Fri Feb 12
Delainey Dietz was happy and relaxed as she sat under a large white tent, one of dozens set up in what was once a long-term parking lot near the Orlando International Airport now converted into a mass vaccination site for the community. “I’m not nervous,” she says, her eyes smiling above her face covering. “I’ve…
Wed Jan 6
Next week, when the Spring 2021 semester begins, senior nursing student Josée Etienne will return to UCF to complete her clinicals, coursework and honors thesis. But for Etienne and several other nursing students, the semester almost didn’t happen. Last year, at the beginning of March, halfway through the second semester of her junior year, things…
Tue Dec 8
Falls in older adults are the leading cause of fatal injury, and the most common cause of nonfatal trauma-related hospital admission according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It’s a global issue that aging expert Ladda Thiamwong has been focused on for 20 years. After seeing older adults die from a fall in her native…
Mon Dec 7
The U.S. population is becoming more diverse and therefore, so are the patients seeking healthcare. But for these growing number of patients, their healthcare outcomes are often vastly different compared to white patients. Among the most staggering statistic is the fact that Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native women are two to three times more…
Mon Nov 23
Every day I wake up wondering, “Is today the day?” Is today the day I am going to have to care for someone infected with the virus that has the whole world quarantined? While most of the world is practicing social distancing and avoiding contact to protect themselves and their families, there are a handful…
Thu Nov 5
Of our nation’s nearly 20 million veterans, 5.1 million live in rural America. Assisting rural ex-military who have served us, one of UCF’s veterans has a key role by sitting on the national Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee that advises the U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary. Angeline Bushy, a UCF College of Nursing professor and the…
Thu Nov 5
The rate of preterm births in the U.S. has been on the rise during the past six years, with a stark difference in the rate of preterm births among non-Hispanic Black women compared to non-Hispanic white women. Preterm, or premature, birth is when a baby is born before 37 weeks of pregnancy have been completed,…
Tue Nov 3
Two faculty members at the UCF College of Nursing have received the distinguished honor of fellows of the prestigious American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). Associate Professor Desiree Díaz and Clinical Associate Professor Laura Gonzalez, who are among only 50 certified advanced healthcare simulation educators in the world, were inducted as fellows at the Academy’s annual conference held virtually Oct. 29-31.…
Thu Oct 29
Joyce DeGennaro ’03 ’09BSN ’13MS is using her own personal fight against breast cancer to provide UCF students with rare, real-world learning opportunities. A UCF nursing instructor since 2013, DeGennaro regularly incorporates aspects of her cancer treatments into her coursework. These include recordings of invasive medical procedures and frank conversations about her health status. “Everything from my chemotherapy…
Wed Oct 28
Each fall, the university recognizes faculty who have made a national and international impact through their research, teaching and service, by inducting new members into the Scroll and Quill Society. What started as two different prestigious faculty clubs in the 1980s is now a recognition program for faculty of all disciplines. “This society is a…
Fri Oct 23
To help nurses thrive in the turbulent times of COVID-19 and beyond, Orlando Health and the UCF College of Nursing are hosting a free online lecture with national resilience expert J. Bryan Sexton from the Duke School of Medicine. Open to all healthcare professionals, the event will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at 2 p.m.…
Tue Oct 20
After overcoming many challenges, Marlee Rose Linnell is following in both of her parent’s footsteps to pursue a career in nursing. By her side is a four-legged pup who is also learning to care for others. Growing up, Marlee Rose Linnell would visit the hospital where her mom worked the night shift as a labor…
Thu Oct 1
Should you be wearing gloves in public and at work to protect yourself against COVID-19? For answers, we turn this week to Erica Hoyt, a College of Nursing faculty member who teaches the fundamentals of nursing, including gloving. As part of this tip, she had her Community Nursing students research the effectiveness of gloves in…
Wed Sep 23
Each day as our world evolves, we are witness to momentous, and at times, senseless and detestable moments in our country and the world’s center stage. As some of the more heinous events unfold, we often find the same underlying factor: hate. Ever disheartened by current affairs (and thinking back on a myriad of tragedies…
Mon Sep 21
UCF’s clinical leaders gathered Monday to give the community a simple message: Get your flu shot. And then they rolled up their sleeves and were vaccinated at a new mobile flu shot golf cart that’s making the rounds on campus to protect even more people from the virus. Drs. Deborah German, vice president for health…
Fri Sep 11
Telehealth, virtual reality, and using simulation to address healthcare disparities are among the topics being discussed at events this week hosted by the UCF College of Nursing. To increase awareness of the importance of simulation in healthcare, UCF College of Nursing is joining the Society for Simulation in Healthcare and an international community of simulation…
Thu Aug 27
At the 2020 Virtual White Coat Ceremony, UCF College of Nursing welcomed nearly 300 new BSN students into the healthcare profession. Today’s virtual celebration does not lessen its significance. The White Coat Ceremony is an important event in your journey to become a nurse and for the future patients you will serve.Leslee D’Amato-Kubiet, ’13PhD, APRN “Today our…
Mon Aug 3
Loida Guillen Strong ’20DNP has always been inspired by her mother, Mercedes. Mercedes, grew up in the Dominican Republic and wanted to be a doctor. But right after Mercedes began medical school, her father died, and she had to abruptly drop out and give up her dream to help take care of her siblings. Later, as…
Thu Jul 30
As coronavirus infections increase across our community, so does the chance that any one of us may be caring for someone with the virus. That is especially concerning to parents who could be sending their youngsters back to school in the fall. As a caregiver — to an adult or child patient — there are…
Wed Jul 29
Aselect cohort of nursing students has returned to campus to practice critical hands-on skills in campus labs for the first time since UCF moved to remote learning in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. The training experiences were organized with proper physical distancing, protective gear and cleaning practices to help increase safety precautions for students,…