After several years of caring for older adults, Amy Hartman, BSN '04, noticed the frustration of some of her clients when managing caregiving of patients with dementia. Her company, Solstice...
After nearly 30 years of teaching and advocating for the profession of nursing, retired Associate Professor Kathleen Kaufman will receive the College of Nursing's 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Dr. Ezekiel and Edna Wattis Dumke focused much of their philanthropic giving on the people and institutions who care for patients--mentoring physicians and helping to pay for educational buildings. Fitting...
Over years of working in teams with doctors and social workers and physical therapists, nursing researchers have become acutely aware of the places and times when healthcare communication breaks down...
With comparisons to Redwood forests and ancestral links to those who came before them, the Class of 2017’s speakers focused on their passion for science, wellness and connections to faculty...
Identifying and managing postpartum depression can be difficult — particularly in rural areas where women, and their doctors, are isolated. College of Nursing Associate Professor Gwen Latendresse has designed an...
Three years ago, the Utah Legislature changed state law to remove the prescribing barriers for new psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners. Now, the College of Nursing is trying to meet the...
No one plans to dedicate their life to being the first healthcare provider to see a hurt child. For 2017 Dare to Care Award Winner Jeanlee Carver, her life’s work...
An interest in care and health in different cultures has led Nancy Godfrey, RN, PhD, to a remarkable 35-year career in international health. After caring for refugees in Sudan and...
At any given moment, nurses know they will be working with a nutritionist, physical therapist, social worker or doctor. So who better to figure out a way to break through...
Two University of Utah College of Nursing graduate students have organized an iPod drive for the month of March to benefit the Utah Music & Memory Coalition. U. students can...
While much of cancer research is focused on digging into patients' genetic and treatment records, College of Nursing Distinguished Professor Kathi Mooney told Vice President Joe Biden health care providers...
Jill Shepherd served in the US Military as a Combat Medic in the Utah National Guard, while earning her degree in Nursing at Southern Utah University. She has done outstanding...
College of Nursing Assistant Professor Ann Hutton’s experience with a suicidal young father more than 50 years ago set her on a path of caring for the mentally ill and...
From HPV vaccination rates to the causes of pediatric asthma, University of Utah nurse scientists are delving into areas of research that will change health care. That work earned the...
The campaign to vaccinate girls and boys against cancer-causing HPV has faced resistance from the start. College of Nursing professor Deanna Kepka is digging into immunization records to find out...
This month, the college opened a new display, the “Legacy of Nursing” collection on the third floor, and honored Kaufman, who retired in 2012, for her efforts to collect and...
