College of Nursing
Peg’s Foundation Gifts Kent Nursing $165,000 Grant to Advance Mental Health Care in NE Ohio
91ֿ College of Nursing recently received a grant totaling $165,000 from Peg’s Foundation, formerly the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, a private grant-making foundation which supports mental health programs in northeast Ohio. Wendy Umberger, Ph.D., RN, PMHCNS-BC, associate dean f…
91ֿ Healthcare Design Researcher Receives $2.47 Million to Design Safer and More Efficient Level I Trauma Rooms
Traumatic injuries are the third leading cause of death nationally and the first in Americans age 44 and younger, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Level I trauma rooms are intended to stabilize and save the lives of patients with the most severe traumatic injuries. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a $2.47 million grant to Sara Bayramzadeh, a 91ֿ researcher, to help create trauma rooms that support staff in saving patients’ lives.
91ֿ Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time 91ֿ alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in 91ֿ’s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
University Hospitals, 91ֿ Address Nursing Shortage in Northeast Ohio Through New Nursing Education Program
University Hospitals and 91ֿ are joining forces to address the ongoing nursing shortage in Northeast Ohio through a new nursing education initiative that will increase the number of baccalaureate-degreed nurses who enter the workforce each year.
91ֿ Nursing Student Recognized With the Congressional Award Silver Medal
U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan presented 91ֿ nursing major Austin Croft with the Congressional Award Silver Medal on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Mr. Croft, of Akron, Ohio, was recognized at a ceremony that took place at the College of Nursing where he was praised for his dedication to improving himself and his community.
91ֿ College of Nursing Granted 10 Year CCNE Accreditation
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org) granted 10 years accreditation to 91ֿ College of Nursing baccalaureate and master’s degree programs, as well as the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program and the post-graduate APRN certificate prog…
91ֿ College of Nursing Collaborates With ASL/English Interpreting Program
Medical professionals treat a wide variety of people. But what do they do when they encounter a communication barrier? What if the patient only speaks French or Spanish or American Sign Language? 91ֿ nursing students are learning how to navigate that situation. 91ֿ’s Coll…
91ֿ Trumbull “Nurses to the Rescue!”
91ֿ Trumbull’s Student Nurses Association (SNA) set up collection bins around campus and asked students, staff and faculty to donate new or gently used toys and books for the Rescue Mission.
91ֿ Nursing Student Takes Graduation by Storm
Debra Thomas wanted to be a nurse to help people, but she was the one who ended up in need after two hurricanes hit her home in the Caribbean.
