Nursing

Nursing

An electrical and fire hazards module in the Home Healthcare Virtual Simulation Training System. Hazards depicted include an unattended lit stove and cigarette burning in an ashtray.

New virtual simulation prepares health care workers for patient home hazards

Health care professionals who treat patients in the home often face numerous hazards that do not exist in traditional medical settings, from exposure to...
Winners of the UofL Florence Nightingale Awards in Nursing will be honored at an event on Nov. 8 at the Mellwood Art & Entertainment Center.

UofL honors outstanding nurses at 5th annual Nightingale Awards

Eight nurses who have improved the health of Kentuckians, impacted the lives of vulnerable groups and shaped the next generation of nurses have been...
Paul Clark, center, guides UofL School of Nursing students during a clinical simulation.

School of Nursing professor receives national educator award

Paul Clark’s passion for educating future nurses is evident before you enter his lab, his warm voice floating into the hallway. Clark, PhD, RN, University...
Lynne Hall, Dr.P.H., R.N.

UofL study: Depression, sleep improve after CBT intervention

Brief cognitive behavioral therapy significantly improved the mental health of women overwhelmed by caring for children with severe chronic health conditions, researchers at the...
Anna Faul and other associates at UofL's Institute of Sustainable Health & Optimal Aging discuss ways to use IHOP grant.

Passport grants help UofL programs improve health for thousands of Kentuckians

UofL affiliates have created several health programs aimed at improving the lives of many Kentuckians, thanks to the grants provided by Passport Health Plan.   Passport Health Plan is a...
Winners of the UofL Florence Nightingale Awards in Nursing will be honored at an event on Nov. 8 at the Mellwood Art & Entertainment Center.

Nominations for UofL Nightingale Awards close in one week

The public has less than one week to nominate outstanding nurses from Kentucky and Southern Indiana for the fifth annual UofL Florence Nightingale Awards...

UofL research looks at ultrasound cleanliness

Ultrasound imaging machines have many uses in healthcare — biopsies, surgical procedures and checking on developing babies, for example.   But are they kept as...
Heather Raley, left, receives her white coat from Sara Robertson, director of the University of Louisville doctor of nursing practice program, during a ceremony on Aug. 16 at the UofL Health Sciences Center.

University of Louisville welcomes its first doctoral nursing practice students

This year, Kennetha Porter will lead a project aimed at bolstering the self-esteem of girls receiving psychiatric care in a Louisville residential treatment facility,...
Sonya Hardin, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.H.A., N.P.-C., F.A.A.N.

Sonya Hardin appointed School of Nursing dean

Sonya Hardin, PhD, MBA, MHA, NP-C, FAAN, associate dean for graduate programs and professor in the College of Nursing at East Carolina University, has...
Sonya Hardin, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.H.A., N.P.-C., F.A.A.N.

Sonya Hardin appointed dean of UofL School of Nursing

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Sonya Hardin, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.H.A., N.P.-C., F.A.A.N., associate dean for graduate programs and professor in the College of Nursing at East...