-during-annual-college-retreat\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Dean-and-Jean-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Dean Danny Willis and Jean Watson, founder of Center for Human Caring and the Watson Caring Science Institute, lead nursing faculty and staff members through a welcome back retreat Aug. 29.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Dean-and-Jean-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Dean-and-Jean-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/08\/30\/nursing-faculty-staff-focus-on-patients-whole-well-being-during-annual-college-retreat\/\">Nursing faculty, staff focus on \u2018patients\u2019 whole well-being\u2019 during annual College retreat<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Center for Human Caring founder Jean Watson leads discussion on \u2018Transpersonal Theory of Human Caring\u2019 College of Nursing faculty and staff members discussed how best to prepare students to be \u201cnurse leaders transforming well-being and the environment,\u201d embracing the College\u2019s new tagline, by fully caring for their patients\u2019 needs instead of merely marking off a [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/07\/10\/study-examines-feasibility-of-mindful-self-compassion-to-alleviate-stress-among-transgender-nonbinary-young-adults\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jordon-Bosse-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Assistant Professor Jordon Bosse\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/07\/10\/study-examines-feasibility-of-mindful-self-compassion-to-alleviate-stress-among-transgender-nonbinary-young-adults\/\">Study examines feasibility of \u2018Mindful Self-Compassion\u2019 to alleviate stress among transgender, nonbinary young adults<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI nursing Assistant Professor Jordon Bosse earns federal grant to adapt curriculum Transgender and nonbinary young adults\u2014individuals who have a gender that is different than their assigned sex at birth\u2014have 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/05\/29\/uri-nursing-professor-erica-liebermann-joins-prestigious-national-fellowship-program-for-nurse-scientists\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erica-Liebermann-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Professor Erica Liebermann served on a three-year-long Lancet commission, which produced a report calling for a \u201ctransformative feminist approach\u201d to cancer care.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erica-Liebermann-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erica-Liebermann-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/05\/29\/uri-nursing-professor-erica-liebermann-joins-prestigious-national-fellowship-program-for-nurse-scientists\/\">URI nursing Professor Erica Liebermann joins prestigious national fellowship program for nurse scientists<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Betty Irene Moore fellowship program recognizes innovative nurse scientists, supports Liebermann\u2019s 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/05\/07\/commencement-2024-early-health-scare-family-tradition-lead-student-to-nursing-profession\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Caroline-Jennings-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Caroline Jennings\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Caroline-Jennings-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Caroline-Jennings-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/05\/07\/commencement-2024-early-health-scare-family-tradition-lead-student-to-nursing-profession\/\">Commencement 2024: Early health scare, family tradition lead student to nursing profession<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/04\/23\/pathways-scholars-honored-at-end-of-year-ceremony-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Ghazal-and-students-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Former Rhode Island Free Clinic Director Marie Ghazal address URI&#039;s Pathways to Nursing students during their end-of-year reception April 22.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Ghazal-and-students-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Ghazal-and-students-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/04\/23\/pathways-scholars-honored-at-end-of-year-ceremony-2\/\">Pathways scholars honored at end-of-year ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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\u2019s 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/04\/09\/uri-college-of-nursing-graduate-programs-ranked-among-nations-best-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nurse-research-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The URI College of Nursing graduate programs continue to rise in national rankings. The Doctor of Nursing Practice jumped up to number 66, while the Master&#039;s program remains in the top 50 in the country.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nurse-research-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nurse-research-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/04\/09\/uri-college-of-nursing-graduate-programs-ranked-among-nations-best-3\/\">URI College of Nursing graduate programs ranked among nation\u2019s best<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Doctor of Nursing Practice ranks 66 nationally; Master\u2019s 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 &amp; World Report rankings. The College\u2019s Doctor of Nursing [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/04\/09\/professor-prison-health-expert-to-deliver-uri-college-of-nursings-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Susan-Loeb-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Susan Loeb, nursing professor at Pennsylvania State University\u2019s Ross &amp; Carol Nese College of Nursing, will deliver this year\u2019s URI College of Nursing Spring Distinguished Lecture on May 1.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Susan-Loeb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Susan-Loeb-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/04\/09\/professor-prison-health-expert-to-deliver-uri-college-of-nursings-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\">Professor, prison health expert to deliver URI College of Nursing\u2019s Spring Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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\u2019s Spring Distinguished Lecture series. Dr. Susan Loeb, nursing professor at Pennsylvania State University\u2019s Ross &amp; Carol Nese College of Nursing, will deliver [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/02\/21\/nursing-students-respond-to-disaster-simulation-depicting-mass-casualty-event\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6762-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6762-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6762-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/02\/21\/nursing-students-respond-to-disaster-simulation-depicting-mass-casualty-event\/\">Nursing students respond to disaster simulation depicting mass casualty event<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI nursing students spring into action when \u2018victims\u2019 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/02\/19\/invaluable-uri-program-gives-respite-to-parents-of-children-with-special-needs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6621-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI Nursing student Marisha Anand plays with Ava, 4, as she blows bubbles during the respite care program on a recent Saturday afternoon.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6621-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6621-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/02\/19\/invaluable-uri-program-gives-respite-to-parents-of-children-with-special-needs\/\">\u2018Invaluable\u2019 URI program gives respite to parents of children with special needs<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/02\/02\/uri-nursing-pharmacy-physical-therapy-students-treat-simulated-patients-at-brown-university\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IPE-at-Brown-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI Nursing, Pharmacy and Physical Therapy students worked together on a variety of patient-focused healthcare simulations during an interprofessional education collaboration at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University Jan. 31.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IPE-at-Brown-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IPE-at-Brown-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/02\/02\/uri-nursing-pharmacy-physical-therapy-students-treat-simulated-patients-at-brown-university\/\">URI Nursing, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy students treat simulated patients at Brown University<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/01\/26\/photos-class-of-2026-welcomed-to-nursing-profession-at-white-coat-ceremony-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6501-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6501-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6501-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2024\/01\/26\/photos-class-of-2026-welcomed-to-nursing-profession-at-white-coat-ceremony-3\/\">Photos: Class of 2026 welcomed to nursing profession at White Coat Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Danny Willis and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2026 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Friday morning in Edwards Auditorium. After greetings from Dean Willis, Associate Dean Susan DeSanto-Madeya, Assistant Professor Jung Eun Lee and Boston Children\u2019s Hospital Clinical Psychologist and nurse Elaine [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2023\/12\/14\/uri-students-bring-interdisciplinary-health-education-to-south-kingstown-high-school\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0532-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0532-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0532-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2023\/12\/14\/uri-students-bring-interdisciplinary-health-education-to-south-kingstown-high-school\/\">URI students bring interdisciplinary health education to South Kingstown High School<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students from the Colleges of Nursing, Health Sciences and Pharmacy teach and interact with younger students at high school\u2019s health fair<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/12\/06\/uri-college-of-nursing-ph-d-applications-due-jan-15\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/December-2023-PhD-Program-Social-Media_Website-post-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/December-2023-PhD-Program-Social-Media_Website-post-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/December-2023-PhD-Program-Social-Media_Website-post-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/December-2023-PhD-Program-Social-Media_Website-post-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/December-2023-PhD-Program-Social-Media_Website-post-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/December-2023-PhD-Program-Social-Media_Website-post-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/December-2023-PhD-Program-Social-Media_Website-post-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/December-2023-PhD-Program-Social-Media_Website-post-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/December-2023-PhD-Program-Social-Media_Website-post.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/12\/06\/uri-college-of-nursing-ph-d-applications-due-jan-15\/\">URI College of Nursing Ph.D. applications due Jan. 15<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nursing professionals looking to advance their career and further their education will find great opportunities to do so in the URI College of Nursing Ph.D. program. Applications for the Ph.D. program are being accepted now through Jan. 15 for a fall 2024 start. The URI College of Nursing Ph.D. program prepares outstanding and compassionate nurse [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/11\/21\/uri-college-of-nursing-names-inaugural-barcott-kim-fellow\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kristine-Robin-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kristine Robin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kristine-Robin-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kristine-Robin-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/11\/21\/uri-college-of-nursing-names-inaugural-barcott-kim-fellow\/\">URI College of Nursing names inaugural Barcott-Kim Fellow<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim Nursing Fellowship aims to boost ranks of nursing faculty, addressing national shortage A new University of Rhode Island College of Nursing fellowship that aims to develop the next generation of nursing faculty members has secured its first graduate student, who will begin in the college\u2019s Ph.D. program [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/uri-nursing-professor-dahianna-lopez-appointed-to-national-cooperative-highway-research-program-panel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/image0-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dahianna Lopez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/image0-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/image0-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2023\/11\/uri-nursing-professor-dahianna-lopez-appointed-to-national-cooperative-highway-research-program-panel\/\">URI nursing professor Dahianna Lopez appointed to National Cooperative Highway Research Program Panel<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dahianna Lopez, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Rhode Island, has been named to a national panel to address issues surrounding the nation\u2019s highways, ranging from initial design to upkeep.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/11\/09\/learn-how-a-nursing-graduate-degree-can-advance-your-career\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursing-grad-student-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/11\/09\/learn-how-a-nursing-graduate-degree-can-advance-your-career\/\">Learn how a Nursing grad degree advances your career<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI College of Nursing to host info session on MS, Post-MS, DNP programs Nov. 29 Nurses looking to advance their career and further their education will find great opportunities to do so in the URI College of Nursing graduate programs. Anyone potentially interested in pursuing a master&#8217;s degree, post-master&#8217;s certificate or doctor of nursing practice [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/11\/06\/uri-names-danny-willis-dean-of-the-college-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursing-Dean-Danny-Willis-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Danny Willis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursing-Dean-Danny-Willis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursing-Dean-Danny-Willis-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/11\/06\/uri-names-danny-willis-dean-of-the-college-of-nursing\/\">URI names Danny Willis dean of the College of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A nationally respected education leader and practitioner, Willis joins URI after serving as dean of nursing at Saint Louis University The University of Rhode Island has named Danny Willis, DNS, R.N., FAAN, a nationally respected education leader and practitioner, as the next dean of the College of Nursing. Willis currently serves as dean of the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/10\/25\/alum-establishes-scholarship-for-uri-nursing-grad-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nurse-research-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The John H. Visneuski Master\/Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarship will support graduate nursing students at URI who might not otherwise have been able to pursue an advanced degree.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nurse-research-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nurse-research-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/10\/25\/alum-establishes-scholarship-for-uri-nursing-grad-students\/\">Alum establishes scholarship for URI nursing grad students<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">John H. Visneuski Master\/Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarship created out of \u2018great respect for nursing profession\u2019 Qualified nursing students who might otherwise not have been able to do so will be able to further their education in University of Rhode Island College of Nursing graduate programs, thanks to a new endowment established by an alumnus [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/10\/16\/college-of-nursing-to-host-info-session-on-esteemed-ph-d-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-phd-info-session-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-phd-info-session-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-phd-info-session-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-phd-info-session-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-phd-info-session-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-phd-info-session-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-phd-info-session-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-phd-info-session-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-phd-info-session.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/10\/16\/college-of-nursing-to-host-info-session-on-esteemed-ph-d-program\/\">College of Nursing to host info session on esteemed Ph.D. program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Health professionals looking to advance their career and further their education will find great opportunities to do so in the URI College of Nursing Ph.D. program. Anyone potentially interested in pursuing a Ph.D. from the College is welcome to learn more about what the program has to offer during an upcoming virtual information session on [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/09\/27\/uri-college-of-nursing-undergrad-programs-again-ranked-among-top-100-in-country\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Students-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Students-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Students-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/09\/27\/uri-college-of-nursing-undergrad-programs-again-ranked-among-top-100-in-country\/\">URI College of Nursing undergrad programs again ranked among top 100 in country<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing undergraduate program is again ranked among the top 100 of nursing colleges in the country, according to the latest U.S. News &amp; World Report rankings. The College\u2019s B.S. in Nursing program is tied at number 67 in the country for the second year in a row, according [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/09\/27\/gender-inequalities-worsen-womens-access-to-cancer-care-experts-call-for-transformative-feminist-approach\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erica-Liebermann-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Professor Erica Liebermann served on a three-year-long Lancet commission, which produced a report calling for a \u201ctransformative feminist approach\u201d to cancer care.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erica-Liebermann-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erica-Liebermann-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/09\/27\/gender-inequalities-worsen-womens-access-to-cancer-care-experts-call-for-transformative-feminist-approach\/\">Gender inequalities worsen women\u2019s access to cancer care; experts call for transformative feminist approach<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Nursing Professor Erica Liebermann serves on international Lancet commission Cancer is a leading cause of mortality in women and ranks among the top three causes of premature death in women under age 70 in almost every country. Yet women continue to face disparities in care that impede their ability to seek and obtain timely [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/09\/05\/photos-class-of-2026-welcomed-to-nursing-profession-at-white-coat-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_5552-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_5552-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_5552-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/09\/05\/photos-class-of-2026-welcomed-to-nursing-profession-at-white-coat-ceremony\/\">Photos: Class of 2026 welcomed to nursing profession at White Coat Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Interim Dean Betty Rambur and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2026 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. The dean and faculty were joined by child and adolescent psychiatric nurse Elaine Meyer, a senior attending psychologist at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/07\/28\/new-faculty-member-assistant-professor-jordon-bosse\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jordon-Bosse-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jordon Bosse\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jordon-Bosse-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jordon-Bosse-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/07\/28\/new-faculty-member-assistant-professor-jordon-bosse\/\">New faculty member: Assistant Professor Jordon Bosse<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomes Assistant Professor Jordon Bosse to the college for the start of the fall 2023 semester. Learn about one of the College\u2019s newest professors: Education: Ph.D., Nursing, University of Massachusetts; MSN, Nursing Education, St. Joseph\u2019s College of Maine; BSN, University of Southern Maine, BA, Individualized Studies, Goddard [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/07\/24\/new-faculty-member-professor-assistant-professor-kara-pavone\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kara Pavone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kara-Pavone-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/07\/24\/new-faculty-member-professor-assistant-professor-kara-pavone\/\">New faculty member: Assistant Professor Kara Pavone<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomes Assistant Professor Kara Pavone to the college for the start of the fall 2022 semester. Learn about one of the College\u2019s newest professors: Education: Ph.D., Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania; MS, Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania; BSN, Nursing Science, University of Pennsylvania; BS, Behavioral Neuroscience, Northeastern [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/06\/30\/professor-interim-associate-dean-named-fellow-in-palliative-care-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Headshot-160510-Final-02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Headshot-160510-Final-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Headshot-160510-Final-02-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/06\/30\/professor-interim-associate-dean-named-fellow-in-palliative-care-nursing\/\">Professor, interim associate dean named Fellow in palliative care nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Associate Professor and Interim Associate Dean Susan DeSanto-Madeya was named a Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing (FPCN) through the National Hospice and Palliative Nursing Association (HPNA) in March 2023. DeSanto-Madeya, the URI College of Nursing&#8217;s Weyker Chair, focuses on palliative and end-of life nursing care. She is currently an investigator on an NIH-funded study examining [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/06\/02\/uri-college-of-nursing-dean-reappointed-to-federal-medicare-payment-advisory-commission\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/06\/02\/uri-college-of-nursing-dean-reappointed-to-federal-medicare-payment-advisory-commission\/\">URI College of Nursing Dean reappointed to federal Medicare Payment Advisory Commission<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Betty Rambur will help analyze access to care, cost and quality of care, and other key issues affecting Medicare University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Dean Betty Rambur has been reappointed as a commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which holds a powerful role in advising Congress on Medicare policy. Rambur, the College\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/05\/22\/gallery-uri-college-of-nursing-commencement-2023\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4863-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4863-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4863-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/05\/22\/gallery-uri-college-of-nursing-commencement-2023\/\">Gallery: URI College of Nursing Commencement 2023<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Betty Rambur, joined by URI President Marc Parlange and Provost Barbara Wolfe, and the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing, conferred degrees upon the graduating class of 2023 on May 20. Dean Rambur and the entire URI College of Nursing extend their heartfelt congratulations to the Class of 2023. Check out a [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/05\/16\/commencement-2023-early-inspiration-led-nursing-student-lily-jacobson-to-career-caring-for-others\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Lily-Jacobson-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lily Jacobson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Lily-Jacobson-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Lily-Jacobson-3-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/05\/16\/commencement-2023-early-inspiration-led-nursing-student-lily-jacobson-to-career-caring-for-others\/\">Commencement 2023: Early inspiration led nursing student  Lily Jacobson to career caring for others<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When Lily Jacobson was a young girl growing up in Lincoln, her mother was diagnosed with a serious illness that required multiple surgeries and frequent hospital visits that sometimes lasted as long as two weeks. It was difficult for the young child and her older sister to watch their mom suffer, but at the same [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/05\/08\/uri-nursing-students-inducted-into-network-of-worlds-top-nurses\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4471-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4471-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4471-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/05\/08\/uri-nursing-students-inducted-into-network-of-worlds-top-nurses\/\">URI nursing students inducted into &#8216;network of world&#8217;s top nurses&#8217;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI hosts Sigma honor society induction, welcoming nursing students from around the state The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing hosted the first in-person local Sigma national honor society induction ceremony at Edwards Auditorium Saturday morning, with Associate Dean Susan Desanto-Madeya overseeing the induction of 105 students from around the state. Thirty-eight URI nursing [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/05\/03\/dnp-students-study-provides-road-map-to-treat-childhood-obesity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4375-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Carolina Herrera\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4375-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4375-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/05\/03\/dnp-students-study-provides-road-map-to-treat-childhood-obesity\/\">DNP student\u2019s study provides road map to treat childhood obesity<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The prevalence of childhood obesity has increased more than eight times in the last 50 years, affecting about 10 percent of infants and toddlers, and 17 percent of children and teens. Those facing obesity as children often do as adults, afflicting about 30 percent of the population, presenting hosts of health problems including diabetes, heart [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/04\/12\/pathways-scholars-honored-at-end-of-year-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4067-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4067-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4067-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/04\/12\/pathways-scholars-honored-at-end-of-year-ceremony\/\">Pathways scholars honored at end-of-year ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 annual Pathways Living Leadership reception in the Alumni Center. URI Provost Barbara Wolfe, who was the College of Nursing dean when the Pathways program [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/04\/06\/nursing-study-to-examine-commercial-fishermens-health\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3795-copy-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Assistant Professor Tha\u00eds S\u00e3o-Jo\u00e3o\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3795-copy-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3795-copy-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/04\/06\/nursing-study-to-examine-commercial-fishermens-health\/\">Nursing study to examine commercial fishermen\u2019s health<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Tha\u00eds S\u00e3o-Jo\u00e3o aims to improve quality of life for fishermen, possibly increasing fish landing and impacting the blue economy Commercial fishermen are the most at-risk blue economy workers, constantly exposed to hazardous working conditions, strenuous labor, long hours in variable weather conditions, and poor sleep and nutritional patterns. Poor health has important implications for [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/02\/22\/professor-geriatric-health-expert-to-deliver-uri-college-of-nursings-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Boltz_Marie-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Boltz_Marie-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Boltz_Marie-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/02\/22\/professor-geriatric-health-expert-to-deliver-uri-college-of-nursings-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\">Professor, geriatric health expert to deliver URI College of Nursing\u2019s Spring Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Marie Boltz scheduled to speak about dementia care March 29, 5 p.m. Join the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing for the latest installment of the College\u2019s Spring Distinguished Lecture series. Dr. Marie Boltz, nurse practitioner and nursing professor at Pennsylvania State University, will deliver the address: \u201cAdvancing Person-Centered Dementia Care: Where are [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/02\/10\/nursing-pharmacy-students-bring-services-supplies-to-jamaica-for-residents-with-disabilities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jamaica-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jamaica-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jamaica-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/02\/10\/nursing-pharmacy-students-bring-services-supplies-to-jamaica-for-residents-with-disabilities\/\">Nursing, pharmacy students bring services, supplies to Jamaica for residents with disabilities<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students get hands-on experience, provide training for caregivers, learn about the culture of developing world A group of University of Rhode Island students from the colleges of Nursing and Pharmacy spent part of their winter break in Jamaica. But they weren\u2019t there to sunbathe on the beach or frolic in the waves. Instead, they spent [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2023\/02\/09\/students-experience-health-care-a-world-away\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Indonesia-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Indonesia-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Indonesia-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2023\/02\/09\/students-experience-health-care-a-world-away\/\">Nursing students experience health care a world away<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More than 30 Academic Health Collaborative students see firsthand the challenges of health care in a developing area in Indonesia<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/01\/20\/photos-newest-uri-nursing-students-receive-their-white-coats\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2996-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2996-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2996-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/01\/20\/photos-newest-uri-nursing-students-receive-their-white-coats\/\">Photos: Newest URI nursing students receive their white coats<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Semi-annual White Coat Ceremony signifies students&#8217; transition into full-scale nursing education Interim Dean Betty Rambur and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2025 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Friday morning in Edwards Auditorium. Rambur, along with Professor Diane Martins and Assistant Professor Jung Eun [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/01\/13\/uri-college-of-nursing-fellowship-attracts-1-7-million-to-help-prepare-nurse-educators\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Barcotte-Kim-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Hesook Suzie Kim\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2023\/01\/13\/uri-college-of-nursing-fellowship-attracts-1-7-million-to-help-prepare-nurse-educators\/\">URI College of Nursing fellowship attracts $1.7 million to help prepare nurse educators<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim Nursing Fellowship aims to boost ranks of nursing faculty A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing fellowship has topped more than $1.7 million, after $600,000 in recent contributions triggered a $500,000 match from an anonymous donor. The Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim Nursing [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/12\/20\/uri-college-of-nursing-study-to-evaluate-patient-perspectives-of-monitoring-technology-to-monitor-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mammen-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Assistant Professor Jennifer Mammen\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/12\/20\/uri-college-of-nursing-study-to-evaluate-patient-perspectives-of-monitoring-technology-to-monitor-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease\/\">URI College of Nursing faculty to evaluate patient perspectives of smartphone and smartwatch technology to monitor symptoms of Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Parkinson\u2019s disease is a devastating and progressive neurologic disease that affects upwards of 1 million people in the United States. Current treatments are unable to stop disease progression, partly due to an inability to monitor Parkinson\u2019s symptoms precisely enough to tell if early treatments are working.