Why do nurses and UAA need a DNP?
Why does Alaska need a Doctor of Nursing Practice program? Dr. Barbara Berner, a nurse practitioner who helms the UAA School of Nursing, answers questions about UAA's newly instituted degree program.
View ArticleAlumni of Distinction: Georgia DeKeyser
In Georgia's eyes, excellent health creates excellent students. As director of the Student Health & Counseling Center, she oversees the health of over 10,000 students and, as an alumna, she knows...
View ArticleProject defense: ‘Preoperative Smoking Cessation Intervention: A Critical...
On Friday, Dec. 4, Casta Townsley, R.N., will present her final project, “Preoperative Smoking Cessation Intervention: A Critical Appraisal of the Evidence with Practice Recommendations,” beginning at...
View ArticleDispatches from Peace Corps Mongolia
Growing up in Glennallen, Hayley Crow was prepared for two years in a remote village while serving in the Peace Corps. Instead, she was placed at a hospital in a city of 1.5 million. It's the first of...
View ArticleImproving health literacy in diverse Anchorage
Anchorage is one of the most diverse cities in the nation, and UAA is one of several health- and language-focused advocates working to ensure health information is delivered to everyone, whether you...
View ArticleOct. 12, 2016: ‘Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope’
Wednesday, Oct. 12, 6 p.m. Fine Arts Building, Room 116 The School of Nursing presents a free screening of “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope,” a documentary about adverse...
View ArticleNov. 11, 2016: Project defenses by first graduating cohort of School of...
The first graduating cohort of the School of Nursing’s Doctor of Nursing Practice program will present project defenses today, Nov. 11, from 7:30-11:20 a.m. in Health Sciences Building, Room 110. 7:30...
View ArticleAspiring nurses get networking, skills head-start at RRANN camp
RRANN offers support for Alaska Native students enrolled in UAA's nursing program. Now the program is taking the long view with a camp that teaches teens basic nursing skills and connects them with...
View ArticleStudents find care and careers at Health and Counseling Center
The Student Health and Counseling Center has accepted hundreds of student-interns from the College of Health; many full-time staff even started as interns themselves. Here, this semester's students...
View ArticleTaking a leap of faith from courthouse to hospital
How do you follow up four years of studying justice and history? If you’re anything like Tyler Morris, you go back to pursue nursing science.
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