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For the seventh year in a row, the School of Nursing has received the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. UR Nursing was one of 15 nursing schools across the U.S. and 63 institutions overall to earn the Health Professions HEED Award this year. Read more.
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Mitchell Wharton Inducted as Fellow of American Academy of Nursing
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Associate Professor Mitchell Wharton, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNS, ACRN, AAHIVE, an accomplished educator, researcher, and clinician, was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing’s 2023 class of fellows on Oct. 7 in Washington, D.C. Wharton is among 250 distinguished nurse leaders from 40 states and 13 countries to earn this national recognition of their contributions to the public's health. Nancy Gaden, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, a 1983 alumna of UR Nursing's bachelor's program, was also named a fellow this year. Read more.
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Study Offers Rare Look at Antipsychotic Use Among People with Dementia in Home Health Care
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A recent study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society found that antipsychotic medications are potentially over-prescribed and used inappropriately among home health care patients with dementia. “We’re looking at a medication that is prescribed with good intentions, but often is not followed up on and is associated with a higher risk of adverse outcomes," said Assistant Professor Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, the lead author. Read more.
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Rising Star in Research: Lauren Ghazal Recognized as STAT Wunderkind
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Assistant Professor Lauren Ghazal, PhD, FNP-BC was chosen as a 2023 STAT Wunderkind, and was recognized for her research on cancer's financial impacts on young adults and adolescents. The national contest celebrates early-career researchers who are attempting to answer big questions in science and medicine, but are not yet independent scientists or program leaders. Read more.
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Boundless Festivities: UR Nursing Community Makes Memories at Meliora Weekend 2023
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The School of Nursing community gathered to celebrate Meliora Weekend on Oct. 6, welcoming alumni and friends for annual traditions such as reunions, tours of the expanded Helen Wood Hall, and the dean’s lunch and student poster session. Dean Lisa Kitko, PhD, RN, FAHA, FAAN, presented her research and sparked meaningful conversations at this year's Clare Dennison Lecture, “Caring Across Generations: Aging Well with Family Support." Read more.
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Do you know a School of Nursing alum who's making an impact in the community or contributing to the profession in exciting ways? Nominations for the annual Distinguished Alumnus and Humanitarian awards are open now through the end of November. Fill out the nomination form on the website, where you can also find descriptions of each award. Additional nomination materials can also be emailed to Alumni Relations. See more details at the end of the form.
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Left: PhD student Sunita Pokhrel Bhattarai, MS, RN, presents a poster of recent UR Nursing research at the Heart Failure Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting: "The interaction between serum albumins and door to diuretic time on length of hospital stay among patients with acute heart failure."
Right: Accelerated bachelor's students participate in a newborn simulation developed and implemented by Jilleen McEvoy, RN, a Master's of Nursing Education student. The five-station activity aimed to build students' confidence working with newborns and families throughout a baby's first moments of life, covering the transition out of the womb, conditions such as hypothermia, hypoglycemia, and jaundice; breast and formula feeding; and a "mayhem room" to identify unsafe practices.
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Hobensack, M., Dreisbach, C., Topaz, M., Elhadad, N., Mamykina, O., & Bakken, S.B. (2023). Older Adult Engagement With Symptom Reporting in a COVID-19 Citizen Science Application. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 49 (4), 6-11
Suba, S., Al-Zaiti, S.S., Pelter, M.M. (2023). Wide-QRS complexes following ablation for reentrant tachycardia. American Journal of Critical Care, 32 (1), 71-72.
Wolf, R. R., Wolf, A. (2023). Using AI to evaluate a competency-based online writing course in nursing. Online Learning Journal, 27 (3), 1-29.
These studies are selected from a larger collection of recent research publications.
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