&nbsp; A study conducted by researchers at the University of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/12\/19\/more-than-100-degrees-conferred-at-college-of-nursing-december-graduation-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2888-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2888-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2888-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/12\/19\/more-than-100-degrees-conferred-at-college-of-nursing-december-graduation-2\/\">More than 100 degrees conferred at College of Nursing December graduation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More than 100 students crossed the stage in Edwards Auditorium Saturday to receive their degrees at the annual College of Nursing December Commencement Saturday, Dec. 17. Associate Dean Susan Desanto-Madeya and members of the College faculty distributed 103 bachelor of science degrees, 44 of which were earned by working registered nurses who returned to URI [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/12\/12\/professor-betty-rambur-named-interim-dean-of-the-uri-college-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/12\/12\/professor-betty-rambur-named-interim-dean-of-the-uri-college-of-nursing\/\">Professor Betty Rambur named interim dean of the URI College of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nursing Professor Betty Rambur, the Routhier Endowed Chair for Practice, has been named interim dean of the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing. Betty will assume this new role on Jan. 1 as Barbara Wolfe, current dean of the college, begins her tenure as URI\u2019s next provost and executive vice president. Throughout her distinguished [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/university-of-rhode-island-names-barbara-wolfe-new-provost\/?fbclid=IwAR3JDEwQiZQguOGXa2Ay5fHtrNdHRcn-cuizrSMlckOzwuwVkqrvDszWPr0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Barbara-Wolfe-vertical-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Dean and new URI Provost Barbara Wolfe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Barbara-Wolfe-vertical-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Barbara-Wolfe-vertical-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/university-of-rhode-island-names-barbara-wolfe-new-provost\/?fbclid=IwAR3JDEwQiZQguOGXa2Ay5fHtrNdHRcn-cuizrSMlckOzwuwVkqrvDszWPr0\">Nursing Dean Barbara Wolfe named new URI provost<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Wolfe, who has served as College of Nursing dean for six years, was selected after an international search and will start on Jan. 1<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/ffd8d2dfa3.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-04-at-12.04.37-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-04-at-12.04.37-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2022-11-04-at-12.04.37-PM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/ffd8d2dfa3.html\">URI College of Nursing Annual Report 2022<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The many significant accomplishments of the faculty, staff, students and alumni of the URI College of Nursing are chronicled in the 2022 Annual Report.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/11\/01\/nursing-study-college-students-binge-drink-more-often-when-parents-provide-alcohol\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DevonSomatra-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing PhD students Devon Carroll and Somatra Connolly presented their research at the American Psychiatric Nurses Association Annual Conference in Long Beach, Calif, this week.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DevonSomatra-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DevonSomatra-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/11\/01\/nursing-study-college-students-binge-drink-more-often-when-parents-provide-alcohol\/\">Nursing study: College students binge drink more often when parents provide alcohol<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Two Nursing PhD students win national award for study analysis on risky behavior Studies suggest that parents continue to exert significant influence over their children\u2019s behavior even into the college years, and that extends into the choices they make regarding substance use and other risky behaviors. When parents encourage, or at least don\u2019t discourage, underage [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/10\/05\/new-faculty-member-professor-assistant-professor-kate-healy\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kate-Healy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Assistant Professor Kate Healy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kate-Healy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kate-Healy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/10\/05\/new-faculty-member-professor-assistant-professor-kate-healy\/\">New faculty member: Professor Assistant Professor Kate Healy<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomes Assistant Professor Kate Healy to the college for the start of the fall 2022 semester. Learn about one of the College\u2019s newest professors: Education: DNP, Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions; MSN, University of Pennsylvania; BSN, University of Pennsylvania. Recent experience: Associate Director of Nursing, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/10\/05\/nursing-faculty-members-published-nationally-internationally\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-2.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/10\/05\/nursing-faculty-members-published-nationally-internationally\/\">Nursing Faculty Members Published Nationally, Internationally<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI College of Nursing professors continue to make significant impacts on health and health research, exemplified by the books, textbook chapters, scientific journal articles and more they have produced. Faculty members have been published dozens of times over the past year in a variety of publications. Check out a list of faculty publications over the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/09\/12\/uri-college-of-nursing-undergraduate-program-ranked-among-top-10-percent-in-nation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-new-BS-rank-post-Sept-2022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-new-BS-rank-post-Sept-2022-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-new-BS-rank-post-Sept-2022-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-new-BS-rank-post-Sept-2022-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-new-BS-rank-post-Sept-2022-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-new-BS-rank-post-Sept-2022-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-new-BS-rank-post-Sept-2022-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-new-BS-rank-post-Sept-2022-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-new-BS-rank-post-Sept-2022-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-new-BS-rank-post-Sept-2022.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/09\/12\/uri-college-of-nursing-undergraduate-program-ranked-among-top-10-percent-in-nation\/\">URI College of Nursing undergraduate program ranked among top 10 percent in nation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The B.S. in Nursing program makes impressive rise in ranks, slotting in at 67 The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing undergraduate program is now ranked among the top 10 percent of nursing colleges in the country, according to the latest U.S. News &amp; World Report rankings. The College\u2019s B.S. in Nursing program is [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/09\/06\/photos-class-of-2025-welcomed-to-nursing-profession-at-white-coat-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1357-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1357-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1357-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/09\/06\/photos-class-of-2025-welcomed-to-nursing-profession-at-white-coat-ceremony\/\">Photos: Class of 2025 welcomed to nursing profession at White Coat Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Barbara Wolfe and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2025 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. Students crossed the stage to receive their white lab coats, then recited a pledge to uphold the ethics and principles of the nursing [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/08\/02\/inaugural-flynn-fellows-graduate-palliative-care-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1196-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Katie Fitzmaurice (left) and Rebecca Allder meet with Fred Flynn, who started the Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate Fellowship in memory of his late wife.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1196-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1196-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/08\/02\/inaugural-flynn-fellows-graduate-palliative-care-program\/\">Inaugural Flynn Fellows graduate palliative care program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI nursing students Rebecca Allder and Katherine Fitzmaurice completed the eight-week internship program at HopeHealth in Providence Two University of Rhode Island College of Nursing students have enhanced their expertise in palliative care and contributed to palliative care knowledge through their research projects, as the inaugural participants in the Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/07\/11\/do-racial-inequities-hamper-caregiver-resources-health-outcomes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Headshot-160510-Final-02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Headshot-160510-Final-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Headshot-160510-Final-02-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/07\/11\/do-racial-inequities-hamper-caregiver-resources-health-outcomes\/\">Do racial inequities hamper caregiver resources, health outcomes?<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI College of Nursing Professor Susan Desanto-Madeya\u2019s major federally-funded study aims to find path over barriers to equitable care About 12 million adults in the United States are living with serious illness that carries a high risk of mortality and puts great strain on family caregivers. That strain is exacerbated in cultural-minority families facing inequities [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/06\/02\/nursing-graduate-overcomes-societal-personal-obstacles-to-excel-at-uri\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Sosa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"College of Nursing graduate Melissa Sosa presented her research at the Eastern Nursing Research Society&#039;s annual meeting in March.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Sosa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Sosa-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/06\/02\/nursing-graduate-overcomes-societal-personal-obstacles-to-excel-at-uri\/\">Nursing graduate overcomes societal, personal obstacles to excel at URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Melissa Sosa, first generation American and college student, already employed in neuro ICU In 2010, Melissa Sosa was a 10-year-old girl going to grade school in Providence, playing softball and volleyball with her friends, and just generally being a kid. Then her mother, Alba Vasquez, was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. It was a [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/05\/24\/gallery-uri-college-of-nursing-2022-commencement\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0952-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0952-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0952-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/05\/24\/gallery-uri-college-of-nursing-2022-commencement\/\">Gallery: URI College of Nursing 2022 Commencement<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Barbara Wolfe, joined by URI President Marc Parlange and the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing, conferred degrees upon the graduating class of 2022 on May 21. Dean Wolfe and the entire College of Nursing extend their heartfelt congratulations to the URI College of Nursing Class of 2022. Check out a gallery [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/05\/18\/two-nursing-students-named-inaugural-susan-flynn-palliative-care-fellows\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/pjimage-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Katie Fitzmaurice (left) and Becca Allder\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/pjimage-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/pjimage-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/pjimage-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/pjimage-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/pjimage-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/pjimage.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/05\/18\/two-nursing-students-named-inaugural-susan-flynn-palliative-care-fellows\/\">Two nursing students named inaugural Susan Flynn Palliative Care Fellows<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Katie Fitzmaurice and Becca Allder will enhance palliative care skills in new Fellowship Two University of Rhode Island College of Nursing students will become experts in palliative care as the inaugural participants in the Susan D. Flynn Palliative Care Undergraduate Fellowship. Nursing students Katie Fitzmaurice and Becca Allder will enhance their \u201ccore palliative care clinical [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/03\/29\/uri-college-of-nursing-masters-degree-program-ranked-in-top-50-nationally\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/image001-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/image001-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/image001-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/03\/29\/uri-college-of-nursing-masters-degree-program-ranked-in-top-50-nationally\/\">URI College of Nursing master\u2019s degree program ranked in top 50 nationally<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Program is 45th in the country, an impressive rise in the ranks; Doctor of Nursing Practice program among top 80 nationally The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing master\u2019s degree program, already among the best in the country, has risen again in the national rankings, moving into the top 50 in the country, according [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/03\/25\/uri-college-of-nursing-to-host-lecture-ana-president-ernest-grant\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/E-Grant-HEADSHOT-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/E-Grant-HEADSHOT-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/E-Grant-HEADSHOT-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/03\/25\/uri-college-of-nursing-to-host-lecture-ana-president-ernest-grant\/\">ANA President Ernest Grant to deliver URI College of Nursing Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Grant scheduled to deliver the College&#8217;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\u2019s Spring Distinguished Lecture on Wednesday, April 20. Dr. Grant plans to speak about the critical role nurses continue [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/03\/01\/new-fellowship-a-boost-for-uri-nursing-graduate-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Barcotte-Kim-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Donna Schwartz-Barcott and Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Barcotte-Kim-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Barcotte-Kim-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/03\/01\/new-fellowship-a-boost-for-uri-nursing-graduate-students\/\">New Fellowship a Boost for URI Nursing Graduate Students<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/02\/17\/despite-covid-challenges-nursing-students-remain-committed-to-profession-survey-shows\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jennings-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/02\/17\/despite-covid-challenges-nursing-students-remain-committed-to-profession-survey-shows\/\">Despite COVID challenges, nursing students remain committed to profession, survey shows<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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\u2019t necessarily dampened the desire for nursing students to pursue the profession, according to a University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor\u2019s recent study. Assistant [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/02\/08\/video-uri-college-of-nursing-white-coat-ceremony-class-of-2024\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-11.00.03-AM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-11.00.03-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-08-at-11.00.03-AM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/02\/08\/video-uri-college-of-nursing-white-coat-ceremony-class-of-2024\/\">VIDEO: URI College of Nursing White Coat Ceremony, Class of 2024<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/02\/03\/increased-use-of-telehealth-to-continue-post-pandemic-nurse-researchers-paper-reveals\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/virtual-care-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Virtual care has increased in prevalence during the pandemic. The trend is here to stay.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/virtual-care-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/virtual-care-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/02\/03\/increased-use-of-telehealth-to-continue-post-pandemic-nurse-researchers-paper-reveals\/\">Increased use of telehealth to continue post-pandemic, nurse researchers&#8217; paper reveals<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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&#8217;s reliance on in-person primary care was dramatically revealed, with [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/01\/21\/new-faculty-member-assistant-professor-thais-sao-joao\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Thais-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Thais-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Thais-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/01\/21\/new-faculty-member-assistant-professor-thais-sao-joao\/\">New faculty member: Assistant Professor Tha\u00eds S\u00e3o-Jo\u00e3o<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed Assistant Professor Tha\u00eds S\u00e3o-Jo\u00e3o to the college in the spring of 2022. Learn about one of the College\u2019s 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). [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2022\/01\/20\/new-faculty-member-professor-melissa-sutherland\/\">New faculty member: Professor Melissa Sutherland<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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\u2019s 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, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/12\/20\/more-than-100-degrees-conferred-at-college-of-nursing-december-graduation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_9359-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_9359-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_9359-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/12\/20\/more-than-100-degrees-conferred-at-college-of-nursing-december-graduation\/\">More than 100 degrees conferred at College of Nursing December graduation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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\u2019s RN to BS [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/12\/13\/uri-nursing-alum-announces-retirement-after-long-career-dedicated-to-underserved-populations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Marie-Ghazal-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"RI Free Clinic CEO Marie Ghazal, a two-time URI College of Nursing alum, was recently inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Marie-Ghazal-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Marie-Ghazal-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/12\/13\/uri-nursing-alum-announces-retirement-after-long-career-dedicated-to-underserved-populations\/\">URI Nursing alum announces retirement after long career dedicated to underserved populations<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/12\/06\/meet-sculco-scholar-jane-lazar-tucker\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jane-Lazar-Tucker-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jane-Lazar-Tucker-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jane-Lazar-Tucker-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/12\/06\/meet-sculco-scholar-jane-lazar-tucker\/\">Meet Sculco Scholar Jane Lazar Tucker<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Three more URI College of Nursing students have joined Ph.D. student Emily Haynes as recipients of Cynthia &amp; 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/11\/29\/uri-nursing-professor-serving-on-governors-team-to-propel-ri-into-next-decade\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Lopez-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/11\/29\/uri-nursing-professor-serving-on-governors-team-to-propel-ri-into-next-decade\/\">URI Nursing professor serving on governor&#8217;s team to &#8216;propel RI into next decade&#8217;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Assistant Professor Dahianna Lopez is public health advisor on Gov. Dan McKee&#8217;s new taskforce URI College of Nursing Assistant Professor Dahianna Lopez will play a key role in Gov. Dan McKee&#8217;s plan &#8220;to build a more resilient, prosperous, and equitable state,&#8221; serving on the governor&#8217;s new advisory team tasked with creating a framework and guiding [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/11\/15\/meet-sculco-scholar-devon-carroll\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Devon-Carroll-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Devon-Carroll-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Devon-Carroll-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/11\/15\/meet-sculco-scholar-devon-carroll\/\">Meet Sculco Scholar Devon Carroll<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Three more URI College of Nursing students have joined Ph.D. student Emily Haynes as recipients of Cynthia &amp; 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/11\/04\/nursing-professor-wins-apha-distinguished-service-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Arcoleo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Research Professor Kimberly Arcoleo\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/11\/04\/nursing-professor-wins-apha-distinguished-service-award\/\">Nursing professor wins APHA Distinguished Service Award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Research Professor Kimberly Arcoleo honored for &#8216;excellence in maternal and child health leadership and advocacy&#8217; University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Research Professor Kimberly Arcoleo has been selected to receive the American Public Health Association&#8217;s Distinguished Service Award, which honors \u201cexcellence in maternal and child health leadership and advocacy, effective practice, distinguished service, and [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/11\/03\/uri-nursing-study-examines-opioid-use-in-motor-vehicles\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Lopez-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/11\/03\/uri-nursing-study-examines-opioid-use-in-motor-vehicles\/\">URI nursing study examines opioid use in motor vehicles<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Assistant Professor Dahianna Lopez\u2019s funded study aims to develop interventions to address dangerous problem Driving under the influence of illicit drugs is a major problem on the roadways, as about 12.6 million people over the age of 16 engage in the behavior each year. Especially when opioids are involved, the risk of overdose behind the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2021\/10\/26\/covid-19-panel-discussion-it-takes-a-village-managing-covid-as-a-team\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/20201008_Salerno_URI_DrBirxVisit-0144-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2021\/10\/26\/covid-19-panel-discussion-it-takes-a-village-managing-covid-as-a-team\/\">COVID-19 Panel Discussion: \u2018It Takes a Village: Managing COVID as a Team\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Register today for the latest expert panel discussion on the response to COVID-19 on Nov. 3, 6 p.m.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/10\/13\/national-institute-of-nursing-research-director-to-deliver-college-of-nursing-fall-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Zenk-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Zenk-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Zenk-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/10\/13\/national-institute-of-nursing-research-director-to-deliver-college-of-nursing-fall-distinguished-lecture\/\">National Institute of Nursing Research director to deliver College of Nursing Fall Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The latest installment of the URI College of Nursing Distinguished Lecture Series this fall will feature Dr. Shannon Zenk, Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research. The lecture is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 20, 5-7:30 p.m. The event, which includes continuing education contact hours for nurses, will be live-streamed in the auditorium at the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2021\/10\/12\/ahc-hosts-latest-covid-19-panel-discussion-the-covid-kids\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/20201008_Salerno_URI_DrBirxVisit-0144-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2021\/10\/12\/ahc-hosts-latest-covid-19-panel-discussion-the-covid-kids\/\">AHC hosts latest COVID-19 Panel Discussion: \u2018The COVID Kids\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The virtual panel discussion is scheduled for Oct. 20, 6 p.m.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/10\/01\/meet-sculco-scholar-somatra-simpson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-01-at-10.45.11-AM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-01-at-10.45.11-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-01-at-10.45.11-AM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/10\/01\/meet-sculco-scholar-somatra-simpson\/\">Meet Sculco Scholar Somatra Connolly<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Three more URI College of Nursing students have joined Ph.D. student Emily Haynes as recipients of Cynthia &amp; 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/09\/28\/nursing-professor-discusses-healthcare-staffing-shortage-in-tv-interview\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-28-at-10.51.27-AM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-28-at-10.51.27-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-28-at-10.51.27-AM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/09\/28\/nursing-professor-discusses-healthcare-staffing-shortage-in-tv-interview\/\">Nursing professor discusses healthcare staffing shortage in TV interview<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Betty Rambur joins WPRI Channel 12 in discussion on how nursing shortages impact local hospitals A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic, Rhode Island hospital workers are leaving in droves, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows. URI College of Nursing Professor Betty Rambur, the college&#8217;s Routhier Chair [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/09\/23\/nursing-dean-to-host-college-open-house\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-23-at-4.04.32-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A statue of Florence Nightingale is located in the courtyard outside White Hall on the Kingston campus.