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This year during our Giving Tuesday Campaign from November 9 through December 1, the College of Nursing community rallied together to help raise over $10,000 in support for the Race into Finals Emergency Fund. This featured Giving Tuesday fund was created several years ago to…
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Both the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in nursing, established in the 1960s, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), initiated in the early 2000s, provide doctoral degree programs allowing graduates to address the needs of patients and improve the constantly changing healthcare…
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91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s College of Nursing will welcome its first nursing cohort into the revised Ph.D. in Nursing program in the fall 2021 semester. The newly developed, state-of-the-science curriculum was thoughtfully constructed to prepare students to address emerging areas…
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91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß College of Nursing lecturer Tracy M. Dodson, MSN, RN, was virtually recognized on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, as the 2020 DAISY Faculty Award recipient. Honorable Mentions were also awarded to Kent campus faculty members Debra K. Cifani, DNP, RN,…
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91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß College of Nursing, in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic Akron General, will offer an Adult/Adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Certificate program beginning fall 2021. This collaborative program was created to address the regional and…
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From November 9 through December 1, 2020, 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß will once again participate in Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday serves as a day to reflect on philanthropy in a time of the year often focused on consumerism. As in years past, the College of Nursing will be…
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When the COVID-19 pandemic forced 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß to go completely remote midway through the spring 2020 semester, College of Nursing lecturer Sarah Bixler, MSN, RN, knew she would need to get creative with her teaching methods. “I have two school-aged children at home…
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Faculty researchers from 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s College of Nursing were recently funded by the prestigious with a yearlong President’s Grant award totaling $35,000. The goal of their study is to…
Dr. Jo Dowell, Ph.D., APRN, CNP, PNP, FNP-BC, CFNE, serves as Assistant Professor for the 91´«Ã½ÔÚÏß College of Nursing and examines pediatric asthma and improving health outcomes for children who suffer from this disease.