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Tell me a little bit about your background: I was born in Seoul, South Korea. I moved to London in 2007 after I graduated with my bachelor’s degree, and I stayed there until 2014. During London life, I learned what diversity cultures are and made many international friends, which was the best part of my…

Clinicals can oftentimes be the most memorable time in a nursing students’ journey. They get the opportunity to interact with patients, nurses, and doctors. They get to see some of the most joyous and sometimes the most heartbreaking moments in patients lives. Senior BSN student, Christopher Linzie Hough, knows firsthand how those moments can play…

Alexandra Sain will graduate this month with her Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree from the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner concentration. Sain received her BSN from Austin Peay State University, and has worked as an ER, critical care, and behavioral health nurse for eight years. Sain, a Tennessee native, has spent the last several years…

COVID-19 has had plenty of adverse effects on Americans with one issue being an increase in substance abuse. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) it is estimated that 25.9 million people who use alcohol and 10.9 million people who use drugs other than alcohol reported they were using these substances…

The Pulse Living & Learning Community (LLC) is designed for first-year students admitted to the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program. This community offers a welcoming environment for students as they transition to college life. “The Pulse is a great way for incoming freshmen to form bonds with other nursing students and take advantage…

The University of Tennessee, College of Nursing will be celebrating the closing of its 50th Anniversary in February 2023, with the 50th Anniversary Gala. To recognize this anniversary, fifty awardees will be named this summer and honored at the gala. Prior recipients of the Sylvia E. Hart Distinguished Alumni and Fabulous 40 Awardees will be…

Dominque Bulgin, assistant professor, was recently selected to join the Program to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE). The PRIDE program is an all-expense-paid summer institute, research education, and mentoring initiative sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. PRIDE offers hands-on, mentored research lab experiences, small project awards for pilot research,…

The University of Tennessee, College of Nursing has been awarded a $5.5 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Health- its largest to date. The grant aims to increase immunization rates for children and older adults in the state of Tennessee. Victoria Niederhauser, dean of the college, and Nan Gaylord, associate dean of practice and…

The College of Nursing will soon begin construction on the brand-new state of the art Nursing Building. “As we began planning for the original renovation and expansion, we quickly realized our immense growth in enrollment and future projections would require larger classrooms and specialty education spaces,” said Lindsay Burke-Melton, assistant dean of finance, administration, and…

The University of Tennessee, College of Nursing, has received a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration for Empowering and Transforming public Health nursing education and practice for Rural underserved areas to Improve care using Virtual-based simulation and Experiential strategies. To strengthen and retain the public health nursing workforce in rural Appalachia, the college…