Wed Jul 13
UCF’s College of Nursing would be able to graduate more nurses and nursing faculty, helping to combat the nation’s critical nursing shortage while fostering more innovation and collaboration with a new building at Lake Nona, Florida. The Board of Trustees this week approved the use of state allocated funds to begin the planning and design phase for…
Tue Jun 28
Frank Guido-Sanz was inducted in the Class of 2022 Fellows of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and is now among 24 distinguished national faculty fellows at the College of Nursing. Recognizing his outstanding achievements in the field, Assistant Professor Francisco “Frank” Guido-Sanz, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC, ’18AGACNP-BC, FAANP, has been inducted into the Fellows of the…
Tue Jun 21
Whether it’s solving the world’s biggest problems or investigating the potential of novel discoveries, researchers at UCF are on the edge scientific breakthroughs that aim to make an impact. Through the Research in 60 Seconds series, student and faculty researchers condense their complex studies into bite-sized summaries so you can know how and why Knights plan…
Mon Jun 20
The Simulation, Technology, Innovation & Modeling (STIM) Center at UCF’s College of Nursing is among an elite group of nine simulation programs worldwide — and the only one in Florida — to earn the new Healthcare Simulation Standards Endorsement from the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL). The international endorsement recognizes the STIM…
Thu Jun 16
Their backgrounds are vast – from a bartender to a former Miss Hawai’i to a U.S. Marine veteran and more. While some have always felt a calling to become a nurse, for others it was inspired by the recent COVID-19 pandemic. This semester, these career changers are among the latest cohort of accelerated Second Degree BSN…
Thu May 26
For Oncology Nursing Month, meet Assistant Professor Veronica Decker who has made it her lifelong mission to care for patients with cancer. Today she continues to make an impact as one of a few psycho-oncology experts in Central Florida and in preparing tomorrow’s healthcare leaders as director of the Nurse Executive DNP degree program. From private practice to executive…
Thu May 19
Since graduating from UCF, Harry Carroll ’07 ’17 has worked as a firefighter, paramedic and emergency room trauma nurse. In March, he opened a psychiatry practice in Brevard County, where he lives with his wife Melissa and daughter Claire. We spoke with Carroll about his time at UCF, his journey from firefighting to nursing, and how…
Tue May 17
At 19-years-old, leukemia patient and University of Central Florida freshman Max Jones was the oldest “kid” in the pediatric oncology unit at AdventHealth in Orlando. Taking it in all in stride, he posed for photos with visiting Disney characters, delivered personal performances during the music therapy visits and livestreamed his bone marrow transplant on Facebook.…
Mon May 2
In episode 23 — the ninth episode of season two of Knights Do That — we speak with Desiree Diaz, associate professor and undergraduate simulation coordinator in the UCF College of Nursing and president-elect of International Nursing Association of Clinical and Simulation Learning (INACSL). She shares how UCF is leading the charge in virtual reality…
Mon Apr 25
Congratulations to the following College of Nursing faculty members who were honored by UCF with 2022 research and teaching incentive awards. Research Incentive Award The UCF Research Incentive Award program recognizes outstanding research, scholarly, or creative activity that advances the body of knowledge in a particular field, including interdisciplinary research and collaborations. Recipients are honored…
Tue Apr 19
Earlier this month, 26 nursing students from the Traditional BSN and accelerated Second Degree BSN programs along with two faculty advisors flew across the country to represent the University of Central Florida at the National Student Nurses’ Association 2022 convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was the first face-to-face convention gathering nursing students from across the United States…
Thu Apr 14
With more than 3.8 million registered nurses nationwide, nursing is the nation’s largest healthcare profession and one of the largest segments in the U.S. workforce. It’s also the nation’s most trusted profession for an impressive 20 years in a row. “We may all come from different political viewpoints, but in nursing we all must have…
Tue Apr 12
Last week, Kaitlyn Yu sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” in front of hundreds of fellow nursing students, faculty and leaders from across the country at the National Student Nurses’ Association 70th Anniversary Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah. For Yu, a junior in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at UCF Orlando, the spotlight – and…
Mon Apr 11
Professor and Healthcare Simulation Program Director Mindi Anderson has been recognized by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) with a 2022 Outstanding Scholar Award. Anderson was honored during the 2022 NONPF annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 9. The Outstanding Scholar Award recognizes a nurse practitioner educator who has made a significant impact to…
Tue Mar 29
More than 30 UCF graduate programs have been recognized among the nation’s best, according to the U.S. News & World Report 2023 Best Graduate Schools Ranking. Among the programs climbing the rankings are the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs at the College of Nursing, moving up more than 10 spots to No. 52. It comes as no surprise…
Tue Mar 29
With over 15 years as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner in labor and delivery and women’s health care, Dr. Carmen Giurgescu has placed her focus on the inequalities African American women face with their health. As part of Women’s History Month, the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs asked Dr. Giurgescu about the…
Thu Feb 24
Juanita Green joined the University of Central Florida nursing program in January 1980, becoming not only one of the College of Nursing’s founding faculty members but also the program’s first Black faculty member. She reflects on her time at UCF, overcoming discrimination early in her nursing career and her advice for Black nursing students. The…
Mon Feb 21
Nurses play an important role in public health, which is the basis for UCF Associate Professor Jascinth Lindo’s research. Lindo grew up in Jamaica and says her interest in public health and personal experience growing up on the island fueled her desire to look at what works bests to help build the nursing capacity in the…
Mon Feb 21
Nursing PhD alumna Suzanne Hyer is passionate about health promotion – to positively influence people’s health knowledge and behavior. Now as the UCF College of Nursing’s first postdoctoral fellow, Hyer is able to extend her passion and make a greater impact by advancing her research. Hyer recently received the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service…
Wed Feb 9
The Florida Nursing Student Association (FNSA) recently awarded the Student Nurses’ Association (SNA) at the University of Central Florida Orlando a 2022 Diamond Chapter Award – the highest recognition in the state for a student nurses’ association chapter. This is the seventh time the UCF Orlando chapter has received the prestigious award since 2014. The Diamond Chapter…