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-23-at-4.04.32-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-23-at-4.04.32-PM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/09\/23\/nursing-dean-to-host-college-open-house\/\">Nursing Dean to host College Open House<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The public is invited to a reception and tour of White Hall Oct. 1 College of Nursing Dean Barbara Wolfe invites faculty staff, students alumni, prospective students and the general public to learn more about the College during an Open House on Oct. 1, 1-3 p.m. The open house will begin in the Florence Nightingale [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/09\/17\/nursing-lecture-choosing-wellness-resiliency-and-self-leadership\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Dr-Eileen-OGrady-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr Eileen O&#039;Grady\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Dr-Eileen-OGrady-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Dr-Eileen-OGrady-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/09\/17\/nursing-lecture-choosing-wellness-resiliency-and-self-leadership\/\">Nursing Lecture \u2014 &#8220;Choosing Wellness: Resiliency and Self-Leadership&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Valuable continuing education credits are available for nurses attending the lecture at no charge Join the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing at the Higgins Welcome Center on the Kingston campus Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. for an important discussion with a well-being expert about the toll the pandemic has taken on nurses, and [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/09\/07\/photos-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-uri-nursing-students-to-profession\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_8189-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_8189-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_8189-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/09\/07\/photos-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-uri-nursing-students-to-profession\/\">Photos: White Coat Ceremony welcomes URI nursing students to profession<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Barbara Wolfe and members of the College of Nursing faculty and staff welcomed dozens of new students to the nursing ranks during a White Coat Ceremony in Edwards Auditorium Tuesday. The day before classes begin for the Fall semester, students walked across the stage to receive their white lab coats before reciting the Student [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2021\/09\/01\/new-19-9m-grant-will-expand-hub-for-translational-science-biomedical-research-in-rhode-island\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6345-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Retired nursing Professor Marcella Thompson was among recipients of an Advance-CTR grant to assess dietary exposure to mercury and PCBs among members of the Narragansett Tribe.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6345-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6345-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2021\/09\/01\/new-19-9m-grant-will-expand-hub-for-translational-science-biomedical-research-in-rhode-island\/\">New $19.9M grant will expand hub for translational science, biomedical research in Rhode Island<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Advance-CTR supports researchers from URI, including a former nursing professor, helping bring their work from the lab to the community<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/08\/12\/inflammation-depressive-symptoms-may-contribute-to-cancer-patient-fatigue\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jay-Lee-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jay-Lee-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jay-Lee-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/08\/12\/inflammation-depressive-symptoms-may-contribute-to-cancer-patient-fatigue\/\">Inflammation, Depressive Symptoms May Contribute to Cancer Patient Fatigue<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Assistant Professor Jung Eun Lee&#8217;s study aims to reduce fatigue, improve outcomes Interventions that target depressive symptoms and inflammation may reduce fatigue among cancer survivors, according to a study by Assistant Professor Jung Eun Lee. Incidence and severity of cancer-related fatigue vary greatly among individuals. Although the underlying mechanisms are not well-understood, Lee has found [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/07\/02\/college-of-nursing-75th-anniversary-signature-event-details-announced\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-02-at-11.55.42-AM-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-02-at-11.55.42-AM-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-02-at-11.55.42-AM-1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/07\/02\/college-of-nursing-75th-anniversary-signature-event-details-announced\/\">College of Nursing 75th Anniversary Signature Event details announced<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As the URI College of Nursing continues to recognize its 75th anniversary, the anniversary committee has planned a &#8220;signature event&#8221; to celebrate the milestone. College personnel, including faculty, staff, students and alumni will gather at the Wyndham Newport Hotel, 240 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown, on Thursday, September 30. A reception is scheduled for 5 p.m., followed [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/07\/01\/college-of-nursing-grant-to-educate-preceptors-benefits-students-patients\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-center-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A URI nurse practitioner student examines a patient at a local community health center, where students are mentored by qualified preceptors.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-center-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-center-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/07\/01\/college-of-nursing-grant-to-educate-preceptors-benefits-students-patients\/\">College of Nursing program to educate preceptors benefits students, patients<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">$2.7 million HRSA grant provides training for expert mentors, funding for student trainees Nurse practitioner students at URI will get more hands-on experience and expert guidance \u2014 to the benefit of the students and patients at local community health centers \u2014 thanks to a URI College of Nursing program to recruit and educate the preceptors [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/commencement-2021-ghanaian-nursing-student-achieves-her-lifes-dream-at-uri-after-decade-long-struggle\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Odoom-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Telma Odoom\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Odoom-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Odoom-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/commencement-2021-ghanaian-nursing-student-achieves-her-lifes-dream-at-uri-after-decade-long-struggle\/\">Commencement 2021: Ghanaian nursing student achieves her life\u2019s dream at URI after decade-long struggle<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Telma Odoom regards caring for others as a nurse as her destiny. However, her journey to becoming a nurse was almost a decade-long struggle.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/06\/01\/panel-discussion-honoring-professional-achievement-in-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/unnamed-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/unnamed-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/unnamed-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/06\/01\/panel-discussion-honoring-professional-achievement-in-nursing\/\">Panel Discussion: Honoring Professional Achievement in Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join Dean Barbara Wolfe and members of the College of Nursing advisory board to honor the accomplishments of four long-time faculty members who are retiring this year. Honorees Donna Schwartz-Barcott, Ginette Ferszt, Deb Erickson-Owens, and Kathy Paquette have more than 75 years of combined experience and dedication to the college. They&#8217;ll share their experiences and [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/05\/21\/gallery-college-of-nursing-2021-commencement\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_7607-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_7607-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_7607-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/05\/21\/gallery-college-of-nursing-2021-commencement\/\">Gallery: URI College of Nursing 2021 Commencement<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Barbara Wolfe, joined by URI President David Dooley, Provost Donald DeHayes, and the faculty and staff of the College of Nursing, conferred degrees upon the graduating class of 2021 on May 21. It was the first in-person commencement ceremony in two years, after the COVID-19 pandemic derailed last year&#8217;s celebration. The university is tentatively [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/05\/18\/anonymous-gift-triggers-match-of-college-of-nursing-donations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/75tg-logo4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/05\/18\/anonymous-gift-triggers-match-of-college-of-nursing-donations\/\">Anonymous Gift Triggers Match of College of Nursing Donations<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Gifts of $1,000 or more will be doubled through September, up to $100,000 Thanks to the anonymous support of a college friend in honor of the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing&#8217;s 75th anniversary, some gifts to the College will be doubled over the next several months. Every gift of $1,000 or more to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/04\/29\/college-of-nursing-75th-anniversary-signature-event-announced\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-02-at-11.55.42-AM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-02-at-11.55.42-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-07-02-at-11.55.42-AM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/04\/29\/college-of-nursing-75th-anniversary-signature-event-announced\/\">College of Nursing 75th Anniversary Signature Event details announced<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As the URI College of Nursing continues to recognize its 75th anniversary, the anniversary committee has planned a &#8220;signature event&#8221; to celebrate the milestone. College personnel, including faculty, staff, students and alumni will gather at the Wyndham Newport Hotel, 240 Aquidneck Ave., Middletown, on Thursday, September 30. A reception is scheduled for 5 p.m., followed [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/04\/08\/nursing-professor-betty-rambur-addresses-medicaid-expansion-in-national-article\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-copy-2-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-copy-2-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-copy-2-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/04\/08\/nursing-professor-betty-rambur-addresses-medicaid-expansion-in-national-article\/\">Nursing Professor Betty Rambur addresses Medicaid expansion in national article<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A conversation with Rambur on the federal health policy was published on WalletHub&#8217;s website Professor Betty Rambur, the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing&#8217;s Routhier Endowed Chair for Practice, recently sat down with WalletHub for a conversation on Medicaid expansion. The following conversation with Rambur, who specializes in healthcare finance and public health policy, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/04\/05\/uri-nursing-students-aim-to-be-advocates-for-health-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-05-at-4.48.27-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-05-at-4.48.27-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-05-at-4.48.27-PM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/04\/05\/uri-nursing-students-aim-to-be-advocates-for-health-care\/\">URI nursing students aim to be advocates for health care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Three student leaders attend annual AACN Student Policy Summit Three University of Rhode Island College of Nursing students represented the College in helping advocate for the nursing profession and health care in general as they joined students from around the country in the Student Policy Summit hosted by the American Academy of Colleges of Nursing. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/03\/30\/uri-college-of-nursing-graduate-programs-ranked-among-nations-best-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/e7G4_cdNxWH4i2hAD99x8fOhqlJgjWHxfjuFVAPUTOeisVgarorTwzJI-nHCf43fKYVEB-dnooo-5VGFu8VzUBIaKRi843FX5FXOs5atbwwIkabRDMOEE86K7M_yO7QGQBTU7bt4Vx-vygpuAM_Ae1Sjtj-GF-x5bnAMGfwZZvKfOHJu8Qs0-d-e1-ft-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/03\/30\/uri-college-of-nursing-graduate-programs-ranked-among-nations-best-2\/\">URI College of Nursing graduate programs ranked among nation\u2019s best<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Master\u2019s, doctorate programs both rise in new U.S. News &amp; World Report rankings The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing graduate programs, already among the best in the country, have risen again in the national rankings, according to U.S. News &amp; World Report, which released its new rankings Tuesday, March 30. The College\u2019s master\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/03\/11\/uri-college-of-nursing-funded-research-fuels-advances-in-health-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-4343362_1920_0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-4343362_1920_0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-4343362_1920_0-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/03\/11\/uri-college-of-nursing-funded-research-fuels-advances-in-health-care\/\">URI College of Nursing funded research fuels advances in health care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Ranked first in New England in federal research funding, the college hosts researchers making major impacts on community The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing was recently ranked 37th in the nation \u2014 and first in New England \u2014 in total federal research funding from the National Institutes of Health, after securing nearly $1.7 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/03\/05\/ce-credit-for-nurses-available-at-36th-annual-seminar-by-the-sea-virtual-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-03-at-10.47.11-AM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/03\/05\/ce-credit-for-nurses-available-at-36th-annual-seminar-by-the-sea-virtual-conference\/\">CE credit for nurses available at 36th annual Seminar By the Sea virtual conference<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI College of Pharmacy to host \u2018Surviving the Tsunami of COVID-19: A Healthcare Provider\u2019s Survival Kit\u2019 March 17-19 Health professionals from around the region will earn valuable continuing education credits while discussing some of the most pressing healthcare issues of the day during the 36th annual Seminar by the Sea Northeast Regional Conference presented by [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/campaign.uri.edu\/story\/reseach-focuses-on-patient-outcomes\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/C0029-Arcoleo_Kim-109-1-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/C0029-Arcoleo_Kim-109-1-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/C0029-Arcoleo_Kim-109-1-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/campaign.uri.edu\/story\/reseach-focuses-on-patient-outcomes\/\">URI Nursing Professor&#8217;s research aims to improve asthma treatment for children<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Kimberly Arcoleo\u2019s research addresses the health disparity for low-income children with asthma.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/02\/15\/yale-expert-nancy-redeker-to-deliver-uri-college-of-nursings-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/N-Redeker-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nancy Redeker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/N-Redeker-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/N-Redeker-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/02\/15\/yale-expert-nancy-redeker-to-deliver-uri-college-of-nursings-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\">Yale expert Nancy Redeker to deliver URI College of Nursing\u2019s Spring Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing for the latest installment of the College\u2019s Distinguished Lecture series. Dr. Nancy Redeker, director of the Yale University School of Nursing Center for Biobehavioral Health Research, will deliver the address: \u201cAdvancing Nursing Science Through Precision Health.\u201d The lecture, scheduled for March 10 at 5 p.m., will [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/02\/10\/video-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-student-nurses\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-10-at-2.25.44-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-10-at-2.25.44-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-10-at-2.25.44-PM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/02\/10\/video-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-student-nurses\/\">VIDEO: White Coat Ceremony welcomes student nurses<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Barbara Wolfe and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2023 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony on Feb. 6. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the students donned their coats remotely during the virtual ceremony. Dean Wolfe, Associate Dean Mary Leveilee and Assistant Professor Jung [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/02\/08\/75-years-of-nursing-excellence\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/nursing-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/nursing-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/nursing-1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/02\/08\/75-years-of-nursing-excellence\/\">75 Years of Nursing Excellence<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">From the Founding of the URI College of Nursing to Service During a Global Pandemic By Christopher Barrett &#8217;08 When Paula Viau-Hann (\u201869) attended the University of Rhode Island as a nursing student in the 1960s, an orange stood in for an arm for practice injections. Students in blue pinned striped dress uniforms, white shoes, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/02\/03\/knowledge-is-power-uri-alums-website-offers-consultation-advice-to-nurses\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-03-at-3.05.04-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-03-at-3.05.04-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2021-02-03-at-3.05.04-PM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/02\/03\/knowledge-is-power-uri-alums-website-offers-consultation-advice-to-nurses\/\">\u2018Knowledge is power\u2019: URI alum\u2019s website offers consultation, advice to nurses<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nursingcomplainthelp.com is go-to reference for licensing board complaints, legal issues A nurse who immigrated from the Philippines and was the only foreign-born nurse in a central Texas hospital faced multiple discriminatory complaints that put her license in jeopardy. Another nurse in a delivery room twice reported to administration a doctor who didn\u2019t show up on [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/01\/13\/uri-college-of-nursing-alum-takes-helm-at-miriam-hospital\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Ducharme-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing alum Maria Ducharme promoted to president of The Miriam Hospital.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Ducharme-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Ducharme-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/01\/13\/uri-college-of-nursing-alum-takes-helm-at-miriam-hospital\/\">URI College of Nursing alum takes helm at Miriam Hospital<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Maria Ducharme, a nurse, has been promoted to president of Miriam Hospital A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing graduate has been promoted to president of The Miriam Hospital in Providence, the first nurse to take over the top leadership position in the hospital\u2019s 96-year history. Maria Ducharme, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, was promoted from [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/01\/11\/uri-college-of-nursing-identifies-luminaries-in-nursing-profession\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Luminary-Louisa-white-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Louisa White was the first dean of the URI College of Nursing.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Luminary-Louisa-white-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Luminary-Louisa-white-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2021\/01\/11\/uri-college-of-nursing-identifies-luminaries-in-nursing-profession\/\">URI College of Nursing Identifies &#8216;Luminaries&#8217; in Nursing Profession<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">College identifies 75 nursing leaders to have come through the College as part of its 75th Anniversary In celebration of its 75th anniversary, the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing is taking a look back at the most important resource the College has \u2014 the people who have roamed its hallways and continue to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/12\/29\/uri-professor-to-advice-congress-on-nursing-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mary-Sullivan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mary-Sullivan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mary-Sullivan-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/12\/29\/uri-professor-to-advice-congress-on-nursing-research\/\">URI professor to advice Congress on nursing research<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Mary Sullivan appointed to Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor will help advise the U.S. Congress on the importance of nursing research and funding for such research after having been appointed to a national nursing research organization. Professor Mary Sullivan has been appointed an [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/12\/22\/dean-distributes-degrees-at-virtual-december-commencement\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/tasseltoppers_Nursing-is-a-Work-of-Heart-Tassel-Topper_NURSINGHEART_1_800x800-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/tasseltoppers_Nursing-is-a-Work-of-Heart-Tassel-Topper_NURSINGHEART_1_800x800-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/tasseltoppers_Nursing-is-a-Work-of-Heart-Tassel-Topper_NURSINGHEART_1_800x800-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/tasseltoppers_Nursing-is-a-Work-of-Heart-Tassel-Topper_NURSINGHEART_1_800x800-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/tasseltoppers_Nursing-is-a-Work-of-Heart-Tassel-Topper_NURSINGHEART_1_800x800-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/tasseltoppers_Nursing-is-a-Work-of-Heart-Tassel-Topper_NURSINGHEART_1_800x800-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/tasseltoppers_Nursing-is-a-Work-of-Heart-Tassel-Topper_NURSINGHEART_1_800x800.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/12\/22\/dean-distributes-degrees-at-virtual-december-commencement\/\">Dean distributes degrees at virtual December commencement<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More than 140 students crossed the virtual stage Dec. 21 to receive their degrees at the annual URI College of Nursing December Commencement. Dean Barbara Wolfe distributed 143 bachelor of science degrees, 70 of which were earned by working registered nurses who returned to URI to complete their degrees in the College\u2019s RN to BS [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2020\/12\/01\/virtual-covid-panel-discussion-caring-for-the-caregivers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/COVID-model-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/COVID-model-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/COVID-model-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2020\/12\/01\/virtual-covid-panel-discussion-caring-for-the-caregivers\/\">Virtual COVID panel discussion: Caring for the Caregivers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Fourth in series of URI discussions examines impact of COVID-19 on healthcare professionals<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/11\/10\/uri-nursing-health-sciences-pharmacy-students-conduct-virtual-health-checks-with-community-seniors\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/201110-senior-day-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/201110-senior-day-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/201110-senior-day-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/11\/10\/uri-nursing-health-sciences-pharmacy-students-conduct-virtual-health-checks-with-community-seniors\/\">URI Nursing, Health Sciences, Pharmacy students conduct virtual health checks with community seniors<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Annual Senior Day moves online due to ongoing pandemic An older adult named Daureen told of the difficulties she has with otherwise simple tasks like cooking because of the arthritis in her hands. She detailed the medicines she takes, expressed concerns about falling, scheduled follow-up physical therapy appointments, and even got a quick mental health [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/10\/19\/uri-college-of-nursing-study-aims-to-increase-intimate-sexual-violence-screening-on-college-campuses\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Katherine-Hutchinson-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Katherine-Hutchinson-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Katherine-Hutchinson-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/10\/19\/uri-college-of-nursing-study-aims-to-increase-intimate-sexual-violence-screening-on-college-campuses\/\">URI College of Nursing study aims to increase  intimate, sexual violence screening on college campuses<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Kathy Hutchinson\u2019s funded study aims to identify barriers to violence screening Intimate partner violence (IPV) and sexual violence (SV) are significant public health issues for women, with more than 20 percent of women sexually assaulted in their lifetime and 1.3 to 5 million women experiencing IPV each year. Female college students experience some of the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/10\/15\/college-to-host-nyu-professor-public-health-for-virtual-lecture-on-nurses-covid-experience\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Van-Devanter-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Van-Devanter-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Van-Devanter-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/10\/15\/college-to-host-nyu-professor-public-health-for-virtual-lecture-on-nurses-covid-experience\/\">College to host NYU professor, public health expert for virtual lecture on nurses&#8217; COVID experience<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Nancy Van Devanter&#8217;s presentation on Oct. 21 is the latest in the URI College of Nursing Distinguished Lecture Series The latest installment of the URI College of Nursing Distinguished Lecture Series this fall will feature Dr. Nancy L. Van Devanter, a professor with New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing and deputy director [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/10\/02\/dr-coppa-is-latest-aan-fellow-from-uri-college-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Denise-Coppa-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Denise-Coppa-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Denise-Coppa-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/10\/02\/dr-coppa-is-latest-aan-fellow-from-uri-college-of-nursing\/\">Dr. Coppa is Latest AAN Fellow from URI College of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Associate Professor Denise Coppa has been selected to receive one of the greatest recognitions of accomplishment in the nursing profession, induction as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Coppa is the latest College professor to achieve the honor, joining nine others. That number is up from two just five years ago. Coppa\u2019s interests [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/10\/02\/new-associate-professor-fills-colleges-miriam-weyker-chair\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Headshot-160510-Final-02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Headshot-160510-Final-02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Headshot-160510-Final-02-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/10\/02\/new-associate-professor-fills-colleges-miriam-weyker-chair\/\">New Associate Professor fills College&#8217;s Miriam Weyker Chair<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The URI College of Nursing welcomed one of its newest educators and researchers, Dr. Susan Desanto-Madeya, who fills the College&#8217;s Miriam Weyker Chair. &#8220;I am thrilled to join the URI College of Nursing as the Miriam Weyker Chair. Dr. Desanto-Madeya said. &#8220;This position provides me with an opportunity to build an interdisciplinary palliative care program [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/10\/02\/new-professor-clinical-assistant-professor-elizabeth-hutson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/OSU-School-of-Nursing-1-17-19-016-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/OSU-School-of-Nursing-1-17-19-016-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/OSU-School-of-Nursing-1-17-19-016-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/10\/02\/new-professor-clinical-assistant-professor-elizabeth-hutson\/\">New professor: Clinical Assistant Professor Elizabeth Hutson<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed Assistant Professor Elizabeth Hutson to the college in the spring of 2020. Learn about one of the College\u2019s newest professors. Education: Ph.D. in Nursing, Ohio State University; M.S.N (Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner), Ohio State; B.S. in Nursing, Kent State University; B.A. in Psychology, Ohio State. Recent Experience: [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/8dfd60a742.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-02-at-11.49.30-AM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-02-at-11.49.30-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2020-10-02-at-11.49.30-AM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/8dfd60a742.html\">College of Nursing 2020 Annual Report<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The many significant accomplishments of the faculty, staff, students and alumni of the URI College of Nursing are chronicled in the 2020 Annual Report.