Anna McDaniel, Dean, University of Florida College of Nursing Imagine a world where health care is delivered by nurses who have been educated by world-renowned leaders and supported by groundbreaking research on state-of-the-art equipment. At the University of Florida College of Nursing, our Doctor of Nursing Practice program makes…
For some, Breast Cancer Awareness is more than just a month on the calendar. After 16 years of remission, UF College of Nursing Clinical Assistant Professor Allison Peters, DNP, RN, CNOR, NEC, heard the words she least wanted to hear: Cancer has returned. After a year of chemotherapy and…
Megan Colravy never thought Hurricane Michael would go from a Category 2 to a 5, and she never imagined the storm would plunge directly into her family’s home in Panama City one year ago. But her family wasn’t taking chances. They packed what they could and fled to Gainesville,…
Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini, PhD, RN, FAAN has been named the College of Nursing’s Assistant Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Global Affairs. Stacciarini has served as the college’s Director of Diversity and Inclusion for three years and has led the EMBRACE program, which provides faculty mentorship and research opportunities for underrepresented BSN…
A new study at the University of Florida has found evidence that may invalidate a routine procedure that has been performed for decades on extremely preterm infants. Because extremely premature infants are too immature to feed by mouth, neonatal intensive care units nourish these babies through feeding tubes placed down…
Two University of Florida College of Nursing researchers have been awarded a five-year $2.57 million grant for a project that will use registered nurses’ observation notes to prevent death and injury of hospitalized older adults who are at a higher risk for hospital-acquired falls and hospital-induced delirium.
UF College of Nursing undergraduate students in the EMBRACE program participate in a faculty mentoring session with Associate Professor Jeanne-Marie Stacciarini, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, and Clinical Assistant Professor Paula Delpech, Ph.D., R.N., APRN. To foster and encourage an environment of diversity and inclusion, the University of Florida College of…
The UF College of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program remained the top-ranked DNP program in Florida and moved up to #24 nationally in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate School rankings, up from #28 last year. “As the top D.N.P. program in the state and…
A group of six University of Florida College of Nursing BSN students will spend their spring break in the Caribbean. Led by Dr. Paula Delpech, the Gator Nurses hit the road for the island of Grenada March 1 for the nine-day educational service trip. Delpech, a native…
Thank you to all who gave during the inaugural Gator Nation Giving Day Feb. 26! Official numbers are still being tallied, but Gator Nurses certainly answered the call to "Stand Up and Holler!" Because of your generosity, College of Nursing students have access to the best resources and faculty who Care, Lead and Inspire.Thank you!
