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 […]
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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 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 […]
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, […]
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Save the Date! – 11th Annual APRN State Conference
Claudia Barone Invested in Nicholas P. Lang, MD, and Helen F. Lang, RN, Endowed Chair
June 16, 2017 | Claudia Barone, DNP, EdD, a professor in the UAMS College of Nursing, was invested June 13 in the Nicholas P. Lang, MD, and Helen F. Lang, RN, Endowed Chair. Barone, a nationally known expert in tobacco cessation and a leader in academic nursing, was first invested in 2015 as the inaugural […]
College of Nursing Honors 2017 Class at Pinning, Hooding Ceremony
June 13, 2017 | The College of Nursing celebrated its 264 graduates from the class of 2017 on May 19 at its pinning and hooding ceremony at the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock. In front of an audience of family and friends, graduates from the college’s five programs marked the end of their […]
SNA at the UAMS CON raised $6000.00 to Grant a Wish
The Student Nursing Association at the UAMS College of Nursing raised $6000.00 to grant a wish for a child with a life-threatening condition. They presented the check to the staff at the Make-A-Wish Mid-South the last week of April 2017.