Kathryn Mathis discovered nursing when her daughter Lily contracted viral meningitis, which then developed into a serious brain injury. “I wanted to give back. The nurses inspired me… I don’t think I would have ended up here if Lily and I didn’t have that experience.”
CU Nursing and its student nurses are encouraging the community to celebrate the profession of nursing duing the month of May. Check out the College's "I am a CU Nurse" campaign and all the fun activities they have planned to celebrate!
Our faculty members mentored two Lakota high school students focused on health sciences careers this summer. The young women hope to harness college educations in improving living conditions on their Pine Ridge Reservation someday.
Dreams achieved and growing. CU Nursing alumna Marnie McKercher, Aurora Public Schools’ Lead School Nurse Consultant, decided that CU’s dual degree was the perfect program to expand her nursing education while also working with other public health professionals through the MPH. Read how she pursued her advanced DNP/MPH degree.
U.S. News announced the 2019 Best Online Programs in the country and the University of Colorado College of Nursing online master’s in nursing ranked as one of the top in the nation at #4.
Recent research by CU Nursing faculty Noreen Nicol, PhD, and National Jewish Health colleagues raises the bar for successful management of atopic dermatitis, which affects 18% of children. From conventional wet-wrap therapy to targeted therapies and new drugs, there have been major breakthroughs in improving the symptoms and quality of life of patients. Researchers emphasize utilizing conventional steps before initiating biologics.
Internationally recognized, independent health futurist and accomplished writer Jeffrey C. Bauer, PhD, will be in Colorado Feb. 4-5 to highlight his life-long work about health care and the new realm of possibilities for nurse practitioners and other qualified non-physician practitioners who are qualified to provide health care without supervision by physicians.
Feb 25, 2019
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Zipporah Parks Hammond (1924-2011), BS ’46, was the University of Colorado College of Nursing’s first African-American graduate, overcoming the oppressive restrictions that kept black women of her era from pursuing higher education.
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.
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?
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.