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Expanding Scholarship Access
With the new academic year quickly approaching, there have never been more opportunities for College of Nursing students to receive scholarship support. Thanks to the amazing generosity of our alumni, friends and community members, an unprecedented number of students will receive financial support a鈥Distinguished Fellowships Opportunities: Loretta Aller and Taryn Burhanna Win Competitive Awards
A tribute to both their ongoing scholarship and service to the College of Nursing, Loretta Aller, Ph.D., MSN, RN, CHSE, and Taryn Burhanna, MSN, APRN, NP-C, received competitive fellowship awards by the internationally recognized International Nursing Association for Clinical and Simulation Learning (INACSL) and the nationally recognized SOURCE Service-Learning Academy, respectively.
Graduate Student Volunteers on Mexican Medical Mission Trip
Hanna Shaw, BSN, RN-BC, a current graduate student in the nurse leadership and health system administration concentration, went on her first medical mission trip to Mexico before she even began her nursing practice. 鈥淚 jumped on a plane with 24-hour鈥檚 notice,鈥 remembered Shaw, who has since bee鈥
Finding Meaning and Gratitude through Journaling
Ask any 鈥榮easoned鈥 nurse what they remember about their patients, and they will not tell you about starting intravenous lines or administering medications, nor will they relate the pathology of a disease. They will tell a story about a patient. When I am asked about being a pediatric nurse, I 鈥
Research and Innovation Advisory Board Helps Put Donor Dollars to Good Use
The newly formed 鈥淩esearch and Innovation Advisory Board鈥 within the College of Nursing is helping to connect donor-provided funds with faculty and students who are participating in nursing research. The board, consisting of tenured faculty, non-tenured faculty, grant administrators and other leader鈥
Early Childhood Learning and Health: Elaine Thomas, MSN, RN, CNE, serves as Co-Investigator for Project SHIELD
Bridging the field of early childhood literacy with child health and development, faculty member Elaine Thomas, MSN, RN, CNE, Senior Lecturer, is serving as co-investigator on a recently funded grant award to the Kent State University School of Information in partnership with the College of Nursing.
Wick Poetry Center, Ohio Nurses Foundation Collaborate to Present Sacred Breath: Nurses Respond to Covid-19
During the spring semester retreat on January 13, 2022, Kent State University College of Nursing faculty and staff added their voices to a new project entitled, Sacred Breath: Nurses Respond to Covid-19, presented by the Wick Poetry Center in collaboration with the Ohio Nurses Foundation (ONF). This鈥
Challenge accepted! Addressing the clinical practice gap during the pandemic
Wow, 2020 was rough! Not only did it affect our everyday way of life and how we manage contagious viruses, but it also put our educational system on notice that we need to be flexible and able to change up our teaching methods on a dime. Luckily for nurses, flexibility is our middle name, and we can鈥
Kent State Nursing Dean Elected to Serve Two Years on The American Academy of Nursing Board of Directors
The American Academy of Nursing recently announced that Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP, Kent State University College of Nursing Dean, professor and Henderson Endowed Chair, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors until 2024. In this role Johnson-Mallard will oversee the Academy鈥檚 strategic planning and financial management.
