By Veronica Perez Sarabia The next chapter of a career doesn’t always begin with a promotion. Sometimes, it begins with a return to the classroom. For Melissa Scothorn, that next chapter began after more than three decades as a bedside nurse when she returned to the University of Florida…
Orange and blue filled the halls of the University of Florida College of Nursing on May 11 as faculty and staff celebrated the inaugural Gator Nurses Day during National Nurses Week. Wearing Gator Nurses Day T-shirts, members of the college gathered for photos, shared laughs in the lobby and took…
For Gator Nurses Day on Monday, incoming Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing students at the University of Florida College of Nursing reflected on the moments, people and experiences that led them to nursing. Held during National Nurses Week, Gator Nurses Day celebrates the students, faculty, staff and alumni who…
As the nation recognizes National Nurses Week, the University of Florida College of Nursing is highlighting the evolving role of nurses and the responsibility of preparing the next generation of the profession. For faculty like Associate Professor Jennifer Dungan, PhD, MSN, BSN, that responsibility carries both opportunity and weight.
Brooke Landess, a recent Traditional BSN graduate, remembered the quiet hum of medical equipment in her grandparents’ home, an early introduction to what it meant to care for others. Long before entering a hospital as a nursing student, she learned how to listen, anticipate needs and provide comfort during uncertain…
Born at just 30 weeks and weighing 2 pounds, 7 ounces, María José Cobos Moreno, a student in the Traditional BSN Program at the University of Florida, began life fighting. Alongside her twin sister, Cobos Moreno spent more than 40 days in a neonatal intensive care unit, relying on the skill,…
Arthur Reid, an ABSN Student, holds his 2-year-old daughter at the UF College of Nursing recently. Reid says that as a recipient of the LINE scholarship, he can pursue a nursing degree and remain active in his daughter’s life. By Carlos E. Medina For Arthur Reid, Florida’s Linking Industry…
By Carlos E. Medina When Colleen McLarnon graduated from the University of Florida College of Nursing with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1983, she only planned to spend three years in the U.S. Navy. Instead, she stayed for 30. “I joined just to see what it was…
By Carlos E. Medina The University of Florida College of Nursing marks National Nurse Practitioner Week, Nov. 9–15, by recognizing the dedicated nurse practitioners who deliver accessible, high-quality care across the state, including those leading the way at UF Health Archer Family Health Care, the college’s nurse practitioner-led clinic…
By Carlos E. Medina Raquel Steiert is used to shouldering a heavy load. As a member of the University of Florida Fightin’ Gator Marching Band, she hefts a 30-pound tuba across the field in the blazing Gainesville heat. As a student pursuing a bachelor of science in nursing degree…
