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Compassion-Led Pediatric Laceration Repair

October 24, 2025

Facial lacerations in children can be repaired without sedation using a developmentally compassionate approach, according to ɫ��ֱ�� School of Nursing instructor Becky Carson.

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Nurses Taking Action on Climate Change

October 24, 2025

Climate Leader in Residence Dr. Jessica Castner urged nurses to integrate climate awareness into care, advocacy, and system-level innovation.

Nurse Faculty Wins Lifetime Achievement Award

October 13, 2025

Tonia Poteat, Professor at the ɫ��ֱ�� School of Nursing, received a Lifetime Achievement Award in honor of a career dedicated to LGBTQ health.

ɫ��ֱ�� CRNA alumna Shanna Weaver poses next to Dr. Emily Funk. Weaver is holding an award.

Alum Serves Students, Receives Award

October 8, 2025

An inaugural service award, presented earlier this year, celebrates Shanna Weaver, CRNA’07 for her dedication to pediatric anesthesiology and her long service as a clinical site coordinator for ɫ��ֱ�� nursing students.

Supporting DNP Scholarship

September 29, 2025

Inspired by alumna Hope Holmes’s DNP journey, faculty and fellow alumna Julee Waldrop started a fund to support DNP scholarship.

Four nursing faculty pose together in the school's atrium

Nursing Pilot Projects Address Rural Health

September 23, 2025

The Center for Nursing Science and Innovation at ɫ��ֱ�� has granted funding for three faculty-led pilot projects that will support health equity in rural settings, from substance use care to surgery.

Empathy and Advocacy in Nursing

September 18, 2025

Padla Yang, a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner student and first-generation American, shares her journey from interpreting for her immigrant parents to advocating for her patients.

Three students in scrubs standing together and smiling

Bedford Falls Foundation Gift for MN Program

September 9, 2025

A gift by the Bedford Falls Foundation will support the clinical immersion experience component of ɫ��ֱ��'s new pre-licensure nursing program.

A nurse appears on a mobile screen as part of a telehealth visit. There is a backpack and audio equipment on the desk next to the tablet.

A Passion for Rural Mental Health

September 5, 2025

Tonya Hensley is intimately familiar with the health care needs of rural communities and has translated her background into a career dedicated to improving the mental health of children across rural North Carolina.

Community member engages with Photovoice exhibit

Photovoice Amplifies Substance Use Recovery

September 3, 2025

Researchers at ɫ��ֱ�� are empowering those in recovery from substance use disorder to tell their own stories, advocating for change in rural communities.

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Working Across ɫ��ֱ�� to Support Rural Health

August 27, 2025

Dr. Devon Noonan shares the approach and priorities of ɫ��ֱ��’s Interdisciplinary Hub for Rural Health Equity.

Bonnie Hepler and Kristin Tully stand beside a poster for Trinity College Dublin's Centre for Maternity Care Research

Advancing Inpatient Sleep after Childbirth

August 27, 2025

ɫ��ֱ�� Nursing faculty Bonnie Hepler and her colleagues emphasize the need for better postpartum sleep, starting in the hospital, for the wellbeing of caregivers and their infants.

ɫ��ֱ�� CRNA Student Embraces Leadership

August 20, 2025

Joey Schwind came to ɫ��ֱ�� knowing he wanted to be a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), but along the way discovered the value of taking on leadership roles.

NIE Nurse Innovator & Entrepreneur Program

August 20, 2025

In today's dynamic healthcare environment, nurses are increasingly called to lead innovation, drive systemic change, and create scalable solutions that improve patient outcomes.

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The ABCs of OCIs

August 14, 2025

ɫ��ֱ��’s On Campus Intensives (OCIs) provide unique, in-person learning opportunities for remote students.

Preparing Future Leaders in the NICU

August 12, 2025

The online MSN NNP program at ɫ��ֱ�� prepares NICU nurse leaders to meet the rising demand in neonatal care.

Exploring Trust in Nursing and Beyond

July 31, 2025

In her podcast TrustFund, PhD student Jill Sergison and expert guests discuss fostering trust across industries and the difference it can make.

QA with Valerie Sabol

July 15, 2025

Dr. Valerie Sabol, inaugural Director of Planetary Health at the School of Nursing, shares how nurses contribute to planetary health and how the School is advancing ɫ��ֱ��'s climate work.

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