The Center for Nursing Practice and the UT College of Nursing invite you to the second annual conference on nurse-led care and clinics: Continue reading
College of Nursing Recognized for Gerontology Commitment
The College of Nursing has been named a National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, a designation that recognizes its commitment to gerontological nursing. Continue reading
Spring Commencement Ceremony, May 12
Date: May 12, 2017
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Thompson Boling Arena
The Spring 2017 Commencement Ceremony will be held on Friday, May 12, 2017 at Thompson Boling Arena.
A reception honoring graduates will be held prior to the Commencement Ceremony in Circle Park from 4:30–5:30 p.m.
Visit the Commencement website for more details.
DNP Program accepting applications
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program is currently accepting applications for Fall 2017 For more information about the DNP Program and how to apply, please check out the DNP Admissions page on our website.
Precious Prints Project Partners with Blount Memorial Hospital
Blount Memorial Hospital in Maryville, Tennessee, is the latest hospital to partner with UT’s College of Nursing to provide the Precious Prints Project to families who have lost a child. The student-led project is a partnership with Grant Barton, owner and artist of Precious Metal Prints, and provides area hospitals free silver fingerprint charms to give to grieving families. Since its creation in 2011, the project has provided the special keepsakes to 450 families.
Read more about this project and the impact on patients’ lives in the Tennessee Today.
STTI grant documents now available
Sigma Theta Tau – Gamma Chi Chapter grant announcements and applications are now available on the Gamma Chi webpage.
Save the Date for the Annual Pancake Breakfast, February 18, 2017
The annual pancake breakfast supporting the students going on the Spring Break International Clinical Experience Trip will be on Saturday, February 18, 2017 from 8:00am – 10:00 am at Aubry’s at Papermill. Please see Drs. Lynn Blackburn or Karen Lasater for tickets.
Grad Follows Heart to New Career Path
Tracy McBroom Tramel became a student at UT at just 16 years old and graduated at 20 with a degree in broadcasting in 1997. Nearly 20 years later, she’s graduating again, this time as a nurse practitioner.
“You can never go wrong with more education,” said Tramel, a native of Seymour, Tennessee. “I knew I’d be starting over, but I thought if I’m going to be working for the next 25 years it might as well be doing something I love.”
From Poverty to Prosperity: Nursing Grad to Deliver Commencement Speech
Chisa Huffman was six years old when she fell in love with nursing after a traumatic domestic violence incident sent her mother to the hospital.
“The nurse was so good with my mom and comforted me,” said Huffman. “She knew what I wanted without me saying anything. She brought me crayons and paper and let me color. I fell in love with her and thought she was an angel.”
App For Those Who Can’t Speak Draws Widespread Attention
An app developed by Rebecca Koszalinski, an assistant professor of nursing at UT, has recently garnered recognition across the globe for the promise it holds for those patients left unable to communicate.
Called Speak For Myself, the app allows patients to click on a series of prompts that, in turn, let care givers know their needs or concerns, from water to medicine.