UAH College of Nursing DNP graduate Ayana Red focuses research on geriatric patients’ oral healthcare Apr 23, 2019 "So little time and so much to do," are lyrics penned by famed jazz musician Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, but it has become the silent mantra of nurses everywhere — especially geriatric nurses who give dedicated specialized care for an aging popula... UAH nursing alumna Heather Flores recipient of United Way Joseph H. Newberry 2-1-1 Hero Award Apr 12, 2019 Heather Flores (’18, NUR, DNP) an alumna of the UAH College of Nursing was recently awarded the Joseph H. Newberry 2-1-1 Hero Award. ... Student researchers win at Research Horizons Day poster session Apr 08, 2019 Nineteen projects received awards at the fifth annual Research Horizons Day poster session held in the Charger Union at UAH on March 14. ... Circus-themed pretend hospital helps ease youngsters’ anxiety about medical treatment Mar 15, 2019 This week, the College of Nursing at UAH welcomed more than 2,000 area first-grade students to its annual Let’s Pretend Hospital. The popular multiday event comprises hands-on activities, skits, and presentations to help reduce the fear and anxie... Environmental justice begins with awareness, advocacy Mar 01, 2019 Uniontown, Ala., a low-income, predominantly black community located in the state’s Black Belt, made the national news back in 2010, when 4 million tons of coal ash were shipped to its Arrowhead Landfill in the wake of a dike rupture at the Tenne... Mock hospital allows nursing students to practice rescuing “patients” under pressure Feb 21, 2019 The College of Nursing at UAH takes the old adage that practice makes perfect to heart – or rather, to the hospital! Each semester, before nursing students are matched to an acute-care or in-patient facility in Northern Alabama or Southern Tennes... "Shadowing" mom prepares UAH alumna Lindsey Westenhofer for job as USSRC nursing director Jan 08, 2019 Instead of playing with dolls and toys, five year-old Lindsey Moore Westenhofer (NUR, BSN, ‘03) entertained herself by shadowing her mother, a nursing student at UAH. ... Global Health & Medical Missions Program cultivates cultural competence among students Nov 16, 2018 Cultural competence is rapidly becoming an essential skill for health-care providers in this increasingly globalized world. Not only do they need to communicate with and treat patients whose backgrounds and life experiences might be wildly divergen... New elective gives nursing students hands-on experience in the perioperative environment Nov 08, 2018 Though it is the surgeon who actually operates during surgery, it is the perioperative nurses who provide the care before, during, and after. Their many responsibilities include everything from assisting patients with their admission to the surgica... UAH Nursing Faculty Recognized at ASNA Annual Convention Oct 19, 2018 Congratulations to Dr. Marsha Howell Adams, dean of UAH’s College of Nursing, and Dr. Azita Amiri, assistant professor of nursing, who were both honored at this year’s Alabama State Nurses Association’s Annual Convention. ... 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