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2020\/09\/16\/covid-experience-panel-discussions-lessons-from-uri-and-beyond\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/COVID-model-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/COVID-model-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/COVID-model-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2020\/09\/16\/covid-experience-panel-discussions-lessons-from-uri-and-beyond\/\">COVID experience panel discussions: Lessons from URI and beyond<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The URI Academic Health Collaborative and Interprofessional Education and Practice Initiative will host three online panel discussions to address the challenges health care workers face and the lessons being learned during the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/09\/15\/uri-nursing-professor-serves-in-coronavirus-hot-zone\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Wylie-Dassie-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Wylie-Dassie-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Wylie-Dassie-copy-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/09\/15\/uri-nursing-professor-serves-in-coronavirus-hot-zone\/\">URI Nursing professor serves in coronavirus hot zone<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Wylie Dassie cared for COVID patients in New York City during the height of the pandemic Clinical Assistant Professor Wylie Dassie left the classroom for the hot zone this spring, traveling to New York City to serve on the front lines of the pandemic, caring for COVID-positive patients, and counseling soldiers and family members who [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/09\/08\/nursing-students-welcomed-to-profession-during-virtual-white-coat-ceremony-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/pledge-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/pledge-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/pledge-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/09\/08\/nursing-students-welcomed-to-profession-during-virtual-white-coat-ceremony-2\/\">Nursing students welcomed to profession during virtual White Coat Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Barbara Wolfe and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2023 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony on Sept. 8. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the students donned their coats remotely during the virtual ceremony. Dean Wolfe began the ceremony by recited the Code of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/09\/02\/mental-health-and-wellness-resources-available-during-covid-19\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-22-at-12.12.20-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-22-at-12.12.20-PM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-22-at-12.12.20-PM-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/09\/02\/mental-health-and-wellness-resources-available-during-covid-19\/\">Mental Health and Wellness Resources Available During COVID-19<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">While beginning a new semester can be stressful on its own, dealing with the complications the COVID-19 pandemic presents can exacerbate the stress many are feeling. If the stress and anxiety are impacting your mental health and wellness, there are resources available on campus for the entire URI community. In addition to the URI Counseling [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/08\/27\/online-healthcare-management-masters-program-available-to-nursing-alumni\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/blue-and-silver-stetoscope-40568-e1588792830435-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/blue-and-silver-stetoscope-40568-e1588792830435-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/blue-and-silver-stetoscope-40568-e1588792830435-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/08\/27\/online-healthcare-management-masters-program-available-to-nursing-alumni\/\">Online Healthcare Management Master\u2019s program available to Nursing alumni<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Alumni from the URI health colleges, including Pharmacy, Nursing and Health Sciences, have the opportunity to learn more about the business of health care, thanks to a new online program in the URI College of Business. The college is now offering a Master of Science degree in healthcare management. Taught in asynchronous seven-week modules, both [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/06\/16\/new-nursing-professor-adds-wealth-of-research-experience-to-college\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/C0029-Arcoleo_Kim-109-1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/06\/16\/new-nursing-professor-adds-wealth-of-research-experience-to-college\/\">New Nursing professor adds wealth of research experience to College<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomes Research Professor Kimberly Arcoleo to the College for the fall 2020 semester, adding a researcher, educator and public health expert who brings with her a wealth of research experience and funding. Learn about one of the College\u2019s newest professors. Education: Ph.D. in health services research, University [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/05\/21\/uri-professor-appointed-to-medicare-payment-advisory-commission\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-copy-1-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-copy-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-copy-1-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/05\/21\/uri-professor-appointed-to-medicare-payment-advisory-commission\/\">URI Nursing professor appointed to Medicare Payment Advisory Commission<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Betty Rambur will help analyze access to care, cost and quality of care, and other key issues affecting Medicare University of Rhode Island College of Nursing Professor Betty Rambur has been appointed as a commissioner on the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, which holds a powerful role in advising Congress on Medicare policy. Dr. Rambur, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/05\/18\/congratulations-uri-college-of-nursing-class-of-2020\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-congrats-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-congrats-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-congrats-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-congrats-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-congrats-768x769.png 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-congrats-364x365.png 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-congrats-500x501.png 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-congrats-1000x1001.png 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-congrats-1280x1282.png 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-congrats.png 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/05\/18\/congratulations-uri-college-of-nursing-class-of-2020\/\">VIDEO: Congratulations, URI College of Nursing Class of 2020<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">While the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping us physically apart, we in the College of Nursing are all together in spirit. Students, faculty and staff members have put in monumental efforts to continue the important work of the College despite the need to quarantine to prevent the spread. Professors have continued holding classes online, and students [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2020\/nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/1-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/1-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/1-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/commencement\/y2020\/nursing\/\">College of Nursing graduates cross virtual stage<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">More than 230 graduates crossed the virtual stage to receive their degrees during the URI College of Nursing commencement ceremony Sunday, May 17. While social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic has prevented students from physically walking across the stage to receive their degrees, the entire faculty and staff of the College is with each [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/05\/13\/75-for-75-nominate-uri-college-of-nursing-luminaries\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursing-75-Years-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursing-75-Years-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursing-75-Years-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/05\/13\/75-for-75-nominate-uri-college-of-nursing-luminaries\/\">75 for 75: Nominate URI College of Nursing luminaries<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">College seeks to highlight excellence in nursing during its 75th anniversary year Do you know a URI College of Nursing graduate has made a particular impact on health care in the community? A faculty member who inspired you above all others to succeed? A clinical preceptor who made a lasting impact on your career development? [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/04\/27\/uri-nursing-professor-helps-fill-key-role-in-covid-19-fight\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Webp.net-resizeimage-4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mary Cloud\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/04\/27\/uri-nursing-professor-helps-fill-key-role-in-covid-19-fight\/\">URI nursing professor helps fill key role in COVID-19 fight<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Mary Cloud works with Health Department informing patients, tracing contacts By Allie Shinskey A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor is filling a key role in the COVID-19 fight, working with the Rhode Island Department of Health to inform residents who have tested positive for the disease, advise them what to do next, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/04\/23\/uri-college-of-nursing-student-collects-thousands-of-n-95-masks-for-front-line-healthcare-workers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Meredith-Arden-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/04\/23\/uri-college-of-nursing-student-collects-thousands-of-n-95-masks-for-front-line-healthcare-workers\/\">URI College of Nursing student collects thousands  of N-95 masks for front-line healthcare workers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Meredith Arden traveled around Rhode Island, Massachusetts to secure donations A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing student has made an extraordinary effort to help during the COVID-19 crisis, collecting more than 5,000 medical grade masks from companies around Rhode Island and Massachusetts, and delivering them directly to front-line medical workers who need them [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/04\/23\/face-of-the-fight-samantha-falkowski-21-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Samanth-Falkowski-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Samanth-Falkowski-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Samanth-Falkowski-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/04\/23\/face-of-the-fight-samantha-falkowski-21-nursing\/\">Face of the Fight: Samantha Falkowski &#8217;21, Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI College of Nursing staff, faculty members and students across all departments are dedicating themselves to helping during the COVID-19 health crisis we are all facing. Here, we highlight their work in their own words. Know someone helping out who should be recognized? Email their information to patrickluce@uri.edu. My name is a Samantha Falkowski and [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/04\/22\/face-of-the-fight-bridget-montle-20\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Image-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Image-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Image-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/04\/22\/face-of-the-fight-bridget-montle-20\/\">Face of the Fight: Bridget Montle &#8217;20<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI College of Nursing staff, faculty members and students across all departments are dedicating themselves to helping during the COVID-19 health crisis we are all facing. Here, we highlight their work in their own words. Know someone helping out who should be recognized? Email their information to patrickluce@uri.edu. My name is Bridget Montle and I [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/04\/08\/uri-nursing-professors-volunteer-with-health-department-during-coronavirus-response\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/UApJuZCU-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nursing Professors Patricia Stout (left), Diane Martins (top, right) and Dahianna Lopez.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/UApJuZCU-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/UApJuZCU-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/UApJuZCU-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/UApJuZCU-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/UApJuZCU-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/UApJuZCU.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/04\/08\/uri-nursing-professors-volunteer-with-health-department-during-coronavirus-response\/\">URI Nursing professors volunteer with Health Department during coronavirus response<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Call Center volunteers offer advice, support during difficult time A Rhode Island resident tested for coronavirus hadn\u2019t yet received results of the test, but felt she needed to go to work. Another spotted an operating dog groomer while taking a walk and wanted to know if they should be open. Still another was told to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/03\/17\/uri-college-of-nursing-graduate-programs-ranked-among-nations-best\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/South-Street-Landing-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"South Street Landing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/South-Street-Landing-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/South-Street-Landing-copy-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/03\/17\/uri-college-of-nursing-graduate-programs-ranked-among-nations-best\/\">URI College of Nursing graduate programs ranked among nation\u2019s best<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Master\u2019s and Doctor of Nursing Practice listed among top programs in country The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing graduate programs have soared in national ranks, jumping into the top 11 percent among master\u2019s programs in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report, which released its new rankings Tuesday. The College\u2019s master\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/03\/03\/yale-expert-nancy-redeker-to-deliver-college-of-nursings-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/N-Redeker-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nancy Redeker\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/N-Redeker-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/N-Redeker-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/03\/03\/yale-expert-nancy-redeker-to-deliver-college-of-nursings-spring-distinguished-lecture\/\">Yale expert Nancy Redeker to deliver URI College of Nursing&#8217;s Spring Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Join the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing for the latest installment of the College&#8217;s Distinguished Lecture series. Dr. Nancy Redeker, director of the Yale University School of Nursing Center for Biobehavioral Health Research, will deliver the address: &#8220;Advancing Nursing Science Through Precision Health.&#8221; The lecture, scheduled for March 10 at 5 p.m., will [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/03\/02\/uri-nurse-practitioner-students-learn-by-doing-at-ri-free-clinic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/RI-Free-Clinic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI nurse practitioner student Carly Masse examines a patient at the RI Free Clinic.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/RI-Free-Clinic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/RI-Free-Clinic-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/03\/02\/uri-nurse-practitioner-students-learn-by-doing-at-ri-free-clinic\/\">URI nurse practitioner students learn by doing at RI Free Clinic<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students learn from clinicians in various disciplines while providing free service to patients at Providence clinic By Allie Shinskey Nurse practitioner students at the University of Rhode Island get hands-on training while providing services to patients at the Rhode Island Free Clinic in Providence, helping provide professional care to low-income and uninsured adults in Rhode [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/02\/27\/nursing-professors-study-on-infant-birth-weight-breastfeeding-wins-national-award-from-leading-womens-health-organization\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DiTomasso-small--150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DiTomasso-small--150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DiTomasso-small--300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/02\/27\/nursing-professors-study-on-infant-birth-weight-breastfeeding-wins-national-award-from-leading-womens-health-organization\/\">Nursing professor\u2019s study on infant birth weight, breastfeeding wins national award from leading women\u2019s health organization<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Groundbreaking study could change recommendations on newborn feeding A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor has won the Association of Women&#8217;s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses\u2019 premier award for an article based on her groundbreaking study in which she challenges expected patterns of infant weight loss after birth. &nbsp; The national association awarded [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/02\/18\/uri-college-of-nursing-alum-named-editor-of-nln-journal\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Patterson_1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Barbara Patterson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Patterson_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Patterson_1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/02\/18\/uri-college-of-nursing-alum-named-editor-of-nln-journal\/\">URI College of Nursing alum named editor of NLN Journal<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Barbara Patterson will lead publication dedicated to promoting nursing research and education By Allie Shinskey University of Rhode Island College of Nursing alumnus Barbara Patterson has expanded her role in nursing research and education, having recently been named editor of the NLN Journal, Nursing Education Perspectives. Patterson, a graduate of the College\u2019s Ph.D. in Nursing [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-to-offer-opioid-education-training-to-rural-communities\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/rhode-to-health-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/rhode-to-health-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/rhode-to-health-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-to-offer-opioid-education-training-to-rural-communities\/\">URI Colleges of Nursing, Pharmacy to offer opioid education, training to rural communities<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Health professionals and students from the University of Rhode Island are gearing up to hit the road in an outreach campaign aimed to reach rural Rhode Islanders with education and training about opioid overdose and substance use disorder.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/02\/12\/simulation-training-helps-students-learn-true-role-of-a-nurse\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6552-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6552-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6552-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/02\/12\/simulation-training-helps-students-learn-true-role-of-a-nurse\/\">Simulation training helps students learn true role of a nurse<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Advanced sim labs in the College of Nursing include lifelike mannequins that mimic actual patients By Allie Shinskey University of Rhode Island College of Nursing students get the opportunity to work directly with patients, assessing their condition, diagnosing a plan of action and applying the prescribed treatment themselves, all without the risk of making a [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/02\/07\/new-nursing-professor-balances-teaching-with-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kristin-Corey-Magan-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kristin-Corey-Magan-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kristin-Corey-Magan-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/02\/07\/new-nursing-professor-balances-teaching-with-research\/\">New nursing professor balances teaching with research<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Kristin Corey Magan began with the College in spring 2020 The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing welcomed Assistant Professor Kristin Corey Magan to the college in the spring of 2020. Learn about one of the College\u2019s newest professors. Education: Ph.D. in nursing, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; M.S. with a concentration in adult gerontology [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/02\/05\/new-nursing-professor-defied-odds-to-succeed-in-public-health-education\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6357-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6357-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6357-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/02\/05\/new-nursing-professor-defied-odds-to-succeed-in-public-health-education\/\">New Nursing professor defied odds to succeed in public health, education<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">\u201cAny person from any background, with the right resources and the right support, can achieve a dream.\u201d While she acknowledges such a sentiment may sound corny to some, it is anything but a clich\u00e9 to the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing\u2019s newest assistant professor, Dr. Dahianna Lopez. From a very early age, Lopez [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2020\/02\/04\/seminar-by-the-sea-tackles-emerging-healthcare-trends-ce-credits-available\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/lighthouse-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2020\/02\/04\/seminar-by-the-sea-tackles-emerging-healthcare-trends-ce-credits-available\/\">Seminar By the Sea tackles emerging healthcare trends; CE credits available<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Health professionals from around the region will flock to Newport, R.I. in March to earn valuable continuing education credits while discussing some of the most pressing healthcare issues of the day.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/01\/21\/class-of-2022-welcomed-to-nursing-profession-at-white-coat-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6486-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6486-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6486-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2020\/01\/21\/class-of-2022-welcomed-to-nursing-profession-at-white-coat-ceremony\/\">Class of 2022 welcomed to nursing profession at White Coat Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Barbara Wolfe and the faculty of the URI College of Nursing welcomed the Class of 2022 into the nursing profession during the semi-annual White Coat Ceremony Tuesday morning in Edwards Auditorium. Guest speaker Kerin Da Cruz, vice president of operations at Westerly Hospital, greeted the student nurses, urging them not to be deterred by [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2020\/01\/06\/type-2-diabetes-webinar-update-and-insights-on-treatment-options\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Image-from-Type-2-Diabetes-_-Webinar_URI1-page-1-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Image-from-Type-2-Diabetes-_-Webinar_URI1-page-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Image-from-Type-2-Diabetes-_-Webinar_URI1-page-1-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2020\/01\/06\/type-2-diabetes-webinar-update-and-insights-on-treatment-options\/\">Type 2 Diabetes Webinar: Update and Insights on Treatment Options<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The URI Office of Continuing Professional Development for the Health Professions will update health professionals from around Rhode Island and the region on new practice recommendations for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes during a special webinar on Jan. 9 at noon. Continuing Education credit is available.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/12\/16\/nearly-200-degrees-conferred-at-december-graduation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6209-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6209-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_6209-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/12\/16\/nearly-200-degrees-conferred-at-december-graduation\/\">Nearly 200 degrees conferred at December graduation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">College of Nursing distributes bachelor&#8217;s, master&#8217;s and doctorate degrees More than 160 students crossed the stage in Edwards Auditorium Saturday to receive their degrees at the annual College of Nursing December Commencement. Dean Barbara Wolfe distributed 130 bachelor of science degrees, 61 of which were earned by working registered nurses who returned to URI to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/12\/02\/nurse-practitioner-students-get-hands-on-experience-with-young-patients\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_5902-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_5902-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_5902-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/12\/02\/nurse-practitioner-students-get-hands-on-experience-with-young-patients\/\">Nurse Practitioner students get hands-on experience with young patients<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/24456727a9.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-AR-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-AR-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-AR-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/heyzine.com\/flip-book\/24456727a9.html\">URI College of Nursing Annual Report 2019<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A $1 million gift to the College; a new Associate Dean; a sharp increase in sponsored project proposals; increased student research. It&#8217;s been a big year in the URI College of Nursing. Read all about it in this year&#8217;s Annual Report.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/10\/25\/nursing-professor-appointed-to-national-health-policy-council\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-copy-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-copy-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Betty-Rambur-copy-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/10\/25\/nursing-professor-appointed-to-national-health-policy-council\/\">Nursing professor appointed to national health policy council<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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&#8217;s Health Policy Advisory Council. The ACCN created the council in January 2015 &#8220;to guide the association in its development [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/10\/24\/come-study-with-diane-martins\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Diane-Martins-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/10\/24\/come-study-with-diane-martins\/\">Come Study With: Community health expert Diane Martins<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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\u2019s overall health. The lack of resources and supports in homes, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/10\/18\/former-dean-delivers-colleges-fall-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_5591-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_5591-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_5591-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/10\/18\/former-dean-delivers-colleges-fall-distinguished-lecture\/\">Former dean delivers College&#8217;s Fall Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Hesook Suzie Kim discusses essential qualities of successful nurse The &#8220;Essence of Nursing&#8221; can be broken down into a five-level nursing framework that promotes a deep understanding of how nursing should be holistically practiced rather than focusing on particular nursing competencies. That framework \u2014 along with the integral components of nursing practice, including essential tools, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/10\/11\/former-dean-to-deliver-fall-distinguished-lecture\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Suzie-Kim-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Suzie-Kim-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Suzie-Kim.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/10\/11\/former-dean-to-deliver-fall-distinguished-lecture\/\">Former Dean to deliver Fall Distinguished Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Hesook Suzie Kim to lecture on &#8216;Capturing the Complexity of Nursing Practice&#8217; 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/10\/09\/behavioral-health-advocate-wins-colleges-distinguished-achievement-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ALM-20191005-NL-109-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Deans&#039; Awards; Dean Barbara E. Wolfe, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, Dean, College of Nursing; Deborah Doucette O&#039;Brien &#039;85, M.P.A. &#039;96, P&#039;14, P&#039;20; President and Chief Operating Officer, The Providence Center, Senior Vice President of Nursing, Care New England.