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Thousands of lives were changed on Sept. 11, 2001. For one young girl, the events of this day would shape her family, career path and future in nursing.

Janet Lopez For the seventh year, the UF College of Nursing has been awarded a Jonas Nurse Scholar grant to help fund the doctoral studies of one student for two years. Janet Lopez, who is in her third year of the Ph.D. program at the…

The summer issue of The Gator Nurse is available to read online! Check out how the College of Nursing transformed the BSN curriculum to graduate the ideal nurse and read all about our faculty, student and alumni accomplishments!…

Keynote speaker Dr. Beverly Malone   All 336 College of Nursing undergraduate students attended the inaugural BSN Convocation during the first week of the fall semester. During this two-hour event, students were brought together as an orientation and welcome to the semester,…

Anna M. McDaniel Every year, we develop a theme that will guide our efforts and focus at the College of Nursing. Previous themes have included diversity and inclusion and innovation. This year, our focus landed on transformation. Simply “keeping up” with the changes in…

Founding Dean Dorothy Smith coined the phrase “knowledge-based clinical excellence,” a concept that is now being used in the new undergraduate curriculum. The landscape and…

Leslie Parker, Clinical Associate Professor, UF College of Nursing University of Florida Associate Professor Leslie Parker, Ph.D., ARNP, NNP-BC, was notified August 3 by the National Institute of Nursing Research that her research grant proposal, Optimal Feeding Tube Dwell…

The 2018 Class of Fellows will be inducted in November in Washington, D.C.

Magnet designation is the nursing profession’s most prestigious national recognition for health care organizations dedicated to nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes.

A group of University of Florida College of Nursing students will adventure across the pond for a two-week study abroad trip in England.