Eleanor Mann School of Nursing
Nursing Student Named Presidential Scholar
Nursing student Shelby Holden of Sherwood was named as this year’s Presidential Scholar for the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas. Continue reading
Nursing Doctorate Available in Fall Semester
The University of Arkansas will offer a Doctor of Nursing Practice beginning this fall. Continue reading
Osborne Discusses Study Results in Time Magazine
Cara Osborne, assistant professor of nursing, discusses the results of a study that found birthing centers could cut C-section rates and save billions of dollars in an article in Time magazine. Continue reading
Billingsley Chair Ceremony Can Be Viewed Online
A video of the ceremony in which Pegge Bell was invested as the holder of the George M. and Boyce W. Billingsley Endowed Chair in Nursing may be viewed online. Continue reading
New Nursing Scholarship Honors Graduate Who Died at 43
Bill Smith of Springdale wanted to honor the memory of his wife while also helping further the education of nurses who are working in critical-care settings. Continue reading
Nursing Student Receives Educational Grant from Breast Cancer Organization
Farah Buck, a student in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, has received an educational grant from The Breast Cancer Society. The organization posted a story about Buck and her battle with breast cancer on its website. Read more Continue reading
Nursing Student Appointed to Arkansas Nurses Association Board
Lizabeth Henley was appointed to the Arkansas Nurses Association Board of Directors in the recent graduate position. Continue reading
Nursing Student Angela Chang Chiu Chosen as Student Leader of the Month
Angela “Angie” Chang Chiu has been selected as the Student Leader of the Month. Originally from Cochabamba, Bolivia, Angie came to Fayetteville to enroll in the University of Arkansas’s nursing program. Continue reading
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Arkansas Presents Opportunity for New Nursing Director
Pegge Bell considers the state of Arkansas’ former nickname, “the land of opportunity,” very fitting in her case. Continue reading
Nursing Professor Sees Devastation of Hurricane Isaac
Last month, nursing professor Tom Kippenbrock and his wife, Mary Jean, spent two weeks working in six Louisiana parishes during the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac. Continue reading
Nursing Student’s Project to Benefit Her Patients
University of Arkansas student Meredith Green and her mentor Carla Rider, director of nursing in Women’s and Infant Services at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, are working on a project that will likely save lives of women and babies in Northwest Arkansas. Continue reading
Nursing School Offers R.N. to B.S.N. Program Online
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas will offer an innovative distance education program beginning this fall in which students with a registered nurse license can earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree. Continue reading
New Director of Nursing School Named
Pegge Bell became the new director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, effective July 15. Continue reading
Nursing Assistant Director Elected Chair of Arkansas Virtual Academy Board
Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, assistant director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, has been elected to lead the Arkansas Virtual Academy as the chair of the academy’s Board of Directors. Continue reading
Nursing Professor Recognized for Health Disparities Course
Kathleen Barta, University of Arkansas associate professor of nursing, received national recognition for a course she teaches on health disparities. Continue reading
Scholarship Honors Memory of Nurse with Heart for Patients
Tonya Terry wanted to teach others lessons she learned from her experiences as a nurse. Continue reading
Sim Labs Expand Learning Opportunities for Nursing Students
Susan Patton says simulation laboratories are changing the way nursing faculty members teach. Continue reading
Nursing Student Focuses on Native American Heritage
Mallory Scheurer of Stilwell, Okla., a junior nursing major in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, has been named a recipient of a Morris K. Udall Scholarship. Continue reading
School to Prepare Twice Previous Number of Nurses
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas doubled its enrollment this fall and will continue to admit up to 100 students each fall and spring semester. Continue reading
New Facility to Advance Health Programs in College
The new Epley Center for Health Professions on the University of Arkansas campus is not only bricks and mortar and equipment. Continue reading
Nursing School Honors Master's Program Graduates
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas honors its graduates of the Master of Science in Nursing program during National Clinical Nurse Specialist Recognition Week, Sept. 1-7. Continue reading
Midwives for Haiti, Nursing School Collaborate to Show Work in Haiti
Midwives for Haiti, based in Richmond, Va., and the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas will present the Arkansas premiere of a short documentary film about the organization that educates Haitian women to provide prenatal care and skilled birth assistance to other Haitian women. Continue reading
M.S.N. Student Writes Editorial for Virginia Newspaper
Rachel Perkins, a registered nurse in Clarke County, Va., wrote an opinion piece in the Clarke Daily News recently about Planned Parenthood. Continue reading
Nursing Students Teach Girl Scouts Healthy Lifestyle Choices
Students Nursing Association members helped the Girl Scout Daisies at Happy Hollow Elementary School in Fayetteville earn a badge Feb. 7.