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ALM-20191005-NL-109-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ALM-20191005-NL-109-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/10\/09\/behavioral-health-advocate-wins-colleges-distinguished-achievement-award\/\">Behavioral health advocate wins College&#8217;s Distinguished Achievement Award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Deborah O\u2019Brien is \u2018exceptional leader driving a culture of clinical excellence\u2019 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\u2019s highest honors during the Distinguished Achievement Awards ceremony on Oct. 5. Deborah M. O\u2019Brien, BS, RN, MPA is president [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/09\/25\/college-welcomes-assistant-professor-dr-ashlee-viveiros\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Viveiros-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/09\/25\/college-welcomes-assistant-professor-dr-ashlee-viveiros\/\">College Welcomes Assistant Professor Dr. Ashlee Viveiros<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The URI College of Nursing welcomed Assistant Professor Ashley Viveiros to the college in the fall of 2019. Learn about one of the College&#8217;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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2019\/09\/19\/1m-grant-fuels-uri-efforts-to-stem-opioid-crisis-in-rural-areas\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/fire-extinguisher-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/fire-extinguisher-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/fire-extinguisher-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/pharmacy\/2019\/09\/19\/1m-grant-fuels-uri-efforts-to-stem-opioid-crisis-in-rural-areas\/\">$1M grant fuels URI efforts to stem opioid crisis in rural areas<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/09\/03\/white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-uri-nursing-students-to-professions\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4944-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4944-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_4944-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/09\/03\/white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-uri-nursing-students-to-professions\/\">White Coat Ceremony welcomes URI nursing students to profession<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Barbara Wolfe and members of the College of Nursing faculty and staff welcomed dozens of new students to the nursing ranks during a White Coat Ceremony in Edwards Auditorium Tuesday. The day before classes begin for the Fall semester, students walked across the stage to receive their white lab coats before reciting a pledge [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/08\/22\/info-session-planned-for-uri-nursing-graduate-programs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/South-Street-Landing-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"South Street Landing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/South-Street-Landing-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/South-Street-Landing-copy-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/08\/22\/info-session-planned-for-uri-nursing-graduate-programs\/\">Info session planned for URI Nursing graduate programs<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nurses continue to play an ever-expanding role not just in direct patient care but also in the overall delivery of healthcare, requiring practicing nurses to enhance their education and scientific experience to meet the growing demands on the profession. The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing is poised to meet that demand, offering a [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/08\/08\/uri-nursing-project-boosts-student-experience-enhances-primary-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Denise Coppa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Webp.net-resizeimage-5-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/08\/08\/uri-nursing-project-boosts-student-experience-enhances-primary-care\/\">URI nursing project boosts student experience, enhances primary care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">$2.7 million HRSA grant fuels Advanced Nursing Education Workforce program Nurse practitioner students in the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing will get more hands-on experience, and patients at two community health centers will benefit from their expertise, thanks to a $2.7 million, four-year grant aimed at enhancing the nursing workforce and strengthening health [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/07\/10\/uri-research-opportunities-expand-nursing-experience-improve-patient-care-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/amy-dagata-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/amy-dagata-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/amy-dagata-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/07\/10\/uri-research-opportunities-expand-nursing-experience-improve-patient-care-2\/\">URI research opportunities expand nursing experience, improve patient care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Neonatal expert Dr. Amy D\u2019Agata spearheads efforts for new lab, increased research experience Nurse researchers, nurse practitioners and nursing students continue to spend more time at the bench conducting lab science, which not only contributes to the advancement of health care research, but also helps them achieve a deeper understanding of their patients\u2019 condition, improving [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/07\/03\/early-life-trauma-linked-to-obesity-other-health-problems-in-later-life\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jennings-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jennings-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jennings-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/07\/03\/early-life-trauma-linked-to-obesity-other-health-problems-in-later-life\/\">Early life trauma linked to obesity, other health problems in later life<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI College of Nursing study aims to mitigate damage to metabolic hormones Experiencing significant trauma or adversity early in life is a major risk factor for poor health later, but the specific links between early life trauma and negative health outcomes as an adult are not fully understood. URI College of Nursing Assistant Professor Karen [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/06\/25\/uri-college-of-nursing-study-examines-how-premature-birth-affects-health-function-throughout-lifespan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/marysullivan-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/06\/25\/uri-college-of-nursing-study-examines-how-premature-birth-affects-health-function-throughout-lifespan\/\">URI College of Nursing study examines how premature birth  affects health, function throughout lifespan<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">$3 million grant extends 30-year study, one of the longest on premature birth The stress premature infants experience can carry on throughout their adult life, causing cognitive limitations, social struggles at work or in school, and a greater risk of health ailments, including cardiac conditions, one of the longest-running U.S. studies of premature infants has [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2019\/06\/06\/sbirt-in-action-uri-students-join-interprofessional-education-event\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kristen-Schaffer_URI-Nursing1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing student Kristen Schaffer examines a patient during a simulated health care team exercise.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kristen-Schaffer_URI-Nursing1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Kristen-Schaffer_URI-Nursing1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2019\/06\/06\/sbirt-in-action-uri-students-join-interprofessional-education-event\/\">SBIRT in action: URI Nursing student joins interprofessional education event<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Nursing, Pharmacy students train with professionals on working in health care teams A middle-aged accountant walks into a primary care clinic. He says he has severe back pain and Percocet isn\u2019t helping anymore.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/06\/04\/uri-nursing-professors-breastfeeding-study-earns-national-award-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/diane-ditomasso2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/diane-ditomasso2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/diane-ditomasso2-298x300.jpg 298w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/06\/04\/uri-nursing-professors-breastfeeding-study-earns-national-award-2\/\">URI Nursing professor\u2018s breastfeeding study earns national award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor\u2019s groundbreaking study about newborn weight loss after birth has earned her a \u201cbest research\u201d award from a leading neonatal publication. University of Rhode Island Assistant Professor Diane DiTomasso has been selected to receive the Journal of Human Lactation\u2019s 2019 Best Research Article with A Practice Focus [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/05\/22\/come-study-with-psychological-nursing-expert-karen-jennings\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Karen-Jennings-1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/05\/22\/come-study-with-psychological-nursing-expert-karen-jennings\/\">Come Study With: Psychiatric-mental health nursing expert Karen Jennings<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">One of the newest professors in the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing, Karen Jennings has brought with her a fresh perspective to the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner graduate program and a strong drive to continue her research, presenting an opportunity to students looking to make an impact in psychiatric health care. Jennings, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/05\/21\/gallery-more-than-400-graduate-from-college-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3825-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3825-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3825-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/05\/21\/gallery-more-than-400-graduate-from-college-of-nursing\/\">Gallery: College of Nursing graduation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nearly 300 graduates crossed the stage to receive their degrees during the URI College of Nursing commencement ceremony in the Mackal Field House Sunday, May 19. Dean Barbara Wolfe and the entire College congratulates the College of Nursing Class of 2019! Check out a full gallery of the ceremony below:<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/commencement-2019-nursing-student-aims-to-improve-global-public-health\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Baez-NL-007-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Emely Baez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Baez-NL-007-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Baez-NL-007-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/commencement-2019-nursing-student-aims-to-improve-global-public-health\/\">Senior Profile 2019: Nursing student aims to improve global public health<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Growing up, University of Rhode Island senior nursing major Emely Baez spent her summers in the Dominican Republic with family members who lived there. While there one summer she contracted Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne illness that can be life-threatening. While Baez recovered from the illness, the experience stuck with her, and it drove her to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/05\/02\/uri-nursing-alumna-earns-great-catch-award-after-saving-patient\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"136\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Horrocks-136x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/05\/02\/uri-nursing-alumna-earns-great-catch-award-after-saving-patient\/\">URI Nursing alumna earns &#8216;Great Catch&#8217; award after saving patient<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Ross Balding While still in the orientation phase of her new job as a cardiac unit nurse at Yale-New Haven Hospital, University of Rhode Island College of Nursing alumna Rachael Horrocks realized there was something wrong with one of her patients. The doctor believed it was simply a pinched nerve, but Horrocks remained steadfast [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2019\/05\/01\/gallery-academic-health-collaborative-students-present-research-at-annual-honors-conference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Megan-OConnell-Nursing-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Megan O&#039;Connell - Nursing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Megan-OConnell-Nursing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Megan-OConnell-Nursing-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2019\/05\/01\/gallery-academic-health-collaborative-students-present-research-at-annual-honors-conference\/\">Gallery: Nursing students present research at annual Honors Conference<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">College of Nursing students joined others from the Academic Health Collaborative in presenting their research projects at the Annual Honors Conference in the Memorial Union Ballroom Wednesday.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/04\/24\/advanced-simulation-training-prepares-uri-students-for-career-in-home-based-health-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-20190411-NL-081-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Two URI College of Nurse nurse practitioner students work with actors portraying patients in the advances home health care simulation labs at the Nursing Education Center in Providence.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-20190411-NL-081-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-20190411-NL-081-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/04\/24\/advanced-simulation-training-prepares-uri-students-for-career-in-home-based-health-care\/\">Advanced simulation training prepares URI students  for career in home-based health care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/04\/17\/gallery-28-receive-degrees-during-rn-to-bs-graduation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3227-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3227-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_3227-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/04\/17\/gallery-28-receive-degrees-during-rn-to-bs-graduation\/\">Gallery: 28 nurses receive degrees during RN to BS graduation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Twenty-eight registered nurses crossed the stage to receive their bachelor&#8217;s degree during the URI College of Nursing&#8217;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&#8217;Brien in congratulating the nurses who returned to school to finish [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/03\/28\/baccalaureate-trained-nurses-arent-just-the-future-theyre-the-present\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2907-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2907-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2907-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/03\/28\/baccalaureate-trained-nurses-arent-just-the-future-theyre-the-present\/\">Baccalaureate trained nurses aren&#8217;t just the future; they&#8217;re the present<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/03\/27\/uri-nurse-practitioner-students-earn-scholarships-from-nursing-alliance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/86bQbNkC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/86bQbNkC-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/86bQbNkC-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/86bQbNkC-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/86bQbNkC-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/86bQbNkC-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/86bQbNkC.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/03\/27\/uri-nurse-practitioner-students-earn-scholarships-from-nursing-alliance\/\">URI nurse practitioner students earn scholarships from nursing alliance<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Four URI College of Nursing graduate students got a little help in furthering their education last week, earning scholarships from the Nurse Practitioner Alliance of Rhode Island. Nurse practitioner students Olajumoke Adetunji, Andrea Burden, Kim Silva, Megan Chambers and Yvette Moreno each received a $1,000 scholarship during the alliance&#8217;s annual conference last Saturday. Applicants must [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/03\/26\/spring-distinguished-lecture-the-future-of-nursing-education\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/clarke_s_28-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/clarke_s_28-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/clarke_s_28-1.jpg 185w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/03\/26\/spring-distinguished-lecture-the-future-of-nursing-education\/\">Spring Distinguished Lecture: The Future of Nursing Education<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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&#8217;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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/02\/14\/uri-nursing-grad-receives-nursing-association-presidents-award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Amoako-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Amoako-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Amoako-2-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/02\/14\/uri-nursing-grad-receives-nursing-association-presidents-award\/\">URI Nursing grad receives nursing association President\u2019s Award<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Janelle Amoako \u201915 is staff nurse at Miriam, Master\u2019s candidate at URI A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing graduate and master\u2019s candidate is already making waves in nursing administration, serving as the youngest member of the Board of Directors for the American Nurses Association-RI, and recently receiving the association\u2019s most prestigious award. Janelle [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-nursing-study-shows-for-first-time-benefits-of-delayed-umbilical-cord-clamping-on-brain-development-in-healthy-babies\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ParkerErickson-Owens-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI Nursing Professor Debra Erickson-Owens, right, with Shoi Parker and her little boy Cameron at Women &amp; Infants Hospital. Cameron participated in the study of delayed cord clamping with full-term infants. URI photo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ParkerErickson-Owens-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ParkerErickson-Owens-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-nursing-study-shows-for-first-time-benefits-of-delayed-umbilical-cord-clamping-on-brain-development-in-healthy-babies\/\">URI nursing study shows for first time benefits of delayed umbilical cord clamping on brain development in healthy babies<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2014 Feb. 8, 2019 \u2014 A five-minute delay in the clamping of healthy infants\u2019 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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/02\/11\/uri-nursing-appoints-associate-dean-for-graduate-programs-research\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Hutchinson-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Hutchinson-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Hutchinson-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/02\/11\/uri-nursing-appoints-associate-dean-for-graduate-programs-research\/\">URI College of Nursing appoints associate dean for graduate programs, research<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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\u2019s graduate programs and research. Hutchinson \u2014 Ph.D., registered nurse and Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing \u2014 comes to URI from Boston College, where [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/02\/08\/nursing-professor-betty-rambur-serves-on-state-committee-to-limit-health-care-spending\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/02-06-2019-cost-target-EO-signing-7-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/02\/08\/nursing-professor-betty-rambur-serves-on-state-committee-to-limit-health-care-spending\/\">Professor Betty Rambur serves on committee to limit health spending<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Gov. Gina Raimondo signed committee&#8217;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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/02\/05\/get-your-nursing-ph-d-come-study-with-professor-mary-sullivan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/marysullivan-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/02\/05\/get-your-nursing-ph-d-come-study-with-professor-mary-sullivan\/\">Get your Nursing Ph.D: Come study with Professor Mary Sullivan<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/01\/29\/gallery-college-welcomes-new-nursing-students-during-white-coat-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2030-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2030-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_2030-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2019\/01\/29\/gallery-college-welcomes-new-nursing-students-during-white-coat-ceremony\/\">GALLERY: College welcomes nursing students at White Coat Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Barbara Wolfe and members of the College of Nursing faculty welcomes dozens of new students to the nursing ranks during a White Coat Ceremony in Edwards Auditorium last week. 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/12\/17\/gallery-college-of-nursing-confers-nearly-200-degrees-at-winter-commencement\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/grad-group-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/grad-group-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/grad-group-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/12\/17\/gallery-college-of-nursing-confers-nearly-200-degrees-at-winter-commencement\/\">Gallery: College of Nursing confers nearly 200 degrees at winter commencement<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nearly 200 students crossed the Edwards Auditorium stage Sunday morning as the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing conferred degrees during the annual winter commencement ceremony Dec. 16. Among the graduates are 70 full-time students earning their bachelor&#8217;s degrees, along with 84 practicing nurses who returned to URI to earn their degrees in the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/12\/12\/why-i-chose-uri-nursing-sophomore-lauren-kristol\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Whote-coat-fall-2018-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lauren Kristol\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Whote-coat-fall-2018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Whote-coat-fall-2018-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/12\/12\/why-i-chose-uri-nursing-sophomore-lauren-kristol\/\">Why I chose URI Nursing: Sophomore Lauren Kristol<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Lauren Kristol arrived at URI hyper focused on getting a nursing degree, inspired by a volunteer experience at a local hospital. Her first visit to the Kingston campus confirmed where she would get that degree. \u201cI liked how URI felt more like a neighborhood than a city or any other type of campus,\u201d said sophomore [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/12\/12\/uri-nurse-practitioner-program-prepares-students-for-career-in-gerontological-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/gerontology-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A nurse cares for an elderly woman.\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/12\/12\/uri-nurse-practitioner-program-prepares-students-for-career-in-gerontological-care\/\">URI nurse practitioner program prepares students for career in gerontological care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">With the average age in the United States increasing, understanding how aging affects health continues to increase in importance. Among its several graduate degree courses, the URI College of Nursing offers an Adult-Gerontological Nurse Practitioner program to help prepare practicing nurses and nursing students to care for an aging population. The program offers students the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/12\/12\/innovations-in-nursing-uri-study-helping-repair-asthma-patients-lungs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mammen-asthma-app-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mammen-asthma-app-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mammen-asthma-app-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/12\/12\/innovations-in-nursing-uri-study-helping-repair-asthma-patients-lungs\/\">Innovations in nursing: URI study helping repair asthma patients\u2019 lungs<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students in the Nursing graduate programs at URI have the opportunity to participate in studies like the TEAMS program, which lets nurses treat patients remotely A number of patients who suffer from asthma are bringing their condition under control, increasing their lung function and decreasing the frequency of asthma attacks \u2014 all without going to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/12\/12\/gallery-pathways-scholars-honored-at-annual-reception\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1794-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1794-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1794-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/12\/12\/gallery-pathways-scholars-honored-at-annual-reception\/\">Gallery: Pathways scholars honored at annual reception<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 annual Pathways Living Leadership reception in the Alumni Center Dec. 11. College of Nursing Dean Barbara Wolfe and program administrator Professor Mary Cloud welcomed [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-receives-1-million-gift-for-nursing-scholarships-from-former-professor\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-receives-1-million-gift-for-nursing-scholarships-from-former-professor\/\">URI receives $1 million gift for nursing scholarships from former professor<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island alumna and former nursing professor Deborah Godfrey-Brown M.S. \u201979 has pledged $1 million for scholarships in the College of Nursing.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/11\/30\/gallery-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-students-to-nursing-profession\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Whote-coat-fall-2018-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Lauren Kristol\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Whote-coat-fall-2018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Whote-coat-fall-2018-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/11\/30\/gallery-white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-students-to-nursing-profession\/\">GALLERY: White Coat Ceremony welcomes students to nursing profession<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/11\/02\/uri-nursing-professor-inducted-as-fellow-in-american-academy-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erickson-Owens-Fellow-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erickson-Owens-Fellow-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erickson-Owens-Fellow-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/11\/02\/uri-nursing-professor-inducted-as-fellow-in-american-academy-of-nursing\/\">URI nursing professor inducted as Fellow in American Academy of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Associate Professor Deb Erickson-Owens was inducted during the academy&#8217;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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/11\/02\/uri-nurse-practitioner-students-practice-end-of-life-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/end-of-life-sim-2-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/end-of-life-sim-2-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/end-of-life-sim-2-2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/11\/02\/uri-nurse-practitioner-students-practice-end-of-life-care\/\">URI nurse practitioner students practice end-of-life care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Simulations with live actors prepare students for \u2018uncomfortable conversations\u2019 Dealing with the approaching end of a patient\u2019s 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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/10\/17\/finances-policy-hold-healthcare-back-in-u-s\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/betty-rambur-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/betty-rambur-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/betty-rambur-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/10\/17\/finances-policy-hold-healthcare-back-in-u-s\/\">Finances, policy hold healthcare back in U.S.<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2018\/10\/02\/students-across-multiple-health-disciplines-screen-senior-citizen-volunteers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1099-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1099-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_1099-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/chs\/2018\/10\/02\/students-across-multiple-health-disciplines-screen-senior-citizen-volunteers\/\">Students across multiple health disciplines screen senior citizen volunteers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-faculty-receive-excellence-in-nursing-awards\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/palmer-sullivan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/palmer-sullivan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/palmer-sullivan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/palmer-sullivan-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/palmer-sullivan-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/palmer-sullivan-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/palmer-sullivan.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-faculty-receive-excellence-in-nursing-awards\/\">URI professors receive Excellence in Nursing awards<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/09\/14\/gallery-meet-the-college-of-nursing-undergraduate-research-fellows\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Elizabeth-McAlvin-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Elizabeth-McAlvin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Elizabeth-McAlvin-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/09\/14\/gallery-meet-the-college-of-nursing-undergraduate-research-fellows\/\">Gallery: Meet the College of Nursing Undergraduate Research Fellows<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/06\/25\/college-of-nursing-introduces-psychiatric-mental-health-np-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/South-Street-Landing-copy-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"South Street Landing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/South-Street-Landing-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/South-Street-Landing-copy-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/06\/25\/college-of-nursing-introduces-psychiatric-mental-health-np-program\/\">College of Nursing introduces psychiatric mental health NP program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">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\u2019s program beginning in Fall 2018.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/06\/11\/uri-nursing-students-prepare-for-a-future-of-home-based-health-care\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/home-care-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Home Care\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/home-care-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/home-care-2-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/06\/11\/uri-nursing-students-prepare-for-a-future-of-home-based-health-care\/\">URI Nursing students prepare for a future of home-based health care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As the costs associated with health care continue to soar, there is a greater emphasis in the industry on keeping people out of hospitals and receiving more care in the home, opening new opportunities and new responsibilities for health care workers.