Oct. 9, 2017 | Scholarships in the UAMS College of Nursing provided more than $300,000 to 92 students and their education needs this year. Seventy-eight scholarships across every program in the College of Nursing provided $309,654 for student education. Thanks to CON friends, alumni and donors, the amount of scholarship money has grown consistently since […]
PhD Meet & Greet
The College of Nursing PhD program will be hosting two Meet & Greet events. These events will be a time for potential PhD students come and visit with our professors and current PhD students to learn more about the PhD program. The first is on Oct. 11 and the second is on Oct. 19.
You’re Invited to Carol Compas McKeever’s Dissertation Defense
You are invited to attend Carol Compas McKeever’s final dissertation defense. Please mark your calendars for October 19, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in RAHN Auditorium 3240.
CON Eclipses 95 Percent NCLEX Pass Rate
Sept. 20, 2017 | The UAMS College of Nursing boasts a 95.63 percent pass rate for first-time takers of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in 2017. The NCLEX is an adaptive, computerized test taken by BSN graduates required for licensure. The test length can range from 75 to 265 questions. UAMS’ 2017 pass rate […]
Sara Jones, PhD, APRN, Elected to APNA Board of Directors
Sept. 18, 2017 | Sara Jones, PhD, APRN, is the first faculty member from the UAMS College of Nursing to be elected to the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Board of Directors. Jones, a clinical assistant professor in the College of Nursing, will begin a two-year term in October after being sworn in at the […]
Barone, Dedicated Team Help Patients Stop Smoking
Sept. 13, 2017 | It was just a chance encounter on a Friday evening, but that fateful meeting has had quite an impact on tobacco cessation research and work in Arkansas. Seven years ago, Claudia Barone, DNP, EdD, APRN, a professor in the UAMS College of Nursing and a certified tobacco treatment specialist, was at […]
Dean Cowan, Teresa Whited Named AACN Program Fellows
Sept. 7, 2017 Patricia Cowan, PhD, RN, dean of the UAMS College of Nursing, and Teresa Whited, DNP, APRN, clinical assistant professor and director of Master of Nursing Science programs in the College of Nursing, were named as fellows to respective programs in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Cowan was among 30 […]
Two CON Seniors Learn Geriatric Nursing Possibilities Through Externship
Aug. 30, 2017 | Two UAMS College of Nursing seniors spent a eight weeks of their summer exploring career opportunities in gerontological nursing as part of the college’s Geriatric Nurse Externship program in the Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence. The BSN program students — Cande Perez and Caitlin Bowe — spent two months learning […]
CON, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System APRN Conference
Aug. 31, 2017 | Advanced practice nurses from across the state were at UAMS in August, receiving an update on standards of practice. The 11th annual APRN State Conference, a free, day-long event, was held in the Fred W. Smith Auditorium on the 12th floor of the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute. […]
CON Receives National Grant for White Coat Ceremony
Aug. 29, 2017 | The UAMS College of Nursing is one of 50 nursing schools and the only one in Arkansas to receive a $1,000 national grant for its white coat ceremony from the Arnold P. Gold Foundation and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). This year’s ceremony, in which white coats are […]