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Donors decide the winner of U-M School of Nursing’s inaugural We Dare Challenge during special virtual event

Jan 13, 2021

The University of Michigan School of Nursing’s We Dare Challenge saw nearly 150 donors contribute $21,986 during the month of October to support student-led projects. On Nov. 2, donors took part in a livestream event to learn more about the four student groups vying to receive those funds and vote on a winner. At the conclusion of the event, donors cast votes electronically and selected the University of Michigan Student-Run Free Clinic (UMSRFC) as the top project.

As the leading vote-getter, UMSRFC received 75% of the funds, while the remaining 25% went to support the Nursing... Read more

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Tweets, posts and notes

Jan 13, 2021

U-M School of Nursing friends and family took to social media to share their excitement about returning to campus, welcome a new class of Michigan Nurses, honor the accomplishments of alumni and much more.

Whether you're sharing an accolade, view on a nursing-related topic, memory, suggestion or career update, we love hearing from you. Email us at [email protected] or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.

we're bAAck! (and nurses??)

Josiah Ratts

 

So...y’all got A lunch or B lunch?

Louis Bryxter Navalta

 

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Alumni news and notes

Jan 13, 2021

Thank you to the alumni who shared their latest news and accomplishments with us. The world has changed in many ways, but the need for highly educated nurses remains, and the need for nursing leadership grows stronger every day. The world needs us, and you can help. We invite you to join with us on these top priorities:

Make a gift to help the School of Nursing address immediate needs.Support aspiring nursing students with scholarships.Support nursing students facing emergencies and financial hardship.Support important diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.Support... Read more

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Faculty news and accolades

Jan 13, 2021

Cynthia Arslanian-Engoren

Recognized as one of the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing's top three reviewers

       

Sue Anne Bell

Appointed to a second term on the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Advisory Council 

Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

 

 

Barbara Brush 

American Nurses Credentialing Center's 2020 Certified Nurse Award in the National Health Care Disaster Professional category 

"A participatory mixed-methods approach to define and measure... Read more

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A message from Dean Patricia D. Hurn

Jan 13, 2021

Over the last year, we have faced new challenges and many different kinds of hardships. Yet these difficult moments have also allowed us to create new opportunities, further our resolve to educate nursing's leaders and best and accomplish our scholarship even in the cold grip of the pandemic.

We are emerging stronger, increasingly focused on advancing nursing’s impact on the health of all who need us. The future of our institution still shines bright, and our school is in a strong position.

I have been privileged to work alongside a community of compassionate... Read more

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A nursing innovation to connect caregivers

Jan 13, 2021

Assistant Professor Sheria Robinson-Lane, Ph.D., RN, is a nurse, educator, gerontologist and internationally recognized expert on care for older adults with cognitive disabilities. She is not a software developer. But that’s a new world she’s found herself in as she works to create a smartphone application that can improve the lives of dementia caregivers.

Robinson-Lane’s community connections and personal experience during pregnancy inspired her to explore the idea for a technological intervention that’s rife with possibilities. Discussions with community partners on issues of older... Read more

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My journey on the front lines

Jan 13, 2021

Kristi Leicht earned her BSN from the U-M School of Nursing in 2017. Over the last year, she has been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic in an adult surgical intensive care unit at a hospital just outside of New York City. She took the time to share her experiences as a young nurse living and learning through one of the most difficult challenges she has ever faced.

Both my mom and grandmother were nurses, so becoming a nurse was an easy choice for me. Because of them, I was exposed to the medical field at an early age. I knew I wanted to become a surgical ICU nurse after my... Read more

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Learning to heal

Jan 13, 2021

When Pamela Katz Ressler decided to leave her hometown of East Lansing and study nursing at the University of Michigan, she wasn’t sure where it would lead, but she knew something felt right. Since earning her bachelor’s degree from the U-M School of Nursing in 1979, Ressler’s professional journey has been marked by changing directions, continuous discovery and profound loss. A combination of challenges and opportunities have helped her become a respected leader in a nontraditional nursing role.

Ressler is the founder of Stress Resources, a firm specializing in building resilience... Read more

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Becoming a nurse and a groundbreaking business leader

Jan 13, 2021

Alumna Andra Rush’s U-M School of Nursing education inspired entrepreneurship that has broken barriers and supported communities across the United States and Canada.

Before Title IX legislation helped create more opportunities for women in athletics, Andra Rush (BSN ’82) hid her long hair under a baseball cap and registered for the local boys-only hardball team as “Andi.” Rush, now the founder and CEO of the largest woman-owned business in Michigan and one of the largest Native American-owned businesses in the United States, was eventually found out by league officials and kicked... Read more

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Delivering digital education at a pivotal moment

Jan 13, 2021

This fall, after two years of exhaustive planning and preparation, the U-M School of Nursing welcomed its first cohort of students in the new Master of Science in Nursing programs in the Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner (PCFNP), Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), and Leadership, Analytics and Innovation (LAI) specialties.

Seven virtual courses successfully launched this fall, with 37 new students enrolled in the clinically focused PCFNP and AGPCNP programs and 23 students entering the data-driven LAI program. In addition to students from... Read more

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