Nov 5, 2012 by College of Nursing Marketing

A joint effort between The Lowry Foundation, the College of Nursing Student Council and the CU Student Nurses Association resulted in a new record of care packages sent overseas - 165 boxes packed and shipped. Through donations from faculty, staff, students and others enough money was raised to pay for the shipping, which cost over $2,000.

Jul 16, 2012 by College of Nursing Marketing

Marie Hastings-Tolsma, PhD, CNM, is far from Iowa, where she grew up on a farm. She is far from Colorado, where she conducts research and teaches nurse midwifery. She is in a traditional healer’s shop in Johannesburg, South Africa, where, on a Fulbright Scholarship, she is studying the use of indigenous herbs during pregnancy and birth.

Sep 27, 2012 by College of Nursing Marketing

The University of Colorado College of Nursing’s online program in graduate nursing was named an honor roll program in the first-ever edition of Top Online Education Program rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

Sep 5, 2012 by College of Nursing Marketing

The fourth bi-annual Nightingale Ceremony, held Sept. 4, inducted 191 incoming students into the profession of nursing.

Jul 25, 2012 by College of Nursing Marketing

The University of Colorado College of Nursing has been awarded a $1.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the college’s faculty practice at Sheridan Health Services (SHS), Inc.

Jul 16, 2012 by College of Nursing Marketing

Marie Hastings-Tolsma, PhD, CNM, FACNM, RN, associate professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa during the 2012-2013 academic year.

Jul 11, 2012 by College of Nursing Marketing

The University of Colorado College of Nursing welcomes a new dean this summer. Provost Rod Nairn is pleased to announce that Sarah Thompson, PhD, RN, FAAN will replace retiring Dean Pat Moritz, RN, PhD, FAAN.

Jul 2, 2012 by College of Nursing Marketing

University of Colorado health professional programs partner with King Soopers and The Little Clinic to improve community health services.

Jun 21, 2012 by College of Nursing Marketing

Janet Ellingson and Donna Kenney, College of Nursing Training Certificate Program graduates, and Amy Nelms, a soon-to-be graduate, participated June 19 in a White House Town Hall event regarding health information technology -- building the electronic networks to support efficient and effective health care.

Jul 30, 2012 by College of Nursing Marketing

Sheridan Health Services offers a holistic, integrated model of health care (or in the vernacular of the field, a Patient Centered Medical Home) most American health care consumers would have to piece together independently or with the help of their family doctor.

Oct 28, 2011 by College of Nursing Marketing

Beginning in June 2012, undergraduate education at the College of Nursing will have a new edge—a curricular framework built on knowledge, skills and attitudes (KSAs) associated with six essential competencies for health care professionals: patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, quality, safety, evidence-based practice and nursing informatics.

Aug 30, 2011 by College of Nursing Marketing

The CU College of Nursing recently hosted 16 nursing students and six faculty from the Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing.

Jun 25, 2010 by College of Nursing Marketing

In 2008, US News and World Report listed health care informatics as an ahead-of-the-curve career. As the medical field continues its transition to electronic records, every health care professional is impacted. Nursing, with its close interaction with patients, relies heavily on the technological advances of the informatics resources.