May 2020 | UCI Nursing

Norma Hernandez-Ramirez honored for COVID-19 education
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Norma Hernandez-Ramirez honored for COVID-19 education

Chuck Villanueva2020-05-29T07:28:17-07:00May 29th, 2020|Featured Student, Our Impact|

Norma Hernandez-Ramirez is the recipient of the UCI Latino Excellence and Achievement Award in recognition of Graduate Student Excellence. A national confusion [...]

Nursing graduate awarded for research, patient quality
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Nursing graduate awarded for research, patient quality

Chuck Villanueva2020-05-28T13:39:54-07:00May 28th, 2020|Featured Student, Our Impact|

Vianh Hoang is the recipient of the UCI Chancellor’s Award of Distinction, the Undergraduate Research Spotlight, and has been accepted into America’s most [...]

NSF awards grant to study COVID-19 in hurricane season
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NSF awards grant to study COVID-19 in hurricane season

Chuck Villanueva2020-05-27T16:31:00-07:00May 27th, 2020|News|

Assistant adjunct professor Dana Rose Garfin, PhD, has been awarded a grant to study the stress effects of hurricane season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

Candice Whealon: School of Nursing alum comes full circle
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Candice Whealon: School of Nursing alum comes full circle

Chuck Villanueva2022-06-29T08:56:20-07:00May 22nd, 2020|Featured Alumni, Our Impact|

UCI School of Nursing alum Candice Whealon, FNP-C, with her family. Seven years ago, Candice Whealon, MSN, FNP-C, earned her family [...]

Educating future nurses in a new reality
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Educating future nurses in a new reality

Chuck Villanueva2020-10-12T15:09:56-07:00May 20th, 2020|Featured Faculty, Our Impact, US News Faculty|

Pre-Licensure Program Director Dr. Leanne Burke, EdD, with some of her nursing students prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Everything nurses learn is reinforced in [...]

The hunt for undetected COVID-19 in healthcare staff
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The hunt for undetected COVID-19 in healthcare staff

Chuck Villanueva2020-10-12T15:10:06-07:00May 13th, 2020|Featured Faculty, Our Impact, US News Research|

The clinical trial will lead to an understanding of the risk of COVID-19 infection and the immune response in front line healthcare workers. [...]

Simulations become more crucial as learning goes online
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Simulations become more crucial as learning goes online

Chuck Villanueva2020-10-12T15:10:21-07:00May 8th, 2020|Featured Faculty, Our Impact, US News Faculty|

Credit: Steve Zylius/UCI A landmark study has found that simulations are just as effective as a teaching tool, if not better, than clinical [...]

Meeting the vulnerable where they are
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Meeting the vulnerable where they are

Chuck Villanueva2020-05-08T13:50:08-07:00May 7th, 2020|Featured Faculty, Our Impact|

Almost everyone has had to make adjustments in their lives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and stay-at-home orders. Doctor’s appointments are taking [...]