College of Nursing
Nurses on Boards Provide a Unique Perspective
Nurses should be everywhere decisions are being made, advocates Kimberly Cleveland, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, 91²Ö¿â College of Nursing lecturer, who currently serves as the Chair-Elect on the Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) Board of Directors. Cleveland has had the opportunity to sit on …
The Hannah and Jan Kirkland Memorial Scholarship
The Hannah and Jan Kirkland Memorial Scholarship provides tuition relief to nursing students from Columbiana county. The scholarship was created by Sally Kirkland to honor the lives of her late daughter Jan, and her late granddaughter Hannah. This generous scholarship will provide students with the …Health Care at Home: Telehealth Research and Practice by Dr. Lisa Onesko, DNP, APRN-BC
Infrequently practiced just one year ago, the seemingly overnight implementation of telehealth (healthcare offered to patients remotely) during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the nature of primary care delivery. An Associate Professor for the 91²Ö¿â College of Nursing and Director …
Graduating Senior Shares experience Adapting to Nursing School Changes During the Pandemic
Will Grayson, who will graduate with his Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May 2021, was in his pediatric rotation at the hospital when his clinical group learned 91²Ö¿â would transition to remote learning last spring. Grayson said the switch to online courses was not overly stressful…
91²Ö¿â College of Nursing, Cleveland Clinic Akron General Team Up to Offer Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Certificate Program
91²Ö¿â’s College of Nursing and Cleveland Clinic Akron General are joining forces to offer an adult/adolescent Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) certificate program beginning this fall. This collaborative one-year program was created to address the regional and national shortage of SANE-certified registered nurses, especially in rural areas.
Nursing Students Gain Experience Through COVID-19 Testing
In the course Community Health Nursing, Taryn Burhanna’s students are required to complete 60 clinical hours and eight laboratory simulation hours. Burhanna, community health nursing coordinator, wanted to ensure students in this course could get their hours and gain real-life experience by tapping into coronavirus relief efforts on campus.
Prestigious Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation President’s Grant to Expand End-of-Life Simulation for Nursing and Medical Students
Faculty researchers from 91²Ö¿â’s College of Nursing were recently funded by the prestigious Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation with a yearlong President’s Grant award totaling $35,000. The goal of their study is to help ensure the competencies of new healthcare providers to facilitate vital family communication at the end of life.
91²Ö¿â’s Online MBA – Business Analytics Program Ranks No. 25 and Online Master’s in Nursing Program Ranks in Top 100 by U.S. News in 2021 Best Online Programs Rankings
U.S. News & World Report has named four 91²Ö¿â programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. 91²Ö¿â is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA – Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.
Honors College Boasts History of Academic Excellence
This year’s Honors College incoming freshmen class totaled 516 students, representing 22 states and three countries (Egypt, India and the U.S.). Many of these students reside on campus in the Honors Living-Learning Community, composed of Stopher and Johnson Halls, as well as Centennial Court B. In l…