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/05\/23\/uri-ric-nursing-students-provide-care-for-caregivers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0712-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Home Care\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0712-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_0712-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/05\/23\/uri-ric-nursing-students-provide-care-for-caregivers\/\">URI, RIC Nursing students provide care for caregivers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">State officials get firsthand look at respite care program at RI Nursing Education Center Caring for a child with special needs or an elderly parent with dementia can at times be stressful and overwhelming. The devotion and commitment to a loved one drives the caregiver to provide often constant attention, leaving them no time to [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/05\/21\/gallery-college-of-nursing-graduates-nearly-300-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursing-Class-of-2018-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nursing Class of 2018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursing-Class-of-2018-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursing-Class-of-2018-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/05\/21\/gallery-college-of-nursing-graduates-nearly-300-students\/\">GALLERY: College of Nursing graduates nearly 300 students<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Caring for an elderly woman as she takes her last breath. Tending to the health care needs of homeless people. Witnessing \u201cthe joy and the wonderment\u201d of the birth of a newborn. Those are just a few of the experiences graduates of the URI College of Nursing have already experienced as they embark on their [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/05\/17\/nursing-commencement-speaker-to-highlight-what-happens-next\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ShannonSQU2-300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Shannon McIsaac\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ShannonSQU2-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ShannonSQU2-300x300-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ShannonSQU2-300x300-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ShannonSQU2-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/05\/17\/nursing-commencement-speaker-to-highlight-what-happens-next\/\">Nursing Commencement speaker to highlight \u2018what happens next\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Allie Lewis The College of Nursing, in collaboration with its professors and students, have chosen to honor one of their best and brightest as this year\u2019s commencement speaker. Avon, Mass., native Shannon McIsaac will take the podium at Commencement Weekend to address her fellow nursing graduates with a message of perseverance, hope and, above [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/05\/11\/yale-honors-uri-nursing-dean-for-outstanding-achievements\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nuring-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Barbara Wolfe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nuring-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nuring-web-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/05\/11\/yale-honors-uri-nursing-dean-for-outstanding-achievements\/\">Yale honors URI Nursing Dean for outstanding achievements<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Barbara Wolfe to be recognized by her alma mater as \u2018Distinguished Alumna\u2019 College of Nursing Dean Barbara Wolfe will be recognized this week by the Yale School of Nursing for her achievements and distinction within her career. The Yale School of Nursing\u2019s Distinguished Alumna\/us Award recognizes a select few individuals each year for demonstrating \u201cachievement [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2018\/04\/18\/uri-health-care-webinar-big-datas-impact-on-productivity-improvement\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Theresa-Fitzpatrick-2-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Theresa Fitzpatrick\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Theresa-Fitzpatrick-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Theresa-Fitzpatrick-2-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2018\/04\/18\/uri-health-care-webinar-big-datas-impact-on-productivity-improvement\/\">URI health care webinar: Big Data\u2019s impact on productivity improvement<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Theresa Fitzpatrick, senior vice president of management consulting firm Kaufman, Hall &amp; Associates, will explore how advanced analytics are making traditional approaches to clinical productivity improvement obsolete during a live webinar April 24 at 1 p.m.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/university-of-rhode-island-receives-1-million-gift-for-nursing-scholarships\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"College of Nursing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/university-of-rhode-island-receives-1-million-gift-for-nursing-scholarships\/\">College of Nursing receives $1 million gift for scholarships<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island has received a $1 million gift to provide scholarships for students in the College of Nursing. The gift comes from the estate of Eleanor Ferrante Barlow and her late husband, Edward, of Rumford and Westerly, R.I.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/04\/13\/video-why-choose-uri-nursing-find-out-here\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"College of Nursing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI_CON_FB.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/04\/13\/video-why-choose-uri-nursing-find-out-here\/\">VIDEO: Why choose URI Nursing? Find out here<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Six undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Two locations, including the brand new Nursing Education Center in Providence. State-of-the-art research and simulation labs. An award-winning faculty dedicated to the next generation of health care professionals. Those are just some of the reasons to choose the URI College of Nursing to prepare for your career in health [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/d-i-v-e-ri-continues-to-spark-change-in-the-uri-community\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/D.I.V.E.-RI-team-41-450x414-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dive RI 2018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/D.I.V.E.-RI-team-41-450x414-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/D.I.V.E.-RI-team-41-450x414-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/d-i-v-e-ri-continues-to-spark-change-in-the-uri-community\/\">D.I.V.E. RI continues to spark change in the URI community<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Students in the URI College of Nursing are among the leaders of the program.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/03\/19\/uri-nursing-students-faculty-members-represent-uri-in-liberia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Liberia-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nursing students and faculty in Liberia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Liberia-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Liberia-1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/03\/19\/uri-nursing-students-faculty-members-represent-uri-in-liberia\/\">BLOG: URI Nursing students, faculty members represent URI in Liberia<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Nurse Practitioner students will help treat patients in a Partners In Health Clinic. Follow along with their experiences in a running blog below. The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing is continuing its global outreach over the next two weeks as four students and two faculty members are traveling to Liberia to help [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/03\/07\/liberian-professor-visits-uri-ahead-of-student-trip-to-west-africa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/20180305_163603-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Teaching in Liberia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/20180305_163603-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/20180305_163603-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/03\/07\/liberian-professor-visits-uri-ahead-of-student-trip-to-west-africa\/\">Liberian professor visits URI ahead of student trip to West Africa<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Collaboration aims to educate students, improve health care in developing world When Ebola broke out in Liberia in 2014, more than 11,000 severely ill people sought treatment in one of the few medical clinics available. Health professionals were faced with the daunting task of trying to save thousands of people with a tiny staff of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2018\/03\/02\/uri-webinar-series-to-promote-health-system-transformation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Health-transformation-video-pic-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Health transformation video pic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Health-transformation-video-pic-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Health-transformation-video-pic-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/ahc\/2018\/03\/02\/uri-webinar-series-to-promote-health-system-transformation\/\">URI webinar series to promote health system transformation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">To increase awareness of the issue and help spur the change, URI Nursing Professor Betty Rambur is spearheading a series of webinars to enhance health care professionals\u2019 knowledge of health system science and promote understanding of health system transformation concepts. The 50- to 90-minute programs \u2014 funded by a $119,000 grant from the state Executive [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/02\/20\/presentation-at-rinec-focuses-on-nurses-roles-in-healthcare-innovation\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ga-MYz-rIZzZSCoGPKfG8_V9Fy-XIirJJJ2Shq6f5yBblwNPO5VRBV7yqejrlOFskN096BZXu6CuGOWjor09I3RbVs7hJZ4_fws300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paul Farmer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ga-MYz-rIZzZSCoGPKfG8_V9Fy-XIirJJJ2Shq6f5yBblwNPO5VRBV7yqejrlOFskN096BZXu6CuGOWjor09I3RbVs7hJZ4_fws300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ga-MYz-rIZzZSCoGPKfG8_V9Fy-XIirJJJ2Shq6f5yBblwNPO5VRBV7yqejrlOFskN096BZXu6CuGOWjor09I3RbVs7hJZ4_fws300-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/02\/20\/presentation-at-rinec-focuses-on-nurses-roles-in-healthcare-innovation\/\">Presentation at RINEC focuses on nurses&#8217; roles in healthcare innovation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Aidan Petrie to speak at NEC in Providence Feb. 21 at noon Nurses are at the front lines of health care and are key to improving patient care through transformation of health care systems. The need for user-centered innovation is paramount and nurses are in an ideal position to identify the need for novel solutions, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/02\/13\/uri-nursing-student-taking-pathway-to-career-in-global-health\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Emely-Baez-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Emely Baez\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Emely-Baez-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Emely-Baez-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/02\/13\/uri-nursing-student-taking-pathway-to-career-in-global-health\/\">URI nursing student taking \u2018Pathway\u2019 to career in global health<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Emely Baez aims to battle healthcare disparities around the world Emely Baez was in high school in Woonsocket, R.I. when she learned about the 1990s Rwandan genocide. A teacher who had traveled to the African nation told of the unimaginable tragedy and introduced Baez and her classmates to a Rwandan woman who had escaped her [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/02\/01\/uri-students-across-health-disciplines-get-immersed-in-learning-during-trip-to-indonesia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Indo-8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Indonesia with Barbara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Indo-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Indo-8-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/02\/01\/uri-students-across-health-disciplines-get-immersed-in-learning-during-trip-to-indonesia\/\">URI students across health disciplines get immersed in learning during trip to Indonesia<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Colleges of nursing, pharmacy and health sciences collaborate on J-Term course URI students from across all three colleges in the Academic Health Collaborative got a firsthand look at health care overseas, helped educate residents on preventive health measures and experienced some of the local culture during a J-Term trip to Indonesia. Deans Gary Liguori (health [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/01\/23\/white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-nursing-students-into-profession\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/oath-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of nursing students from the class of 2020 recite the Nightingale Pledge during the White Coat Ceremony Jan. 22.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/oath-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/oath-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2018\/01\/23\/white-coat-ceremony-welcomes-nursing-students-into-profession\/\">White Coat ceremony welcomes nursing students into profession<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing officially welcomed the class of 2020 into the field of professional nursing during a White Coat Ceremony in Edwards Auditorium on Jan. 22. The 80 nursing students crossed the stage to receive their white coats for the first time before Dean Barbara Wolfe led the class in [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uris-college-of-nursing-appoints-new-associate-dean\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Leveillee-photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mary Leveillee\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Leveillee-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Leveillee-photo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Leveillee-photo-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Leveillee-photo-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Leveillee-photo.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uris-college-of-nursing-appoints-new-associate-dean\/\">URI\u2019s College of Nursing appoints new associate dean<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island has appointed Mary Leveillee, who was chief nursing officer at Butler Hospital, to the position of associate dean of the College of Nursing.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urifoundation.org\/s\/1638\/03-Foundation\/interior-hybrid.aspx?sid=1638&#038;gid=3&#038;pgid=252&#038;cid=6516&#038;ecid=6516&#038;crid=0&#038;calpgid=938&#038;calcid=3805\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/scholarship-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Left to right: Marcella Thompson; Janice Spears, Tribal Elder; Dinalyn Spears, director of Tribal Community Planning and Natural Resources; and Michael Thompson\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/scholarship-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/scholarship-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urifoundation.org\/s\/1638\/03-Foundation\/interior-hybrid.aspx?sid=1638&#038;gid=3&#038;pgid=252&#038;cid=6516&#038;ecid=6516&#038;crid=0&#038;calpgid=938&#038;calcid=3805\">Professor Creates URI\u2019s First Endowment for Native American Nursing Students<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">After four years of working closely with the Narragansett Indian Tribe, URI Assistant Nursing Professor Marcella Thompson found herself inspired to give back in a way that will have a lasting impact. She and her husband, Michael Thompson, have created the Thompson Endowed Scholarship for Native Students, which, when fully funded, will award approximately $1,000 [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/12\/15\/dr-paul-farmer-relays-health-care-challenges-in-impoverished-nations\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Farmer-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Paul Farmer addresses the challenges of providing health care in poverty-stricken regions during a presentation at the R.I. NEC Dec. 12.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Farmer-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Farmer-1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/12\/15\/dr-paul-farmer-relays-health-care-challenges-in-impoverished-nations\/\">Dr. Paul Farmer relays health care challenges in impoverished nations<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI College of Nursing sponsors talk at R.I. NEC; students to visit clinic in Liberia At the height of the ebola crisis in West Africa in 2014, a young girl no older than two arrived at an Ebola Treatment Unit in Liberia organized by Partners in Health. The child\u2019s entire family had succumbed to the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/12\/08\/dr-paul-farmer-to-speak-at-r-i-nursing-education-center\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Paul-Farmer-file-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Paul Farmer file\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Paul-Farmer-file-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Paul-Farmer-file-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/12\/08\/dr-paul-farmer-to-speak-at-r-i-nursing-education-center\/\">Dr. Paul Farmer to speak at R.I. Nursing Education Center<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI College of Nursing hosts \u2018the man who would cure the world\u2019 Tuesday; some seats, live stream available The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing is offering a unique opportunity to hear from Dr. Paul Farmer, founder of Partners in Health at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center on Dec. 12. Farmer,\u00a0&#8220;the man who [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-state-officials-dedicate-r-i-nursing-education-center\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NEC-dedication-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"NEC dedication\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NEC-dedication-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NEC-dedication-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-state-officials-dedicate-r-i-nursing-education-center\/\">URI, state officials dedicate R.I. Nursing Education Center<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">State and University of Rhode Island officials ushered in a new era of higher education and health innovation Wednesday, officially dedicating the South Street Landing development project in Providence, home to the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/11\/27\/the-future-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NEC-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"NEC\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NEC-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NEC-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/11\/27\/the-future-of-nursing\/\">The Future of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI, governor to officially dedicate Nursing Education Center Learning is about transformation, and the new Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence positions URI nursing students at the forefront of transformation in the field of health care. The center, which opened in August 2017 as part of the South Street Landing redevelopment project along the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/nursing-professor-studying-couples-receiving-opioid-addiction-treatment\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Brandi-Cotton-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brandi Cotton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Brandi-Cotton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Brandi-Cotton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Brandi-Cotton-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Brandi-Cotton-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Brandi-Cotton.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/nursing-professor-studying-couples-receiving-opioid-addiction-treatment\/\">Opioid addiction study focuses on couples, older adults<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A University of Rhode Island College of Nursing professor is studying couples receiving methadone maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder and how being in recovery together influences treatment beliefs and outcomes.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/federal-grant-boosts-support-resources-for-uri-nursing-students\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/PathwaysToNursing-0015-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"PathwaysToNursing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/PathwaysToNursing-0015-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/PathwaysToNursing-0015-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/federal-grant-boosts-support-resources-for-uri-nursing-students\/\">Federal grant boosts support, resources for URI nursing students<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A five-year grant from the U.S. Health Resources &amp; Services Administration will enhance a University of Rhode Island program that supports nursing students from historically underrepresented populations, such as those from economically disadvantaged and minority backgrounds.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/11\/01\/uri-nursing-grads-honored-for-distinguished-achievement\/\">URI Nursing grads honored for \u2018Distinguished Achievement\u2019<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Two College alumna were honored in fall 2017 with Distinguished Achievement Awards, which recognize those who personify URI\u2019s tradition of excellence\u00a0in achievement, leadership and service. Claire Perlman \u201973 is a philanthropist and volunteer, supporting organizations locally and across the globe. She worked at hospitals in New York City before returning to Rhode Island. She is [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/10\/23\/nursing-education-center-workshop-to-tackle-opioid-crisis\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/opioids-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"opioids\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/opioids-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/opioids-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/10\/23\/nursing-education-center-workshop-to-tackle-opioid-crisis\/\">Nursing Education Center Workshop to tackle opioid crisis<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Seminar in Providence geared toward nurse practitioners, nurse practitioner students Drug overdoses in Rhode Island and across the country are increasing every year, and opioid addiction has reached epidemic levels. In Rhode Island alone, more than 1,000 people have died of an opioid overdose in the last five years. Street drugs like heroin are only [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/10\/19\/annual-newsletter-highlights-college-of-nursing-success\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Screen-Shot-2017-10-19-at-2.09.39-PM-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"College of Nursing\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/10\/19\/annual-newsletter-highlights-college-of-nursing-success\/\">Annual report highlights College of Nursing success<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A 94 percent pass rate for NCLEX exam first-timers. A Master&#8217;s program ranked in the top 100 nationally. The opening of a state-of-the-art Nursing Education Center in Providence. These are just some of the successes achieved in the URI College of Nursing in 2017. Combine that with an incoming class of students who averaged a [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/mental-health-initiative-at-university-of-rhode-island-about-keeping-each-other-well\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI-MHFCA2017-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mental Health First Aid training session at URI.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI-MHFCA2017-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI-MHFCA2017-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/mental-health-initiative-at-university-of-rhode-island-about-keeping-each-other-well\/\">Mental health initiative at University of Rhode Island about keeping each other well<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">When an accident happens, first aid delivered competently and quickly can mean the difference between a minor health scrape and a major one. The University of Rhode Island is applying that same approach to the mental health of its students, faculty and staff.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-nursing-professor-named-fellow-of-american-academy-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ginette-ferszt-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ginette Ferszt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ginette-ferszt-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ginette-ferszt-1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-nursing-professor-named-fellow-of-american-academy-of-nursing\/\">URI nursing professor named Fellow of American Academy of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Ginette Ferszt of the University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of Nursing was inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing at the organization\u2019s 2017 Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference last week in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/10\/06\/caring-for-caregivers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NUR-20171002-NL-0041-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI Nursing Assistan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NUR-20171002-NL-0041-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NUR-20171002-NL-0041-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/10\/06\/caring-for-caregivers\/\">Caring for caregivers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Nursing students provide respite for those caring for loved ones in the home A 75-year-old grandmother cares for a legally blind teenage grandson and a 10-year-old foster child with behavioral issues. A father with developmental disabilities tries alone to raise a young son who has surpassed him in cognitive ability. A young mother raising [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/simulation-education-expert-leads-workshop-for-uri-nursing-faculty\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NUR-Fey-NL-072-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Fey\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NUR-Fey-NL-072-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NUR-Fey-NL-072-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/simulation-education-expert-leads-workshop-for-uri-nursing-faculty\/\">Simulation education expert leads workshop for URI nursing faculty<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nursing simulation technology has greatly evolved since Mary Fey, associate director of the simulation educator training program at the Center for Medical Simulation in Boston, struggled with ways to incorporate a mannequin into her teaching at the University of Maryland several years ago.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-nursing-professor-examines-obamacare-ramifications\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-care-300x300-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Healthcare\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-care-300x300-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-care-300x300-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-care-300x300-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/health-care-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-nursing-professor-examines-obamacare-ramifications\/\">URI nursing professor examines \u201cObamacare\u201d ramifications<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A newly published article by a University of Rhode Island nursing professor tackles the complexities and controversies surrounding the Affordable Care Act, including efforts to replace the current law, the role of politics in policy-making and relevance to nursing, other health professions, patients and policymakers.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-study-nurse-practitioner-home-visits-correlate-to-big-drop-in-hospital-admissions-er-visits\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/denise-coppa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Denise Coppa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/denise-coppa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/denise-coppa-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/denise-coppa-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/denise-coppa.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-study-nurse-practitioner-home-visits-correlate-to-big-drop-in-hospital-admissions-er-visits\/\">Nurse practitioner home visits correlate to big drop in hospital admissions, ER visits<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Hospitalization rates plummeted 61 percent, and emergency room visits fell 64 percent among a group of patients who received home visits from nurse practitioners and graduate students during a six-month period in 2016, according to a University of Rhode Island College of Nursing study.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/07\/14\/in-dominican-republic-students-faculty-deliver-care-in-demanding-settings\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/nursing-in-dr-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nursing in Dominican Republic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/nursing-in-dr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/nursing-in-dr-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/nursing-in-dr-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/nursing-in-dr-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/nursing-in-dr.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/07\/14\/in-dominican-republic-students-faculty-deliver-care-in-demanding-settings\/\">In Dominican Republic, students, faculty deliver care in demanding settings<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Patricia Stout, associate clinical professor, and eight students spent 10 days in the Dominican Republic in June, providing care to underserved communities in pop-up clinics, senior centers and patients\u2019 homes.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/06\/26\/national-nurse-practitioners-organization-honors-rambur\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/aanp-award-rambur-sq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"AANP Award recipient Betty Rambur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/aanp-award-rambur-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/aanp-award-rambur-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/aanp-award-rambur-sq-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/aanp-award-rambur-sq-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/aanp-award-rambur-sq.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/06\/26\/national-nurse-practitioners-organization-honors-rambur\/\">National nurse practitioners organization honors Rambur<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Betty Rambur, professor and Routhier Endowed Chair for Practice at the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing, received the American Association of Nurse Practitioners State Advocate Award at the organization\u2019s national conference in June.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/06\/09\/top-100\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursinglogo-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"College of Nursing Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursinglogo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Nursinglogo-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/06\/09\/top-100\/\">URI College of Nursing master\u2019s program ranked in top 100 nationwide<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of Nursing has leapt into the top-100 rankings of graduate nursing programs nationwide, according to the U.S. News &amp; World Report\u2019s 2018 Best Graduate Schools survey. The nursing master\u2019s program ranks 79th among hundreds of schools across the nation and is the only nursing school in Rhode Island ranked in the top 100.