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Air Force ROTC Cadet Among December Nursing Graduates
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing pinned 44 graduates in a candlelight ceremony Dec. 17 in Fayetteville. Continue reading
Helping Homeless Offers New Perspective to Nursing Students
Students majoring in nursing at the University of Arkansas looked into the faces of people without access to basic health care when they volunteered this semester at an event organized to assist the homeless. Continue reading
Nursing Student Gains Neuroscience Experience at Mayo Clinic
A senior in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing spent 10 weeks last summer providing patient care in the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Continue reading
Nursing Advisory Council Takes Part in Fall Update
Remarks from Chancellor Dave Gearhart, Provost Sharon Gaber and Dean Tom Smith kicked off the October meeting of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Advisory Council at the University of Arkansas. Continue reading
Nursing School Graduate Leads School-Based Wellness Clinic
Young girls pulled their hair back into ponytails and worked on their homework for a few minutes while waiting for a special program to begin after school at Owl Creek Pre K-7 School in Fayetteville. Continue reading
Patients Benefit From Nurses’ Push for Advanced Training, Roles at Hospital
Earning a master’s degree at the University of Arkansas was only the first step when three local nurses proposed to create new advanced nursing roles at Washington Regional Medical Center. The women also had to show hospital administrators how having clinical nurse specialists would benefit the bottom line. Continue reading
Arkansas Nursing Professor Helping Train Nurse Midwives in Haiti
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A University of Arkansas nursing professor is helping train Haitian nurse midwives in an attempt to lower the number of mothers and babies who die during childbirth in the impoverished Caribbean country. Continue reading
Students Have Opportunity to Visit Sweden with Health Teams Abroad
Students majoring in health-related fields at the University of Arkansas can go to Sweden next summer with Health Teams Abroad. Continue reading
New Facility Offers Nursing Students Ideal Opportunity to Hone Management Skills
University of Arkansas nursing faculty members believe a new addition to clinical rotation sites will give their students a fresh perspective on caring for older adults. Continue reading
Nursing Students, Faculty Invite Community to Join in Alzheimer’s Walk
The team of the Nursing Hogs at the University of Arkansas invites anyone interested in supporting Alzheimer’s disease research to join them at the Northwest Arkansas Memory Walk on Sept. 11 at Arvest Ballpark in Springdale. Continue reading
Nursing School's Assistant Director Named to Farm Bureau Committee
Lepaine Sharp-McHenry, assistant director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, has been appointed to the Arkansas Farm Bureau Rural Health and Safety Committee for a two-year term ending in 2012. Continue reading
Nursing Advisory Council Member Retires as State Board of Nursing's Executive Director
Faith Fields, a member of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Advisory Council, retired June 30 as executive director of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing. Continue reading
Nursing Students Honored at Award Ceremony
Tom Smith, the dean of the College of Education and Health Professions, announced the 2009-10 student award winners in the college. The students were honored at a ceremony April 14 at the Fayetteville Town Center. Continue reading
Nursing Student Wins College's Top Honor
Stephanie Moore, a nursing student from Jonesboro, was honored April 14 by the College of Education and Health Professions as the college's Presidential Scholar. Continue reading
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing Establishes Advisory Council
The Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas has established an advisory council whose members will function as ambassadors for the nursing school, using their experience and insight to develop and support ways of advancing the presence of the nursing school in the state, region and nation. Continue reading
Nursing Faculty Among Those Honored by Students
Three members of the College of Education and Health Professions faculty were honored March 9 at the 11th annual Faculty Appreciation Banquet at the Janelle Y. Hembree Alumni House. Continue reading
Nursing Faculty Take Leadership Roles in Southern Nursing Research Society
Two faculty members of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas were named to leadership positions in the Southern Nursing Research Society during its annual meeting last month in Austin, Texas. Continue reading
Swedish Health Professionals Visit University of Arkansas
Three cardiologists and three cardiac nurses from Sweden visited the University of Arkansas on March 11 as part of a U.S. tour of health-care facilities. Continue reading
Swedish Nursing Professor Teaching in Fayetteville
For Jan Mårtensson, teaching this semester at the University of Arkansas was an opportunity he could not say no to, even though it required that he leave his home in Sweden to do it. Continue reading
Battenfield Tells Top Students to Keep Compassion in Nursing
Betty Battenfield shared her experiences and wisdom with a group of top students in the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas on Nov. 9 during the induction ceremony for the Pi Theta nursing honor society. Continue reading
Nursing School Engages Young Prospects
Students as young as 13 listen carefully as a nursing instructor describes how to measure a patient's vital signs and what the readings mean. They take turns pumping a sphygmomanometer to take a classmate's blood pressure and place their stethoscopes on a mannequin to hear the simulated breathing of a person with asthma, then one with clear lungs. Continue reading
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