Dr. Cynthia Figueroa (L) and Dr. Stacia Hays are College of Nursing faculty and nurse practitioners. National Nurse Practitioner Week takes place November 8-14 each year to raise awareness about the care offered by Nurse Practitioners. Drs. Cynthia (Cindi) Figueroa, Ph.D., ARNP, ANP-BC and Stacia Hays, DNP, ARNP, PNP-BC, are College…
Congratulations to the following College of Nursing students who received 2015 Florida Nurses Foundation scholarships and grants. Deborah Walker of Lee County, University of Florida, received the Undine Sams and Friends Scholarship (District 5 Charitable Trust). Abbey Gunderson of Lee County, University of Florida, received the District 6 (formerly District…
College of Nursing Assistant Professor Anastasia Albanese-O’Neill co-authored an article related to guidelines for children with diabetes at elementary and secondary school settings published by the American Diabetes Association. The position statement on diabetes management in the elementary and secondary school setting includes the recommendation that school nurses, as well…
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A popular University of Florida program for those who want to get a bachelor’s degree in nursing will soon be even more convenient for residents of the Jacksonville area. The UF College of Nursing is now accepting applications for an additional accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing,…
On September 25, 2015, Dean Anna McDaniel gave her annual State of the College address where she highlighted College of Nursing accomplishments and goals and objectives moving forward. We invite you to watch her presentation linked below.
Anna McDaniel, Dean, was named a Virginia Henderson Fellow in support of nursing research at Sigma Theta Tau International Foundation for Nursing. This special giving program is named in honor of Virginia A. Henderson (1897-1996). Henderson is considered the foremost American nurse of the 20th…
Tonja Hartjes, DNP. ACNP/FNP-BC, CCRN-CSC, Clinical Associate Professor, has been named the Coordinator of the College’s Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) track. Hartjes has taught in the program since 2010 and has worked with the College of Nursing since 2005. Prior to that she was a clinical…
Dr. Debra Lyon, Executive Associate Dean/Thomas M. and Irene B. Kirbo Endowed Chair, Nursing Executive Associate Dean and the Thomas M. and Irene B. Kirbo Endowed Chair Debra Lyon presented a scientific session at the National Institute of Nursing Research’s 30th Anniversary Scientific Symposium on October…
Versie Johnson-Mallard uses research to change behavior in adolescents and young adults By Sam Burroughs Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., ARNP, FAAN, can see gaps in health care that need to be filled and is using her expertise to help fill them.
Dr. Jeannie Cimiotti was awarded a $300,000 grant from the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to study the impact of advanced practice nurses on patient outcomes in the hospital setting. The title of the study is “Business Case for Employment of Hospital-Based Advanced Practice Registered Nurses: Scope of…