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-nursing-student-selected-for-prestigious-flynn-fellowship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/jackie-davenport-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jackie Davenport\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/jackie-davenport-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/jackie-davenport-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/jackie-davenport-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/jackie-davenport.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-nursing-student-selected-for-prestigious-flynn-fellowship\/\">URI nursing student selected for prestigious Flynn Fellowship<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A senior nursing student from the University of Rhode Island has been awarded a pediatric oncology fellowship at Boston Children\u2019s Hospital through The Susan D. Flynn Oncology Nursing Fellowship Program.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-student-awarded-1000-scholarship-from-melanoma-foundation-of-new-england\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/puccia-sq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brittany Puccia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/puccia-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/puccia-sq-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/puccia-sq-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/puccia-sq.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-student-awarded-1000-scholarship-from-melanoma-foundation-of-new-england\/\">Student awarded $1,000 scholarship from Melanoma Foundation of New England<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island student Brittany Puccia has been honored for her skin cancer education efforts by the Melanoma Foundation of New England, which awarded her a $1,000 scholarship.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/05\/12\/national-leader-advanced-scholarship-vital-to-nursing-stewardship\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/woods-sq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nancy Woods\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/woods-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/woods-sq-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/woods-sq-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/woods-sq.jpg 154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/05\/12\/national-leader-advanced-scholarship-vital-to-nursing-stewardship\/\">National leader: Advanced scholarship vital to nursing stewardship<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Team players who remain independent thinkers, persistent scientists who follow the evidence, dedicated caregivers whose research makes a difference in people\u2019s lives\u2026 those are the qualities to which doctoral students of nursing, their mentors and college administrator should aspire.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/05\/12\/future-nurses-high-school-students-tour-college-meet-with-dean-faculty\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/wolfe-woonsocket-sq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Barbara Wolfe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/wolfe-woonsocket-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/wolfe-woonsocket-sq-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/wolfe-woonsocket-sq-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/wolfe-woonsocket-sq.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/05\/12\/future-nurses-high-school-students-tour-college-meet-with-dean-faculty\/\">Future nurses? High school students tour College, meet with dean, faculty<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">If a group of high school students recently visiting URI\u2019s College of Nursing is any indication, the future of nursing is bright, motivated and diverse.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/miriam-hospital-uri-partner-on-nursing-mentorship-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/miriam-uri-nursing-mentors-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI nursing student, Natalie Sidman of Cumberland works one-on-one with Alison Rosener, a registered nurse at the Miriam Hospital.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/miriam-uri-nursing-mentors-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/miriam-uri-nursing-mentors-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/miriam-uri-nursing-mentors-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/miriam-uri-nursing-mentors.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/miriam-hospital-uri-partner-on-nursing-mentorship-program\/\">Miriam Hospital, URI partner on nursing mentorship program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Step onto the third floor of The Miriam Hospital in Providence and you will notice busy health professionals engaged in the art and science of patient care. However, you likely wouldn\u2019t notice what else is taking place: real-world education of future nurses.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/commencement-2017-uri-student-finds-vocation-as-nurse-practitioner-after-career-as-naval-officer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/david-davis-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"David Davis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/david-davis-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/david-davis-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/david-davis-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/david-davis.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/commencement-2017-uri-student-finds-vocation-as-nurse-practitioner-after-career-as-naval-officer\/\">Student finds vocation as nurse practitioner after career as naval officer<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Architect, U.S. Navy officer, deep sea diver, college professor, nurse practitioner \u2026 While this might sound like a list of job titles for several individuals, David Davis, who receives his doctorate of nursing practice from the University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of Nursing in May, has successfully pursued all these careers.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/03\/21\/deans-message\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/barbara-wolfe-sq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Barbara Wolfe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/barbara-wolfe-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/barbara-wolfe-sq-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/barbara-wolfe-sq-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/barbara-wolfe-sq.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/03\/21\/deans-message\/\">Dean&#8217;s Message<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">As I look back on my first months as dean of the College of Nursing and look ahead to 2017, one word repeatedly comes to mind: opportunity.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-researchers-receive-pilot-project-funding-from-advance-ctr\/\">URI researchers receive pilot project funding from Advance-CTR<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Pilot Projects involving two researchers at the University of Rhode Island have been awarded federal funding through Advance Clinical and Translational Research (Advance-CTR), a statewide effort to support clinical research that can be translated into approaches and policies that improve the health of Rhode Islanders.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/03\/16\/first-class-graduates-from-uris-online-rn-to-bs-program\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/opportunities-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Opportunities\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/opportunities-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/opportunities-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/opportunities-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/opportunities.jpg 188w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/03\/16\/first-class-graduates-from-uris-online-rn-to-bs-program\/\">First class graduates from URI\u2019s online RN to BS program<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The 20 registered nurses receiving bachelor\u2019s degrees in nursing from the University of Rhode Island Dec. 17 are pioneers of a sort. They are the first graduates of the College of Nursing\u2019s online RN to BS program, the only one in the state offered by a public university.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/03\/16\/our-future-of-nursing-scholars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"123\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/angelita-hensman-sq.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Angelita Hensman\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/angelita-hensman-sq.jpg 123w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/angelita-hensman-sq-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 100vw, 123px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/03\/16\/our-future-of-nursing-scholars\/\">Our Future of Nursing Scholars<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The College congratulates nurses Angelita Hensman and Pamela McCue, who are pursuing their doctorates at the College through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholars program.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/03\/16\/welcome-new-faculty\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/maureen-hillier-sq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Maureen Hillier\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/maureen-hillier-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/maureen-hillier-sq-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/maureen-hillier-sq-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/maureen-hillier-sq.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/03\/16\/welcome-new-faculty\/\">Welcome New Faculty<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Beginning with the current academic year, we are privileged to welcome several new faculty members. Each brings impressive credentials, a strong commitment to nursing education and a desire to inspire our students to make a difference in health care.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/03\/16\/nursing-diversity-day-a-huge-success\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/diversity-day-sq-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Diversity Day\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/diversity-day-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/diversity-day-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/diversity-day-sq-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/diversity-day-sq-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/diversity-day-sq.jpg 313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/03\/16\/nursing-diversity-day-a-huge-success\/\">Nursing Diversity Day a Huge Success<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The College hosted a Nursing Diversity Day during the University\u2019s 20th Annual Diversity Week in September.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-nursing-professor-named-to-national-health-care-quality-committee\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/BettyRambur-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Betty Rambur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/BettyRambur-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/BettyRambur-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/BettyRambur-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/BettyRambur.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uri-nursing-professor-named-to-national-health-care-quality-committee\/\">URI nursing professor named to national health care quality committee<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Professor Betty Rambur of the University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of Nursing has been recognized by two national organizations for her work advancing the profession and for efforts addressing the cost and quality of health care.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/02\/15\/international-visitor\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/gillsjo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Catharina Gillsjo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/gillsjo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/gillsjo-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/gillsjo-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/gillsjo.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2017\/02\/15\/international-visitor\/\">International Visitor<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The College of Nursing recently hosted Catharina Gillsjo. Ph.D., who was visiting from Sweden.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uris-college-of-nursing-helps-brighten-holidays-for-women-inmates\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Millan-Ferszt-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Amanda Millan and Ginette Ferszt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Millan-Ferszt-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Millan-Ferszt-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Millan-Ferszt-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Millan-Ferszt.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/uris-college-of-nursing-helps-brighten-holidays-for-women-inmates\/\">URI\u2019s College of Nursing helps brighten holidays for women inmates<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Every holiday season for many years, inmates at Rhode Island\u2019s Department of Corrections Women\u2019s Facilities in Cranston have received small gifts in colorful bags tied with ribbon. For many, the packages of travel-size toiletries are the only presents the women receive.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/education-has-pivotal-role-in-health-care-transformation-nursing-leaders-told\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/brooks-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brooks\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/brooks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/brooks-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/brooks-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/brooks.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/education-has-pivotal-role-in-health-care-transformation-nursing-leaders-told\/\">Education has pivotal role in health care transformation, nursing leaders told<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Rick Brooks, Rhode Island\u2019s director of Healthcare Workforce Transformation, told nursing leaders gathered at the University of Rhode Island that higher education is the linchpin in the evolution of health care professions and the entire health care system.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/warwickonline.com\/stories\/wyman-students-rewarded-for-healthy-choices,119874\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/wyman-students-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Wyman Students making healthy choices\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/wyman-students-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/wyman-students-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/wyman-students-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/wyman-students.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/warwickonline.com\/stories\/wyman-students-rewarded-for-healthy-choices,119874\">Wyman students rewarded for healthy choices<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Rachel Hobbs, a senior at the University of Rhode Island, spends time at Wyman School as part of her community clinical. During lunchtimes, she and school nurse Bernadette McDowell bring a \u201ctreasure chest\u201d full of prizes like pencils, bubbles, necklaces and coloring books for kids who get caught eating healthy foods.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/both-older-adults-uri-students-learn-from-health-screenings\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/AHC-screening-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Antoinette Gagliard, a physical therapy major from Walpole, Mass., works with Pauline Tudino of Narragansett during the Senior Health and Wellness Program held at URI in October.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/AHC-screening-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/AHC-screening-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/AHC-screening-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/AHC-screening.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/both-older-adults-uri-students-learn-from-health-screenings\/\">Both older adults, URI students learn from health screenings<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">An older man carefully walks a straight line marked on the carpet while students assess his gait. Down the hall, a woman rises from her wheelchair to demonstrate a new prosthesis. In a room nearby, students advise a woman on medication use.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/mock-scenarios-featuring-actors-bring-realism-to-uris-nursing-simulation-classrooms\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/simlab-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students learning through interactions with a mannequin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/simlab-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/simlab-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/simlab-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/simlab.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/mock-scenarios-featuring-actors-bring-realism-to-uris-nursing-simulation-classrooms\/\">Mock scenarios featuring actors bring realism to URI\u2019s nursing simulation classrooms<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The young woman cradling the bundled-up baby at the back of the room appears anxious and standoffish. The two dozen University of Rhode Island freshman nursing students huddled around the bed of an infant with a racing heart across the way barely notice. After several minutes, student Jillian Bernier of\u00a0Woonsocket, R.I.,\u00a0approaches her.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/r-i-monthly-names-uri-professor-nurse-midwife-of-the-year\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erickson-Owens-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Deb Erickson-Owens\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erickson-Owens-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Erickson-Owens-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/r-i-monthly-names-uri-professor-nurse-midwife-of-the-year\/\">RI Monthly names Deb Erickson-Owens Nurse Midwife of the Year<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Last month Rhode Island Monthly magazine chose Associate Professor Deb Erickson-Owens as Nurse Midwife of the Year as part of its Excellence in Nursing awards, presented with the Rhode Island State Nurses Association.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/09\/08\/uri-scholars-attend-robert-wood-johnson-foundation-future-of-nursing-2016-summer-institute\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/FONprogram.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"FON program attendees\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/FONprogram.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/FONprogram-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/FONprogram-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/09\/08\/uri-scholars-attend-robert-wood-johnson-foundation-future-of-nursing-2016-summer-institute\/\">URI scholars attend Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing 2016 Summer Institute<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Two scholars from URI (supported by the Rhode Island Foundation) and their mentors attended the Robert Wood Johnson Future of Nursing Scholars Summer Institute on Science and Innovation.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/09\/08\/caroline-burns-peace-corps-volunteer\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CBurnsHeadshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Caroline Burns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CBurnsHeadshot.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CBurnsHeadshot-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CBurnsHeadshot-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/09\/08\/caroline-burns-peace-corps-volunteer\/\">Caroline Burns, Peace Corps Volunteer<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Caroline Burns, a volunteer in the Maternal Child Health Division of Peace Corps Rwanda, lives in the small village of Gituku. She invites fellow CON grads, students, and faculty to follow her blog about about Rwanda and her experiences there.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/national-leader-in-health-reform-named-to-prestigious-chair-at-college-of-nursing\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/BettyRambur-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Betty Rambur\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/BettyRambur-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/BettyRambur-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/BettyRambur-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/BettyRambur.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/national-leader-in-health-reform-named-to-prestigious-chair-at-college-of-nursing\/\">National leader in health reform named to prestigious chair at College of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Betty Rambur said last year that all health professionals must become part of the solution to America\u2019s costly health care system, which ranks 11th among wealthy countries on measures of quality, access, efficiency and equity. Nurses, as the largest health profession, hold a particularly central role.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/13\/reflecting-on-the-orlando-tragedy\/\">Reflecting on the Orlando Tragedy<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The College of Nursing shares a letter to the University of Rhode Island community from Annie Russell, \nDirector, URI Gender and Sexuality Center, with reflections on the June 2016 tragedy in Orlando.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/10\/exploring-health-care-indonesia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/indonesiaTH-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Indonesia balance ceiling\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/indonesiaTH-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/indonesiaTH-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/indonesiaTH-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/indonesiaTH.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/10\/exploring-health-care-indonesia\/\">Exploring Health Care: Indonesia<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Indonesia may be a half-a-world away, but for twelve URI nursing, pharmacy, and physical therapy students, it provided invaluable lessons and an opportunity to expand their perspectives on health care.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/09\/2016-pinning-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Procession-to-Pining-e1473365823442-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Graduation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Procession-to-Pining-e1473365823442-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Procession-to-Pining-e1473365823442-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/09\/2016-pinning-ceremony\/\">2016 Pinning Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The College of Nursing awarded pins and diplomas to 135 new nurses that comprised the Class of 2016 on May 22.  Associate Dean Patricia Burbank, DNSc, RN, FAAN presided over the ceremony.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/09\/meet-bintou-camara-pathways-student\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Bintou-Camara-1-2-e1465486726754-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bintou Camara\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Bintou-Camara-1-2-e1465486726754-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Bintou-Camara-1-2-e1465486726754-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/09\/meet-bintou-camara-pathways-student\/\">Meet Bintou Camara, Pathways Student<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Bintou Camara '17  was recruited from the Talent Development Program to the CON Pathways Program. After attending Bay View Academy and Bishop Keough High School she graduated from Central Falls High School, where her teacher David Upegui first sparked her interest in science and steered her toward a career in the medical field.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/09\/college-of-nursing-advanced-degrees\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_7588-e1465486022431-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"2016 CON graduates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_7588-e1465486022431-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/IMG_7588-e1465486022431-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/09\/college-of-nursing-advanced-degrees\/\">College of Nursing Advanced Degrees<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On Saturday, May 21, 2016, the University of Rhode Island conferred six Doctor of Philosophy degrees, five Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees, and forty-six Master of Science degrees to the College of Nursing graduates.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/09\/anne-e-neuville-rn-rnp-dnp\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Anne-E.-Neuville-1-e1465485682230-150x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Anne E. Neuville\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/06\/09\/anne-e-neuville-rn-rnp-dnp\/\">Anne E. Neuville, RN, RNP, DNP<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Anne Neuville recently earned her Doctor Nurse Practitioner degree from the URI College of Nursing after four and one-half years\u2014 while working full time as a Nurse Practitioner. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/05\/02\/elizabeth-corner-dnp-making-a-difference\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Liz-Corner-DNP-e1465486363385-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Liz Corner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Liz-Corner-DNP-e1465486363385-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Liz-Corner-DNP-e1465486363385-125x125.png 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/05\/02\/elizabeth-corner-dnp-making-a-difference\/\">Elizabeth Corner, DNP\u2014Making a difference<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A recent graduate of URI College of Nursing\u2019s Doctor of Nursing Practice, Elizabeth Corner, DNP chose an unusual subject for her thesis: \u201cBreaking the Binary: Rhode Island Transgender and Gender Non-conforming Primary Care Education\u201d. Her faculty advisor on the project was Dr. Denise Coppa, Ph,D, R.N.P. While working on a clinical assignment at Hasbro Hospital [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/news.uri.edu\/releases\/?id=7869\">URI launches Academic Health Collaborative<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island is putting in place a sweeping reorganization of its health programs to maximize cross-disciplinary teaching, research, and outreach and to place the University in a position of strength as health care undergoes rapid change in the United States.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/03\/11\/student-affairs\/\">Student Affairs<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Student Affairs is that department in the College of Nursing that doesn\u2019t teach any classes but really is the glue that holds the students and faculty together. Their primary mission is to keep all of the students in the College of Nursing on track to graduate. This includes not only undergraduates but also students working [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/03\/10\/3384\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/MCSNA-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Multicultural Student Nurses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/MCSNA-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/MCSNA-2-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/03\/10\/3384\/\">Multicultural Student Nurses Association Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A standing room only audience greeted Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH Director of Rhode Island Department of Health when she addressed an enthusiastic audience in the auditorium of the CBL Building on Tuesday evening, March 1st. Sponsored by the URI Multicultural Student Nurses Association, the event was designed to provide information about the Department\u2019s goal of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/03\/10\/sna-preparing-for-the-future\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI-SNA-pix-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Student Nurses&#039; Association\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI-SNA-pix-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI-SNA-pix-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/03\/10\/sna-preparing-for-the-future\/\">SNA Preparing for the Future<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A quick summary on the Student Affairs portion of the \u00a0College of Nursing web page provides the following description: \u00a0\u201cStudent Nurses Association of URI (SNA): The Student Nurse Association (SNA) is a professional nursing club that represents students preparing for the future as professional nurses. The association engages in a shared governance approach that encourages [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/02\/26\/alpha-tau-delta-nursing-fraternity\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ATD-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"ATD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ATD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/ATD-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/02\/26\/alpha-tau-delta-nursing-fraternity\/\">Alpha Tau Delta \u2013 Nursing Fraternity<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A quick look at ATD under the Student Affairs listing on the College of Nursing web site says: \u201cAlpha Tau Delta is a professional nursing organization committed to providing an intra-fraternal spirit of cooperation by offering an opportunity for nurses and nursing students to promote their personal and intellectual growth through education, networking, scholarships, guidance, [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/02\/19\/meet-kai-younger\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/kia-younger-cr-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kai Younger &#039;17: Nursing Student, Nurturer, Scholarship Recipient\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/kia-younger-cr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/kia-younger-cr-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/02\/19\/meet-kai-younger\/\">Meet Kai Younger<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Keeping with the URI slogan \u201cThink Big\u201d, we give you Ms. Kai Younger. Kai is a senior but technically a junior in the College of Nursing at URI because of course requirements. It has taken her a while to get here but it has been a dream for her entire life. Kai is a little [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/02\/15\/class-of-2018-white-coat-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/White-Coat-2016-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Class of 2018 - White Coat Ceremony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/White-Coat-2016-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/White-Coat-2016-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/White-Coat-2016-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/White-Coat-2016-1-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/White-Coat-2016-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/White-Coat-2016-1.jpg 851w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/02\/15\/class-of-2018-white-coat-ceremony\/\">Class of 2018 &#8211; White Coat Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">&nbsp; The second White Coat Ceremony at the URI College of Nursing was held on January 25th at 9:30 in the morning. Edward Hall was filled with a variety of friends, relatives and faculty who watched 78 new students be accepted into the College of Nursing. This continued the tradition that was started in the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/02\/15\/dr-delores-m-walters-diversity-personified\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-2016-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CON 2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-2016-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-2016-1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/02\/15\/dr-delores-m-walters-diversity-personified\/\">Dr. Delores M. Walters diversity personified<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">After five years as Associate Director of the Southern RI AHEC, Delores is giving up the reins for other endeavors. Her resignation was effective on January 1, 2016, but according to Delores, \u201cIt is not a retirement but an advancement to other projects.