College of Nursing News

Mar 11, 2019 by Dana Brandorff

For burn survivors, Wayne Winkler and Shannon Bennett, participating in Dr. Teresa Connolly’s Nursing Care of the Adult Patient with Complex Care Needs class is a way for nursing students to become better nurses while giving back to those who helped them during recovery.​

Jan 11, 2019 by Dana Brandorff

Every 10 years, nursing programs undergo accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. CU Nursing will be undergoing an accreditation site visit March 4 – 6, 2019. Why is accreditation important?​

Feb 19, 2019 by Dana Brandorff

Interview between Kim Pierce, the first African-American graduate from the CU College of Nursing’s DNP Program in 2009, and Dana Brandorff, Director of Marketing & Communication.​

May 13, 2020 by Dana Brandorff

Working two jobs, going to school and staying up late, your typical college student -- she wasn't expecting to be diagnosed with cancer.

May 15, 2020 by Dana Brandorff

May 15, 2020 by Dana Brandorff

Jun 1, 2020

CU Nursing News is current with stories that begin in 2017. New Archives hosts all stories from 2016 and back.

Dec 21, 2018 by Dana Brandorff

​​Many adults crave a simpler form of health care – something where you feel like a person and not another number. Registered nurse Sally Daigle found that at Sheridan Health Services, a University of Colorado College of Nursing clinic.​

Dec 17, 2018 by Katherine Phillips

Growing up in a small town in Peru, Betzabe Karagozian saw nurses knocking on doors, educating people about vaccines and their health.

Dec 13, 2018 by Dana Brandorff

After a family member died of AIDS in the early 1990s, Jamie Mignano “distinctly remembers wanting to work in HIV from that moment forward.”​

Dec 13, 2018 by Trisha Buck

Kaitlyn Paul’s nursing career began at a young age when she used to bandage her Beanie Babies. “I knew my passion was in science and health,” Paul said. Now, in 2018, she is graduating from the CU College of Nursing.​

Dec 12, 2018 by Dana Brandorff

Originally a pre-med student and aspiring neonatologist, Karina Mays-Briscoe took a detour after the birth of her first child, Jayden, in 2008.

Dec 4, 2018 by College of Nursing Marketing

Women 55 and older have an increased risk of bone and muscle loss but therapy with the hormone Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) may help prevent bone loss and increase muscle mass in older women, according to a new study led by Catherine M. Jankowski, PhD, FACSM, an exercise physiologist and associate professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing at the Anschutz Medical Campus.​

Dec 3, 2018 by Trisha Buck

University of Colorado College of Nursing Senior Instructor Laura McGladrey, FNP, PMHNP, RN, FAWM has been hosting the Wilderness Medicine courses for the past several years. Laura currently serves on the Monarch Ski areas Ski Patrol. She has also encouraged other nurses to join the patrol as a way to care for patients that may need more intensive care on the mountain.

Nov 27, 2018 by Katherine Phillips

Named after the first President of the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), this award honors an exceptional midwife for continuous outstanding contributions or distinguished service to midwifery and/or maternal and child health (MCH), or contributions of historical significance to the development and advancement of midwifery, ACNM, or MCH. The Hattie Hemschemeyer Award is ACNM’s most prestigious honor.​