Nurses are known for providing compassion and care in a variety of health care settings. Their areas of expertise seemingly know no bounds … from pediatrics and anesthesia to gerontology and psychiatric/mental health; therefore, it should come as no surprise when nurses become devoted to community activism, including helping those who might not always have enough food to eat.
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF), the preeminent national nurse practitioner faculty organizational, recently released a statement regarding its commitment to moving all entry-level NP education to Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) by 2025.
Recent advocacy and committee work by Assistant Professor Vanessa Kimm has led to improved legislation and a new governing board that aims to improve pediatric mental health services in Iowa.
Current PhD candidate Julie Weldon, MSN, RN, was recently awarded a fellowship from the University of Iowa’s Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL). This is one of only 10 fellowships awarded to CIRTL participants who have demonstrated an interest in developing innovative, teaching-focused research here at the University of Iowa.
College of Nursing alumna Linda Chase credits not one but two University of Iowa graduate degrees (PhD and Master of Arts in Nursing) for providing a robust foundation that propelled her into a long and successful career as a nurse leader, including her current role as Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer for CHI Health, the Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) division, which serves Nebraska and Southwest Iowa.
By Lynn Anderson Davy | Iowa Now | 4/13/2018
A new partnership between the University of Iowa College of Nursing and the Iowa City Free Medical and Dental Clinic (FMC) aims to expand student learning experiences as well as access to medical care for local residents who can’t afford to visit a provider’s office because they have insufficient health insurance or no insurance at all.
To some practitioners, once undergraduate and master’s degrees are completed, and a long, distinguished career as a nurse anesthetist has been achieved, returning to the higher education circuit, as a student, some 36 years later may seem arduous or even unnecessary—but not to Terry Wicks.
College of Nursing PhD candidate Sohyun Kim recently won the University of Iowa Stanley Award for International Research for her dissertation which is titled “Dementia: Korean Family Caregiver Needs on Informational Supports.”
College of Nursing student Yurico Martinez was presented with a unique opportunity during a recent journey to Guatemala: to improve the lives of some of the country’s underserved children, one smile at a time.
The Iowa Organization of Nurse Leaders (IONL) recently learned that it won the 2018 AONE Affiliate Achievement Award. Jennifer Nutt is currently the director of IONL. In addition to this executive leadership role, Nutt has more than 10 years of nursing experience in the inpatient setting and holds two degrees—a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice focusing on Health Systems—both from the University of Iowa.