\u201d She will still be available to the College of Nursing as a [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/01\/21\/meet-hub-jordan\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/HubbardJordan_pic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Hubbard Jordan\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/HubbardJordan_pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/HubbardJordan_pic-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/01\/21\/meet-hub-jordan\/\">Meet Hub Jordan<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Meet Hub Jordan Hubbard Jordan is a second semester sophomore in the College of Nursing from Kingston, Massachusetts. When one pictures a nurse, you really don\u2019t come up with the image of a six-two 230 pound lacrosse player. Of course URI current slogan is \u201cThink Big\u201d, and Hubbard fits that description perfectly. He is one [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/01\/21\/3243\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Karin_Conopask-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Karin Conopask\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Karin_Conopask-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Karin_Conopask-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Karin_Conopask-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Karin_Conopask.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2016\/01\/21\/3243\/\">Karin Conopask &#8211; Director of Development<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">&nbsp; Like any business, money is a key ingredient to making the University of Rhode Island work. The University is the vehicle for education and research, but money is the gasoline or perhaps electricity that makes it run. Karin Conopask is charged by the URI Foundation with helping finding the gasoline\/electricity. She is the Director [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/news.uri.edu\/releases\/?id=7776\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/RN-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Registered Nurses earn bachelor\u2019s degrees from URI\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/RN-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/RN-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/news.uri.edu\/releases\/?id=7776\">Registered Nurses earn bachelor\u2019s degrees from URI<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I.\u2013 January 14, 2016\u2013 Forty-two registered nurses earned their bachelor of science degrees from the University of Rhode Island and its joint program with Care New England last month.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urifoundation.org\/s\/1638\/03-Foundation\/interior-hybrid.aspx?sid=1638&#038;gid=3&#038;pgid=1332&#038;cid=3784&#038;ecid=3784&#038;crid=0&#038;calpgid=967&#038;calcid=3251\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/sculco_550-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Uploaded ToCynthia Davis Sculco \u201865: Former Scholarship Recipient Supports Future URI Nurses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/sculco_550-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/sculco_550-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/www.urifoundation.org\/s\/1638\/03-Foundation\/interior-hybrid.aspx?sid=1638&#038;gid=3&#038;pgid=1332&#038;cid=3784&#038;ecid=3784&#038;crid=0&#038;calpgid=967&#038;calcid=3251\">Cynthia Davis Sculco \u201865: Former Scholarship Recipient Supports Future URI Nurses<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Scholarships helped put Cynthia Davis Sculco \u201965 through URI\u2019s College of Nursing. She went on to earn her masters and doctorate in education from Columbia University Teachers College and embarked on a truly remarkable career.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/12\/29\/leadership-in-nursing-uri-s-third-routhier-lecture-recap\/\">Leadership in Nursing &#8211; URI &#8216;s Third Routhier Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The third lecture in the Routhier Lecture series was entitled:\u00a0 \u201cLeadership in today\u2019s complex health care environment: what\u2019s required?\u201d It could also have been entitled just \u201cLeadership\u201d. What is required in being a leader in the nursing field is the same as being a leader in any other segment of society. The four speakers for [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/12\/03\/dr-beth-mancini-a-tale-of-two-sisters\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/2015-Mancini-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Beth Mancini - A Tale of Two Sisters\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/2015-Mancini-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/2015-Mancini-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/12\/03\/dr-beth-mancini-a-tale-of-two-sisters\/\">Dr. Beth Mancini &#8211; A Tale of Two Sisters<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">How does a family cope when three teenagers lose both their parents suddenly? Terrie Rando was a freshman at the University of Rhode Island; her sister Beth a senior in high school and their brother Tom a junior in high school when their mother died from complications after heart surgery. Their father died of cardiac [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/12\/03\/dr-anne-p-manton-distinguished-achievement-award-winner\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/2015-Manton-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dr. Anne P. Manton - Distinguished Achievement Award Winner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/2015-Manton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/2015-Manton-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/12\/03\/dr-anne-p-manton-distinguished-achievement-award-winner\/\">Dr. Anne P. Manton &#8211; Distinguished Achievement Award Winner<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dr. Anne P. Manton, PhD. RN, PMHNP-BC, FAEN, FAAN was recently honored as a 2015 University of Rhode Island Distinguished Alumni. She was nominated by Interim Dean Mary Sullivan from the College of Nursing. In the mid 1980\u2019s, Dr. Manton was working at the MGH Institute of Health Professions as an Assistant Professor when she [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/10\/27\/uri-school-of-nursing-connects-with-universitas-airlangga-school-of-nursing-in-indonesia\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI-Oct-2015-24-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI School of Nursing connects with Universitas Airlangga School of Nursing in Indonesia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI-Oct-2015-24-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/URI-Oct-2015-24-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/10\/27\/uri-school-of-nursing-connects-with-universitas-airlangga-school-of-nursing-in-indonesia\/\">URI School of Nursing connects with Universitas Airlangga School of Nursing in Indonesia<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Donald H. Dehayes, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs University of Rhode Island recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement between the School of Nursing and the Faculty of Nursing, University Airlangga, Indonesia. The object of this memorandum is to develop a mutually beneficial relationship between the schools. Depending on funding and mutual agreement, the [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/10\/27\/profile-esther-emard-routhier-executive-in-residence\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/GW-photo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Esther Emard\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/GW-photo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/GW-photo-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/10\/27\/profile-esther-emard-routhier-executive-in-residence\/\">Profile &#8211;  Esther Emard: Routhier Executive in Residence<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Esther Emard: Routhier Executive in Residence Esther Emard, MSN, RN, MSLIR holds the position of Executive in Residence at The University of Rhode Island College of Nursing. The title however doesn\u2019t really tell you much about what she does. Interim Dean Mary Sullivan had been looking for a person to fill the Routhier Chair of [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/10\/27\/college-of-nursing-hosts-first-white-coat-ceremony\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"College of Nursing Hosts First White Coat Ceremony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/0-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/10\/27\/college-of-nursing-hosts-first-white-coat-ceremony\/\">College of Nursing Hosts First White Coat Ceremony<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University Of Rhode Island College Of Nursing has a new tradition with each incoming class when it welcomed the new students with a White Coat Ceremony. For more than twenty years, starting with Columbia University in 1993, White Coat ceremonies have been a rite of passage for medical students. In 2014 the Arnold P. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/10\/21\/uris-college-of-nursings-third-routhier-lecture-to-be-held-at-butler-hospital-november-13-2015\/\">URI\u2019s College of Nursing\u2019s Third Routhier Lecture to be held at Butler Hospital November 13, 2015<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI\u2019s College of Nursing\u2019s Third Routhier Lecture to be held at Butler Hospital KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 October 21, 2015 \u2013 The University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of Nursing and the Routhier Foundation will hold the third of a four-part lecture series on Friday, November 13th at the Butler Hospital, Ray Conference Center 345 Blackstone Blvd. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2015\/10\/21\/uri-college-of-nursing-routhier-lecture-ii-video\/\">URI College of Nursing Routhier Lecture II video<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">On September 25, 2015, URI hosted the Routhier Lecture Series event titled &#8220;Using Payment to Advance Delivery System Reform.&#8221; \u00a0For those who were unable to attend, we welcome you to watch the video of the event &#8211; link here\u00a0 &nbsp; Our next in the Routhier Lecture Series will be on November 13,2015 at Butler Hospital. [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/news.uri.edu\/releases\/index.php?id=7636\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-clear-back-1024x635-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Highlights\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-clear-back-1024x635-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-clear-back-1024x635-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/news.uri.edu\/releases\/index.php?id=7636\">URI College of Nursing to present second Routhier Lecture<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of Nursing and the Routhier Foundation will hold the second of four lectures on national health care reform as it relates to nurses Friday, Sept. 25, from 9 to 11 a.m. at The Miriam Hospital.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/news.uri.edu\/releases\/?id=7642\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Denise_Coppa-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Denise Coppa, Ph.D., APRN-CNP, FAANP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Denise_Coppa-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Denise_Coppa-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/news.uri.edu\/releases\/?id=7642\">URI nursing professor awarded $1.6 million grant to establish partnerships with 2 health agencies<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">University of Rhode Island Nursing Professor Dr. Denise Coppa has been awarded a $1.6 million federal grant to establish academic and clinical partnerships with two Rhode Island community health centers.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/urifoundation.org\/Impact\/ViewStory\/tabid\/219\/smid\/621\/ArticleID\/147\/reftab\/233\/Default.aspx#.VeXSzpzGAV0.email\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/kia-younger-cr-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Kai Younger &#039;17: Nursing Student, Nurturer, Scholarship Recipient\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/kia-younger-cr-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/kia-younger-cr-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/urifoundation.org\/Impact\/ViewStory\/tabid\/219\/smid\/621\/ArticleID\/147\/reftab\/233\/Default.aspx#.VeXSzpzGAV0.email\">Kai Younger &#8217;17: Nursing Student, Nurturer, Scholarship Recipient<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">This student from Pawtucket is no longer putting her dreams on hold.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/janelle-amoako-15\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Janelle-Amoako-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Meet Janelle Amoako - URI Big Thinker and College of Nursing recent graduate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Janelle-Amoako-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Janelle-Amoako-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Janelle-Amoako-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Janelle-Amoako.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/janelle-amoako-15\">Meet Janelle Amoako &#8211; URI Big Thinker and College of Nursing recent graduate<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">If you want to know how to prepare for a career in the complex world of health care, you might want to look at Janelle Amoako\u2019s resume. The spring 2015 graduate packed her URI years with jobs, internships and volunteer experiences that furthered her nursing education. All that work has paid off in a job [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=7482\">URI\u2019s Routhier Lecture Series kicks off with timely discussion on ways to improve care<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">A recent international study found that the American health care system is the costliest in the world and yet it ranks 11th among wealthy countries on measures of quality, access, efficiency and equity, including areas such as infant mortality.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=7394\">URI College of Nursing Routhier Lecture Series begins March 31, 2015<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of Nursing and the Routhier Foundation will launch a four-part lecture series Tuesday, March 31 with a panel discussion on national health care reform as it relates to the nursing profession.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/about\/welcome-from-the-dean\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mary_Sullivan-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Mary Sullivan, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mary_Sullivan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mary_Sullivan-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mary_Sullivan-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Mary_Sullivan.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/about\/welcome-from-the-dean\/\">Welcome from Dean Mary Sullivan<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Letter from Interim Dean Sullivan, February 23, 2015 \u00a0I am honored to lead the College of Nursing as the interim dean following the retirement of Dean Dayle Joseph in 2012.\u00a0 As former director of graduate studies, this is a new role for me with exciting possibilities at a time of unprecedented opportunities for the profession [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/11\/20\/dean-of-college-of-nursing-announces-new-advisory-council\/\">Dean of College of Nursing announces new Advisory Council<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dean Mary Sullivan of the URI College of Nursing recently invited some members of the Rhode Island community to form a new Advisory Council.\u00a0\u00a0 This is a great time for nursing and Rhode Island is actively engaged in advancing the education of the nursing workforce at all levels of practice. This will be an exciting [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/genesis-santos-17\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Santos1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Congratulations to Victoria Szlashta, URI&#039;s 2014 Homecoming Queen!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Santos1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Santos1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/ww2.uri.edu\/who\/genesis-santos-17\">Meet Genesis Santos &#8211; Nursing student &amp; URI Big Thinker!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI sophomore Genesis Santos is an orientation leader, a URI 101 mentor, a peer educator at the Women\u2019s Center, and an employee at Roosevelt Hall. But there\u2019s no doubt about her most important role.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=7259\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-clear-back-1024x635-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Highlights\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-clear-back-1024x635-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/CON-logo-clear-back-1024x635-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=7259\">URI offers MBA with health care management focus<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The sweeping changes in the health care industry nationwide have placed new demands on professionals working within the business and health care arenas.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=7263\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/SpezialeMonteiroCzerweiin-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Students in URI\u2019s R.N.-to-B.S. program renovate clinic at Providence Rescue Mission\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/SpezialeMonteiroCzerweiin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/SpezialeMonteiroCzerweiin-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=7263\">Students in URI\u2019s R.N.-to-B.S. program renovate clinic at Providence Rescue Mission<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Nurses volunteer at Providence charity &nbsp;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/10\/27\/uri-nursing-talent-development-student-proves-hard-work-pays-off\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Santos1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Congratulations to Victoria Szlashta, URI&#039;s 2014 Homecoming Queen!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Santos1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Santos1-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/10\/27\/uri-nursing-talent-development-student-proves-hard-work-pays-off\/\">URI Nursing, Talent Development student proves hard work pays off<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 Oct. 24, 2014 \u2013 Third year student Genesis Santos is a prime example of why the University of Rhode Island is known for its \u201cbig thinkers\u201d. Santos, a nursing major, psychology minor who hails from Providence, R.I., is an orientation leader, URI 101 mentor, a peer educator at the Women\u2019s Center, and [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/10\/27\/congratulations-to-victoria-szlashta-uris-2014-homecoming-queen\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/10626231_846241478730397_1621837503598794435_o-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Congratulations to Victoria Szlashta, URI&#039;s 2014 Homecoming Queen!\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/10626231_846241478730397_1621837503598794435_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/10626231_846241478730397_1621837503598794435_o-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/10\/27\/congratulations-to-victoria-szlashta-uris-2014-homecoming-queen\/\">Congratulations to Victoria Szlashta, URI&#8217;s 2014 Homecoming Queen!<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The College of Nursing would like to congratulate senior nursing student Victoria Szlashta on her homecoming win this past week! Thank you to all of the nursing students, faculty, and staff that donated their pennies on Victoria&#8217;s behalf. With your help, the homecoming court raised over $1000 for Shriners Children&#8217;s Hospitals.\u00a0Take a look at Victoria&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=7200\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/murray00-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Registered nurses boost career and learning through URI\u2019s R.N.-to-B.S. program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/murray00-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/murray00-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=7200\">Registered nurses boost career and learning through URI\u2019s R.N.-to-B.S. program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/10\/16\/uri-providence-campus-to-host-public-seminar-on-ebola-today-oct-16\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/o-EBOLA-VIRUS-facebook-1024x512-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ebola Virus at 108,000 Magnification\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/o-EBOLA-VIRUS-facebook-1024x512-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/o-EBOLA-VIRUS-facebook-1024x512-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/10\/16\/uri-providence-campus-to-host-public-seminar-on-ebola-today-oct-16\/\">URI Providence campus to host public seminar on Ebola, today, Oct. 16<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI Providence campus to host public seminar on Ebola, today, Oct. 16 Media Contact: Dave Lavallee, 401-874-5862 October 16, 2014 WHAT: The University of Rhode Island will host a public seminar about the Ebola virus and its Rhode Island connection, including discussions of the West African epidemic and its implications for Rhode Island; prevention, diagnosis [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/10\/07\/uri-college-of-nursing-student-janelle-amoako-completes-hausman-fellowship-at-mgh\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jude-Me-Pic-754x1024-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"URI College of Nursing Student Janelle Amoako completes Hausman Fellowship at MGH\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jude-Me-Pic-754x1024-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Jude-Me-Pic-754x1024-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/10\/07\/uri-college-of-nursing-student-janelle-amoako-completes-hausman-fellowship-at-mgh\/\">URI College of Nursing Student Janelle Amoako completes Hausman Fellowship at MGH<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI College of Nursing undergraduate student, Janelle Amoako (May 2015), recently completed the Hausman Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital which seeks to develop diversity in nursing workforce.\u00a0 Janelle is in community this semester, Honors student, and a member of our Diversity Committee in the College of Nursing. A quote by Janelle (p 6) that was [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/10\/07\/college-of-nursing-students-complete-fellowship-at-massachusetts-general-hospital\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Sept-2014-138-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Stephanie O&#039;Neil\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Sept-2014-138-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/Sept-2014-138-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/10\/07\/college-of-nursing-students-complete-fellowship-at-massachusetts-general-hospital\/\">College of Nursing Students complete fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Two URI College of Nursing students, Stephanie O&#8217;Neil and Bintou Marong, have completed a 10-week fellowship at the prestigious Massachusetts General Hospital. Bintou Maroug said of this experience: The Carol Ghiloni Oncology Fellowship located at Massachusetts General Hospital, aids students who have an interest in oncology to delve first hand into this specialty and gain [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=7169\">Nurturing Nurse Leaders<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">URI receives one of the Future Nursing Scholar grants<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/2014\/09\/09\/uri-college-of-nursing-highlights\/\">URI College of Nursing Highlights<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dear Friend and Colleague, Before we begin a new academic year, the faculty and I would like to share highlights of the activity at the College of Nursing for 2013-14. We are experiencing high interest in all of our nursing programs &#8211; BS, RN-BS, MS, DNP and PhD. The students are enthusiastic about embarking on [&hellip;]<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/two-uri-graduate-nursing-students-win-jonas-center-scholarships\/\">Two URI graduate nursing students win Jonas Center scholarships<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/brown-uri-ric-city-state-a-major-new-plan-for-south-street-power-station\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/power_station-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"South Street Power Station to house new joint nursing facility in Providence\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/power_station-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/power_station-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/brown-uri-ric-city-state-a-major-new-plan-for-south-street-power-station\/\">South Street Power Station to house new joint nursing facility in Providence<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">In cooperation with the State of Rhode Island and City of Providence, Brown University, and Rhode Island College, the University of Rhode Island will negotiate long-term leases with a private developer that would transform the South Street Power Station into a shared nursing education center, upper-level student housing, and University administrative offices, with restaurants, retails space, and new parking facilities.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/commencement-2013-early-experiences-work-ethic-propel-uri-nursing-alumna-to-job-with-sloan-kettering\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DelTufo_web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trystan Del Trufo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DelTufo_web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/DelTufo_web-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/commencement-2013-early-experiences-work-ethic-propel-uri-nursing-alumna-to-job-with-sloan-kettering\/\">Early experiences, work ethic propel URI nursing alumna to job with Sloan-Kettering<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The first in her family to graduate from college, Trystan Del Tufo has found inspiration and learning opportunities in what could only be described as an exhausting number of jobs, internships and community service commitments. It\u2019s a safe bet that she will be well prepared for the demands, commitments and stresses at one of the nation\u2019s leading cancer centers.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/former-uri-dean-inducted-into-r-i-nursing-hall-of-fame\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/JosephNL3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dayle Joseph\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/JosephNL3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/JosephNL3-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/former-uri-dean-inducted-into-r-i-nursing-hall-of-fame\/\">Former URI Dean Inducted into R.I. Nursing Hall of Fame<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">Dayle Joseph, former dean of the University of Rhode Island College of Nursing, was inducted into the Rhode Island Nursing Hall of Fame Friday, April 5, as part of the annual Nightingale Gala, which is held each year by the Rhode Island State Nurses Association. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/r-i-s-first-statewide-nurse-residency-program-launched\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"133\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/NRP_article_thumb-150x133.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nurse in scrubs in an operating room\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/today.uri.edu\/news\/r-i-s-first-statewide-nurse-residency-program-launched\/\">R.I.\u2019s First Statewide Nurse Residency Program Launched<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The Rhode Island Action Coalition for the Future of Nursing, along with numerous public and private sector partners, today launched a more than $600,000 statewide clinical nurse residency and mentoring program to provide participating nurses with additional skills and experience. Unemployed and underemployed nurses and new graduates from the state\u2019s nursing programs will be eligible to enroll in the groundbreaking program. <\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=6414\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/grant_story-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nursing faculty member standing at press conference podium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/grant_story-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/963\/grant_story-125x125.jpg 125w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/releases\/?id=6414\">Sen. Reed, URI announce $3.8 million in grants to College of Nursing<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">The awarding of $3.8 million in grants to the University of Rhode Island\u2019s College of nursing is a signal from the federal government that the college is leading the way in nursing education and innovation, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said Thursday morning. Reed joined URI administrators and nursing students, as well as representatives from Brown University for a press conference on the Kingston Campus to announce the grant awards.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2097,"featured_media":0,"parent":138,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-8249","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2097"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8249"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8264,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8249\/revisions\/8264"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}