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
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 […]
Dean Cowan, Teresa Whited Named AACN Program Fellows
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 […]
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 […]
Dean Cowan Elected to CCNE Nominating Committee
Aug. 08, 2017 | Patricia A. Cowan, PhD, RN, dean of the UAMS College of Nursing, was elected to the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Nominating Committee for 2018. Cowan is one of five elected to the committee, which includes deans, assistant deans, professors and assistant professors from nursing programs in Arkansas, Missouri, Florida, […]
Save the Date for the Nursing Class of 2019 White Coat Ceremony
Sorting Hat Ceremony Assigns Juniors, Seniors into Academic Houses
July 14, 2017 | About 200 BSN students learned on June 27 the groups they’ll be spending time with outside the classroom to complete community service projects and get to know fellow classmates and faculty members in the College of Nursing’s baccalaureate program. Called a Sorting Hat Ceremony, it derives its name from Harry Potter, […]